Tigers Fall To USF Friday

Friday, March 30

Memphis, Tenn.

2 PM

University of Memphis

25-10, 2-3

USF

27-13, 5-0

USF

Memphis

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Mar 30, 2018 | Softball

Box Score

Delaney Smith extends on-base streak to a team-high 13 games

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis softball team will look to salvage the series Saturday morning against USF after falling to the Bulls by a score of 4-0 Friday afternoon. The Tigers fall to 25-10 on the year and 2-3 in American Athletic Conference action.

USF took the early lead with two outs in the top of the first on a two-run home run to center field. Memphis threatened offensively in the bottom of the third inning by loading the bases, but a strikeout ended the Tigers chances at putting a run on the board.

The Bulls added an insurance run in the top half of the fourth on a bloop single to left field. Memphis had a base runner reach in the bottom of the fifth, but was stranded at first base.

Mariah Nichols pitched the complete game for Memphis in the circle and drops to 10-5 on the year.

Tiger Tidbits

Delaney Smith extended her on-base streak to a team-high and career-high 13 games after recording one of the Tigers' hits on Friday.
Smith also stole her team-leading 24^th base on Friday.
Kyler Trosclair Klatt is now 14 hits shy of matching the program record of 237 after recording a hit in the fifth inning.
Baylee Smith, Addison Maxwell, and Kendall Lee also recorded hits for the Tigers on Friday.

Scoring
USF 4, Memphis 0
Top 1 – A two-run home run to centerfield gave USF a 2-0 lead. (2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Top 4 – The leadoff batter reached base on a Memphis fielding error. She worked her way around the bases and scored on a bloop single down the left field line. (1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base)
Top 7 – USF launched a solo home run to left field. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base)

Next Up For The Tigers
The Tigers and Bulls will wrap up the weekend series Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Tiger fans can 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.