Brienesse’s Three-Hit, Three-Steal Day Leads Tigers to Win over Alcorn State

Tuesday, April 14

Memphis, Tenn.

4 p.m.

University of Memphis

15-30

Alcorn State

13-27

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Alcorn State	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1
Memphis	1	3	1	2	0	0	X	7	10	0

Brienesse’s Three-Hit, Three-Steal Day Leads Tigers to Win over Alcorn State

Apr 14, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Eight Tigers recorded a hit in Memphis' 7-2 win over Alcorn State Tuesday evening at Tigers Softball Complex.

The Tigers (15-30) were able to get production from all parts of the lineup and a pair of strong outings from Rylee Dugar and Avery Stutts, who held the Lady Braves (13-27) to just three hits over 6.2 innings.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Alcorn State plated two in the first, with a total of five walks and one wild pitch putting Memphis at an early deficit.
Memphis responded in the bottom half with an individual effort by Paris Brienesse. Brienesse singled in her at-bat and then stole both second and third before scoring on a throwing error by the Lady Brave defense.
After Ariel Davis singled and Jaila Mitchell reached on a hit-by-pitch, Deana Cunningham stepped up and sent a shot to right center for a three-run home run.
- Paris Brienesse and Isabella Hune were stranded at second and third after both reached and recorded a stolen base.
Rylee Dugar pitched the final outs of her 2.2-inning outing by inducing a popout double play to end the third inning.
After a leadoff triple by Faith Brown, Zereniti Sousa singled through the left side on the first pitch of her at-bat to bring Brown home.
Avery Stutts entered in relief to start the fourth, striking out one in her first of four innings of work.
In the bottom of the fourth, Taylor Caton doubled to left center to bring Paris Brienesse around to score.
- Brienesse had reached on a bunt single to start the inning.
After Caton advanced to third on obstruction, Jasmine Mack took a 3-0 pitch to deep center field for a sacrifice fly.
Stutts struck out two more as she closed the game with four scoreless innings to earn the win.

NOTABLES

Now with 34 team home runs, Memphis' 2026 squad is tied for the fourth-most home runs in a single season in Tigers history.
Memphis now has 60 stolen bases on the year, good for eighth-most in program history and eight shy of Memphis' total from 2025.
Memphis' 52 doubles are the ninth-most in single-season program history.
Memphis' 35 hit-by-pitches as a team would rank 35^th nationally as of right now.
The Tigers now have 13 sacrifice flies as a team, which is tied for the fourth-most in single-season history.
Memphis' now 12 triples are tied for the third-most in single-season program history.
Paris Brienesse matched her season-high with three hits in the win and tied her career high of three stolen bases.
- The previous career high was set in a game against Texas Woman's University while Brienesse was at Angelo State.
- Brienesse has also surpassed 50 career stolen bases at the Division I level.
Deana Cunningham was 1-for-2 on the day with a three-run home run, also reaching on a hit-by-pitch.
- Cunningham is now tied with Ariel Davis for the team lead in hit-by-pitches with eight, a mark that is also tied for the seventh-most in single-season program history.
- Cunningham also moves into fourth in single-season defensive assists with 115 after tonight's win.
Taylor Caton finished with a 1-for-2 performance after entering as a pinch hitter and notching an RBI double.
Faith Brown was 1-for-2 at the plate with her second triple of the season.
- Brown now finds herself in a tie with Ariel Davis and Jasmine Mack as the only Tigers with multiple triples on the year.
Zereniti Sousa notched an RBI single for her lone hit in two at-bats.
Ariel Davis was 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a run scored in the contest.
- Davis holds a narrow lead with a team-best 46 hits on the year, the most by a player in a single season since Gracie Morton's 66 in 2022.
Jasmine Mack logged an RBI on a sacrifice fly in her lone at-bat.
- Mack now moves into second in RBI on the team with her 22^nd of the season.
Jaila Mitchell reached twice on a single and a hit-by-pitch, scoring once in the win.
Kylie Waldrep finished with a hit in her lone plate appearance, also stealing a base.
- Waldrep is one of three Tigers (Deana Cunningham, Faith Brown) with a perfect 1.000 stolen base percentage with at least five attempts.
Isabella Hune reached once on a hit-by-pitch, also recording her sixth stolen base of the year.
Avery Stutts tossed four scoreless innings while striking out three and only allowing one hit in her sixth win of the year.
Rylee Dugar carried a no-decision with 2.2 innings of scoreless work, striking out three and allowing two hits.

UP NEXT

Memphis will continue a short homestand with a conference series against North Texas (24-19, 13-5 American), who will play Abilene Christian before making the trip to the Bluff City.

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