Tigers Beat the Golden Lions 6-1

Wednesday, March 22

Memphis, Tenn.

5 p.m.

University of Memphis

5-23

Arkansas - Pine Bluff

5-21

ARK-PINE BLUFF

Memphis

Mar 22, 2023 | Softball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tiger softball team added another win to the column as they defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6-1 Wednesday night. The Tigers (5-23) gave up one run on five hits with zero errors to secure the win over the Golden Lions.

"really happy with our performance tonight, though we came out ready to play. Offensively I thought we did better at the plate, making them work," head coach Stephanie VanBrakle Prothro said. "Defensively we did well. Aliana Zavala got the play at the plate, we got the rundown and we made all the play, all the routine plays, which is something we've been stressing. I'm really happy with the team and hopefully we can stick with the process."

"Mikayla Hoschak gave us a good start in the circle, which is something I've been asking the pitchers to do often to give us a quality start. I thought we had a good, executed squeeze I thought Neely Taylor and Sam Ibison did a good job on base running. Linsey Hargis hit the ball hard, Zoe Adebayo hit the ball hard so we had some good stuff all the way through the line up." VanBrakle Prothro said.

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 1, Memphis 6

HOW IT HAPPENED

•       Arkansas-Pine Bluff struck first in the top of the third inning, as Belyeu hit a sacrifice fly to right field allowing Johnson to advance home.
•       Madison Berner was walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the third inning, sending Meagan Chism to score first for the Tigers. Kendall Lee and Adebayo followed suit, giving Memphis the lead to end the inning.
•       Taylor hit a stand-up triple in the bottom of the fourth inning. Neely would be thrown out as she was coming home in a double play at the next at bat.
•       Ibison added another run for the Tigers as Taylor hit a sac bunt and reached first, in the bottom of the sixth inning.
•       Chism hit a two-run single to deep right field allowing Hargis and Taylor to run home to increase the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.
•       The Tigers ended the game in three straight at bats, Hoschak recording back-to-back strikeouts to close out the top of the seventh inning.

NOTABLES

•       Hoschak got the start going 7.0 innings and recorded five strikeout, two of which came in the final inning.
•       The Tigers recorded six runs on six hits: Chism, Hargis, Adebayo, Ibison and Neely.
•       Taylor led the Tigers tonight going 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI. Chism followed hitting 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs. Hargis, Lee, Adebayo and Ibison also recorded runs for Memphis.

Up Next

•       The Tigers look to use their momentum as they begin conference this weekend, March 25-26, against Houston at home.

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