2011 MEMPHIS SOFTBALL Memphis Athletic Media Relations • 203 Athletic Office Bldg • Memphis, TN • 901-678-2337 • Fax: 901-678-4134 Softball Contact Info: Colby Wilson • rcwlson2@memphis.edu • 901-678-5294 • Cell: 615-604-3803 Brandon Kolditz • wkolditz@memphis.edu • 901-678-2444 • Cell: 901-871-5475
2011 TIGER SCOREBOARD Date 2/11
Time/Result vs. North Florida& W, 3-0 vs. DePaul& L, 5-6 2/12 vs. #22/24 Ohio State& W, 7-3 (8) at FIU& L, 6-7 2/13 vs. Kentucky& W, 3-2 2/19 vs. Appalachian State$ W, 1-0 at Georgia State$ W, 3-2 2/20 vs. Lipscomb$ W, 1-0 vs. Appalachian State$ W, 1-0 2/23 Alabama A&M W, 8-0 (5) Alabama A&M W, 9-0 (5) 2/25 #24 Kentucky# Cancelled at #16/17 Stanford# W, 2-1 2/26 North Dakota State# L, 0-2 UC Davis# W, 8-3 2/27 Colorado State# W, 4-3 (8) 3/4 at Mississippi State% Cancelled 3/5 at Mississippi State% Cancelled 3/6 vs. #22 Texas A&M% L, 0-1 (9) vs. Miss. Valley State% W, 5-1 3/10 at NC State Cancelled 3/12 at East Carolina* L, 1-4 at East Carolina* W, 2-1 3/13 at East Carolina* W, 1-0 3/16 Miss. Valley State W, 8-0 (5) Miss. Valley State W, 2-0 3/19 Houston* L, 7-1 Houston* L, 8-0 (5) 3/20 Houston* W, 2-0 3/26 at UTEP* W, 5-3 at UTEP* W, 13-3 (5) 3/27 at UTEP* W, 15-6 (6) 4/2 Tulsa* L, 4-1 Tulsa* L, 2-1 (8) 4/3 Tulsa* L, 7-0 4/6 Alabama State W, 7-0 Alabama State W, 12-4 (6) 4/9 at Marshall* W, 10-3 at Marshall* W, 7-4 4/10 at Marshall* Cancelled 4/13 Tennessee State W, 7-2 Tennessee State W, 8-0 (5) 4/15 at Murray State Cancelled at Murray State Cancelled 4/19 at Arkansas W, 14-2 4/22 UCF* W, 3-0 UCF* W, 4-1 4/23 UCF* W, 8-0 4/27 at UT Martin 5 pm 4/30 UAB* 1 pm UAB* 3 pm 5/1 UAB* 1 pm 5/7 at Southern Miss* 1 pm at Southern Miss* 3 pm 5/8 at Southern Miss* 1 pm 5/12-14 C-USA Championship * Denotes Conference USA Game & FIU Combat Class (Miami, Fla.) $ Panther Invitational (Atlanta, Ga.) # Stanford Nike Invitational (Palo Alto, Calif.) % Bulldog Classic (Starkville, Miss.) Home games in BOLD Times are local to site and subject to change
Wednesday, A pril 27 Bettye Giles Field, Martin, Tenn. Live Web Coverage: Live Chat / G ameTracker / UStream Video
Tigers Get C-USA Schedule Restarted With Home Series Against UCF Memphis will face its final regular season nonconference opponent, Wednesday, when the Tigers travel to Martin, Tenn., for a single game with Tennessee Martin. Memphis carries a 10game winning streak into the road match-up with the Skyhawks, with four of those wins coming via shut-out. Jessica Phillips owns the school record in home runs and runs batted in and will look to continue what will go down in history as one of the most prolific offensive season’s in C-USA history. For Tennessee Martin, hitting (.275) and pitching (2.92 ERA) have been solid; the Skyhawks enter the game winners of four of their past five contests, including a series victory against Jacksonville State. Amanda Brandenburg (.368, 8 HR, 30 RBI) is the current OVC Player of the Week. Last Meeting Against UT Martin The Tigers swept the Skyhawks, at home, in 2009. The Tigers won the first game, 7-2, with Janelle Valle going the distance for the victory. Maddie McKinley and Jessica Phillips drove in runs for the Tigers. In the second game Phillips, McKinley and Lelani Bernardino each collected two hits and Vanessa Walle hit a ninth-inning sac fly to win it for the Tigers, 5-4. Live Coverage The single-game at Tennessee Martin can be followed through live stats provided by CBS College Sports GameTracker. Live chat provided by Memphis Media Relations will also be available for each game. Links to the live chat and GameTracker can be found at GoTigersGo.com. Memphis Media Relations will also provide UStream video, for which a link will be provided at GoTigersGo.com. Phillips Earns Third POW Honor Phillips led Memphis with a .543 batting average, 10 RBI, three home runs and four runs scored as the team went 4-0 on the week with a run-rule victory over Arkansas and a threegame conference sweep against UCF. She also had a 1.455 slugging percentage with a .615 on base percentage. The junior has hit safely in a career best 10-straight games and has recorded
an RBI in nine of those 10 contests, including the last six. The first baseman began the week with a 3-for-4 performance against Arkansas with two home runs, including a grand slam, six RBI and three runs scored. It marked her fourth multi-homer game of the season and fifth of her career. The six RBI also tied her career high for the second time this year. The grand slam was also her second of the season. Phillips then went 3-for-7 against UCF with four RBI and two walks. She hit her third home run of the week in the first inning of game one against UCF to help Memphis earn a 3-0 shutout. Phillips also doubled in a run in game two and went 1-for-2 with an RBI to wrap up the sweep in game three. The Chattanooga, Tenn., native became the school record holder for home runs in a season with 14 and RBI with 43 during last week’s play. On Deck The Tigers will host UAB, which is currently tied for second with Houston, this weekend in Memphis’ 2011 C-USA home schedule finale. Saturday’s doubleheader will kick off at 1 p.m., with the second game to follow. Sunday, the fans will pay respects to a program-high seven seniors on Senior Day at the Tiger Softball Complex, beginning at 1 p.m. (CT). Glove Work Coinciding with the Tigers wildly successful April has been stellar defensive play. Since the beginning of the month, Memphis as a team owns a fielding percentage of .977, raising the team’s percentage on the season up to .968. In the past 10 games, the Tigers have been nearly flawless, committing just two errors in 247 chances. Get the Brooms Out: Memphis Sweeps UCF, Runs Win Streak to 10 Games Memphis earned its first sweep of UCF since 2007 and moved into fourth place in C-USA with two weekends remaining in the regular season. Memphis got stellar pitching on the weekend, allowing a mere one run in three games. In the opener, Carly Hummel recorded a shut out, striking out seven, while Jessica Phillips slammed her season’s 14th home run. In the second game, Heather Mott homered and doubled and Janelle Valle pitched 6.1 for the