Tigers Host Eastern Illinois for Weekend Series

Friday, February 23

Memphis, Tenn.

4 p.m.

University of Memphis

Eastern Illinois

Photo by: Matthew Smith

Feb 22, 2018 | Baseball

Memphis Baseball Notes vs. Eastern Illinois

Memphis back at FedExPark for three-game series

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Tigers will look to rebound from a hard-fought loss at No. 9 Ole Miss, welcoming Eastern Illinois to FedExPark for a three-game series Friday through Sunday.

SERIES INFORMATION:
Memphis (2-2) vs. Eastern Illinois (1-2)
Friday, Feb. 23-25 – 4 p.m. | 2p.m. | 1 p.m.
Location: Memphis, Tenn.
Venue: FedExPark
Twitter Updates: @MemphisBaseball
Audio: WUMR 91.7 FM
Video: MemphisTigerNetwork
Live Stats: GoTigersGo.com

Last weekend, Memphis avoided raindrops en route to a series win that included a Sunday doubleheader split. The Tigers could be in for more of the same this weekend and fans are encouraged to check GoTigersGo.com and follow @memphisbaseball on Twitter for potential changes in the schedule due to weather.

Memphis welcomes Eastern Illinois to FedExPark for the third time in the last four seasons. The Tigers hosted the Panthers in 2015 and 2016, sweeping EIU in 2015 and winning two-of-three in 2016. Memphis is 17-5 against Eastern Illinois all time.

Former EIU Panther Cale Hennemann, has started the first four games at second base for Memphis this season. A native of Pawnee, Ill., Hennemann spent two seasons playing for the Panthers before transferring to Memphis. He sat out last season after starting 80 games in two seasons at EIU, batting .280 with 50 RBI and 41 runs scored.

Headlined by the starting rotation, Memphis pitching had a strong start to the season. The Tigers recorded the first Opening Day shutout since 2006 and during the weekend allowed just four runs and struck out 30 batters in 27 innings pitched.

Riley Cabral made his debut, starting the season-opener and pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings with six strikeouts. Jonathan Bowlan was solid in 6 1/3 innings with one unearned run allowed, but was credited with the loss. Alex Hicks finished the weekend with six scoreless innings in the series-clinching win.

Senior outfielder Tyler Webb is leading the way offensively, batting .462 with three doubles early in the season. Webb was named to the American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll after the first weekend of play.

Memphis will remain at home to host Southeast Missouri Tuesday at 4 p.m. before hitting the road for the a weekend at the Tri-Star Classic hosted by the Tennessee Smokies in Kodak, Tenn.

Live stats for the games will be available at http://www.gotigersgo.com. Tiger fans can also follow the team's live scoring through the Official Memphis Tigers app by Sidearm, available in both the Apple App Store and Android Google Play Store.