Tigers Fall in Close Contest at East Carolina on Sunday

Sunday, April 6

Greenville, N.C.

11 AM

University of Memphis

15-24, 4-11

East Carolina

23-16, 9-6

Memphis

East Carolina

Photo by: Steven Spehar

Tigers Fall in Close Contest at East Carolina on Sunday

Apr 06, 2025 | Softball

Box Score

GREENVILLE, N.C. – Memphis (15-24, 4-11 AAC) softball dropped a close contest against East Carolina (23-16, 9-6 AAC) on Sunday by a score of 4-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Both sides went scoreless in the first three innings.
- Memphis had a runner stranded at second base in each frame.
The first run for either side came across when Chloe Geijer singled to left field, with Anna Sawyer scoring on a fielding error.
- Geijer, who advanced to second on the throw, also was awarded third base due to obstruction during the play.
Three defensive miscues in the fifth inning allowed Memphis to take the lead.
- Arianna Cox-Cole singled to right field and reached third when the ensuing throw went out of play, which allowed Ariel Davis to score.
- In the next at-bat, Neely Taylor hit a groundball off the glove of the first baseman, scoring Cox-Cole on the play.
- After Zoe Adebayo walked, Faith Brown reached on a second error by East Carolina's first baseman, allowing Taylor to score.
- Gabby Fowler extended the East Carolina lead to seven with a grand slam.
A two-run home run by Morgan Johnson in the bottom of the fifth inning tied the game at three runs apiece.
Memphis left runners at second and third in the top of the sixth after drawing two walks in the frame.
East Carolina regained the lead in the bottom half of the sixth with an RBI single by Mary-Kathryn Scott.
Kendall Frost reentered in the top of the seventh and earned the save for East Carolina, retiring the final three batters.

NOTABLES

All of Memphis' three runs scored were unearned as East Carolina committed three errors in the top of the fifth inning.
Memphis was swept in a conference series for the second time this season.
- The Tigers have lost nine of their last 10 games since March 21.
For the first time this season, Memphis played a full series without a player recording a multi-hit performance.
Zoe Adebayo went 1-for-1 at the plate with three walks drawn.
Ariel Davis reached base three times in the series finale, with one hit and two walks. She also recorded one run scored during Memphis' three-run fifth inning.
Neely Taylor finished with one hit, her 40th of the season.
- Taylor also recorded her 39th start of the season, which leads Memphis.

UP NEXT
Memphis returns to Tiger Softball Complex on Wednesday, April 9 for a nonconference matchup against Jackson State at 5 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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