University of Memphis Athletics
Smith and Lee Earn American Athletic Conference Weekly Honors
Feb 12, 2018 | Softball
Molly Smith named American Pitcher of the Week; Brooke Lee placed on Weekly Honor Roll
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis softball team finished its opening weekend with a 3-1 overall record and seniors Molly Smith and Brooke Lee have been recognized by the AAC Monday afternoon for their weekend contributions. Smith was named the league's Pitcher of the Week for the second time in her career while Lee was named to the Weekly Honor Roll, also for the second time in her career.Â
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Smith had arguably the best game of her Memphis career against Ball State as the Yamhill, Ore. native struck out a career-high 15 batters in a complete game. The 15 strikeouts by Smith was the third-most in program history and topped her previous career-high by five.
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She allowed just one earned run in 13.0 innings of work and struck out a total of 18 batters to start her senior campaign. Although the Tigers were unable to win her second game in the circle, Smith struck out three with zero walks with zero earned runs allowed. She allowed just 11 hits throughout the weekend and goes into next weekend with just a 0.54 ERA.
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Brooke Lee led the Tigers offensively with a 4-for-10 effort at the plate including her first collegiate triple in the season opener against Georgetown. Lee recorded RBIs in two contests and hits in three of the four games. Against LIU Brooklyn, Lee had her first multi-hit game of the season. She reached base in all four games as she got hit by a pitch in the seventh inning of the game against ACC foe NC State. She finished the weekend with a .500 on base percentage and .600 slugging percentage.
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Memphis will compete in road tournament number two next weekend at Northwestern State. Four games are on tap for the Tigers, starting with Stephen F. Austin at 10 a.m. CT on Friday, Feb. 16. For more information on the University of Memphis softball team, follow the Tigers on Facebook and Twitter at @MemphisSoftball.
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Memphis Award Winners
Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 12 – Molly Smith
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Weekly Honor Roll
Feb. 12 – Brooke Lee
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Smith had arguably the best game of her Memphis career against Ball State as the Yamhill, Ore. native struck out a career-high 15 batters in a complete game. The 15 strikeouts by Smith was the third-most in program history and topped her previous career-high by five.
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She allowed just one earned run in 13.0 innings of work and struck out a total of 18 batters to start her senior campaign. Although the Tigers were unable to win her second game in the circle, Smith struck out three with zero walks with zero earned runs allowed. She allowed just 11 hits throughout the weekend and goes into next weekend with just a 0.54 ERA.
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Brooke Lee led the Tigers offensively with a 4-for-10 effort at the plate including her first collegiate triple in the season opener against Georgetown. Lee recorded RBIs in two contests and hits in three of the four games. Against LIU Brooklyn, Lee had her first multi-hit game of the season. She reached base in all four games as she got hit by a pitch in the seventh inning of the game against ACC foe NC State. She finished the weekend with a .500 on base percentage and .600 slugging percentage.
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Memphis will compete in road tournament number two next weekend at Northwestern State. Four games are on tap for the Tigers, starting with Stephen F. Austin at 10 a.m. CT on Friday, Feb. 16. For more information on the University of Memphis softball team, follow the Tigers on Facebook and Twitter at @MemphisSoftball.
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Memphis Award Winners
Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 12 – Molly Smith
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Weekly Honor Roll
Feb. 12 – Brooke Lee
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