Tigers Fall to Boston College, (RV) Austin Peay

Saturday, February 19

Fort Meyers, Fla.

9 a.m.

University of Memphis

3-5

Boston College

5-3

Memphis

Boston College

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Feb 19, 2022 | Softball

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FORT MEYERS, Fla. – The Tiger softball team faced losses to Boston College and (RV) Austin Peay as they took part in the second day of the FGCU Invitational. Memphis fell 7-2 to the Eagles before dropping a heartbreaker to (RV) Austin Peay with a final score of 9-6.

Following today's games, Memphis moves to 3-6 overall.

GAME ONE: MEMPHIS: 2, BOSTON COLLEGE: 7
How it happened:

Boston College's offense got off to a hot start, scoring six runs through the first three innings.
Meagan Chism got the Tigers on the board in the top of the 4^th inning when she hit a sacrifice fly that brought Alyssa Deanacross home plate.
Camryn Wineinger added to Memphis' scoring in the top of the 5^th when she singled to third base to score LaNya Bates and make it a 6-2 game.
After the Eagles added another run in the bottom of the 6^th inning, the Tigers attempted to add more runs in the 6^th and 7^thinnings but were unable to convert.

Notables:

Camryn Wineinger and Alyssa Dean both recorded two hits during the game.
Hallie Siems got the start today with one strikeout while Mikayla Hoschak finished the 4.2 innings with four strikeouts.

GAME TWO: MEMPHIS: 6, (RV) AUSTIN PEAY: 9
How it happened:

Austin Peay got the ball rolling early, taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the 1^st inning after a single to right field from Mea Clark scored Lexi Osowski and Megan Hodum.
Kendall Lee tied the game up in the bottom half of the 1^st inning after a two-run homerun brought her and LaNya Bates around the bases.
The Colonels would add runs in the 2^nd, 4^th and 5^th innings to extend their lead out to 7-2.
Camryn Wineinger would cut the Tiger's deficit in the bottom of the 5^th inning when she singled to center field and sent Alexis Dale across home plate and make it a 7-3 game.
After Austin Peay added two more runs in the top of the 7^th, Memphis rallied in the bottom half of the inning.
Dale would get things rolling after scoring on a passed ball before Lee reached on an error and allowed Bates to score and make it a 9-5 ball game.
Gracie Morton would get in on the fun with an RBI single up the middle that sent Brianna Lucero across the plate.
With the bases loaded, Memphis tried to rally for more runs, but the Austin Peay defense would hold steady and claim the 9-6 win.

Notables:

Kendall Lee and Gracie Morton both recorded a multi-hit game while seven different Tiger players had hits today.
Drue Thomas got her first start of the year today while Zoey LeCompte, Kailey Hilderbrand and Mikayla Hoschak all made appearances in the circle.

UP NEXT

The Tigers will take part in the third and final day of the FGCU Invitational when they take on host school, Florida Gulf Coast. First pitch is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. CT.
Coverage of the game can be found on Youtube while live stats are available on GoTigerGo.com.

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