University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
16-10
Grambling State
0
Lady Tiger Softball Sweeps Grambling State
Mar 22, 2006 | Softball
March 22, 2006
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Grambling St. 100 00 - 1 3 6 Memphis 346 0x - 13 12 0SOUTHAVEN, Miss. - Bridgette McNulty homered twice and the Lady Tiger bats pounded out 31 hits and scored 30 runs to give the Memphis softball team to a sweep of Grambling State in a double-header at Greenbrook Park.
Grambling St. 000 00 - 0 3 2 Memphis 439 1x - 17 19 0
Memphis won game one of the twinbill 13-1, before taking game two 17-0, with Leila Dolfo and Jenna Kubesch giving up just three hits apiece to pick up wins in the circle.
"We had a lot of people play well today, but it was especially nice to see our girls from the Memphis area play well at home," said Coach Windy Thees. "Laura (Mahoney) and Lyndsey (Sterling) each had big hits in key situations."
Mahoney belted a two-run double in the third inning of game one to give the U of M a nine run lead, while Sterling logged two singles, a double and two RBI in game two.
In game one, Grambling got on the board first, taking a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but the GSU lead was short-lived.
Memphis came right back with three runs in the bottom of the first, with McNulty blasting the first of her two homeruns on the day. The three-run shot to leftcenter was the junior's, seventh round-tripper of the spring and scored Cara Stiles and Melissa Nance.
The U of M added four more runs in the second, using hits by Lindsey Pridgen and Stiles and three Grambling errors to take a 7-1 lead.
Memphis then broke the game wide open in the third, plating six runs to move the advantage to the final margin of 13-1. Mahoney dealt the big blow with her three-run double, while the U of M sent 11 batters to the plate and recorded seven hits.
Dolfo took the win in game one, allowing just the three hits and one earned run, while striking out six. The freshman moves to 3-3 on the year.
Stiles, McNulty, Pridgen and Leandra Hines each had two hits in the game with McNulty and Mahoney adding four RBI apiece, while Stiles scored three times.
In game two, Memphis wasted little time jumping out to a lead, as it scored four runs on six hits in the first. Stiles singled, stole two bases and scored on a Kimmi Hayden base hit before McNulty hit her second homer of the day and eighth of the season, a two-run shot to centerfield. Memphis added its final run when Kubesch singled and scored on a Sterling base hit.
The U of M continued the onslaught in the third, bringing three more runs across to take a 7-0 lead. Dolfo accounted for two of those runs, hitting a two-run bomb to leftcenter for her third homer of the season.
Memphis then put the game totally out of reach in the third, sending 13 batters to the dish and taking a 16-0 lead. McNulty, Nance and Sterling each had doubles and RBIs in the frame, while the U of M tallied eight hits.
Memphis added its final run in the fourth, when McNulty scored on a Nance single to set the final margin of 17-0.
Kubesch claimed the win in game two, striking out four in four shut-out innings to move to 6-3 on the season. Sterling entered the game in the fifth to record the final three outs.
Stiles, Nance and Sterling each had three hits in game two, while McNulty had four RBI and scored four runs and Dolfo added four RBI.
With the pair of wins, Memphis moves to 16-10 on the season. The squad will be back in action Thursday, March 23, at Greenbrook Park when it entertains Southeast Missouri State in a double-header at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. Both games versus SEMO will be broadcast on the U of M's campus radio station, WUMR 91.7, with Jeff Brightwell on the call.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kubesch, Jenna (6-3)
L: Talley (0-0)
Batting:
SH: Fields 1
Batting:
2B: McNulty, Bridgette 1 ; Nance, Melissa 2 ; Sterling, Lyndsey 1
HR: Dolfo, Leila 1 ; McNulty, Bridgette 1
RBI: Dolfo, Leila 4 ; Hayden, Kimberly 2 ; McNulty, Bridgette 4 ; Nance, Melissa 3 ; Sterling, Lyndsey 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Stiles, Cara 3 ; Dolfo, Leila 2 ; Hayden, Kimberly 2 ; McNulty, Bridgette 4 ; Nance, Melissa 1 ; Kubesch, Jenna 1 ; Gross, Tori 2 ; Gooch, Brittany 1 ; Hines, Leandra 1
SB: Stiles, Cara 2 ; Gross, Tori 2
PO: Stiles, Cara 1
