Softball Falls To USF Sunday

Sunday, April 28

Tampa, Fla.

10 AM

University of Memphis

22-29, 3-14

USF

38-15, 16-2

Memphis

South Florida

Photo by: Jason Roberts

Apr 28, 2019 | Softball

Box Score

Karli Perque pitches complete game for the Tigers

TAMPA, Fla. – The University of Memphis softball team dropped a close contest Sunday afternoon at USF by a score of 2-1. The Tigers have one series remaining on the 2019 schedule next weekend against UCF. The loss drops Memphis to 22-29 overall and 3-14 in American Athletic Conference play.

Much like in Saturday's game, senior first baseman Ashley Threatt sparked a late-inning rally with a leadoff double in the seventh. Threatt's pinch runner, Hannah Bassham, advanced to third and scored on a single through the left side by Samantha Ibison. The one run in the seventh inning was not enough to overcome the two-run hole Memphis was in at the start of the inning.

That two-run deficit developed with runs in the third and fifth inning by USF. A pair of walks in the third inning put runners on first and second before USF's Macy Cook singled to left center, driving in the first run of the game.

Cook struck once again for USF in the bottom of the fifth inning with an RBI single down the left field line.

Karli Perque pitched a complete game for Memphis. She struck out three and allowed just one earned run. All five of Memphis' hits came from different players.

Notables

Alyssa Dean continued to lead the Tigers during conference play with her team-leading fourth hit of the weekend in the second inning.
Baylee Smith, Jessie Lamb and Ashley Threatt recorded hits for the Tigers.
Threatt's double in the seventh inning was her ninth of the season.
Karli Perque pitched a complete game for Memphis and allowed just one earned run.
Catcher Regan Hadley caught two runners stealing, a season-high. She has now thrown out 13 runners this season.
Jessie Lamb stole a base, her fifth of the year.

Up Next
Memphis has the midweek off before hosting UCF in the regular season finale next weekend. First pitch Friday is slated for 5 p.m. at the Tigers Softball Complex. Memphis' five seniors will be honored before Sunday's game. For more information on the Memphis softball team, follow the Tigers on social media at @MemphisSoftball.