Tigers Fall in AAC Tournament Winners Bracket to Tulane

Thursday, May 25

Clearwater, Fla.

5:20 P.M.

University of Memphis

(7) Tulane

Photo by: American Athletic Conference

Tigers Fall in AAC Tournament Winners Bracket to Tulane

May 25, 2023 | Baseball

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – The sixth-seeded University of Memphis baseball team fell to No. 7 seed Tulane, 12-2, in the second round of the winner's bracket in the American Athletic Conference Tournament at BayCare Ballpark on Thursday night.

The Tigers (29-27) suffered their first loss of the tournament after defeating third-seeded Wichita State on Tuesday night. Memphis will now square off with No. 2 seed Houston on Friday afternoon in an elimination game approximately 47 minutes after the conclusion of the first game (scheduled for noon CT).

"I thought we could have battled more and put ourselves in a more competitive position," head coach Kerrick Jackson said. "Hopefully our guys can turn the page and come out tomorrow and be ready to go."

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Tulane struck first with a two-out RBI single in the first inning that fell in just behind Tigers' shortstop Jake Curtis who nearly made a great play.
• Memphis got on the board with an RBI double off the bat of Shane Cox that nearly left the yard in the bottom of the second. The Tigers took the lead later in the frame when Brennan DuBose's groundout brought in RJ Jimerson.
• The Green Wave tied it up in the top of the fourth on a ground-rule double by Tulane leadoff hitter Brady Hebert.
• Tulane pushed across three runs in the sixth to jump out to a 5-2 lead after a couple of defensive miscues by the Tigers.
• The Green Wave added four runs in the seventh, all with two outs in the inning, to take extend its lead to 9-2.
• Tulane stayed hot and tacked on three more in the eighth inning to lead 12-2. The Tigers were unable to push across a run in the bottom half of the inning, making it a 12-2 final in eight innings.

NOTABLES
• AAC Pitcher of the Year Dalton Fowler made the start on the mound for the Tigers and was tagged with the loss. Fowler pitched effectively for the first five-plus innings before Tulane was able to find much success. The lefty struck out eight batters in 6.2 innings to grow his season total to 112 strikeouts, moving him into a tie with former Tiger Craig House (1999) for the third-most in a single season in Tiger history.
• The Tigers were held in check for most of the game offensively, mustering just three hits in a dominant start by Tulane's Dylan Carmouche.
• Cox ended the game 1-for-3 with an RBI double that just missed being a three-run home run by a matter of inches. DuBose also drove in a run.
• Curtis and Logan Kohler each tallied a hit for the Tigers.

UP NEXT
• The Tigers are back at BayCare Ballpark tomorrow afternoon against No. 2 seed Houston approximately 47 minutes after the conclusion of the first game (scheduled for noon CT).

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