University of Memphis Athletics
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Sousa Sets Single-Game RBI Record as Mack’s Walk-Off Home Run Completes Comeback versus Bradley
Feb 22, 2026 | Softball
Tigers also pick up forfeit win over Indiana State
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis (5-8) softball team picked up a pair of wins in highly different fashions on the final day of the Blues City Invitational, with a 16-14 walk-off win against Bradley and a 7-0 forfeit win over Indiana State.
Memphis climbed out from a 10-run deficit in the third inning, led by Zereniti Sousa's single-game record nine RBI and a walk-off three-run home run off the bat of Jasmine Mack in the bottom of the seventh. The Tigers were declared winners by forfeit after Indiana State refused to play the final game of the night.
GAME ONE: Memphis 16, Bradley 14
HOW IT HAPPENED
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Tigers hit the road for a six-game stretch in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers take on Southern on Thursday before participating in the LSU Invitational over the weekend. Over the weekend at head coach Trena Prater's alma mater, Memphis will play Iowa once and both LSU and Nicholls twice.
Only Memphis' two games against LSU will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE TIGERS
For complete information on Memphis Tigers Softball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Memphis climbed out from a 10-run deficit in the third inning, led by Zereniti Sousa's single-game record nine RBI and a walk-off three-run home run off the bat of Jasmine Mack in the bottom of the seventh. The Tigers were declared winners by forfeit after Indiana State refused to play the final game of the night.
GAME ONE: Memphis 16, Bradley 14
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Bradley sprung out to an eight-run lead in the first inning, with five hits, four walks and one Memphis error playing a role with one home run by Bradley's Kierston McCoy on the third pitch of the game.
- Memphis was able to answer with two RBI in the bottom half on RBI singles by Zereniti Sousa and Deana Cunningham.
- After the Braves went scoreless in the second, a two RBI single off the bat of Zereniti Sousa cut the deficit down to four runs.
- Bradley's McCoy picked up two more RBI as the Braves logged six runs in the third on five hits and four Memphis errors in the frame.
- Memphis continued to fight as a sacrifice fly by Aubrey Williams and an RBI groundout by Jasmine Mack led to two more runs in the third.
- After allowing four runs in the first, Taylor Caton reentered the circle and began what would be a stretch of four scoreless innings to keep Bradley at 14 runs in total.
- After both sides went quietly in the fourth, Memphis tacked on four runs in the fifth on an RBI single by Neely Taylor and a three-run home run by Zereniti Sousa.
- In the sixth, Memphis used multiple defensive substitutions to hold Bradley scoreless.
- Those batters reentered in the bottom half of the inning, with Zereniti Sousa logging her seventh, eighth and ninth RBI with a bases-clearing double of the wall.
- This hit gave Sousa the single-game program record of nine RBI.
- Caton and the Memphis defense again stood tall, only allowing one baserunner in the seventh.
- The bottom half of the Memphis lineup was not phased in the bottom of the seventh as pinch hitter Mya Clark reached on a single, Aubrey Williams also singled down the line and Jasmine Mack stepped up and sent the first pitch of her at-bat over the wall in right field to end the game and give Memphis its second walk-off win of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Indiana State refused to play without having a declared drop-dead time, resulting in a forfeit.
- Per NCAA rule 6.20.2 of the 2026-27 NCAA Softball Rules Book, the score of the forfeited game will be 7-0 in favor of the team not at fault.
- No stats will be recorded from the game, other than the final score and win for Memphis.
- No stats will be recorded from the game, other than the final score and win for Memphis.
- The 30 combined runs in Memphis' win over Bradley are the most runs scored in a game in program history.
- The eight errors committed by the Memphis defense were the most in a single game in the program's history.
- Despite committing eight errors, only two of Bradley's 14 runs scored were unearned.
- Zereniti Sousa finished the game going 4-for-4 at the plate with a single-game program record nine RBI, while also scoring two runs and drawing a walk.
- The previous record was eight RBI by Melissa Nance against Lipscomb in 2007.
- Sousa now stands alone as the team's RBI leader with 11.
- Jasmine Mack had a career night, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and a home run, finishing with a three-run walk-off home run to give her four total RBI against the Braves.
- Neely Taylor was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored after entering as a pinch hitter and playing right field.
- Ariel Davis finished the night with two runs scored after reaching on two walks and a hit-by-pitch.
- She still stands as the team's leader in average (.389), runs (12), hits (14), total bases (30), slugging percentage (.833) and triples (2) after 13 games.
- Kylie Waldrep reached twice, both on a hit-by-pitch.
- Waldrep has now been hit four times this season.
- Faith Brown was 2-for-4 with a walk in the victory.
- Deana Cunningham finished the night with one hit, one RBI and one run scored.
- Aubrey Williams logged a hit, RBI and run scored in the contest.
- Mya Clark had a crucial pinch-hit opportunity, reaching on a single and eventually scoring on the game-winning home run.
- Taylor Caton pitched a total of 4.1 innings after starting and reentering, striking out five batters and holding Bradley scoreless for the final four innings en route to her first collegiate win as a pitcher.
The Tigers hit the road for a six-game stretch in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Tigers take on Southern on Thursday before participating in the LSU Invitational over the weekend. Over the weekend at head coach Trena Prater's alma mater, Memphis will play Iowa once and both LSU and Nicholls twice.
Only Memphis' two games against LSU will be broadcast on SEC Network+.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE TIGERS
For complete information on Memphis Tigers Softball, visit www.GoTigersGo.com and follow the team's social media channels on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Caton, Taylor (1-1)
L: Rusher, Abby (1-6)
Batting:
2B: McCoy, Kierston 1 ; Turner, Olivia 1
HR: McCoy, Kierston 1
RBI: McCoy, Kierston 2 ; Brooks, Hannah 2 ; Breeding, Ashley 1 ; Turner, Olivia 4 ; Shafer, Ella 1 ; Schlosser, Morgan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Seitz, Brynna 1 ; McCoy, Kierston 2 ; Brooks, Hannah 1 ; Breeding, Ashley 2 ; Organ, Emily 1 ; Comstock, Austin 1 ; Turner, Olivia 2 ; Shafer, Ella 2 ; Schlosser, Morgan 2
SB: Breeding, Ashley 1
HBP: Organ, Emily 1
Batting:
2B: Mack, Jasmine 2 ; Sousa, Zereniti 1
HR: Mack, Jasmine 1 ; Sousa, Zereniti 1
RBI: Cunningham, Deana 1 ; Williams, Aubrey 1 ; Mack, Jasmine 4 ; Sousa, Zereniti 9 ; Taylor, Neely 1
SH: Brienesse, Paris 1
SF: Cunningham, Deana 1 ; Williams, Aubrey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clement, Kayla 1 ; Cunningham, Deana 1 ; Brown, Faith 1 ; Williams, Aubrey 1 ; Brienesse, Paris 1 ; Clark, Mya 1 ; Mack, Jasmine 4 ; Sousa, Zereniti 2 ; Davis, Ariel 2 ; Taylor, Neely 2
SB: Davis, Ariel 1
HBP: Waldrep, Kylie 2 ; Davis, Ariel 1
Game Leaders
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