Softball Comes Home To Host Blues City Classic This Weekend

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis softball team opens its home slate with the first of its three home tournaments this weekend. The Blues City Classic begins Friday morning at 11 a.m. with the Tigers wrapping up the day with a 5:30 p.m. game against Fort Wayne.

The Tigers will play a total of four games throughout the weekend, with games on Saturday against Bradley and UL Monroe, and a Sunday game against UMKC. For the complete tournament schedule, click here.

Memphis' Blues City Classic Schedule
March 2 – Memphis vs. Fort Wayne at 5:30 p.m. CT (Live Stats | Watch)
March 3 – Memphis vs. Bradley at 1:30 p.m. CT (Live Stats | Watch)
March 3 – Memphis vs. UL Monroe at 3:45 p.m. CT (Live Stats | Watch)
March 4 – Memphis vs. UMKC at 1:30 p.m. CT (Live Stats | Watch)

Quick Hitters

After finishing their final road tournament in Louisiana, Memphis holds a 7-5 record this season.
Kyler Trosclair Klatt leads the Tiger offense with 10 of the team's 92 hits.
Two Memphis pitchers have a sub 1.00 ERA. Mariah Nichols leads the team with a 0.80 ERA, and Molly Smith maintains a 0.86 ERA. The two have combined for 65 strikeouts.
The Tigers are swiping bases left and right, with 25 steals already this season, including a team-high 11 from Delaney Smith. Memphis has only given up nine steals to its opponents.
The Memphis freshmen are making their presence known. Along with the efforts of Nichols in the circle, the freshmen bats have produced 20 hits.
Brooke Lee leads the Tigers with three home runs. Riley Walker also has hit one out of the park for the Tigers.
Molly Smith has been part of two no-hitters, including a complete game effort against UMBC. Smith's no-no was the first by a Tiger pitcher since Ellen Roberts tossed one in 2012.

About the Competition

Fort Wayne comes into the weekend with a 6-9 overall record.
Five Fort Wayne batters have collected 10-plus hits this season, led by Maria Palmegiani's 14 and pitcher Bailey Benefiel leads the Mastodons in the circle with a 5-2 record and 0.97 ERA.
The Bradley Braves have started the 2018 season with a 4-6 record.
Bradley sophomore Kealia Wysocki leads the team with a pair of home runs.
UL Monroe sits at 8-5 through 13 contests this season.
Warhawk outfielder Sydney McKay has recorded 23 hits through 13 games.
The Warhawks are active on the base paths, stealing 27 bases to date.
UMKC comes to Memphis with a 3-7 overall record and is led by Maegan Rollow in batting average (.400) and Kelsey Goodwin in RBIs (10).
Olivia Fluehr leads the Kangaroos in both pitching appearances (8) and home runs hit (2). She carries a team-low 4.40 ERA.

Final Details
First pitch against Fort Wayne on Friday afternoon is set for 5:30 p.m. CT at the Tiger Softball Complex. The Tigers will compete twice on Saturday, against Bradley and UL Monroe, and finish up the weekend with a Sunday afternoon game against UMKC. Live stats for all of the games will be available at www.gotigersgo.com and a live stream for all Memphis games will be available at www.gotigersgo.com/watch.

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.

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