Tigers Host Lions in Mid-Week Doubleheader

Tuesday, April 12

Memphis, Tenn.

4 p.m.

University of Memphis

Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Apr 11, 2016 | Softball

Memphis is 49-6 all-time against teams from the SWAC

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - After a four-game road swing, the Memphis Tigers play host to the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lions on Tuesday night in a doubleheader at the Tigers Softball Complex.

GAME INFORMATION
Memphis (20-20) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (12-28)
When: Tuesday, April 12, 4 9.m.
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Stadium: Tigers Softball Complex
Live Stats: Memphis StatBroadcast
Live Video: Memphis Tigers Network
Game Notes: Memphis

QUICK HITTERS

• Memphis is fresh off of its fourth consecutive American Athletic Conference series win, host Arkansas-Pine Bluff for a doubleheader on Tuesday night.
• Memphis is 5-0 all-time against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and have scored 52 runs over those five games, allowing 10 total runs.
• The Tigers have four players hitting over .300 during the season, led by Brittany Seale's .345 batting average.
• Memphis starting pitcher Molly Smith is 8-9 on the season, and has a 2.49 ERA with 95 strikeouts.
• Smith has been named to the AAC Team of the Week for the third time this season, and has a miniscule 0.98 ERA in Conference play.
• The Tigers are one stolen base from Lindsay Crowdus away from having four players with double-digit steals on the season.

SCOUTING THE LIONS

• Arkansas-Pine Bluff has a team batting average of .290 on the season, and have scored 191 runs in 40 games.
• Opponents hit .338 against the Lions with 21 home runs and 309 runs scored in 40 games (7.7 runs per game).
• Tonnay Hawkins leads the team with a .402 batting average with 43 hits in 107 at-bats.
• Paige Garcia has driven in a team-best 30 runs with 15 extra-base hits (11 doubles, four home runs).
• Two others, Karia Hall (.308) and Maria Aguila (.305) each hit over .300 for the season.
• As a team, the Lions have 18 stolen bases in just 23 attempts (Memphis has two players with at least 18 stolen bases this season).
• The Lions have a .917 fielding percentage this season - Memphis has a team fielding percentage of .948.
• Leading the pitching staff for UAPB are a quartet of pitchers who have seen action in at least 41 innings this season.
• Hailey Forbes leads the team with 89.1 innings of work, and a 4-11 overall record to go with a 5.49 ERA.
• Makayla Hunter has a 4-3 record to go with a 6.00 ERA while Karia Hall has a team-best 4.82 ERA and a 2-6 record.
• As a team, the Lions have more walks (151) than strikeouts (121) for the season.

SHUTOUT FREE

Against UConn on March 25, the Memphis Tigers were kept off of the scoreboard for the first time this season. The 36 games before being shut out is the longest stretch to open a season without being shut out in program history.

Rk.	Game	Year	Streak snapped by:	Date
1.	37	2016	UConn	March 25
2.	17	2011	North Dakota State	Feb. 26
3.	14	2015	Ole Miss	March 3
4.	10	2007	Florida State	Feb. 17
5.	10	2009	Iowa	Feb. 20
6.	9	2006	Buffalo	Feb. 25
7.	5	2010	IPFW	Feb. 19
8.	3	2008	USF	Feb. 8
9.	3	2013	Texas	Feb. 9
10.	3	2014	Troy	Feb. 8
11.	1	2012	Alabama	Feb. 10

SPEEDING AROUND

Junior outfielder Hannah Harrell has 19 stolen bases this season, and 41 over her career, which puts her in second in a career in school history.

Rk.	SB	Student-Athlete	Years
1.	57	Leandra Hines	2006-09
2.	41	Hannah Harrell	2013-16
3	38	Lelani Bernardino	2009-13
4.	36	Brittany Gooch	2006-09
	36	Maddie McKinley	2008-11
6.	33	Ijiah Hargrove	2011-14
7.	28	Kyler Trosclair	2015-16

Additionally, her 19 stolen bases this season are tied for the most in the single-season record books. Teammate Kyler Trosclair stands fourth in a season in school history with 18 this season.

