Tigers Tame Bulls, Take Opener 8-2

Thursday, April 14

Tampa, Fla.

5:30 P.M.

University of Memphis

14-14, 2-5

South Florida

19-15, 1-6

Memphis

South Florida

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Apr 14, 2022 | Baseball

Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. – For the second straight series opener, the Memphis Tigers (14-14, 2-5) rode dominant pitching and a big offensive inning in route to a win. Thursday night in Tampa, RHP Landon Gartman (W, 5-0) allowed just two runs over seven innings, while Memphis used a seven-run fifth frame in an 8-2 win over the South Florida Bulls (19-15, 1-6).

Memphis: 8, South Florida: 2
WP: Landon Gartman (5-0)
LP: Orion Kerkering (4-4)
SV: N/A

How it happened:

After both pitchers worked a 1-2-3 first frame, 2B Austin Baskin gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the second inning
Gartman stranded two runners in scoring position in the second frame and another in the third, which kept Memphis in front 1-0 after three innings
The Tigers sent 10 men to the plate against Kerkering in the fifth, as seven eventually scored in the inning
In the frame, the first three Tigers reached base and eventually scored, while Baskin had a two-run double and 1B Chris Swanberg's two-run home run made it 8-0 Memphis
South Florida chipped away at the deficit with a run in the fifth and another in the sixth, but Gartman limited the damage in both frames, as Memphis led 8-2 after six innings
After seven frames from Gartman, Memphis turned to LHP Daniel Casto, who retired the side in order on seven pitches in the eighth and then struck out two in a perfect ninth that secured the 8-2 Memphis victory

Notables:

With a HBP in the seventh inning, DH Jacob Compton extended his on-base streak to 24 games
3B Logan Kohler picked up two hits for his team-leading 11^th multi-hit game of the season
Swanberg's two-run home run gave him his sixth multi-RBI game of the season, tied for the most on the team
Gartman recorded his fifth quality start in his last six starts with his seven-inning, two-run performance

Up Next:

The Tigers will look to secure their first conference series win of the season, with first pitch against the Bulls Friday set for 11 a.m.
The series will conclude with a 10 a.m. start Sunday before Memphis returns home for a Monday matchup with Murray State

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