Tigers Fall in Midweek Bout Against Ole Miss

Tuesday, March 31

Memphis, Tenn.

5 p.m.

University of Memphis

11-25

Ole Miss

24-15

Ole Miss

Memphis

Mar 31, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis (11-25, 2-10 American) softball team fell by a score of 10-0 to Ole Miss (24-15, 2-10 SEC) Tuesday evening at Tigers Softball Complex.

Memphis kept Ole Miss to just two runs through four innings, but a pair of four-spots by the Rebels led to the double-digit deficit.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Memphis worked through a tight situation in the second, making a play on an errant throw back to the pitcher to nab Ole Miss' Ryan Starr attempting to advance to third.
Ariel Davis was Memphis' first baserunner of the game with a walk to lead off the second inning.
A pair of walks and a single for the Rebels was followed by a sacrifice fly off the bat of Cassie Reasner to give Ole Miss a one-run lead.
Kennedy Semien walked in the third and was sacrificed over to second by Jaila Mitchell but was the second out in a lineout double play to end the inning.
An RBI double by the Rebels' Kennedy Bunker gave Ole Miss a two-run lead after four innings.
Ole Miss stretched its lead to six runs with a pair of home runs in the fifth, a three-run shot by Reasner and a pinch-hit home run by Taylor Roman to go back-to-back in the inning.
Kennedy Semien reached again in the bottom of the fifth on a two-out double down the right-field line but was stranded to end the inning.
Taylor Caton worked through a bases-loaded situation with no outs by inducing a pair of popouts and a fielder's choice.
- The bases became loaded on a pair of walks and a Memphis fielding error.
Ole Miss went into double digits on an RBI single by Persy Llamas and a three-run home run by Reasner in the seventh inning.
Jasmine Mack singled in the bottom of the seventh and advanced to third, and Mya Clark followed with a walk.
- The pair were pinch run for and stranded at second and third to end the game.

NOTABLES

Memphis' season total in doubles reached 40 with Kennedy Semien's double in tonight's game, giving Memphis back-to-back 40-plus double seasons for the first time since 2021-22.
Kennedy Semien went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk against Ole Miss.
- It was her third of the season and first since opening weekend against Arizona State.
Ariel Davis was 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk and a stolen base in the loss.
- Davis has stolen a base in consecutive games for the first time since the opening weekend of the season when she logged a steal in both games against Toledo.
Jasmine Mack picked up a hit in the loss, going 1-for-3 on the day.
Mya Clark reached twice on a pair of walks.
Taniyah Brown pitched for the first time since the Blues City Invitational when she tossed an inning in a 16-14 comeback win against Bradley (Feb. 22).
- Brown also logged her first decision of the season, picking up the loss.
Avery Stutts and Taylor Caton were the only Memphis pitchers to record a strikeout, each with one.

UP NEXT

Memphis travels to UAB (16-21, 3-9 American) for a Thursday-Saturday series in Birmingham with first pitches set for 5:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. All three games will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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