Tigers Fall In Series Opener To Houston

Friday, May 4

Houston, Texas

6 PM

University of Memphis

36-18, 10-9

Houston

33-19, 11-8

Memphis

Houston

Photo by: Joe Murphy

May 04, 2018 | Softball

Box Score

Kyler Trosclair Klatt, Delaney Smith led the Tigers with two hits each

HOUSTON, Texas. – The University of Memphis softball team fell in game one of the three game series at Houston Friday evening by a score of 4-1. Memphis drops to 36-18 on the year and 10-9 in American Athletic Conference play.

Houston scored one run in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to gradually build its lead over the Tigers. Memphis recorded the first two hits of the ball game before the Cougars put a run on the board.

In the top of the sixth inning, the Memphis 1-2-3 hitters put up three-straight hits with one out to load the bases. Back-to-back outs recorded by Houston, however, halted the Tigers chances of putting a run on the board.

Brooke Lee put Memphis on the board in the top of the seventh with a solo home run to center field, but it proved to be the only run of the ball game for Memphis.

Molly Smith was handed the loss against the Cougars and she falls to 24-8 on the year. Kyler Trosclair Klatt and Delaney Smith led Memphis with two hits each. The Tigers ultimately outhit Houston, 7-6.

Tiger Tidbits

Kyler Trosclair Klatt sits just nine hits shy of matching the single-season hits record of 83 set by Lindsay Crowdus in 2017 after helping lead the team with two Friday night.
Delaney Smith also recorded two hits for the Tigers.
Brooke Lee's home run in the seventh inning was her team-leading and career-high eighth of the season.
Memphis has hit a home run in four-straight games for the first time this season.

Scoring
Houston 4, Memphis 1
Bottom 3 – The Houston leadoff batter reached on a hit by pitch and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt. She scored on a single to center field (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Bottom 4 – A solo home run to left center put Houston up 2-0. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base)
Bottom 5 – A leadoff double scored on a single through the left side. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base).
Bottom 6 – A solo home run to right center scored the fourth run of the game (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base)
Top 7 – Brooke Lee hit her team-leading eighth home run in the leadoff spot. (1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis will take on Houston in game two of the series at 2 p.m. Saturday afternoon. 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.