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Tigers Drop Game One to League-Leader UTSA
Apr 25, 2025 | Baseball
SAN ANTONIO – The University of Memphis baseball team dropped game one of a three-game American Athletic Conference series to UTSA, 12-2, in seven innings on Friday night at Roadrunner Field in San Antonio, Texas.
The Tigers moved to 16-25 (4-12 AAC) on the season while the league-leading Roadrunners improved to 31-10 (13-3 AAC) on the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Memphis outfielder Chase Nixon put the Tigers on the board in the top of the second inning with an opposite-field solo shot to give him his sixth home run of the season and the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
• UTSA struck for three runs in the bottom of the third inning. Preseason AAC Player of the Year Mason Lytle drove in the first run before a pair of sac-flies gave the Roadrunners a 3-1 lead.
• The Roadrunners added to their lead with a five-run fifth inning. A home run by UTSA slugger James Taussig accounted for three of them before an RBI double and an RBI single later in the frame made the score 8-1, UTSA.
• A sixth-inning grand slam by Roadrunner Ty Hodge extended the UTSA lead to 12-1.
• After a one-out walk by Daniel Perez in the top of the seventh inning, freshman Jack Pitts pinch hit and doubled off the top of the right-center field wall, leading to an RBI ground out by Cade Greer to make the score 12-2, Roadrunners. The one run would be all the Tigers got in the frame as UTSA took game one of the series, 12-2, in seven innings.
NOTABLES
• Senior catcher Jonah Sutton made his return to the Tiger lineup after a 10-game absence. He threw out his 16th runner of the season and has now thrown out 48 percent of runners on the season, ranking among the national leaders.
• Nixon homered for the sixth time this season with an opposite-field solo blast in the top of the second inning.
• Perez finished the night 1-for-2 with a single, a walk and a run scored.
• Greer went 1-for-4 with an RBI from the lead-off spot.
• Shane Cox went 1-for-2 with a walk.
• Pitts doubled and raised his season batting average to .500 (4-for-8, 1 HR, 1 2B).
• RHP Seth Garner made his 11th start of the season and took the loss to fall to 2-6. He went four innings and allowed six runs (four earned) on eight hits and three walks, striking out two.
• RHP Malik Harris and LHP Logan Rushing combined to throw the final two innings. The duo gave up six runs with just two being earned (Harris). Rushing struck out a pair.
UP NEXT
• The Tigers are back at Roadrunner Field Saturday afternoon for game two of the series with the Roadrunners for a chance to even the series.
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.
The Tigers moved to 16-25 (4-12 AAC) on the season while the league-leading Roadrunners improved to 31-10 (13-3 AAC) on the year.
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Memphis outfielder Chase Nixon put the Tigers on the board in the top of the second inning with an opposite-field solo shot to give him his sixth home run of the season and the Tigers a 1-0 lead.
• UTSA struck for three runs in the bottom of the third inning. Preseason AAC Player of the Year Mason Lytle drove in the first run before a pair of sac-flies gave the Roadrunners a 3-1 lead.
• The Roadrunners added to their lead with a five-run fifth inning. A home run by UTSA slugger James Taussig accounted for three of them before an RBI double and an RBI single later in the frame made the score 8-1, UTSA.
• A sixth-inning grand slam by Roadrunner Ty Hodge extended the UTSA lead to 12-1.
• After a one-out walk by Daniel Perez in the top of the seventh inning, freshman Jack Pitts pinch hit and doubled off the top of the right-center field wall, leading to an RBI ground out by Cade Greer to make the score 12-2, Roadrunners. The one run would be all the Tigers got in the frame as UTSA took game one of the series, 12-2, in seven innings.
NOTABLES
• Senior catcher Jonah Sutton made his return to the Tiger lineup after a 10-game absence. He threw out his 16th runner of the season and has now thrown out 48 percent of runners on the season, ranking among the national leaders.
• Nixon homered for the sixth time this season with an opposite-field solo blast in the top of the second inning.
• Perez finished the night 1-for-2 with a single, a walk and a run scored.
• Greer went 1-for-4 with an RBI from the lead-off spot.
• Shane Cox went 1-for-2 with a walk.
• Pitts doubled and raised his season batting average to .500 (4-for-8, 1 HR, 1 2B).
• RHP Seth Garner made his 11th start of the season and took the loss to fall to 2-6. He went four innings and allowed six runs (four earned) on eight hits and three walks, striking out two.
• RHP Malik Harris and LHP Logan Rushing combined to throw the final two innings. The duo gave up six runs with just two being earned (Harris). Rushing struck out a pair.
UP NEXT
• The Tigers are back at Roadrunner Field Saturday afternoon for game two of the series with the Roadrunners for a chance to even the series.
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.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Zach Royse (6-4)
L: Garner, Seth (2-6)
Batting:
2B: Pitts, Jack 1
HR: Nixon, Chase 1
RBI: Greer, Cade 1 ; Nixon, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nixon, Chase 1 ; Perez, Daniel 1
Batting:
2B: Caden Miller 1 ; Ty Hodge 1 ; Garrett Gruell 1
HR: James Taussig 1 ; Ty Hodge 1
RBI: Mason Lytle 1 ; Norris McClure 1 ; James Taussig 4 ; Caden Miller 1 ; Jordan Ballin 1 ; Ty Hodge 4
SF: Norris McClure 1 ; James Taussig 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mason Lytle 1 ; Norris McClure 1 ; Andrew Stucky 1 ; James Taussig 2 ; Drew Detlefsen 2 ; Caden Miller 1 ; Jordan Ballin 1 ; Ty Hodge 2 ; Garrett Gruell 1
CS: Jordan Ballin 1
HBP: Andrew Stucky 1
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