Tigers Drop Series Finale At ECU

Sunday, April 8

Greenville, N.C.

11 AM

University of Memphis

29-11, 0

ECU

16-24, 0

Memphis

ECU

Photo by: LaDarius Bridgeforth

Apr 08, 2018 | Softball

Box Score

Memphis takes two of three from the Pirates after sweeping Friday’s doubleheader

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Early runs by ECU proved to be too much to overcome Sunday afternoon as the University of Memphis softball team fell by a score of 4-1 to the Pirates. The Tigers drop to 29-11 on the year and 5-4 in American Athletic Conference play.

A two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning by ECU gave the Pirates the only lead they needed in the contest. ECU tacked on one more run in the bottom of the third inning before Memphis was able to answer during the next half inning.

Back-to-back walks combined with a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly by Brooke Lee drove in the lone Memphis run of the ball game. ECU added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth with a solo home run.

Mariah Nichols was handed the loss against ECU after putting in 3.0 innings of work and allowing three runs. Delaney Smith extended her hitting streak to a team-high six games with a hit in the sixth inning.

Scoring
ECU 4, Memphis 1
Bottom 1 – A one out double combined with a home run quickly put ECU up 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning. (2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base)
Bottom 3 – A walk and a single to left center put runners on first and second for the Pirates. A ground out advanced the runners and an infield single to the shortstop scored the third ECU run of the game. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base)
Top 4 – Back-to-back walks combined with a sacrifice bunt put runners in scoring position for Brooke Lee. Lee hit a ball deep to center field, driving home Baylee Smith. (1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Bottom 6 – A solo home run put ECU up 4-1 over Memphis. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base)

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis remains on the road, as the Tigers will take on SEC foe Tennessee in a neutral site game on April 10. The game will be played in Columbia, Tenn. 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.