University of Memphis
11-12
Ole Miss
18-8
Season-high offensive output not enough in AutoZone Park setback
Mar 26, 2019 | Baseball
After a three-run deficit, two Memphis runs in the bottom of the eighth inning sparked rally before Ole Miss put the game out of reach in the ninth.
Despite a season-high 15 hits, the Tigers stranded 11 base runners. Nine of the 10 Tigers that were sent to the plate throughout the game recorded at least one hit.
Hunter Goodman posted a 4-for-5 night. Alec Trela, Nick Vaage and Jason Santana also recorded two hits each. Ben Brooks drove in a career-high three runs, while Colton Neel added two RBI.
Ole Miss collected an early advantage with four runs in the second inning, but Memphis responded with four runs of its own in the home half of the inning.
With the bases loaded, Brooks sent a bases-clearing double to the left field gap. Two batters later, Trela doubled to drive in Brooks and even the game.
Ole Miss plated three in the top of the fourth inning to build a 7-4 cushion.
The Memphis bullpen kept the Ole Miss hitters at bay in the fifth through eighth innings, retiring a streak of 10 consecutive batters for the offense to spark its comeback bid. The trio of Danny Denz, Joshua Scheer and Alex Smith threw four innings, surrendering only two hits while striking out eight Ole Miss hitters.
A pair of singles by Vaage and Hennemann led off the eighth, and a two-out triple off the bat of Neel cut the deficit to 7-6.
That would be as close as Memphis would be as the Rebels responded with a pair of insurance runs in the top of the ninth to seal the game.
The Tigers will remain at home for a three-game series against Houston this weekend at FedExPark. First pitch on Friday is slated for 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tyler Myers (1-0)
L: Hall, Drew (1-1)
S: Parker Caracci (5)
Batting:
2B: Chase Cockrell 2
3B: Ryan Olenek 1
RBI: Tyler Keenan 1 ; Thomas Dillard 2 ; Ryan Olenek 1 ; Cole Zabowski 1 ; Chase Cockrell 2 ; Tim Elko 1
SF: Cole Zabowski 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anthony Servideo 1 ; Grae Kessinger 1 ; Thomas Dillard 2 ; Ryan Olenek 2 ; Kevin Graham 2 ; Chase Cockrell 1
SB: Thomas Dillard 1
CS: Tim Elko 1
HBP: Ryan Olenek 1
Batting:
2B: Brooks, Ben 1 ; Trela, Alec 1
3B: Neel, Colton 1 ; Trela, Alec 1
RBI: Brooks, Ben 3 ; Neel, Colton 2 ; Trela, Alec 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Brooks, Ben 1 ; Ouellette, Kyle 1 ; Vaage, Nick 1 ; Santana, Jason 1 ; Hennemann, Cale 2
SB: Trela, Alec 1 ; Goodman, Hunter 2
HBP: Hennemann, Cale 1
