Tigers Rally for 9-7 Road Win Over Arkansas State

Tuesday, March 15

State University, Ark.

6 P.M.

University of Memphis

10-4

Arkansas State

4-10

Memphis

Arkansas State

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Mar 15, 2022 | Baseball

Box Score

JONESBORO, Ark. – In a game that took nearly four hours to unfold, the Memphis Tigers (10-4) rallied from a 7-5 deficit and scored the final four runs of the night in a 9-7 win on the road against the Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-10).

Memphis: 9, Arkansas State: 7
WP: Daniel Casto (1-0)
LP: Brandon Hudson (0-1)
SV: Dalton Kendrick (2)

How it happened:

Home runs came early and often, as each side homered twice in the first two innings
DH Jacob Compton's three-run home run in the first inning gave Memphis an early 3-0 lead, while C Tanner Booth's solo home run in the second gave Memphis a 4-2 advantage
Arkansas State got home runs from 1B Jared Toler and 2B Daedrick Cail, as the game was tied 4-4 after two innings
The Red Wolves plated a pair in the third and another run in the fourth and led 7-5 after four innings, but the Memphis bullpen didn't allow a run after that
LF Braden Webb drew a bases loaded walk for Memphis to plate a run in the fifth, while Compton and 3B Logan Kohler each had an RBI in a three-run sixth, which put Memphis in front 9-7
Casto entered with the bases loaded and one out in the fourth but got out of the jam with a strikeout and ground out; he retired all eight batters he faced over 2.2 perfect innings
With a two run lead, Kendrick entered with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth and got out of the jam with a strikeout of RF Sam Fagan
Kendrick worked around a one out walk in the ninth to earn the save in the 9-7 win

Notables:

2B Austin Baskin and SS Ben Brooks each extended their on-base streak to 14 games
Compton's first inning home run lengthened his hit streak to seven games and was part of his sixth multi-hit game this season
The second inning home run by Booth was his first in a Memphis uniform

Up Next:

The Tigers will return home and play at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field for the first time since March 6, as they host Southern Illinois-Edwardsville for a three-game series that begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday

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