Tigers Unable To Overcome Early Scoring By USF

Saturday, April 22

Tampa, Fla.

5:30 PM

University of Memphis

23-22, 4-7

USF

28-21, 7-6

Memphis

USF

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Apr 22, 2017 | Softball

Box Score

Trosclair and Maxwell register hits for the Tigers

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Memphis softball team was unable to overcome early scoring by USF and ultimately fell by a score of 6-0 Saturday evening. The Tigers drop to 23-22 overall and 4-7 in American Athletic Conference play.

Kyler Trosclair led the game off with a single and that proved to be the lone Tiger hit until Addison Maxwell's single up the middle in the sixth inning. In between the Tiger hits, USF put up three runs in the bottom of the third.

The Bulls tacked three insurance runs in the bottom half of the sixth and held the Memphis offense scoreless in the seventh en route to the win. The Tigers threatened in the seventh, but second base would be as far as any runner would advance. Molly Smith was handed the loss in the setback and she falls to 7-10 on the year.

Notables

Katie Brignac earned a spot in the starting line-up as a designated player. This was the first start in the line-up any place other than pitcher.
Kyler Trosclair and Addison Maxwell registered hits for the Tigers.

Scoring

Bottom 3 – USF began the inning with back-to-back walks before a bunt single loaded the bases. A sacrifice fly drove in the first run of the game and a double down the left field line drove in the other two. (3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Bottom 6 – The Bulls led the inning off with a single to right. That runner advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a double to right field. A single two batters later scored the runner on second. The third run of the inning scored after a fielding error with runners on first and third. (3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base)

Next Up For The Tigers
The Tigers will look to snag a game from the Bulls at 12 p.m. CT Sunday afternoon. The game can be viewed on Facebook Live at USF Softball's Facebook page. For more information on the University of Memphis softball team, follow the Tigers on Facebook and Twitter at @MemphisSoftball.