Wilson’s Walk-Off Home Run Gives Tigers 5-4 Win

Monday, April 18

Memphis, Tenn.

6 P.M.

University of Memphis

16-16

Murray State

18-16

Murray State

Memphis

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Apr 18, 2022 | Baseball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – After clawing back into the game time and time again Monday night, the Memphis Tigers (16-16, 3-6) tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning and picked up a 5-4 win over the Murray State Racers (18-17, 4-8) on CF Zach Wilson's ninth inning walk-off home run. The home run was Wilson's third of the season and Memphis' first walk-off home run since Hunter Goodman's against Southern, April 6, 2019.

Memphis: 5, Murray State: 4
WP: Daniel Casto (2-0)
LP: Jordyn Naranjo (2-1)
SV: N/A

How it happened:

After each team threatened in the first inning and was scoreless through two frames, the Racers opened up the scoring on a two-run double by SS Drew Vogel in the third
The Tigers responded in the home half of the inning, as RF Blake Daniels drew a leadoff walk off of LHP Alex Jarrell (ND), while 3B Logan Kohler made it 2-1 with a two-out RBI single
Murray State's first two hitters in the fourth inning picked up hits off of LHP Jacob Gilmore (ND), as LF Carson Garner doubled, and RF Seth Gardner made it 3-1 Murray State with an RBI single
Once again, the Tigers answered right away, as 2B Austin Baskin led off the bottom of the fourth with a walk, while Daniels pulled Memphis back within one at 3-2 with a two-out RBI double
The Racers tagged Casto for a run in the sixth on a two-out RBI double by CF Jake Slunder, but the Memphis lefty allowed just one more hit over his four innings of work
Down 4-2 at the seventh inning stretch, the Tigers got a two-out RBI double by Kohler in the seventh that made it a one run game, while an RBI single in the eighth by 1B Chris Swanberg tied the game 4-4
After Naranjo got the final out of the eighth and stranded a runner at second base, he retired the leadoff hitter in the ninth before Wilson's blast to left-centerfield gave the Tigers the 5-4 walk-off win

Notables:

Wilson's walk-off home run was Memphis' first since April 6, 2019
With two hits, Kohler recorded his 12^th multi-hit game of the season, the most on the team
Kohler also had two RBIs for his team-leading eighth multi-RBI game of the season
Casto's four-inning outing was the longest of his collegiate career
LF Ian Bibiloni and SS Ben Brooks each extended their hit streaks to seven games
Daniels reached base twice and extended his on-base streak to nine games

Up Next:

The Tigers will turn around quickly for Tuesday's game at Central Arkansas, with first pitch set for 6 p.m.
Memphis will remain on the road through the weekend, with an AAC set in Houston against the Cougars Friday-Sunday

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