2013 MEMPHIS SOFTBALL Memphis Athletic Media Relations • 203B 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 Secondary Contact Info: Blake Barington • bcbrngtn@memphis.edu • 901-678-5182 • Cell: 325-423-2512 Week 5 | March 4-11, 2013
2013 TIGER SCOREBOARD Date Time/Result 2/8 vs North Texas & L 6-2 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi & W 7-5 2/9 at #7/9 Texas & TV: Longhorn Network L 4-0 vs North Texas & L 9-1 (5) 2/10 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi & L 3-0 2/15 vs North Dakota State $ L 4-0 vs Virginia $ L 2-0 2/16 vs Nicholls $ W 3-2 at #10/11 LSU $ L 5-4 2/17 vs North Dakota State $ L 4-1 2/22 Indiana State # W 2-1 2/23 Detroit # W 6-1 2/24 Southeast Missouri # W 2-1 2/27 at #20/22 Hawaii TV: Oceanic TW L 5-1 3/1 vs Campbell % W 6-4 3/2 vs Western Kentucky % L 7-2 at #20/22 Hawaii % W 5-0 3/3 at #20/22 Hawaii % L 5-1 vs Campbell % L 3-2 3/6 at #RV/RV Mississippi State L 8-1 3/9 at UTEP* 1 pm (MT) at UTEP* 3 pm (MT) 3/10 at UTEP* 10 am (MT) 3/12 Missouri State 2 pm Missouri State 4 pm 3/16 #21/22 Tulsa* 1 pm #21/22 Tulsa* 3 pm 3/17 #21/22 Tulsa* 1 pm 3/19 Samford 5 pm 3/20 Alcorn State 4 pm Alcorn State 6 pm 3/23 UAB* 1 pm UAB* 3 pm 3/24 UAB* 1 pm 3/26 at Jackson State 4 pm at Jackson State 6 pm 3/29 at Marshall* 1 pm (ET) at Marshall* 3 pm (ET) 3/30 at Marshall* 12 pm (ET) 4/2 at Belmont 3:30 pm at Belmont 5:30 pm 4/6 at Southern Miss* 1 pm at Southern Miss* 3 pm 4/7 at Southern Miss* 1 pm 4/10 at Louisiana-Monroe 5 pm 4/13 UCF* 1 pm UCF* 3 pm 4/14 UCF* 12 pm 4/16 Central Arkansas 5 pm 4/17 at Mississippi Valley State 5 pm 4/20 at East Carolina* 1 pm (ET) at East Carolina* 3 pm (ET) 4/21 at East Carolina* 12 pm (ET) 4/24 at UT Martin 4 pm 4/27 Houston* 1 pm Houston* 3 pm 4/28 Houston* 1 pm 5/1 at Murray State 3 pm at Murray State 5 pm 5/9-11 C-USA Championships Tulsa, Okla. * Denotes Conference USA Game & Texas Classic (Texas - Austin, Texas) $ LSU Purple & Gold Challenge (LSU - Baton Rouge, La.) # Blues City Classic (Southaven, Miss.) % Bank of Hawaii Invitational (Hawaii - Honolulu, Hawaii) Home games in BOLD Times are local to site and subject to change
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El Paso, Texas (Helen of Troy Softball Complex) March 9-10, 2013 Memphis Quick Hits • Ijiah Hargrove leads the Tigers with a .385 batting average. • Morgan Mosby leads the team with eight RBI, seven runs scored and two home runs. She is hitting .333 on the season. • Memphis raised its batting average 13 points in the last seven games from .193 to .206. • The Tigers have struggled with the bases loaded, hitting just 2-for-14 (.143). Opponents on the other hand are 9-for-28 (.321) with the bases loaded. • Memphis is hitting .148 with runners in scoring position (23-for-155). • The Tigers are 5-1 when they score three runs or more. The only loss was a 5-4 defeat to No. 10 LSU. • Morgan Mosby leads the team with six multiple-hit games and two multiple-RBI contests. • Ijiah Hargrove holds the team’s season high hitting streak with a current six-game streak. Lelani Bernardino has a current five-game streak, while Morgan Mosby’s is at four. • Hargrove has reached base in the last seven-straight games, a team season high. Memphis Upsets No. 20 Hawaii • Memphis upset No. 20/22 Hawaii 5-0 on March 2 in the Bank of Hawaii Invitational. • Jordan Richwood and Ellen Roberts combined for a one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts. • Morgan Mosby went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run scored. She hit a three-run homer as Memphis jumped to a 5-0 lead in the top 2nd. • The victory is the third for Memphis all-time against a ranked opponent and first since upsetting No. 16 Stanford on the road on February 25, 2011. • The win is the first for Memphis against Hawaii and second for head coach Natalie Poole. • Hawaii was shutout for the first time since April 21, 2012, against Nevada. • The five runs are the second most runs Memphis has
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scored against a ranked opponent. The most was seven runs in eight innings against No. 22 Ohio State on February 11, 2011. Last Week • Memphis went 2-4 in Hawaii and 2-3 in the Bank of Hawaii Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii. • The Tigers defeated Campbell 6-4 and No. 20/22 Hawaii, 5-0 • The U of M played three of the six games against Hawaii. Three Tigers Named to Bank of Hawaii Invitational All-Tournament Team • Memphis had three players named to the Bank of Hawaii Invitational All-Tournament Team. • Outfielder Ijiah Hargrove, second baseman Morgan Mosby and shortstop Laura Curtis all earned all-tournament honors. • Hargrove led the team with a .444 average in the tournament with four runs scored, an RBI and a triple. • Mosby hit .350 with four RBI, two home runs and two runs scored. She hit a three-run homer against Hawaii to help pull off the upset. • Curtis hit .267 in the tournament with an RBI and two runs scored. Memphis vs UTEP • Memphis leads the all-time series with UTEP, 15-5 • Natalie Poole is 3-0 all-time against UTEP. • The Tigers have won the last six games and nine of the last 10 contests. • Memphis is 5-4 all-time in El Paso and has won thee last four games. • The Tigers have outscored the Miners 122-80 in the series. • In El Paso, the overall score is a little closer with
2013 C-USA Standings Tulsa UAB UCF Houston Marshall UTEP East Carolina Southern Miss Memphis
C-USA ALL GAMES W-L PCT. W-L PCT. L-10 Streak 0-0 .000 16-5 .762 8-2 W3 0-0 .000 8-5 .615 6-4 W1 0-0 .000 14-9 .609 7-3 L1 0-0 .000 10-7 .588 5-5 L1 0-0 .000 10-9 .526 8-2 W4 0-0 .000 7-8 .467 5-5 W1 0-0 .000 8-11 .421 2-8 W1 0-0 .000 10-14 .417 4-6 W1 0-0 .000 7-13 .350 5-5 L3
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