Tigers Drop AAC Opener 16-3 to Tulane

Friday, April 1

Memphis, Tenn.

6 P.M.

University of Memphis

12-10, 0-1

Tulane

17-9-1, 1-0

Tulane

Memphis

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Apr 01, 2022 | Baseball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In the first conference matchup of the season, the Memphis Tigers (12-10, 0-1) couldn't slow down the Tulane Green Wave (17-9-1) in a 16-3 loss, as the Green Wave used a five-run frame and two four-run innings to run away with the victory.

Memphis: 3, Tulane: 16
WP: Grant Siegel (5-0)
LP: Dalton Kendrick (2-2)
SV: N/A

How it happened:

1B Luis Aviles gave Tulane a 2-0 lead two batters into the game with a two-run home run
Memphis answered with a run in the bottom of the first on an RBI groundout from 1B Jacob Compton but left the tying run at third base
After Kendrick worked a scoreless second inning, he gave up four runs in the third, two on a two-run home run by 2B Chase Engelhard, as Tulane led 6-1 after 2.5 innings
The Green Wave added a run in the sixth on an RBI double by Aviles and then added five more as they sent 11 men to the plate in the fifth to lead 12-1 at the game's midway point
Siegel, who had been charged with just two earned runs over his first 34 innings, gave up two runs in the sixth on consecutive RBI singles by Compton and LF Ian Bibiloni, as Memphis cut the deficit to 12-3 after six frames
Tulane added four insurance runs in the eighth as 10 men came to the plate against RHP Jackson Lyons and RHP Ben Higdon, which made it 16-3, the eventual final

Notables:

1B Chris Swanberg extended his hit streak to seven games with a ninth inning double
Compton's ninth multi-hit game of the season extended his on-base streak to 16 games
With three hits, 3B Logan Kohler notched up his team-leading fourth three-hit game of the season

Up Next:

Memphis will look to even the series with the Green Wave Saturday, with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m.
The Tigers and Tulane will wrap up the series Sunday at 1 p.m. before Memphis heads on the road for midweek matchups at North Alabama and Middle Tennessee State

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