Tigers Look to Stay Hot Against Ole Miss at AutoZone

Tuesday, March 21

Memphis, Tenn.

6:30 PM

University of Memphis

Ole Miss

Photo by: Michael Gardner

Tigers Look to Stay Hot Against Ole Miss at AutoZone

Mar 20, 2017 | Baseball

Game Notes vs. Ole Miss

Memphis hosts Ole Miss at AutoZone Park Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis will look to finish the season sweep of Ole Miss at AutoZone Park Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. The Tigers (12-7) already own a 9-6 win over the Rebels (14-6) in Oxford, Miss. and will look to complete their first sweep of Ole Miss since 2013.

The downtown game will be the first of the season for Memphis at AutoZone Park. The Tigers will host Mississippi State next Tuesday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION:
Tuesday, March 21 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Memphis (12-7) vs. Ole Miss (14-6)
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Venue: AutoZone Park
Twitter Updates: @MemphisBaseball
Audio: WUMR 91.7 FM
Video: Memphis Tiger Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

Leading Off
• Memphis hosts Ole Miss for the Tigers first of two games at AutoZone Park this season. The Tigers are looking for the first season sweep of the Rebels since the 2013 season.
• The Tigers are coming off of a big road series win at Missouri State, who was receiving votes in the NCBWA poll. Memphis won a pair of one-run games to take the series.
• Memphis has won four-straight weekend series – over Illinois State, Georgia Southern, Southern Illinois and Missouri State. The Tigers won just three weekend series all of last season.
• Last week against Mississippi Valley the Tiger hitters combined for seven doubles, which ranks tied for fifth-most in a single game in Memphis history. The program record for doubles in a game is 10 against UT Martin in 2001.
• Memphis swept Illinois State in a three-game series Feb. 24-26, marking the Tigers first sweep since the second weekend of last season against SIU Edwardsville.
• As part of the sweep of the Redbirds, Memphis rallied from an 11-0 deficit to win 12-11 in extra innings during the second game of the series on Feb. 25. The comeback win is the largest in the Daron Schoenrock era of Memphis baseball.
• Freshman shortstop Alec Trela was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll March 20 after helping the Tigers to a series win over Missouri State. Trela had a career high four hits in the second game of the series and drove in two runs. In the series finale Trela hit a clutch two-run home run to tie the game 4-4 in the sixth inning. This season he is batting .288 and leads the team with seven doubles, three homers and 16 RBI.
• Memphis had a junior pitcher named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll after the first four weeks of the season. RHP Connor Alexander twice received the recognition after starts against Illinois State and Southern Illinois. RHP Colton Hathcock was honored after recording three saves in a four game stretch and LHP Drew Crosby was recognized after his opening weekend start against Tennessee.
• Senior infielder Trent Turner has reached base safely in 26 consecutive games dating back to last season. Turner is the Tigers' leading run producer this year with 11 RBI and 10 runs scored. A versatile defender, he has started games at first base, second base and left field.
• After the first three weeks of the season, Memphis starting pitching had compiled a 7.16 ERA through 12 starts and 44 innings pitched. The weekend rotation of Alex Hicks, Drew Crosby and Connor Alexander has bounced back though, with four quality starts over the last two weekends
• Memphis had a record-setting opening weekend against Tennessee at FedExPark. The two teams squared off Sunday Feb. 19 in front of the largest crowd in FedExPark history of 2,188. The three-game series set another facility record, attracting 4,793 fans throughout the weekend.
• Memphis started the season with 15 of its first 16 games at home and the Tigers will play five-of-six weekends at home in non-conference play. In all Memphis will play 35 home games, including two at AutoZone Park.
• More than 70-percent of the Tigers' innings pitched last season were by freshmen and sophomores and all 10 of those players return this season. This year's pitching staff is rounded out by the addition of four incoming freshmen pitchers and two junior college transfers.