Tigers Hold on in 5-3 Win Over Alabama A&M

Tuesday, March 1

Memphis, Tenn.

4 P.M.

University of Memphis

5-2

Alabama A&M

0-6

Alabama A&M

Memphis

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Mar 01, 2022 | Baseball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tigers (5-2) got all they could handle Tuesday from the Alabama A&M Bulldogs (0-6) but persevered through threats in each of the final three innings in a 5-3 win. The Bulldogs stranded the potential tying runs on base in the seventh, at the plate in the eighth, and on base in the ninth.

Memphis: 5, Alabama A&M: 3

How it happened:

Two first inning errors by Alabama A&M led to two Memphis runs, as LF Ian Bibiloni scored on a groundout by SS Ben Brooks and DH Jacob Compton scored a fly out turned error off the bat of C Taylor Howell
In his first Memphis start, RHP Landon Gartman (W, 1-0) gave up a single in each of his first three innings but kept the Bulldogs off the board
After the Tigers got a run in the third on another Alabama A&M error, the Bulldogs pulled within one on a fourth inning two-run home run from C Dillon Roop, as Memphis led 3-2 after 3.5 frames
The Tigers added a run in the fourth on an RBI double by RF Blake Daniels and another in the fifth as Howell scored on a wild pitch, as Memphis led 5-2 after five innings
Alabama A&M got back within two runs in the seventh, as a leadoff walk issued by LHP Logan Rushing came around to score after a pair of Memphis errors
As Memphis' third pitcher of the game, RHP Chase Kessinger stranded both inherited runners in the seventh and worked around a walk as he struck out the side in the eighth
RHP Blake Wimberley (SV, 1) struck out the side around a pair of singles in the ninth to secure Memphis' 5-3 win

Notables:

C Taylor Howell's fifth inning single extended his hit streak to a team-best six games
With two hits, RF Blake Daniels has now recorded at least one hit in six of his first seven games with Memphis
The Memphis pitching staff struck out 15 and has struck out at least 9 batters in each of the past four games, with at least 13 three times over that stretch

Up Next:

The Nicholls Colonels come to Memphis for a three-game series this weekend, with first pitch Friday set for 4 p.m.
The series will continue at 2 p.m. Saturday and conclude at 1 p.m. Sunday before the Tigers hit the road for the first time this season as they travel to Ole Miss and Samford next week

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