University of Memphis Athletics
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Photo by: Michael Gardner
Tigers Blast Mississippi Valley 14-0
Mar 20, 2018 | Baseball
Memphis pitches second shutout of the season
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis pounded out 14 runs on 14 hits and pitched the second shutout of the season in a 14-0 win over Mississippi Valley State Tuesday at FedExPark. The Tigers (8-13) have won back-to-back games for just the second time this season.
Tyler Webb had a big day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored. He hit a double and a triple. Colton Neel, Kyle Ouellette, Nick Vaage and Ben Brooks each had two hits in the game.
Danny Denz started and pitched four scoreless innings with eight strikeouts. Denz pounded the strike zone, allowing just two hits and no walks.
Drew Talley, Taylor Bobo, Connor Alexander and Blake Bennett combined to help post the shutout. Talley pitched two scoreless and allowed just one base runner on a walk. Bobo struck out the side in the seventh around a walk.
Memphis got the offense going early, scoring two runs on three hits in the first inning. Webb started the game with a single and scored on a double by Neel. The second run came home on an RBI single by Vaage to drive in Neel.
The Tigers put three more runs on the board in the second inning, taking advantage of three walks. Payton Marshall walked to start the inning and Brooks singled to put two runners on. Webb drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to make the score 3-0.
After Neel walked, Ouellette drove in another run with an infield single. Kyle O'Keefe capped off the three-run inning with a bases-loaded walk to make the Tigers lead 5-0.
Memphis tacked on five more runs in the third to make the score 10-0. Marshall was hit by a pitch to start the inning and Brooks singled to put two runners on base. Webb doubled to drive in Marshall and with one out, Ouellette hit a sacrifice fly to score Brooks.
Vaage provided the big hit in the inning, a two-run double that made the score 9-0. Josh Rooker singled to left field for the final run of the inning.
The Tigers upped the score to 12-0 in the fourth, scoring for a fourth-consecutive inning to start the game. Brooks and Webb both walked and Neel singled to load the bases before Ouellette and Trela both hit sacrifice flies.
Memphis made it 14-0 in the seventh inning on two more hits. Rooker walked and Keith Stepter doubled to put two runners on. Webb tripled for his third hit of the day to drive both runners in.
American Athletic Conference play gets started this weekend with the Tigers making a trip to Houston for a three-game series.
Tyler Webb had a big day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored. He hit a double and a triple. Colton Neel, Kyle Ouellette, Nick Vaage and Ben Brooks each had two hits in the game.
Danny Denz started and pitched four scoreless innings with eight strikeouts. Denz pounded the strike zone, allowing just two hits and no walks.
Drew Talley, Taylor Bobo, Connor Alexander and Blake Bennett combined to help post the shutout. Talley pitched two scoreless and allowed just one base runner on a walk. Bobo struck out the side in the seventh around a walk.
Memphis got the offense going early, scoring two runs on three hits in the first inning. Webb started the game with a single and scored on a double by Neel. The second run came home on an RBI single by Vaage to drive in Neel.
The Tigers put three more runs on the board in the second inning, taking advantage of three walks. Payton Marshall walked to start the inning and Brooks singled to put two runners on. Webb drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to make the score 3-0.
After Neel walked, Ouellette drove in another run with an infield single. Kyle O'Keefe capped off the three-run inning with a bases-loaded walk to make the Tigers lead 5-0.
Memphis tacked on five more runs in the third to make the score 10-0. Marshall was hit by a pitch to start the inning and Brooks singled to put two runners on base. Webb doubled to drive in Marshall and with one out, Ouellette hit a sacrifice fly to score Brooks.
Vaage provided the big hit in the inning, a two-run double that made the score 9-0. Josh Rooker singled to left field for the final run of the inning.
The Tigers upped the score to 12-0 in the fourth, scoring for a fourth-consecutive inning to start the game. Brooks and Webb both walked and Neel singled to load the bases before Ouellette and Trela both hit sacrifice flies.
Memphis made it 14-0 in the seventh inning on two more hits. Rooker walked and Keith Stepter doubled to put two runners on. Webb tripled for his third hit of the day to drive both runners in.
American Athletic Conference play gets started this weekend with the Tigers making a trip to Houston for a three-game series.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Denz, Danny (1-1)
L: Kendrick Wooten (0-2)
Batting:
SH: Willie Johnson 1
Base Running:
HBP: Aaron Barkley 1
Batting:
2B: Webb, Tyler 1 ; Neel, Colton 1 ; Vaage, Nick 1 ; Stepter, Keith 1
3B: Webb, Tyler 1
RBI: Webb, Tyler 4 ; Neel, Colton 1 ; Ouellette, Kyle 2 ; Trela, Alec 1 ; Vaage, Nick 3 ; O'Keefe, Kyle 1 ; Rooker, Josh 1
SF: Webb, Tyler 1 ; Ouellette, Kyle 2 ; Trela, Alec 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Webb, Tyler 3 ; Neel, Colton 2 ; Trela, Alec 1 ; Vaage, Nick 1 ; Rooker, Josh 1 ; Marshall, Payton 2 ; Stepter, Keith 1 ; Brooks, Ben 3
SB: Vaage, Nick 1 ; Brooks, Ben 1
HBP: Trela, Alec 1 ; O'Keefe, Kyle 1 ; Marshall, Payton 1
Game Leaders
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H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
2
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
3
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