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Tigers Aim for Season Sweep of Red Wolves
May 01, 2023 | Baseball
MEMPHIS, Ten. – The University of Memphis baseball team heads to Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field in Jonesboro, Ark., for its second game of the season against Arkansas State on Tuesday. The Tigers won game one in Memphis 7-6 over the Red Wolves on March 22 and will aim for the season sweep tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m.. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+.
Memphis (22-22, 5-10) is coming off a 1-2 weekend in Wichita against the No. 25 Shockers in an American Athletic Conference series. The Tigers won the series finale on Sunday, 6-3, and David Warren was the winning pitcher, improving to 3-4 on the season. Brayland Skinner was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll for his stellar play last week in the field and at the plate. He landed himself at No. 3 on Sunday night's SportsCenter Top-10 plays for a pair of diving catches and went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and scored a pair of runs.
"Great job by our guys today… If we can keep trending in the right direction, I think we will put ourselves in a great position," head coach Kerrick Jackson said. "Hopefully we'll come out Tuesday and do the same thing and then get prepared for the weekend at home."
The Red Wolves (15-25, 5-14) enter the matchup after being swept by Southern Miss in Hattiesburg over the weekend. Offensively, Arkansas State is led by Brandon Hager (.331 BA, 10 HR, 33 RBI) and Kody Darcey (.270 BA, 16 2B, 39 RBI).
Memphis leads the all-time series with A-State, 65-34, splitting a pair of games a season ago. The Tigers have taken seven of the last eight games with the Red Wolves.
Logan Kohler has been on fire lately, tallying 11 hits in his past six games to raise his batting average to a team-high .313. In Memphis' 9-3 win over Houston on April 22, he became the first Tiger to record five hits in a game since Darien Tubbs against Cincinnati on May 18, 2016 – going 5-for-5 with a home run.
Outfielder Cameron Benson has reached base safely in 13-straight games. Additionally, lefty closer Dalton Kendrick' 11 saves leads the American and are third-most in the country.
Half-season ticket packages for Tiger home games are available at GoTigersGo.com, and single-game tickets are available here.
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Baseball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Memphis (22-22, 5-10) is coming off a 1-2 weekend in Wichita against the No. 25 Shockers in an American Athletic Conference series. The Tigers won the series finale on Sunday, 6-3, and David Warren was the winning pitcher, improving to 3-4 on the season. Brayland Skinner was named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll for his stellar play last week in the field and at the plate. He landed himself at No. 3 on Sunday night's SportsCenter Top-10 plays for a pair of diving catches and went 2-for-4 at the plate with an RBI and scored a pair of runs.
"Great job by our guys today… If we can keep trending in the right direction, I think we will put ourselves in a great position," head coach Kerrick Jackson said. "Hopefully we'll come out Tuesday and do the same thing and then get prepared for the weekend at home."
The Red Wolves (15-25, 5-14) enter the matchup after being swept by Southern Miss in Hattiesburg over the weekend. Offensively, Arkansas State is led by Brandon Hager (.331 BA, 10 HR, 33 RBI) and Kody Darcey (.270 BA, 16 2B, 39 RBI).
Memphis leads the all-time series with A-State, 65-34, splitting a pair of games a season ago. The Tigers have taken seven of the last eight games with the Red Wolves.
Logan Kohler has been on fire lately, tallying 11 hits in his past six games to raise his batting average to a team-high .313. In Memphis' 9-3 win over Houston on April 22, he became the first Tiger to record five hits in a game since Darien Tubbs against Cincinnati on May 18, 2016 – going 5-for-5 with a home run.
Outfielder Cameron Benson has reached base safely in 13-straight games. Additionally, lefty closer Dalton Kendrick' 11 saves leads the American and are third-most in the country.
Half-season ticket packages for Tiger home games are available at GoTigersGo.com, and single-game tickets are available here.
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Baseball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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