University of Memphis Athletics
Friday, February 27
Memphis, Tenn.
4:05 p.m.
University of Memphis
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Tigers Fall to Gamecocks in Game One of Series
Feb 27, 2026 | Baseball
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis (3-6) baseball team fell to Jacksonville State (8-2), 10-1, on Friday afternoon in game one of a three-game series.
Memphis starting pitcher Seth Garner pitched three no-hit innings before two Jacksonville State home runs in the fourth inning opened the scoring. Jax State went on to score three runs in each of the middle innings to build a 9-0 lead after six. Both teams scored a run in the eighth, before Maddox McDougall struck out two Memphis batters in the ninth to close the door on the Tigers.
The Tigers will return to FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field tomorrow for game two with Jacksonville State.
HOW IT HAPPENED
NOTABLES
SCORING SUMMARY
Top 4:
Trey King homered.
Grayson Ashe homered, Cooper Blauser scored.
Memphis 0, Jacksonville State 3
Top 5:
Cooper Blauser tripled, Orlando Pena scored.
Sam Richardson homered, Cooper Blauser scored.
Memphis 0, Jacksonville State 6
Top 6:
Matthew Cash singled, Jaxon Pate scored.
Caleb Johnson singled, Matthew Cash scored.
Caleb Johnson scored on a wild pitch.
Memphis 0, Jacksonville State 9
Top 8:
Cooper Blauser hit a sacrifice fly, Trey Majette scored.
Memphis 0, Jacksonville State 10
Bottom 8:
Kyle Mabie grounded into a double play, Webb Watson scored.
Memphis 1, Jacksonville State 10
UP NEXT
Memphis will be back Saturday for game two against Jacksonville State at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field. First pitch is set for 2:05 p.m.
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.
Memphis starting pitcher Seth Garner pitched three no-hit innings before two Jacksonville State home runs in the fourth inning opened the scoring. Jax State went on to score three runs in each of the middle innings to build a 9-0 lead after six. Both teams scored a run in the eighth, before Maddox McDougall struck out two Memphis batters in the ninth to close the door on the Tigers.
The Tigers will return to FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field tomorrow for game two with Jacksonville State.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Both starting pitchers allowed no hits in the first two innings; Memphis center fielder Michael Gupton claimed the game's first hit on a single through the left side in the bottom of the third.
- Jacksonville State scored the first runs of the game in the fourth on a solo shot by Trey King and a two-run homer by Grayson Ashe.
- The Gamecocks added three more runs in the fifth after a diving attempt in center field by Gupton came up just short, resulting in a triple by Cooper Blauser that scored a run. The next batter, Sam Richardson, went yard for Jax State's third home run of the game.
- In the sixth inning, the Gamecocks scored three runs for the third consecutive inning. This time via two singles and a run scored on a wild pitch.
- Jax State extended their lead to 10-0 in the eighth when Trey Majette scored on a sacrifice fly by Cooper Blauser.
- The Tigers were in danger of being run-ruled after the eighth inning until Webb Watson doubled to lead off the inning and later scored when Kyle Mabie grounded into a double play.
- The lead would prove too big for Memphis as two strikeouts and a fly out in the ninth inning sealed the victory for Jax State.
NOTABLES
- Memphis allowed nine runs in the middle innings (4-6). Of the 71 runs allowed this year by the Tigers, 40 of them have come in the middle innings (56.3%).
- Jacksonville State scored four of their 10 runs with two outs in the inning. 37 of the 71 runs allowed by the Tigers have come with two outs (52.1%).
- Center fielder Michael Gupton stole his fourth base of the season for the Tigers, bringing the team's season total to 25 steals, which ranks in the top 20 nationally and first in the American.
- Second baseman Shane Cox improved his season hit total to 15 with another base-knock, Cox has at least one hit in eight of nine games so far this season.
- Cox, along with shortstop Javon Hernandez and right fielder James Smith IV, have reached base safely in all nine games so far.
- True freshman RHP Aiden Steht pitched his second and third innings of the year, striking out the side in the ninth for the Tigers.
SCORING SUMMARY
Top 4:
Trey King homered.
Grayson Ashe homered, Cooper Blauser scored.
Memphis 0, Jacksonville State 3
Top 5:
Cooper Blauser tripled, Orlando Pena scored.
Sam Richardson homered, Cooper Blauser scored.
Memphis 0, Jacksonville State 6
Top 6:
Matthew Cash singled, Jaxon Pate scored.
Caleb Johnson singled, Matthew Cash scored.
Caleb Johnson scored on a wild pitch.
Memphis 0, Jacksonville State 9
Top 8:
Cooper Blauser hit a sacrifice fly, Trey Majette scored.
Memphis 0, Jacksonville State 10
Bottom 8:
Kyle Mabie grounded into a double play, Webb Watson scored.
Memphis 1, Jacksonville State 10
UP NEXT
Memphis will be back Saturday for game two against Jacksonville State at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field. First pitch is set for 2:05 p.m.
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: Pillsbury, Eli (2-0)
L: Garner, Seth (0-2)
S: McDougall, Maddox (1)
Batting:
3B: Blauser, Cooper 1
HR: King, Trey 1 ; Richardson, Sam 1 ; Ashe, Grayson 1
RBI: Johnson, Caleb 1 ; Blauser, Cooper 2 ; King, Trey 1 ; Richardson, Sam 2 ; Cash, Matthew 1 ; Ashe, Grayson 2
SH: Johnson, Caleb 1 ; Williams, Luke 1
SF: Blauser, Cooper 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnson, Caleb 1 ; Blauser, Cooper 2 ; King, Trey 1 ; Richardson, Sam 1 ; Cash, Matthew 1 ; Ashe, Grayson 1 ; Pate, Jaxon 1 ; Majette, Trey 1 ; Pena, Orlando 1
SB: Johnson, Caleb 2 ; King, Trey 1 ; Pate, Jaxon 1
Batting:
2B: Watson, Webb 1 ; Harrington, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Watson, Webb 1
SB: Gupton, Michael 1
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