Softball Sweeps Doubleheader At East Carolina Friday

Friday, April 6

Greenville, N.C.

3 PM

University of Memphis

28-10, 0

ECU

15-23, 0

Memphis

ECU

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Softball Sweeps Doubleheader At East Carolina Friday

Apr 06, 2018 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

Memphis improves to 29-10 overall and 5-3 in AAC play

GREENVILLE, N.C. – The University of Memphis softball team picked up two wins at ECU Friday afternoon. The Tigers capitalized on defensive miscues to take game one by a score of 2-1 in eight innings before watching their bats come alive for a 10-1 victory in game two. Memphis improves to 29-10 on the year and 5-3 in American Athletic Conference play.

The Tigers and the Pirates will not play a game on Saturday due to the potential for weather in the Greenville area. Memphis will look to sweep ECU Sunday morning at 11 a.m. CT.

The two squads played seven innings of scoreless ball before the first run crossed the plate in game one. With runners on second and third, a wild pitch combined with an error by the ECU catcher led to two Memphis base runners scoring. ECU fought back in the bottom half of the inning, but a strong throw from Baylee Smith in left field to home plate beat the game-tying runner to end the contest.

Memphis scored four runs on five hits to get the bats rolling in game two, including Kendall Lee's second career triple. The Tigers tacked on two more in the fourth and four in the seventh to build upon their lead over the Pirates. Tyler Johnson hit her first home run of the season in the four-run seventh.

ECU strung together a pair of hits and a walk in the bottom of the sixth inning, scoring one run and breaking up Mariah Nichols' no-hitter. The one run proved to be the only Pirate base runner to cross the plate in game two.

Molly Smith earned the victory in game one, improving to 17-4 on the year. Mariah Nichols stepped in and was credited with the save in game one before tossing a complete game in the nightcap to improve to 11-5 overall.

Tiger Tidbits

The 29 wins to-date matches the 2017 win total, which marked the most wins in a season under the direction of head coach Natalie Poole. The school record is 36 wins in a season (2011).
Kendall Lee had her first-ever two-hit performance in game one with a pair of doubles for the Tigers.
Delaney Smith extended her hitting streak to a team-high five games with hits in both contests. She finished with three hits on the day.
Lee backed up her two double outing in game one with her second career triple in the top of the first inning of game two. She finished the game with her third three-plus RBI performance.
Five players recorded two hits in game two. Trosclair Klatt led Memphis with three runs scored for the day. Erin Parker also contributed three hits for the Tigers.
Every member of the starting lineup scored in game two.
Memphis' four-run first inning in game two marked the 19^th time this season Memphis has scored at least four runs in an inning. The 20^th time came in the top of the seventh inning. The Tigers are now 17-1 when having at least one big offensive inning in a game.
Mariah Nichols recorded her first collegiate save in game one before picking up the win in game two.
Molly Smith struck out seven to up her season total to 166. She also won her 17^th game of the season.
Memphis has scored 10 or more runs in six games this season. The Tigers have had at least 10 hits 14 times this year.

Scoring
Game 1: Memphis 2, ECU 1
Top 8 – Kyler Trosclair Klatt reached on a fielding error by the ECU second baseman. A single to the pitcher by Delaney Smith advanced Trosclair Klatt to second. Baylee Smith moved the runners over on a sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch combined with an error scored the two Memphis runners. (2 runs, 2 hits, 2 error s, 1 left on base)
Bottom 8 – A single and a hit by pitch put the first two batters on in the inning. A single to left loaded the bases and the lone run scored on a sacrifice fly to left field. (1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base)

Game 2: Memphis 10, ECU 1
Top 1 – Four straight hits by Trosclair Klatt, Delaney Smith, Baylee Smith, and Kendall Lee led off the Memphis half of the inning. Lee drove in the first three batters on her second career triple. A ground out to second base by Brooke Lee scored Kendall Lee from third. (4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Top 4 – Three straight singles by Erin Parker, Trosclair Klatt and Delaney Smith combined with a ground out by Baylee Smith scored two runs for the Tigers. (2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base)
Bottom 5 – The Pirates lead off batter reached by way of a walk and advanced to second on an infield single. A single up the middle drove in the runner on second. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base).
Top 7 – Regan Hadley reached on a fielder's choice play and advanced to second on a drawn walk by Brooke Lee. Hadley scored on a single up the middle by Addison Maxwell. With two runners on, Tyler Johnson hit her first home run of the season to left field. (4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis will return to action against ECU Sunday morning at 11 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.