Memphis Falls in Saturday Contest Against East Carolina

Saturday, April 5

Greenville, N.C.

1 PM

University of Memphis

15-23, 4-10

East Carolina

22-16, 8-6

Memphis

East Carolina

Photo by: Steven Spehar

Memphis Falls in Saturday Contest Against East Carolina

Apr 05, 2025 | Softball

Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Memphis (15-23, 4-10 AAC) softball fell by mercy rule, 17-1, versus East Carolina (22-16, 8-6 AAC) on Saturday at Max R. Joyner Family Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the top of the first inning, Ariel Davis singled to left field and later recorded a stolen base.
- She was stranded at second to end the inning.
East Carolina took a large lead in the first inning, bringing seven runs across to score.
- Kanisha Anderson scored on a wild pitch in the first.
  - Two batters later, Taniyah Brown was relieved in the circle due to injury.
- An RBI single by Anna Sawyer brought a second run home.
- Chloe Geijer singled in the following at-bat to bring in a third run and keep the bases loaded.
- Gabby Fowler extended the East Carolina lead to seven with a grand slam.
The Pirates extended their lead to 15 runs in the second inning.
- A solo home run in the second inning by Logan Sutton gave East Carolina an eight-run lead.
- With the bases loaded in the bottom of the second, Mary Kathryn Scott singled to left center to bring a ninth run home.
- A fielder's choice hit by Kanisha Anderson brought another run home in the second.
- Annie Kate Dalton hit East Carolina's second grand slam of the game in the bottom of the second inning.
- A single by Chloe Geijer in the bottom of the second gave the Pirates their eighth run of the inning.
Two runs came across in the third inning for the Pirates.
- Annie Kate Dalton recorded her fifth RBI of the game with a single in the bottom of the third inning.
- A sacrifice fly off the bat of Morgan Johnson brought Hannah Evans home for the second run of the inning.
Memphis' lone run came in the fourth inning when Drue Thomas singled to center field and Zoe Adebayo scored on the play due to a fielding error.

NOTABLES

This defeat marks the largest margin of defeat for Memphis this season.
- It is also the fifth-highest margin of defeat in program history.
For the second time this season, Memphis issued walks to ten batters, with the last occurrence being against then No. 20 Kentucky.
Zoe Adebayo finished with a 1-for-2 performance at the plate and recording the only run scored for the Tigers in the contest.
Ariel Davis finished with one hit and one stolen base,
- She currently ranks third on the team with seven stolen bases this season.
Drue Thomas recorded one hit in the loss, bringing in Memphis' lone run of the game after a fielding error allowed Zoe Adebayo to score.

UP NEXT
Memphis finishes its weekend series against East Carolina tomorrow at 11 a.m. CST. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Taylor Apple (9-7)

L: Brown, Taniyah (4-5)

Memphis

Batting:

SH: Cox-Cole, Arianna 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Adebayo, Zoe 1

SB: Davis, Ariel 1 ; Williams, Aubrey 1

East Carolina

Batting:

2B: Logan Sutton 1

HR: Annie Kate Dalton 1 ; Logan Sutton 1 ; Gabby Fowler 1

RBI: Kanisha Anderson 1 ; Annie Kate Dalton 5 ; Morgan Johnson 1 ; Logan Sutton 1 ; Anna Sawyer 1 ; Chloe Geijer 2 ; Gabby Fowler 4 ; Mary-Kathryn Scott 1

SF: Morgan Johnson 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Kanisha Anderson 3 ; Emma Jackson 1 ; Hannah Evans 1 ; Annie Kate Dalton 2 ; Morgan Johnson 1 ; Logan Sutton 3 ; Anna Sawyer 2 ; Chloe Geijer 2 ; Gabby Fowler 2