Softball Falters At UCF Saturday

Saturday, April 14

Orlando, Fla.

1 PM

University of Memphis

30-13, 0

UCF

28-16, 0

Memphis

UCF

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Apr 14, 2018 | Softball

Box Score

Memphis looks to win its third conference series Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. CT

ORLANDO, Fla. – The University of Memphis softball team will look to take the series Sunday morning after dropping game two Saturday to UCF by a score of 5-4. Memphis falls to 30-13 on the year and 6-5 in American Athletic Conference play.

UCF took an early 1-0 lead in the first inning against the Tigers that did not last long. In the top of the second, the Tigers had an answer with three runs on three hits. Kendall Lee, Brooke Lee, and Addison Maxwell all registered hits in the inning.

The Knights battled back to regain the lead in the bottom of the second inning. Three hits combined with a Memphis error led to a four-run inning by UCF.

Memphis scored one more in the top of the fourth to cut the UCF lead down to one, but that proved to be the final run scored by the Tiger offense. Memphis threatened in the top of the sixth with the bases loaded, but was unable to bring the game-tying run home.

Mariah Nichols was handed her seventh loss of the season after pitching 2.1 innings for the Tigers. Bayleigh Wisher pitched 2.2 scoreless innings for the Tigers in her first appearance since March 17.

Scoring
UCF 5, Memphis 4
Bottom 1 – UCF led the inning off with a triple to right center and immediately scored on a sacrifice fly. (1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base)
Top 2 – Kendall Lee, with one out, singled through the left side. Singles by Brooke Lee and Addison Maxwell loaded the bases and Regan Hadley's fielder's choice ball scored Kendall Lee. With the bases still loaded, UCF walked two batters (Kyler Trosclair Klatt and Delaney Smith) to put the Tigers up 3-1. (3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base)
Bottom 2 – A pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases for UCF. A walk, a wild pitch, and a single to right center drove in four runs for the Knights. (4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base)
Top 4 – Hadley singled through the left side with one out and scored on a throwing error later in the inning. (1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base)

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis and UCF will conclude the series Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. CT. 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.