Conference Play Resumes At USF This Weekend

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis softball team will look to get back on track this weekend with a three-game series on the road at USF Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. First pitch against the Bulls on Friday and Saturday is set for 5:30 p.m. CT and on Sunday at 12 p.m. CT. Saturday's game against USF will be broadcasted on the American Digital Network.

Memphis (23-20, 4-5 AAC) at USF (26-21, 5-6 AAC)
Friday – 5:30 p.m.| Live Stats | Live Video
Saturday – 5:30 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Video
Sunday – 12 p.m. | Live Stats | Live Video

Quick Hitters
• Memphis enters the weekend series with a 23-20 overall record and 4-5 mark in the American Athletic Conference.
• Senior outfielder Lindsay Crowdus is the player to watch as she leads the NCAA with a .493 batting average.
• Crowdus is also the leader in many categories in the American Athletic Conference.
• After going 3-for-3 against No. 22/25 Ole Miss last week, Crowdus was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll. It was the fourth time this season she had been recognized and the 10th Tiger to be selected.
• Overall against the Bulls, Memphis is 2-9. USF has won the last three games and the two Memphis victories were consecutive on April 25 and April 26, 2015 in Tampa.
• The Tigers are currently sitting in fifth place in the conference right behind USF.
• Head coach Natalie Poole is in her sixth season at the helm of the Memphis program.

By The Numbers
1 – Where senior outfielder Lindsay Crowdus sits in the nation in batting average with a mark of .493.
6 - Where Lindsay Crowdus ranks in total hits. She is five off the nation's leader with 69.
8 - Where the Tigers rank in the NCAA in stolen bases per game.
26 - The total number of stolen bases that Kyler Trosclair has this season. She is the all-time stolen bases leader with 59.
69 - The number of hits Lindsay Crowdus has had this season, which topped a previous season-high of 45 in 2016. She is Memphis' all-time hits leader with 223 in her career.

A Look At The Competition
• USF is 26-21 overall and 5-6 in American Athletic Conference play. The Bulls are currently in fourth place in the AAC.
• Most recently, the Bulls fell in a series to UCF, 2-1. Game three of the match-up went into extra innings.
• Kristen Wyckoff leads USF offensively with a .409 batting average in 88 at bats. She is one off the team-high of hits with 36 and has stolen a team-high 15 bases this season.
• The Bulls carry a team batting average of .263.
• Sam Worrell and Kassandra Moeller lead the team with six home runs each. Both are hitting around .260.
• In the circle, Hannah Parker has put in the most work for the Bulls.
• Cheyenne Eggens leads all pitchers with a 2.14 ERA and Parker leads the team with 75 strikeouts.
• USF is under the direction of Ken Erikson who has amassed 844 wins at USF.

Final Details
First pitch against the Bulls on Friday is set for 5:30 p.m. and can be viewed on the USF Softball Facebook Live page. For more information about the Tigers, follow Memphis softball on Facebook and Twitter at @MemphisSoftball.

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Players Mentioned

Lindsay Crowdus

Kyler Trosclair

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