Lee Homers Twice In Softball’s Setback To Stephen F. Austin

Saturday, February 17

Natchitoches, La.

10 AM

University of Memphis

4-4

Stephen F. Austin

5-4

Memphis

Stephen F. Austin

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Lee Homers Twice In Softball’s Setback To Stephen F. Austin

Feb 17, 2018 | Softball

Box Score

A seventh-inning rally falls short as Tigers drop to 4-4 on the year

NATCHITOCHES, La. – A seventh-inning bases loaded rally fell short Saturday morning as the University of Memphis softball team fell to Stephen F. Austin by a score of 5-3 at the Lady Demon Classic. Brooke Lee hit two home runs and drove in all three Memphis runs as the Tigers fall to 4-4 on the year.

After getting out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the first, Memphis put a run on the board in the next half inning with Lee's first home run of the day.

SFA had an answer in the bottom half of the third and capitalized on three Memphis errors and three hits to score five runs to take over the lead from the Tigers. Just one of the five runs was earned and it proved to be the only frame the Ladyjacks had runners cross the plate.

Before a short rain delay, Lee knocked out her second home run of the day in the top of the fourth to cut SFA's lead down to two, 5-3. Memphis started a rally in the seventh inning, but was unable to score after loading the bases with two outs.

Katie Brignac was handed the loss after coming in relief for Molly Smith. Mariah Nichols also saw action in the game for the final four innings. In addition to Lee, Baylee Smith and Addison Maxwell each recorded two hits for the Tigers.

Who Stood Out
Brooke Lee / 2B / Senior / Meraux, La.
Lee hit the first two Memphis home runs of the 2018 season and drove in all three runs against Stephen F. Austin. She finished the day going 2-for-3 and scoring two runs.

Baylee Smith / OF / Freshman / Henderson, Tenn.
Smith extended her hitting streak to two and was one of three players to record two hits against Stephen F. Austin. It was the first multi-hit game of Smith's career.

Addison Maxwell / OF / Senior / Collierville, Tenn.
Maxwell was one of three players Saturday to record two hits in the contest. It was Maxwell's first multi-hit game of the season.

Scoring
Stephen F. Austin 5, Memphis 3

Top 2 – Brooke Lee hit the first Memphis home run of the season, a solo shot to right center, to give Memphis a 1-0 lead. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base)
Bottom 3 - SFA led the inning off by reaching base on a Memphis error. A double and a wild pitch later, the game-tying run scored. Two more Memphis errors combined with a pass ball and a pair of singles led to four more runs crossing the plate. (5 runs, 3 hits, 3 errors, 1 left on base)
Top 4 – Regan Hadley reached on a fielder's choice and scored on Lee's second home run of the game. (2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base)

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis has one more road tournament before coming home for three-straight during the month of March. Next weekend, the Tigers travel to Lafayette, La. to take on UMBC, North Florida, Southeastern Louisiana and UL Lafayette. Live stats will be available at www.gotigersgo.com.

Tiger fans can also follow the team's live scoring through the Official Memphis Tigers app by Sidearm, available in both Apple and Android app stores. For more information on the University of Memphis softball team, follow the Tigers on Facebook and Twitter at @MemphisSoftball.