Tigers Can’t Wrap Up Sweep, Fall 9-2 to South Florida

Saturday, April 16

Tampa, Fla.

10 A.M.

University of Memphis

15-16, 3-6

South Florida

20-16, 2-7

Memphis

South Florida

Photo by: Michael Ananea

Tigers Can’t Wrap Up Sweep, Fall 9-2 to South Florida

Apr 16, 2022 | Baseball

Box Score

TAMPA, Fla. – Despite an early 2-0 lead, the Memphis Tigers (15-16, 3-6) weren't able to complete a road sweep, as the South Florida Bulls (20-16, 2-7) scored the final nine runs of Saturday's series finale in a 9-2 South Florida win.

Memphis: 2, South Florida: 9
WP: Tanner Mink (1-0)
LP: JT Durham (0-2)
SV: N/A

How it happened:

The Tigers got to LHP Ethan Brown (ND) early, as LF Ian Bibiloni put Memphis in front 1-0 with a two-out RBI single in the second inning, while 1B Chris Swanberg made it 2-0 with a two-out third inning RBI double
Brown limited the damage in both innings, as the Tigers stranded four on base across the two frames
After Durham faced the minimum over the first two innings, the first three Bulls to bat in the third reached base, as DH Sonny Rao tied the game with a two-run triple, while 3B Carmine Lane followed with a go-ahead RBI single that put South Florida in front 3-2, a lead the Bulls never relinquished
Two South Florida singles in the first three batters of the fourth knocked Durham out of the game, while Lane greeted RHP Chase Kessinger with an RBI single and CF Jackson Mayo followed with a three-run home run, as South Florida led 7-2 after four innings
The Bulls added an insurance run in the sixth on an RBI single by Lane, and another in the eighth on Lane's fourth RBI single of the game, which made it 9-2 South Florida, the eventual final

Notables:

SS Ben Brooks was the only Memphis starter to record multiple hits, as he beat the shift twice for his 11^th multi-hit game of the season, tied for the most on the team
Coming off the bench, DH Jacob Compton went 0-2 and had his 25-game on-base streak snapped

Up Next:

Memphis is set to return home for Monday's 6 p.m. matchup with Murray State at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field
The Tigers will then head to Central Arkansas for Tuesday's battle before a trip to Houston for a three-game set with the Cougars

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