2012 MEMPHIS SOFTBALL
2012 MEMPHIS SOFTBALL Memphis Athletic Media Relations • 203 Athletic Office Bldg • Memphis, TN • 901-678-2337 • Fax: 901-678-4134 Softball Contact Info: Brandon Kolditz • wkolditz@memphis.edu • 901-678-2444 • Cell: 901-871-5475 Week 3 | February 20-26, 2012
2012 TIGER SCOREBOARD
* Denotes Conference USA Game & Mardi Gras Invitational (Mobile, Ala.) $ Louisville Slugger Desert Classic (Las Vegas, Nev.) # Blues City Classic (Memphis, Tenn.) % Tennessee Classic (Knoxville, Tenn.) Home games in BOLD Times are local to site and subject to change
University of Memphis
Mississippi Valley State (0-7) SWAC
Miami-Ohio Western Illinois Northern Iowa Missouri State Leathernecks Panthers Bears RedHawks (3-5) (3-2) (2-1) (3-1) Summit MVC MVC MAC
SEMO Redhawks (4-2) OVC
Blues City Classic
February 24-26, 2012 / Tiger Softball Complex / Memphis, Tenn. Live Web Coverage: Live Chat / G ameTracker / A ll-Access Video
Live Coverage All of the Tigers’ games this week can be followed through live stats provided by CBS College Sports GameTracker. Live chat and All-Access video provided by Memphis Media Relations will also be available for each game. Links to the live coverage can be found at GoTigersGo.com. On Deck Following the Blues City Classic, Memphis will travel to Knoxville to compete in its final regular season tournament. The Tigers will play in the Tennessee Classic hosted by the University of Tennessee. Memphis will play Boston University, Tennessee, East Tennessee State, Louisville and an exhibition against the Dutch National Team. History Versus Mississippi Valley State Memphis is 6-0 all-time against Mississippi Valley State and a perfect 31-0 against teams from the Southwestern Conference (SWAC). Last year, the Tigers defeated the Devilettes three times. Memphis won a 5-1 decision in Starkville, Miss., at a tournament hosted by Mississippi State and swept a home doubleheader, 8-0 and 2-0. In six games, MVSU has scored a combined five runs. Mississippi Valley State (6-0) 2-23-2007 H #NR 3-30-2010 H #NR 3-30-2010 H #NR 3-6-2011 N #NR 3-16-2011 H #NR
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8-2 4-1 5-1 5-1 8-0
3-16-2011
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W
2-0
History Versus Miami-Ohio Memphis is 0-1 all-time against Miami-Ohio. The two teams met in 2009 at the K-Club Classic in Kennesaw, Ga. The RedHawks held on to a 2-0 first inning lead for the one-run win. Miami-Ohio (0-1) 2-22-2009 N
#NR
L
1-2
History Versus Southeast Missouri State Memphis is 4-2 all-time against Southeast Missouri State and has won the last two meeting. The Tigers are 3-1 at home against the Redhawks. The last meeting between the two schools was a single game in Memphis in 2008. The Tigers won the game 3-1. This will be SEMO’s fourth appearance in the Blues City Classic. The team has appeared in all but one of the tournaments. Southeast Missouri State (4-2) 3-23-2006 H #NR 3-23-2006 H #NR 2-23-2007 H #NR 4-24-2007 A #NR 4-24-2007 A #NR 2-23-2008 H #NR
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1-2 3-2 2-1 (9) 3-4 1-1 3-1
History Versus Rest of Tournament Field Memphis will play Western Illinois, Northern Iowa and Missouri State for the first time. Tigers in Tournament Play The Tigers have participated in 21 different tournaments in seven seasons and carry a 52-50 record into the Blues City Classic. Last year, Memphis finished 11-4 in four regular season tournaments. Mosby Opens Season with Bang Junior shortstop Morgan Mosby had a coming out party of sorts in the opening week of the 2012 season at the Mardi Gras Invitational. The Hernando, Miss., native led the team with a .667
2012 Softba ll Ga me Notes
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2012 Home Opener The University of Memphis softball team (2-8) opens its home schedule on Tuesday with a single game against Mississippi Valley State at 4 p.m. The Tigers then host the Blues City Classic beginning Friday and running through Sunday. The six-team tournament also features MiamiOhio, Western Illinois, Northern Iowa, Missouri State and Southeast Missouri.
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Date Time/Result 2/10 vs #2/3 Alabama & L, 0-8 (5) at Southa Alabama & Canceled 2/11 vs Jacksonville State & W, 10-5 2/12 vs Mississippi State & L, 6-9 at South Alabama & W, 3-1 2/16 at UNLV $ L, 0-1 vs Hawaii $ L, 1-9 (6) 2/17 vs Idaho State $ L, 4-12 vs BYU $ L, 8-14 2/18 vs Long Beach State $ L, 1-2 2/19 vs Indiana $ L, 5-8 2/21 Mississippi Valley State 4 pm 2/24 Miami-Ohio # 2:30 pm 2/25 Western Illinois # 1:30 pm Northern Iowa # 3:45 pm 2/26 Missouri State # 1 pm Southeast Missouri State # 3 pm 3/2 vs Boston University % 3 pm (ET) at Tennessee % 5:30 pm (ET) 3/3 vs East Tennessee State 10 am (ET) vs Louisville % 12:30 pm (ET) 3/4 vs Dutch National (Exh) 1:30 pm (ET) 3/6 at Alcorn State 1 pm at Alcorn State 3 pm 3/10 at UAB* 1 pm at UAB* 3 pm 3/11 at UAB* 1 pm 3/14 UT Martin 5 pm 3/17 Marshall* 1 pm Marshall* 3 pm 3/18 Marshall* 12 pm 3/20 at Samford 5 pm 3/24 at Houston* 1 pm at Houston* 3 pm 3/25 at Houston* 12 pm 3/28 Murray State 4 pm Murray State 6 pm 3/31 Southern Miss* 1 pm Southern Miss* 3 pm 4/1 Southern Miss* 1 pm 4/6 at Tulsa* 3 pm at Tulsa* 5 pm 4/7 at Tulsa* 12 pm 4/10 Alcorn State 3 pm Alcorn State 5 pm 4/12 Louisiana-Monroe 6 pm 4/14 UTEP* 1 pm UTEP* 3 pm 4/15 UTEP* 12 pm 4/17 at Tennessee 6 pm (ET) 4/21 at UCF* 1 pm (ET) at UCF* 3 pm (ET) 4/22 at UCF* 12 pm (ET) 4/24 at Mississippi State 6 pm 5/5 East Carolina* 1 pm East Carolina* 3 pm 5/6 East Carolina* 12 pm 5/10-12 C-USA Championship