University of Memphis Athletics
University of Memphis
14-28
Belmont
24-17
Belmont Rallies to Beat Memphis, 8-7
Apr 26, 2016 | Baseball
Bruins score four in the eighth to win
Starting pitcher Jonathan Bowlan was solid in a short outing, allowing one run on three hits in four innings pitched.
Belmont took an early lead after two singles in the top of the first inning. The run came home on a two-out base hit. Bowlan settled in after that first inning and didn't allow another hit.
Memphis tied the game in the second inning after Chris Carrier singled on a bunt to start the inning. He went first to third on a single by Jacob Elliott and scored on a groundball double play.
The Tigers took a 2-1 lead after loading the bases with nobody out and scoring on a sacrifice fly by Brandon Grudzielanek.
Connor Alexander came on to pitch in the top of the fifth and issued a leadoff walk. The Bruins sacrificed the runner to second base and scored on a two-out single to tie the game, 2-2.
Memphis retook the lead on an RBI double by Jake Little that scored Jason Santana. The Tigers extended the lead to 4-2 with a piece of heads-up base running by Darien Tubbs. Carrier popped a ball into foul territory that was caught by the first baseman and with no one covering home plate, Tubbs tagged up to score.
A two-run home run in the top of the sixth tied the game back up for the third time.
Grudzielanek started the bottom of the sixth with a double, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on a ground out by Trent Turner to retake the lead 5-4.
The Tigers added some insurance in the seventh when Little drove in another run with an RBI single and Carrier scored on a wild pitch. The hit for Little was his third of the game and the second run driven in by the senior.
Nolan Blackwood entered the game with the bases loaded and one out and Belmont was able to take the lead after a double, a walk and another double to make the score 8-7.
The Tigers will next welcome UConn for a three-game weekend series that gets underway Friday at 6:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: VELTRI, Dom (1-2)
L: Blackwood, Nolan (1-3)
Batting:
2B: PAYNE, Clay 1 ; AMMONS, Desi 1
HR: WALSH, Tyler 1
RBI: CONGER, Kyle 1 ; WARD, Alex 1 ; WALSH, Tyler 2 ; PAYNE, Clay 3 ; AMMONS, Desi 1
SH: AMMONS, Desi 1 ; KOCHER, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: CONGER, Kyle 1 ; HADDEN, Chas 1 ; WARD, Alex 2 ; WALSH, Tyler 2 ; PAYNE, Clay 1 ; HOLLAND, Hunter 1
Batting:
2B: Little, Jake 1 ; Grudzielanek, Brandon 1
RBI: Little, Jake 2 ; Carrier, Chris 1 ; Grudzielanek, Brandon 1 ; Turner, Trent 1
SF: Carrier, Chris 1 ; Grudzielanek, Brandon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Tubbs, Darien 2 ; Schritenthal, Zach 1 ; Little, Jake 1 ; Carrier, Chris 1 ; Grudzielanek, Brandon 1 ; Santana, Jason 1
SB: Tubbs, Darien 1 ; Elliott, Jacob 1
HBP: Tubbs, Darien 1 ; Carrier, Chris 1
