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Memphis Releases 2017 Baseball Schedule
Sep 23, 2016 | Baseball
Tigers’ 34-game home slate includes Tennessee, Ole Miss and Mississippi State
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Headlined by an opening-weekend series against Tennessee at FedExPark, the 2017 University of Memphis baseball schedule will feature 34 total home games. The Tigers' season will get underway, February 17-19, with the first visit from the Volunteers since 2012.
In conjunction with the release of the 2017 schedule, the Memphis baseball team will be on Tiger Lane greeting fans and signing autographs prior to Saturday's 7 p.m. football game against Bowling Green.
"With what we went through last year in building some home-and-home series, I knew going into this year there would be more home games for a sophomore-dominant pitching staff and a senior-laden offensive group," Tigers' head coach Daron Schoenrock said. "It's going to be great to start the season with in-state rival Tennessee. We have to take care of business on our home field early in the season because there are a lot of road challenges waiting later in the year."
The season-opening series against Tennessee will mark the first three-game series between the Tigers and Volunteers played in Memphis since 1981. Memphis swept that series and holds a 13-1 record against Tennessee at home.
This will mark the second consecutive season that the teams will play on the opening weekend. Tennessee took two-of-three last year, with the series played in Chattanooga.
In addition to the Tennessee series, Memphis baseball fans will have plenty more opportunities to see the Tigers early in the season. Memphis plays 14 of its first 16 games at FedExPark.
The Tigers host Illinois State, Feb. 24-26, for the first time since 2013. Memphis owns a 17-5 record against the Redbirds dating back to 1978.
The first midweek game of the season will also be the first road trip, as the Tigers head to Oxford, Miss. for the first meeting of the year with Ole miss, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. Last year the Rebels swept the season series over the Tigers for the first time since 2009.
Georgia Southern will be the first opponent in the month of March. The Tigers host the Eagles at FedExPark, March 3-5, after the teams met for the first time last season. GSU took the series 2-1.
Memphis and Middle Tennessee will tee up their annual midweek series with a game at FedExPark on March 7, before playing the next night at the Ballpark at Jackson, the home of the Jackson Generals, Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. MTSU swept the season series last year.
Following the MTSU midweek games, Memphis will host Southern Illinois for a weekend series, March 24-26. A midweek game against Mississippi Valley State on March 14 will precede the first weekend road trip of the season.
Memphis will start a stretch of four straight games in Minor League ballparks, playing at Missouri State March 17-19 at Hammons Field, the home of the Springfield Cardinals, Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Tigers will then host the first of two games at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis, first against Ole Miss, March 21.
Following a weekend series against Southern, March 24-26, Memphis will play its other downtown game, against Mississippi State, March 28.
American Athletic Conference play will begin with a pair of road series, first at Cincinnati (March 31-April 2) and then at UConn (April 7-9). League foes Houston (April 13-15), USF (April 21-23), Cincinnati (May 5-7) and Tulane (May 18-20) will all make the trip to FedExPark in 2017. The other conference road trips for Memphis will be at UCF and East Carolina.
The Tigers will play a stretch of four straight midweek games against schools from Arkansas. Memphis hosts Arkansas State on April 11 before returning the trip to Jonesboro on April 25.
Memphis will make its first trip to Fayetteville since 1994 to play the Arkansas Razorbacks on April 18. The next night, the two teams will play in North Little Rock at Dickey Stephens Park, the home of the Arkansas Travelers, Double A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The Tigers won the last meeting at Dickey Stephens Park, 5-4, in 2015.
"I like the Arkansas series because of the close proximity and because it gets you in environments where you are playing in front of big crowds. It is good to have the team face the challenges that those SEC schools present because it gets us ready for conference play," said Schoenrock.
The final two midweek games of the season will be against UT Martin in the W.S. Babe Howard Classic played at USA Stadium, May 9, and against Murray State at FedExPark, May 16.
The American Championship will once again be hosted at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla., May 23-28.
In conjunction with the release of the 2017 schedule, the Memphis baseball team will be on Tiger Lane greeting fans and signing autographs prior to Saturday's 7 p.m. football game against Bowling Green.
"With what we went through last year in building some home-and-home series, I knew going into this year there would be more home games for a sophomore-dominant pitching staff and a senior-laden offensive group," Tigers' head coach Daron Schoenrock said. "It's going to be great to start the season with in-state rival Tennessee. We have to take care of business on our home field early in the season because there are a lot of road challenges waiting later in the year."
The season-opening series against Tennessee will mark the first three-game series between the Tigers and Volunteers played in Memphis since 1981. Memphis swept that series and holds a 13-1 record against Tennessee at home.
This will mark the second consecutive season that the teams will play on the opening weekend. Tennessee took two-of-three last year, with the series played in Chattanooga.
In addition to the Tennessee series, Memphis baseball fans will have plenty more opportunities to see the Tigers early in the season. Memphis plays 14 of its first 16 games at FedExPark.
The Tigers host Illinois State, Feb. 24-26, for the first time since 2013. Memphis owns a 17-5 record against the Redbirds dating back to 1978.
The first midweek game of the season will also be the first road trip, as the Tigers head to Oxford, Miss. for the first meeting of the year with Ole miss, Feb. 28 at 4 p.m. Last year the Rebels swept the season series over the Tigers for the first time since 2009.
Georgia Southern will be the first opponent in the month of March. The Tigers host the Eagles at FedExPark, March 3-5, after the teams met for the first time last season. GSU took the series 2-1.
Memphis and Middle Tennessee will tee up their annual midweek series with a game at FedExPark on March 7, before playing the next night at the Ballpark at Jackson, the home of the Jackson Generals, Double-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. MTSU swept the season series last year.
Following the MTSU midweek games, Memphis will host Southern Illinois for a weekend series, March 24-26. A midweek game against Mississippi Valley State on March 14 will precede the first weekend road trip of the season.
Memphis will start a stretch of four straight games in Minor League ballparks, playing at Missouri State March 17-19 at Hammons Field, the home of the Springfield Cardinals, Double-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Tigers will then host the first of two games at AutoZone Park in downtown Memphis, first against Ole Miss, March 21.
Following a weekend series against Southern, March 24-26, Memphis will play its other downtown game, against Mississippi State, March 28.
American Athletic Conference play will begin with a pair of road series, first at Cincinnati (March 31-April 2) and then at UConn (April 7-9). League foes Houston (April 13-15), USF (April 21-23), Cincinnati (May 5-7) and Tulane (May 18-20) will all make the trip to FedExPark in 2017. The other conference road trips for Memphis will be at UCF and East Carolina.
The Tigers will play a stretch of four straight midweek games against schools from Arkansas. Memphis hosts Arkansas State on April 11 before returning the trip to Jonesboro on April 25.
Memphis will make its first trip to Fayetteville since 1994 to play the Arkansas Razorbacks on April 18. The next night, the two teams will play in North Little Rock at Dickey Stephens Park, the home of the Arkansas Travelers, Double A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The Tigers won the last meeting at Dickey Stephens Park, 5-4, in 2015.
"I like the Arkansas series because of the close proximity and because it gets you in environments where you are playing in front of big crowds. It is good to have the team face the challenges that those SEC schools present because it gets us ready for conference play," said Schoenrock.
The final two midweek games of the season will be against UT Martin in the W.S. Babe Howard Classic played at USA Stadium, May 9, and against Murray State at FedExPark, May 16.
The American Championship will once again be hosted at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Fla., May 23-28.
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