Memphis Drops Series Finale to 49ers

Sunday, April 13

Memphis, Tenn.

Noon

University of Memphis

16-27, 4-14

Charlotte

23-22, 11-7

Charlotte

Memphis

Apr 13, 2025 | Softball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Memphis (16-27, 4-14 AAC) softball was shut out, 4-0, in its series finale against Charlotte (23-22, 11-7).

HOW IT HAPPENED

After a leadoff triple by Olivia Williams, Jenna Lord tallied the first run of the game for Charlotte with an RBI single.
In just her third collegiate start as a catcher, Aubrey Williams threw out her second runner of the weekend to end the top of the third inning.
After Teagan Ritchie reached on a fielding error, Ariel Davis fielded a groundball and turned a 5-3 double play to clear the bases.
- The next batter, Jaylah Jarrell, hit her second home run of the weekend off the left field foul pole.
In the top of the fifth inning, Ariel Davis made her second strong play of the afternoon, diving for a groundball and throwing out the runner at first.
Memphis had a scoring chance in the bottom half of the inning, but Drue Thomas was stranded at third base.
- Earlier in the inning, she recorded a single and ended up at third after a sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch.
Jenna Lord recorded her second RBI of the game on her second home run of the weekend to begin the sixth inning.
After a single to right field where Kari Shedrick made it to third base due to an error, Brelyn O'Hearn doubled to bring home Charlotte's fourth run.
- Jasmine Sanchez was credited with the run after she entered for Shedrick as a pinch runner.
The Tigers found themselves with runners on first and second after a throwing error and a single, but the runners were stranded after three consecutive outs to end the game.

NOTABLES

In 20 innings played this weekend, Memphis did not have a runner reach base in seven innings.
Memphis was swept for the second conference series in a row.
Lyrical Bennett moves to 5-8 on the year with the loss.
Arianna Cox-Cole now has a five-game hitting streak after recording one hit in the contest.
Ariel Davis went 1-for-3 at the plate with a single.
Drue Thomas finished with one hit in the game, going 3-for-7 across the weekend series.
Neely Taylor made her team-leading 43rd start of the year.
Kayla Clement went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt in the loss.

UP NEXT
Memphis will play seven games in Florida over the next two weeks. They will play a conference series against South Florida followed by a midweek nonconference game against Bethune-Cookman, before finishing the road trip against Florida Atlantic.

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