Tigers Outlasted in 2-1 Loss to Blazers

Friday, April 3

Birmingham, Ala.

5:30 p.m.

University of Memphis

12-26, 3-11

UAB

17-22, 4-10

Memphis

UAB

Photo by: Steven Spehar

Apr 03, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The University of Memphis (12-26, 3-11 American) softball team fell late in a tight 2-1 contest against UAB (17-22, 4-10 American) Friday night.

Memphis held a one-run lead through four innings, but a pair of scores by UAB in the fifth and sixth innings were too much for the Memphis bats to overcome in the final frames.

HOW IT HAPPENED

While Memphis' first six batters went down in order, Mya Clark worked through two scoreless innings, giving up a hit in each.
Kennedy Semien hit a hustle double to lead off the third and came around to score on a Neely Taylor RBI single.
After both offenses were unable to produce in the fourth inning, UAB took advantage of a leadoff double by Ashlyn Shirah in the fifth and brought her home on a sacrifice fly after Shirah was sacrificed to second by Hannah Dorsett.
Isabella Hune led off the sixth with a single but was stranded at third after a diving catch on a Faith Brown line drive to center.
UAB took its first lead of the game on a home run by Antonia Henderson that popped out of Kennedy Semien's glove on a robbery attempt.
Memphis' batters went down in order in the seventh to end the game.

NOTABLES

The two runs scored by UAB were the least allowed by Memphis in a loss this season.
- The previous low was a pair of 4-3 losses against Tulsa and RV Arizona State.
Mya Clark tossed 4.1 innings in the start, only allowing one run and striking out two in the no-decision.
Avery Stutts threw 1.2 innings, striking out one while being credited with the loss.
Neely Taylor picked up her ninth RBI of the season after going 1-for-3 in the loss.
- Taylor's hit tonight makes her the third Tiger this season to reach 10 hits in American Conference play.
Kennedy Semien was 1-for-2 with a double and a run scored in the game.
- Semien is now fifth on the team with five doubles.
Isabella Hune had a base hit in the loss, her seventh of the year.

UP NEXT

The rubber match against UAB is set for a 1 p.m. start tomorrow to close out the weekend.

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