Softball Defeats USF In Thrilling Fashion Saturday

Saturday, March 31

Memphis, Tenn.

10 AM

University of Memphis

26-10, 3-3

USF

27-14, 5-1

USF

Memphis

Photo by: LaDarius Bridgeforth

Mar 31, 2018 | Softball

Box Score

Delaney Smith records walk-off single to lift Memphis to victory in the bottom of the seventh

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis softball team came away with a thrilling 2-1 victory over USF Saturday afternoon to improve to 26-10 on the year and 3-3 in American Athletic Conference play.

USF took an early lead in the top of the fourth inning with a pair of hits and a sacrifice fly. Memphis answered, however, in the bottom half of the fourth. Ashley Threatt led off the inning with a single up the middle and her pinch runner, Jessie Lamb, came around to score on a sacrifice bunt and infield single by Regan Hadley.

The pitching battled continued through the fifth and the sixth until the Tigers struck again in the bottom of the seventh. This time, Hadley led the inning off with a double down the left field line and her pinch runner, Tyler Johnson, scored on a single up the middle by freshman Delaney Smith.

Molly Smith hurled a complete game for the Tigers as she improves to 15-4 on the year. Smith finished with five strikeouts and just one walk allowed in the complete game. In addition to Hadley, Kyler Trosclair Klatt finished with two hits.

Tiger Tidbits

Kyler Trosclair Klatt recorded two hits for the Tigers, putting her all-time career total 12 shy of matching the program record of 237.
It was Regan Hadley's eighth multi-hit game of the season.
Addison Maxwell and Hadley both recorded doubles for Memphis.
The Tigers outhit USF in the contest, 7-4.
In addition to two hits, Hadley had an RBI for Memphis.
Molly Smith's 15 wins this season is the third-most in a season in program history.

Scoring
Memphis 2, USF 1
Top 4 – An infield single in the leadoff spot put a runner on base for the Bulls. She advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt and third on a wild pitch before scoring on a sacrifice fly. (1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base)
Bottom 4 – Ashley Threatt led the inning off with a single up the middle. Jessie Lamb, as a pinch runner, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Kendall Lee and third on a ground out by Addison Maxwell. With two outs, Regan Hadley singled deep to the shortstop to score Lamb. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Bottom 7 – Regan Hadley led the inning off with a double down the left field line. Tyler Johnson stepped in to pinch run for Hadley and with two outs, scored on a single up the middle by Delaney Smith. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base)

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis will take a brief break from conference play to take on Belmont Wednesday evening. First pitch at the Tigers Softball Complex is slated for 5 p.m. Tiger fans can follow the team's live scoring through the Official Memphis Tigers app by Sidearm, available in both Apple and Android app stores. For more information on the University of Memphis softball team, follow the Tigers on Facebook and Twitter at @MemphisSoftball.