Memphis Sweeps Series with Alcorn State

Sunday, March 22

Memphis, Tenn.

2:00 PM

University of Memphis

14-4

Alcorn State

5-18

Alcorn State

Memphis

Mar 22, 2015 | Baseball

Box Score

March 22, 2015

Final Stats

Memphis 3, Alcorn State 1 Box Score

Darien Tubbs extended his current hitting streak to 11 games with a 2-for-4 performance at the plate and Memphis won for the 10th straight time as the Tigers defeated Alcorn State 3-2 Sunday at FedExPark.

With Sunday's win, Memphis improved to 14-4. The Tigers are currently riding the longest win streak at Memphis since 1994. Alcorn State is now 4-19.

The Tigers begin a two-game, midweek series with Arkansas on Tuesday at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock, Ark. First pitch at the home stadium of the Texas League-member Arkansas Travelers is set for 6:30 p.m.

The midweek series against the 11-11 Razorbacks then moves to AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis for a 5:30 game Wednesday evening. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased online at gotigersgotix.comas well as by calling (901) 678-2331. Fans can also purchase AutoZone Park 3 Packs, which also includes tickets to games against Ole Miss (March 31) and Mississippi State (April 7), for $25.

On Sunday, Tubbs led off the game with a single up the middle to also extend his current on-base streak to 18 games. He advanced to both second and third on wild pitches before scoring on Tucker Tubbs' sacrifice fly on a ball lifted into foul territory on the first base side of the field.

Memphis added a run in the third inning.

Jake Overbey reached safely on an error, and after advancing to third on a passed ball and stolen base, scored when Kane Barrow grounded out to short.

The Tigers' lead stretched to 3-0 with a run in the fifth inning.

Overbey singled with two outs, and after stealing second, scored when Barrow reached safely on an Alcorn error.

The Braves reached Memphis reliever Blake Meyers for a walk by Collin Carroll and an RBI double down the left field line by pinch hitter Jordan Boston for Alcorn State's first run. Memphis' second reliever of the inning, Craig Caufield, would get the Tigers out of the jam, with three straight outs - a fly out to right and a pair of ground outs to the left side of the infield.

Caufield would work two scoreless innings, giving up just one hit. Nolan Blackwood came on in the ninth inning and gave up a walk before ending the game with a strikeout to earn his seventh save of the year.

Memphis starter Connor Alexander worked six scoreless innings, striking out four and scattering six hits to improve to 3-0 on the year. Braves starter Nick Brooks, who started two games of the series in left field, fell to 0-3.

The midweek Arkansas series is the start of a busy two-week stretch for the Tigers who open American Athletic Conference play Friday at East Carolina. Following the Ole Miss game next week, Memphis plays host to nationally-ranked and conference favorite Houston April 2-4.