University of Memphis Athletics
Friday, April 26
Memphis, Tenn.
6 P.M.
University of Memphis
vs
East Carolina
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Tigers Welcome No. 7 Pirates to Bluff City for Three-Game Series
Apr 25, 2024 | Baseball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis baseball team will welcome No. 7 East Carolina to FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field this weekend for a three-game American Athletic Conference series, Friday through Sunday.
Friday (6 p.m.) and Sunday's finale (1 p.m.) will be streamed on ESPN+ with Jeff Brightwell and Greg Gaston on the call. Saturday's game (4 p.m.) will be available via audio stream on GoTigersGo.com with Jeff Brightwell on the call. The 52-win, NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinalist 1994 Tigers will be honored pregame on Sunday at 12:40 p.m. to cap Alumni Weekend.
The Tigers (18-23, 6-9 AAC) will look to bounce back after a weekend series at Charlotte where they were swept, losing three games by a combined four runs, including both games of a Saturday doubleheader by one run apiece. The Tigers dropped their midweek matchup on Tuesday night to No. RV Mississippi State at home, 6-4.
The seventh-ranked Pirates (32-8, 11-4 AAC) come in winners of five-straight games, including a three-game sweep of Wichita State last weekend and a 10-6 midweek win over No. 21 N.C. State on Tuesday night.
FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field will play host to the 66th, 67th and 68th all-time meetings between the Tigers and Pirates. East Carolina leads the series 46-19 and have won seven-straight games over Memphis. The last win in the series for the Tigers came in the first round of the 2021 AAC Tournament in Clearwater, Florida, in form of an 11-1, seven-inning victory to shock the ninth-ranked Pirates.
The Memphis offense is averaging 6.9 runs per game, 281 total, to rank fourth in The American. The Tigers' 55 long balls lead the AAC and rank 71st in the nation while their 82 doubles rank 62nd in the NCAA and third in the league.
The Tigers' 71 stolen bases rank second in the conference and 35th nationally while their 216 walks drawn rank 47th in the NCAA to lead The American. Defensively, Memphis has turned the seventh-most double plays in the country (40).
Junior outfielder Pierre Seals is slashing a team-best .322/.586/.425 on the season with 14 stolen bases to lead the club and rank fourth in the AAC. His 89 total bases lead the team, and his nine home runs are second-most on the squad. Seals was named to the AAC's Weekly Honor Roll on April 15 after leading the league in hitting (.583 AVG.) with a pair of home runs against UTSA (April 11-13).
Jacob Compton, the 2022 American RBI leader, leads the squad and ranks third in the AAC with 41 RBI to go with 11 big flies which are tied for second-most in the league. Last weekend at Charlotte, the left-handed slugger hit .417 with a pair of home runs and seven RBI. In game one of Saturday's doubleheader, he homered twice and drove in five Tigers, including a two-run blast to give Memphis the lead in the eighth inning of an eventual 12-11 loss.
Bahamian second baseman Daunte Stuart ranks second on the team with a .312 batting average and is tied for the AAC lead with South Florida's Jackson Mayo with 15 doubles. Stuart's 40 runs scored lead the club.
Closer Brayden Sanders has recorded seven saves – good for 12th-most in the country and the conference lead. In 22.1 innings, the hard-throwing junior holds a 2.82 ERA with 32 punch outs.
RHP David Warren was named AAC Pitcher of the Week on April 2 after his career outing vs. Florida Atlantic on March 28. He went 7.1 innings and notched a career-high 10 strikeouts to help Memphis to its second conference win of the season against Florida Atlantic. He came back and threw a career-high 8.0 innings April 5 at Rice (3 R, 7 H, 3 K, 1 BB) to help the Tigers win a 15-inning thriller. On the year, Warren is 4-2 (2-1 AAC) with a 4.33 ERA over 60.1 innings of work with 41 strikeouts (tied for the team lead). The staff veteran has gone five-plus innings in all but two of his starts this season, and seven-plus innings in four of his 10 starts.
The Tigers will roll out a weekend rotation of Warren, righty Seth Garner (2-0, 6.30 ERA) and a starter to be announced for Sunday's finale later this weekend.
East Carolina will counter with Preseason AAC Pitcher of the Year, RHP Trey Yesavage (8-1, 1.92 ERA) on Friday night, with starters to be announced for Saturday and Sunday at a later date. Offensively, East Carolina is led by Carter Cunningham (.399 AVG, 9 HR, 45 RBI), Ryley Johnson (.365 AVG, 4 HR, 4 3B, 17 SB) and Jacob Jenkins-Cowart (.339 AVG, 6 HR, 46 RBI).
