Softball Hits The Road To Tulsa This Weekend

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis softball team hits the road this weekend for its first road conference series against Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane and the Tigers will compete in three single games on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Tulsa, Okla. First pitch Friday is set for 5 p.m.

Memphis (19-14, 2-1 AAC) at Tulsa (23-10, 3-0 AAC)
Friday – 5 PM | Live Stats | Live Video
Saturday – 2 PM | Live Stats | Live Video
Sunday – 12 PM | Live Stats | Live Video

Quick Hitters
• Memphis comes into the weekend with a 19-14 overall record and 2-1 mark in American Athletic Conference play. The Tigers won the first two games against East Carolina before falling in the series finale.
• The Tigers currently lead the NCAA in triples with 17. In triples per game, the Tigers rank fourth.
• Offensively, Memphis is led by Lindsay Crowdus with a .481 batting average and 51 hits. She has already surpassed her career-high in hits set in 2016.
• Kyler Trosclair also is hitting over .400 for the Tigers and is the current conference leader with 24 stolen bases.
• One more stolen base for Trosclair will make her the all-time career leader at Memphis.
• Head coach Natalie Poole is in her sixth season at the helm of the Tiger program.
• Memphis was picked to finish fifth in the league and is currenty in a tie for second through one weekend of AAC play.

By The Numbers
1 – Where senior outfielder Lindsay Crowdus ranks in the nation in total triples. She leads the Tigers with eight.
1 - The number of stolen bases Kyler Trosclair is shy of becoming the career record holder at Memphis, breaking Leandra Hines' record of 57.
4 - As a team, Memphis ranks fourth in the NCAA in triples per game with 0.52. Kyler Trosclair, Lindsay Crowdus, and Addison Maxwell all added to the team total this week.
5 - The number of team stolen bases Memphis is shy of matching the season record of 89 set in 2016. It's also the number of triples hit by the Tigers in 2017, which is now a program record.
7 - Where the Tigers rank in the NCAA in stolen bases per game.
24 - The total number of stolen bases that Kyler Trosclair has this season, which matches a career-high for the junior from Houma, La. She is four shy of matching Hannah Harrell's record of 27 in a season set last year.
51 - The number of hits Lindsay Crowdus has had this season, which topped a previous season-high of 45 in 2016. She's two hits away from matching the single season program record of 63 set by Cara Stiles and Leila Dolfo. She's also just two away from matching the career record.

A Look At The Competition
• Tulsa, with a 23-10 overall record and 3-0 mark in the AAC, is currently sitting in first place in league standings.
• The Golden Hurricane swept USF last weekend including a pair of 5-0 shutouts against the Bulls.
• Julia Hollingsworth and Maggie Withee lead the team offensively with 40 hits apiece. Hollingsworth is the team-leader in batting average with a mark of .381.
• Emily Watson, a four-time American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Week, leads the Golden Hurricane in the circle. She has pitched 121.0 innings and owns a 1.27 ERA and 181 strikeouts. As a staff, Tulsa has a combined ERA of just 2.04.
• Joe Bargfeldt is the head coach of the Golden Hurricane.

Final Details
First pitch against Tulsa Friday evening is at 5 p.m. For more information about the Tigers, follow Memphis softball on Facebook and Twitter at @MemphisSoftball.

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Players Mentioned

Lindsay Crowdus

Hannah Harrell

Addison Maxwell

Kyler Trosclair

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