MEMPHIS BASEBALL
2012
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 • 901-678-5108 • Cell: 870-759-2074
AUSTIN PEAY 3-1
MEMPHIS 1-2
VS.
Probable Starters
RHP - Casey Delgado (0-0, 0.00)
Probable Starter
LHP Michael Wills (2-1, 4.79 ERA) 2011 stats
SIU-EDWARDSVILLE Feb. 17-18-19 ............... L 2-4 W 11-7 L 7-10
GAME 4
AUSTIN PEAY Wednesday, Feb. 22 ................................. 4:00
Venue: ..............Memphis, Tenn./FedExPark (2,000) Date/Time: ................................ Wednesday, 4 p.m. Live Stats: ...................................... GoTigersGo.com Live Chat .......................................................... None Video: ............................................ GoTigersGo.com Audio: ............................................ WUMR, 91.7 FM ......................................Jeff Brightwell, Play-by-Play
KENNESAW STATE Feb. 24-25-26 ........................ 4:00 2:00 1:00 at Ole Miss Feb. 28 ........................................................ 3:00 at Mississippi State Feb. 29 ........................................................ 4:00 BRADLEY Mar. 2-3-4 ............................. 6:30 2:00 1:00
PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
at UL Monroe Mar. 6-7 ........................................... 6:00 6:00 at Baylor Mar. 9-10-11 ......................... 6:30 2:00 1:00 SIENA Mar. 16-17-17 ..................... 6:30 12:00 3:00 ARKANSAS STATE Mar. 20 ....................................................... 6:30 RICE* Mar. 23-24-25 ....................... 6:30 2:00 1:00 at Middle Tennessee Mar. 27-28 ....................................... 6:30 3:00
Stat Comparison
#24 DERRICK THOMAS OF Derrick Thomas returned to the diamond after missing all of the 2011 season due to injury. The redshirt-sophomore was 6-for-14 (.429) in the opening weekend with a double in each of the three games. Thomas recorded his second career home run on Saturday and logged his first career steal on Sunday. He leads the team with an .857 slugging percentage heading into week two of the season.
TULANE* Mar. 30-31-1 ......................... 6:30 2:00 1:00 at Tennessee Apr. 4 .......................................................... 5:30
ALCORN STATE Apr. 11 ........................................................ 6:30 EAST CAROLINA* Apr. 13-14-15 ........................ 6:30 2:00 1:00
LEADING OFF Following a series loss to SIU-Edwardsville at FedExPark last weekend, the University of Memphis baseball team plays host to Austin Peay on Wednesday. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. Admission to FedExPark on Wednesday will be free.
at Murray State Apr. 18 ........................................................ 3:00 at Southern Miss* Apr. 20-21-22 ...................... 6:00 12:00 1:00 OLE MISS (AUTOZONE PARK) Apr. 24 ........................................................ 6:30 at UCF* Apr. 27-28-29 ........................ 5:00 2:00 1:00 UAB* May 4-5-6 .............................. 6:30 2:00 1:00 TENNESSEE May 9 ......................................................... 6:30 at Missouri May 11-12-13 ....................... 6:30 2:00 1:00 UT MARTIN May 15 ....................................................... 6:30 at Houston* May 17-18-19 ....................... 6:30 6:30 1:00 C-USA Tournament (Pearl, Miss.) May 23-27 .................................................. TBD
1-2
3-1
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Avg.
.306
.265
Runs/Game
6.67
3.75
Hits/Game
10.00
7.50
RBI/Game
6.33
3.75
Slug%
.480
.442
Walks/Game
5.67
4.00
OB %
.417
.381
SB/Game
1.00
0.75
Fld %
.982
.962
IP
27.0
32.0
ERA
4.33
4.22
SO/Game
8.00
6.75
BB/Game
3.00
4.75
B/Avg.
.252
.225
DIAMOND CUTS
at Marshall* Apr. 6-7-8 ............................ 6:00 6:00 12:00 at Arkansas State Apr. 10 ........................................................ 6:30
Record League Record
LIVE COVERAGE Wednesday’s game will be carried live on WUMR 91.7 FM with play-by-play by Jeff Brightwell. Live stats are available for the game at GoTigersGo.com and you can follow the Tigers on Twitter (@UofMBaseball) for in-game updates. A live stream of the game can be seen on GoTigersGo.com.
PROBABLE MEMPHIS STARTERS Pos. C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH
Name Carter White T.J. Rich Zach Willis Jacob Wilson Ethan Gross Adam McClain Derrick Thomas Eli Hynes Colton Simbeck
C INF INF OF
Keaton Aldridge Bryce Beeler Tucker Tubbs Ford Wilson
BA GP-GS HR RBI R SB Notes .333 2-2 0 0 1 0-0 Started on Saturday and Sunday .000 3-3 0 2 2 0-0 Lone starter without hit on the weekend .286 3-3 0 1 1 0-0 Made first career start Friday .400 3-3 1 4 4 0-0 Leads team with four walks .300 3-3 0 0 3 0-0 Has .462 on-base percentage as leadoff hitter .636 3-3 0 3 5 2-3 Leads team with two steals, had none in 2011 .429 3-3 1 4 1 1-1 Logged first career steal on Sunday .182 3-3 1 4 2 0-0 Played last two games in right field .333 3-3 0 1 0 0-0 Started at DH in last two games Other possible position contributiors .000 1-1 0 0 0 0-0 Made first career start on Friday .000 2-0 0 0 0 0-0 Has one pinch-hit at-bat this season .000 2-0 0 0 0 0-0 Appeared in the first two games .000 2-0 0 0 0 0-0 Has played in two games