University of Memphis Athletics
Tuesday, April 19
6:30 PM
University of Memphis
vs
Ole Miss
Photo by: Joe Murphy
Tigers Host No. 14 Ole Miss Tuesday at AutoZone Park
Apr 18, 2016 | Baseball
Final downtown game of the season Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis hopes to end its midweek woes when it hosts No. 14 Ole Miss Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at AutoZone Park. This the final time this season that the Tigers will play at the downtown ballpark.
Tubby Smith, the new men's basketball head coach at the University of Memphis, is scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game.
GAME INFORMATION:
Memphis (13-23) vs. Ole Miss (26-10)
Date: April 19, 2016
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Venue: AutoZone Park
Twitter Updates: @MemphisBaseball
Tuesday, April 19 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Audio: WUMR 91.7 FM
Video: MemphisTigerNetwork
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
MEM: Fr. RHP Jonathan Bowlan (1-3, 3.51 ERA)
Ole Miss: Fr. RHP James McArthur (4-0, 3.86 ERA)
Leading Off
• Memphis salvaged a game from its weekend series against East Carolina in dramatic fashion. Zach Schritenthal hit a two-out walk-off single in the ninth to win the game 6-5.
• The Tigers' win on Sunday snapped a five-game losing streak. The streak was the second of the season of five games and the fifth of at least three games.
• Ole Miss lost its weekend series at Alabama to drop to 26-10 this season after starting the year with a 17-1 record.
• The Rebels lost their first midweek game of the season, 6-2, to No. 18 Southern Miss. last week. Ole Miss started the season with wins in the first eight midweek games, including a 9-7 win over Memphis in Oxford.
• Preseason All-American Nolan Blackwood recorded his 22nd career save in the April 9 win over USF and now holds the program record for career saves.
• Jake Little is shining at the plate in his senior season for the Tigers. The four-year Memphis player is batting a team-high .331 with 18 RBI and 26 runs scored after suffering an injury-plagued season in 2015.
• The Tigers started the season with a platoon at first base before Jacob Elliott took over at the position. Elliott has started the last 21 games at first base for Memphis and is batting .301 with 20 RBI and 13 runs scored.
• Junior outfielder Chris Carrier returned to the lineup for last week's two midweek games after not starting the previous weekend at USF. Carrier had three doubles, two RBI and three runs scored in the two games. He's batting .258 with a team-high 11 doubles and 27 runs scored.
• Memphis stands in the top 50 in the NCAA with 53 stolen bases this season. The Tigers have been successful on the base paths as an entire team and no Memphis player is in the top 50 in the country in stolen bases.
• All home games are streamed live online by the Memphis Tiger Network at GoTigersGo.com/Watch. WUMR U 92-FM carries the radio broadcasts throughout the season. Jeff Brightwell, who is joined by Greg Gaston for home games, will be on the call.
• The Memphis baseball program is in its fourth season as a partner with Baden Sports and swings the Axe Bat exclusively.
Tubby Smith, the new men's basketball head coach at the University of Memphis, is scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the game.
GAME INFORMATION:
Memphis (13-23) vs. Ole Miss (26-10)
Date: April 19, 2016
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Venue: AutoZone Park
Twitter Updates: @MemphisBaseball
Tuesday, April 19 | 6:30 p.m. CT
Audio: WUMR 91.7 FM
Video: MemphisTigerNetwork
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
MEM: Fr. RHP Jonathan Bowlan (1-3, 3.51 ERA)
Ole Miss: Fr. RHP James McArthur (4-0, 3.86 ERA)
Leading Off
• Memphis salvaged a game from its weekend series against East Carolina in dramatic fashion. Zach Schritenthal hit a two-out walk-off single in the ninth to win the game 6-5.
• The Tigers' win on Sunday snapped a five-game losing streak. The streak was the second of the season of five games and the fifth of at least three games.
• Ole Miss lost its weekend series at Alabama to drop to 26-10 this season after starting the year with a 17-1 record.
• The Rebels lost their first midweek game of the season, 6-2, to No. 18 Southern Miss. last week. Ole Miss started the season with wins in the first eight midweek games, including a 9-7 win over Memphis in Oxford.
• Preseason All-American Nolan Blackwood recorded his 22nd career save in the April 9 win over USF and now holds the program record for career saves.
• Jake Little is shining at the plate in his senior season for the Tigers. The four-year Memphis player is batting a team-high .331 with 18 RBI and 26 runs scored after suffering an injury-plagued season in 2015.
• The Tigers started the season with a platoon at first base before Jacob Elliott took over at the position. Elliott has started the last 21 games at first base for Memphis and is batting .301 with 20 RBI and 13 runs scored.
• Junior outfielder Chris Carrier returned to the lineup for last week's two midweek games after not starting the previous weekend at USF. Carrier had three doubles, two RBI and three runs scored in the two games. He's batting .258 with a team-high 11 doubles and 27 runs scored.
• Memphis stands in the top 50 in the NCAA with 53 stolen bases this season. The Tigers have been successful on the base paths as an entire team and no Memphis player is in the top 50 in the country in stolen bases.
• All home games are streamed live online by the Memphis Tiger Network at GoTigersGo.com/Watch. WUMR U 92-FM carries the radio broadcasts throughout the season. Jeff Brightwell, who is joined by Greg Gaston for home games, will be on the call.
• The Memphis baseball program is in its fourth season as a partner with Baden Sports and swings the Axe Bat exclusively.
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