University of Memphis Athletics
Tuesday, May 21
Clearwater, Fla.
3 p.m.
University of Memphis
vs
Cincinnati
Photo by: Kelly Ross
Tigers set for opening round of American Championship
May 20, 2019 | Baseball
CLEARWATER, Fla. – A new season starts Tuesday for Tiger baseball, as Memphis drew the No. 7 seed in the American Athletic Conference Championship. Memphis will begin play against the second-seeded Cincinnati Bearcats at 3 p.m. (CT).
GAME INFORMATION:
Matchup: Memphis (27-26, 10-13 The American) vs. Cincinnati (26-29, 13-11 The American)
Date: Tuesday, May 21 – 3 p.m. (CT)
Location: Clearwater, Fla.
Venue: Spectrum Stadium
Twitter Updates: @MemphisBaseball
Watch: American Digital Network
Audio: WUMR 91.7
Championship Central: The American Championship
Memphis enters The American Championship with an 8-7 ledger all-time in the tournament. Although Cincinnati claimed two of three games in the regular season, the Tigers are 2-0 against Cincinnati in The American Championship, having eliminated the Bearcats in 2015 and 2017.
In postseason recognition, OF Hunter Goodman (first team) and LHP Chris Durham (second team) were listed to The American's all-conference teams.
Goodman was also voted the league's Newcomer Position Player of the Year, the first Tiger to do so since Memphis joined The American and the first player in program history to earn a league's rookie award since Dan Guehne in 1994 (Great Midwest Conference).
Goodman leads the team in average (.332), hits (76), runs (50), RBI (66), total bases (134) and home runs (13). The Arlington, Tenn., native leads The American in RBI, while his 76 hits and 13 home runs are the best among the league's freshmen numbers.
In his first season of action in the Blue and Gray, Durham posted a 3.57 ERA throughout the regular season, the second-best mark on the team behind closer Colton Neel. Durham tallied a 4-3 record with 72 strikeouts in 68 innings pitched. His 3.57 ERA mark is ninth lowest in the league while his strikeout total ranks seventh.
Additionally, Durham registered five quality starts in his last seven appearances and earned a spot on the AAC's Weekly Honor Roll twice this season (April 8 and May 6).
Last weekend at No. 6 ECU, the Tigers broke the school's team single-season strikeout record with 488, a season after etching the record with 484 strikeouts in 2018.
GAME INFORMATION:
Matchup: Memphis (27-26, 10-13 The American) vs. Cincinnati (26-29, 13-11 The American)
Date: Tuesday, May 21 – 3 p.m. (CT)
Location: Clearwater, Fla.
Venue: Spectrum Stadium
Twitter Updates: @MemphisBaseball
Watch: American Digital Network
Audio: WUMR 91.7
Championship Central: The American Championship
Memphis enters The American Championship with an 8-7 ledger all-time in the tournament. Although Cincinnati claimed two of three games in the regular season, the Tigers are 2-0 against Cincinnati in The American Championship, having eliminated the Bearcats in 2015 and 2017.
In postseason recognition, OF Hunter Goodman (first team) and LHP Chris Durham (second team) were listed to The American's all-conference teams.
Goodman was also voted the league's Newcomer Position Player of the Year, the first Tiger to do so since Memphis joined The American and the first player in program history to earn a league's rookie award since Dan Guehne in 1994 (Great Midwest Conference).
Goodman leads the team in average (.332), hits (76), runs (50), RBI (66), total bases (134) and home runs (13). The Arlington, Tenn., native leads The American in RBI, while his 76 hits and 13 home runs are the best among the league's freshmen numbers.
In his first season of action in the Blue and Gray, Durham posted a 3.57 ERA throughout the regular season, the second-best mark on the team behind closer Colton Neel. Durham tallied a 4-3 record with 72 strikeouts in 68 innings pitched. His 3.57 ERA mark is ninth lowest in the league while his strikeout total ranks seventh.
Additionally, Durham registered five quality starts in his last seven appearances and earned a spot on the AAC's Weekly Honor Roll twice this season (April 8 and May 6).
Last weekend at No. 6 ECU, the Tigers broke the school's team single-season strikeout record with 488, a season after etching the record with 484 strikeouts in 2018.
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