Memphis Walks Off Against Eastern Illinois to Even Series

Saturday, March 19

FedExPark

2:00 PM

University of Memphis

7-11

Eastern Illinois

2-16

Eastern Illinois

Memphis

Photo by: Michael Ananea

Memphis Walks Off Against Eastern Illinois to Even Series

Mar 19, 2016 | Baseball

Box Score

Zach Schritenthal hit a walk-off sacrifice fly in the 13th inning

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Darien Tubbs doubled to leadoff the 13^th inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Zach Schritenthal as Memphis walked off for a 2-1 series-evening win over Eastern Illinois Saturday at FedExPark.

Jonathan Bowlan earned his first career win with a scoreless inning of relief. Bowlan, Trey McNickle, Drew Crosby and James Muse combined to pitch 5 1/3 scoreless innings of relief.

Memphis starting pitcher Connor Alexander was brilliant on the mound, tossing 7 2/3 innings and allowed just one run on three hits with four strikeouts and two walks.

EIU started the scoring in the fourth after a leadoff double got the inning started. The Tigers were nearly out of the jam but a two-out double brought home the first run of the game.

The Tigers finally scratched out a run in the bottom of the ninth to send the game to extra innings. Chris Carrier singled on a bunt with one out and moved to second on an error. Andy Bowman singled to put runners on the corners with one out.

Jake Little drove in the game-tying run when he reached on a fielder's choice that drove in Carrier to tie the game 1-1.

Pinch-hitter Colton Neel tripled with one out in the 10^th but the Tigers could not drive him in and the game continued into the 11^th.

Eastern Illinois loaded the bases with one out in the top of the 12^th but Muse was able to wiggle out of the jam.

Tubbs, who had been held hitless on the day, lined a double down the left field line to start the 13^th. He advanced to second base on a wild pitch and scored on Schritenthal's sacrifice fly.