Softball Defeats Ole Miss In Thrilling Fashion Tuesday

Tuesday, March 20

Memphis, Tenn.

5 PM

University of Memphis

20-7

RV Ole Miss

15-10

Ole Miss

Memphis

Photo by: LaDarius Bridgeforth

Softball Defeats Ole Miss In Thrilling Fashion Tuesday

Mar 20, 2018 | Softball

Box Score

Kendall Lee hits first career grand slam, Molly Smith throws complete game

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – For the first time at the Tigers Softball Complex, the University of Memphis softball team defeated the Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 9-3 Tuesday evening. The only other win against Ole Miss in program history was the first meeting at a neutral site on Feb. 12, 2006. The Tigers improve to 20-7 on the year with another single-game midweek coming up on Wednesday evening.

Ole Miss used three hits in the top of the second inning to jump out to a 2-0 lead over the Tigers. Memphis proceeded to score one run in the bottom half of the inning to cut the lead in half before the Tigers erupted for a six-run third inning to take the final lead of the ball game.

Having already taken the lead with two runs scored in the bottom of the third, freshman Kendall Lee ripped a grand slam to put Memphis up, 7-3.

The Rebels answered with one in the fourth, but a strong pitching effort by senior Molly Smith combined with solid defense kept Ole Miss from crossing home plate again. The Tigers then tacked on a pair of insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Smith won her 12^th game of the season and finished with 11 strikeouts. Regan Hadley finished with a team-leading two hits for the Tigers and in all, Memphis registered seven hits on the evening.

Tiger Tidbits

Kendall Lee recorded a pinch-hit grand slam in the bottom of the third inning to lift Memphis to a six-run inning.
It was the first home run of Lee's career and the first Memphis grand slam this season.
Molly Smith improved to 12-3 on the year. The 12 wins are the most Smith has had in a season.
She has also struck out a career-high 126 batters this season. She only needed to strikeout eight to match her previous career-high.
Three of the seven hits by Memphis were for extra bases.
Nine different Tigers crossed the plate.

Scoring
Memphis 9, Ole Miss 3

Top 2 – A walk and three straight singles led to two runs scoring for the Rebels. The three singles all happened with two outs. (2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base)
Bottom 2 – Memphis gets a run back after the combo of Brooke Lee and Regan Hadley put together a double and a single. (1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base)
Bottom 3 – Back-to-back singles by Kyler Trosclair Klatt and Baylee Smith ignited a six run, five hit inning for the Tigers. A double down the right-field line by Ashley Threatt scored Trosclair Klatt for the first run of the inning. A single through the left side by Hadley scored Threatt's pinch runner, Christie Runnels, before a pinch-hit grand slam by Kendall Lee cleared the bases. (6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base)
Top 4 – Ole Miss recorded a pair of singles with no outs and scored a runner on a wild pitch. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Bottom 6 – With one out, Jessie Lamb drew a four-pitch walk. She advanced to second on a fielding error by the Rebels, which allowed for Tyler Johnson to reach base safely. Two more walks led to the first run of the inning scoring before Addison Maxwell hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Baylee Smith. (2 runs, 0 hits, 1 errors, 2 left on base)

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis quickly returns to the diamond to take on UT Martin Wednesday afternoon. First pitch at the Tigers Softball Complex is set for 4 p.m.

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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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Smith, Molly (12-3)

L: Anna Borgen (2-4)

Ole Miss

Batting:

RBI: Ally Mena 2

Base Running:

RUNS: Kaylee Horton 1 ; Paige McKinney 2

HBP: Ally Mena 1

Memphis

Batting:

2B: Threatt, Ashley 1 ; Lee, Brooke 1

HR: Lee, Kendall 1

RBI: Smith, Baylee 1 ; Maxwell, Addison 1 ; Threatt, Ashley 1 ; Hadley, Regan 1 ; Lee, Kendall 4

SF: Maxwell, Addison 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Trosclair, Kyler 1 ; Smith, Baylee 1 ; Runnels, Christie 1 ; Smith, Delaney 1 ; Lee, Brooke 1 ; Hadley, Regan 1 ; Lamb, Jessie 1 ; Lee, Kendall 1 ; Parker, Erin 1