MEMPHIS BASEBALL 2011 Memphis Athletic Media Relations • 203 Athletic Office Bldg • Memphis, TN • 901-678-2337 • Fax: 901-678-4134 Baseball Contact Info: Mark Taylor • mtylor16@memphis.edu • 901-678-5294 • Cell: 870-759-2074
ORAL ROBERTS (3-4)
MEMPHIS (5-2)
Fri. - RHP Alex Gonzalez (1-0, 0.64 ERA)
Probable Starting Rotation
EASTERN KENTUCKY (3-5)
Fri. - RHP Dan Langfield (2-0, 4.26 ERA) Sat. - LHP Ryan Holland (1-1, 3.77 ERA) Sun. - TBA
Sat. - LHP Kyle McGrath (1-0, 6.30 ERA)
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (2-6) Sun. - RHP Todd Eaton (1-1, 7.27 ERA)
2011 TIGER SCOREBOARD Date 2/18 2/19 2/20 2/22 2/25 2/26 2/27 3/4 3/5 3/6 3/8 3/9 3/12 3/12 3/13 3/15 3/18 3/19 3/20 3/22 3/23 3/25 3/26 3/27 3/30 4/1 4/2 4/3 4/5 4/8 4/9 4/10 4/12 4/13 4/15 4/16 4/17 4/19 4/20 4/22 4/23 4/23 4/27 4/29 4/30 5/1 5/6 5/7 5/8 5/13 5/14 5/15 5/17 5/19 5/20 5/21 5/25-29
Time/Result Evansville 13-9, W Evansville 8-4, W Evansville 17-6, W at Ole Miss 2-4, L at Kennesaw State 5-4, W at Kennesaw State 1-2, L at Kennesaw State 13-7, W Oral Roberts& 4:30 p.m. Eastern Kentucky& 4:30 p.m. Southern Illinois& 3:30 p.m. at Auburn 6 p.m. at Auburn 6 p.m. St. Peter’s 12 p.m. St. Peter’s 3:30 p.m. St. Peter’s 1 p.m. UT Martin 6:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois 6:30 p.m. Eastern Illinois 2 p.m. Eastern Illinois 1 p.m. vs. Arkansas% 6:30 p.m. vs. Arkansas^ 6:30 p.m. at East Carolina* 5 p.m. at East Carolina* 2 p.m. at East Carolina* 11 a.m. Mississippi Valley State 6:30 p.m. Alcorn State 6:30 p.m. Alcorn State 2 p.m. Alcorn State 3 p.m. vs. Ole Miss^ 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss* 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss* 2 p.m. Southern Miss* 1 p.m. Arkansas State 6:30 p.m. at Arkansas State 6:30 p.m. at UAB* 6:30 p.m. at UAB* 2 p.m. at UAB* 1 p.m. Middle Tennessee 6:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee 4 p.m. UCF* 6:30 p.m. UCF* 12 p.m. UCF* 4 p.m. at Austin Peay 6 p.m. Marshall* 6:30 p.m. Marshall* 2 p.m. Marshall* 1 p.m. at Tulane* 6:30 p.m. at Tulane* 2 p.m. at Tulane* 1 p.m. at Rice* 6:30 p.m. at Rice* 2 p.m. at Rice* 1 p.m. Mississippi State^ 6:30 p.m. Houston* 6:30 p.m. Houston* 6:30 p.m. Houston* 1 p.m. C-USA Tournament TBA
* Denotes Conference USA Game & University of Memphis Classic (FedExPark) % Game Played in Little Rock, Ark. (Dickey-Stephens Park) ^ Game Played at AutoZone Park (Memphis, Tenn.) Home games in BOLD All Times are CST
G AME 8 Venue: ................................ FedExPark (2,000) Memphis, Tenn. Date/Time: ............................. Friday, 4:30 p.m. Audio: ................ Jeff Brightwell (Play-by-Play) ............. WUMR 91.7 FM/Memphis Tiger Vision Live Stats: .............................. GoTigersGo.com Video: .............................Memphis Tiger Vision
G AME 9 Venue: ................................ FedExPark (2,000) Memphis, Tenn. Date/Time: ......................... Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Audio: ................ Jeff Brightwell (Play-by-Play) ............. WUMR 91.7 FM/Memphis Tiger Vision Live Stats: .............................. GoTigersGo.com Video: .............................Memphis Tiger Vision
G AME 10 Venue: ................................ FedExPark (2,000) Memphis, Tenn. Date/Time: ........................... Sunday, 4:30 p.m. Audio: ................ Jeff Brightwell (Play-by-Play) ............. WUMR 91.7 FM/Memphis Tiger Vision Live Stats: .............................. GoTigersGo.com Video: .............................Memphis Tiger Vision Memphis Hosts University of Memphis Baseball Classic The Tiger baseball program welcomes Oral Roberts, Eastern Kentucky and Southern Illinois to FedExPark for the University of Memphis Classic this weekend. Memphis and Oral Roberts battle at 4:30 p.m. Friday and Eastern Kentucky versus Southern Illinois will be the classic opener at 1 p.m. Friday. SIU takes on Oral Roberts at 1 p.m. Saturday followed by Memphis versus Eastern Kentucky. Following a noon match-up between Oral Roberts and Eastern Kentucky, the Tigers close the tournament against Southern Illinois.
Stat Comparison Record
5-2
3-4
3-5
2-6
Avg.
.354
.291
.287
.242
Runs/Game
8.43
5.43
4.75
3.63
Hits/Game
12.00
10.29
9.88
8.13
RBI/Game
8.00
4.71
4.50
3.25
Slug%
.565
.413
.382
.323
Walks/Game
5.57
4.86
4.38
3.25
OB %
.461
.388
.381
.316
SB/Game
1.71
0.43
1.13
0.88
Fld %
.988
.963
.964
.945
IP
61.0
62.1
69.2
66.0
ERA
5.31
4.19
5.94
4.77
SO
62
48
56
51
BB
31
29
30
27
B/Avg.
.245
.259
.303
.273
Live Coverage Friday and Sunday’s games can be heard on WUMR 91.7 FM and via Memphis Tiger Vision. Saturday’s game will be joined in progress following the Men’s Basketball game. All three games will be streamed live on Memphis Tiger Vision. Live Chat will also be available for each game as well as live stats via GameTracker. All links are available on the baseball home page at www.GoTigersGo.com
PROBABLE MEMPHIS STARTERS Pos. C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH
Name, Class Phillip Chapman T.J. Rich Adam McClain Jacob Wilson Chad Zurcher Rick Russel Drew Martinez Bryan Picou Eli Hynes
BA GP-GS HR .423 7-6 0 .250 7-7 1 .379 7-7 0 .333 7-7 2 .423 7-7 0 .368 7-7 0 .483 7-7 0 .308 7-7 0 .240 7-7 3
RBI R 7 5 8 3 4 6 17 7 3 8 0 5 6 11 3 5 8 5
SB Notes 2-2 Back after season-ending forearm injury 0-0 Hit first DI homer on Feb. 20 0-0 Legged out three 2B last weekend 1-1 Had 10 RBI last week (Seven on Feb. 27) 4-4 Hit .400 in 2010 0-2 Moved to LF 5-6 23rd-round draft pick to Mets in 2010 0-0 Lone freshman in starting lineup 0-1 Hit grand slam in first at-bat as a Tiger