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Baseball and to purchase tickets, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Friday (6 p.m.) and Sunday's finale (1 p.m.) will be streamed on ESPN+ with Jeff Brightwell and Greg Gaston on the call. Saturday's game (4 p.m.) will be available via audio stream on GoTigersGo.com with Jeff Brightwell on the call. The 52-win, NCAA Midwest Regional Semifinalist 1994 Tigers will be honored pregame on Sunday at 12:40 p.m. to cap Alumni Weekend.
The Tigers (18-23, 6-9 AAC) will look to bounce back after a weekend series at Charlotte where they were swept, losing three games by a combined four runs, including both games of a Saturday doubleheader by one run apiece. The Tigers dropped their midweek matchup on Tuesday night to No. RV Mississippi State at home, 6-4.
The seventh-ranked Pirates (32-8, 11-4 AAC) come in winners of five-straight games, including a three-game sweep of Wichita State last weekend and a 10-6 midweek win over No. 21 N.C. State on Tuesday night.
FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field will play host to the 66th, 67th and 68th all-time meetings between the Tigers and Pirates. East Carolina leads the series 46-19 and have won seven-straight games over Memphis. The last win in the series for the Tigers came in the first round of the 2021 AAC Tournament in Clearwater, Florida, in form of an 11-1, seven-inning victory to shock the ninth-ranked Pirates.
The Memphis offense is averaging 6.9 runs per game, 281 total, to rank fourth in The American. The Tigers' 55 long balls lead the AAC and rank 71st in the nation while their 82 doubles rank 62nd in the NCAA and third in the league.
The Tigers' 71 stolen bases rank second in the conference and 35th nationally while their 216 walks drawn rank 47th in the NCAA to lead The American. Defensively, Memphis has turned the seventh-most double plays in the country (40).
Junior outfielder Pierre Seals is slashing a team-best .322/.586/.425 on the season with 14 stolen bases to lead the club and rank fourth in the AAC. His 89 total bases lead the team, and his nine home runs are second-most on the squad. Seals was named to the AAC's Weekly Honor Roll on April 15 after leading the league in hitting (.583 AVG.) with a pair of home runs against UTSA (April 11-13).
Jacob Compton, the 2022 American RBI leader, leads the squad and ranks third in the AAC with 41 RBI to go with 11 big flies which are tied for second-most in the league. Last weekend at Charlotte, the left-handed slugger hit .417 with a pair of home runs and seven RBI. In game one of Saturday's doubleheader, he homered twice and drove in five Tigers, including a two-run blast to give Memphis the lead in the eighth inning of an eventual 12-11 loss.
Bahamian second baseman Daunte Stuart ranks second on the team with a .312 batting average and is tied for the AAC lead with South Florida's Jackson Mayo with 15 doubles. Stuart's 40 runs scored lead the club.
Closer Brayden Sanders has recorded seven saves – good for 12th-most in the country and the conference lead. In 22.1 innings, the hard-throwing junior holds a 2.82 ERA with 32 punch outs.
RHP David Warren was named AAC Pitcher of the Week on April 2 after his career outing vs. Florida Atlantic on March 28. He went 7.1 innings and notched a career-high 10 strikeouts to help Memphis to its second conference win of the season against Florida Atlantic. He came back and threw a career-high 8.0 innings April 5 at Rice (3 R, 7 H, 3 K, 1 BB) to help the Tigers win a 15-inning thriller. On the year, Warren is 4-2 (2-1 AAC) with a 4.33 ERA over 60.1 innings of work with 41 strikeouts (tied for the team lead). The staff veteran has gone five-plus innings in all but two of his starts this season, and seven-plus innings in four of his 10 starts.
The Tigers will roll out a weekend rotation of Warren, righty Seth Garner (2-0, 6.30 ERA) and a starter to be announced for Sunday's finale later this weekend.
East Carolina will counter with Preseason AAC Pitcher of the Year, RHP Trey Yesavage (8-1, 1.92 ERA) on Friday night, with starters to be announced for Saturday and Sunday at a later date. Offensively, East Carolina is led by Carter Cunningham (.399 AVG, 9 HR, 45 RBI), Ryley Johnson (.365 AVG, 4 HR, 4 3B, 17 SB) and Jacob Jenkins-Cowart (.339 AVG, 6 HR, 46 RBI).
How to follow the Tigers: For complete information on Memphis Tiger Baseball and to purchase tickets, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
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