Rk.	SB	Student-Athlete	Year
1.	19	Hannah Harrell	2016
	19	Maddie McKinley	2010
	19	Cara Stiles	2006
4.	18	Kyler Trosclair	2016
5.	17	Lelani Bernardino	2013
	17	Leanda Hines	2008
7.	16	Brittany Gooch	2009
	16	Leanda Hines	2006

As a team, Memphis' eight stolen bases against Buffalo on March 11, set a new school record, passing the previous record of seven set three different times.

YOUNG GUNS

The Memphis Tigers have 15 underclassmen on its 2016 roster, which is tied for the highest total in NCAA Division I this season, and the 71 percent of the team being underclassmen is the highest percentage in the country Below is the list of the schools with the highest percentage of underclassmen on the roster.

School	Fr.	So.	Total	Roster Size	Underclassmen Pct.
Memphis	7	8	15	21	71%
Virginia Tech	7	7	14	20	70%
Buffalo	8	6	14	20	70%
Florida Gulf Coast	3	11	14	21	67%
Ohio	8	4	12	18	67%
Columbia	5	5	10	15	67%
Tennessee	10	3	13	20	65%
Toledo	9	4	13	20	65%
BYU	7	4	11	17	65%
Georgia Tech	5	5	10	16	63%
Michigan State	6	6	12	19	63%
Winthrop	8	5	13	21	62%
Brown	5	6	11	18	61%

ALL-TIME SERIES

Memphis and East Carolina have played five times, with Memphis holding a perfect 5-0 record. The games on Tuesday will be just the second and third home games for Memphis in the series, and the first two played in the city of Memphis.

Date	Result	Location
Feb. 24, 2008	W, 16-2	Southaven, Miss.
Feb. 26, 2009	W, 15-2	Pine Bluff, Ark.
Feb. 26, 2009	W, 3-1	Pine Bluff, Ark.
Mar. 14, 2014	W, 8-3	Pine Bluff, Ark.
Mar. 14, 2014	W, 10-2	Pine Bluff, Ark.

ALL-TIME VS. THE SWAC

Memphis softball is 49-6 all-time against the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), including an 18-6 record all-time against the Conference uner the leadership of current Tiger head coach Natalie Poole.

School	OVERALL	UNDER POOLE
Alabama A&M	6-0	0-0
Alabama State	4-0	0-0
Alcorn State	15-1	9-1
Arkansas-Pine Bluff	5-0	2-0
Grambling	6-0	0-0
Jackson State	5-3	5-3
Mississippi Valley St.	8-1	2-1
Prairie View A&M	0-0	0-0
Southern	0-0	0-0
Texas State	0-1	0-1
Totals	49-6	18-6

QUICK AROUND THE BASES

Memphis' 67 stolen bases this season not only are the second-most in a season in school history, but are tied for the 27th-most in the NCAA this season.

Rank	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	72	2009
2.	67	2016
3.	61	2010
	61	2006
5.	53	2013

Rank	Stolen Bases	School
1.	112	Southeastern Louisiana
2.	113	Marshall
3.	106	Ole Miss
...
25.	70	North Dakota State
	70	Notre Dame
	70	UC Davis
28.	69	Florida A&M
29.	67	Memphis
	67	Purdue
31.	66	Florida Atlantic
	66	UC Riverside
33.	65	CSUN

ON THIS DATE

In the 11 seasons of Memphis softball, the Tigers have played on April 12 in six of those seasons, and have a 5-6 record in those games.

april 12 (5-6)
Year	Opponent	W/L	Score
2006	Middle Tennessee	L	2-3
2006	Middle Tennessee	W	2-0
2007	Alcorn State	W	11-3
2007	Alcorn State	W	7-0
2008	Southern Miss	L	0-2
2008	Southern Miss	W	4-0
2012	Louisiana-Monroe	W	6-1
2014	Houston	L	5-12
2014	Houston	L	0-9
2015	UConn	L	7-8
2015	UConn	L	3-4