University of Memphis

Memphis, tenn. – The baseball team of the University of Memphis put the second game of a three-game weekend series (5: 3) in Lindenwood on Saturday evening in the FedExpark Avron Fogelman Field.

The tigers drew 10-8 in the season, while the Lions improved to 9-11.

“Our inconsistency makes it offensive to sit down in positions like this,” head coach Matt Riser said. “We did a good job in the first three inning and then started giving away outs … We have to be better on the offensive.”

How it happened
• For the second time in a row, the Lions first climbed on the board on the top of the first inn on a two-off playing field of left-handed starter David Fall.
• In the lower half of the first midfielder James Smith IV Opposite Field for a Solo -Homerun -his second day in a row that leaves the farm -to bind the game with one run a piece.
• The tigers took the lead in the end of the third if Chase Nixon Mäisch made his fourth Homerun the season a solo shot on the deep right field without a colon.
• Sam Grunberg from Lindenwood put the Lions back into the sixth with a two-run shot to achieve the score 3-2.
• LHP Logan Rushing Entered in relief after the left starter had gone 5.1 Innerings and had admitted three runs with seven goals, only went and exceeded six.
• Nixon bound the game for the second time a day in the end of the seventh track when he entered the right to achieve the third Baseman Cy gymnast.
• After taking a few outs in the eighth inning, Rushing was marked for the only goal he allowed through his 2.2 innings of work. Grunberg connected himself for his second Homerun of the game with two runs, who scored the Lions a 5: 3 lead.
• RHP Will Howell Entered to the ninth and threw a perfect inning, hitting 17 parking spaces on the side.
• After a single-out single from Turner at the bottom of the ninth use, the tigers could not complete the rally and fell on the lions 5: 3.

Testify
• Turner went 2: 4 by The Nine Spot in the line-up to take up his second multi-hit game in a row and to give him five goals in the series. He also scored a run.
• Smith IV was in a row for the second game in a row to expand his season to four.
• Nixon also hit his fourth long ball of the campaign. He ended the night 2: 4 from the lead-off place with a couple of RBI, a walk and a run.
• Cade Greer made his first start of the season and tore a double on the left field line in his first bat.
• Cade Tucker Ended the night 1: 4 with a single.
• Rushing was marked with the loss to go 0-1 in the season after having approved a few runs on a hit (3 K, 2 BB).
• Howell was perfect in his only inner work, excluded the site and lowered his season -era to 1.17.
• Operational director Al Woods Reached a prestigious milestone when his 1,000 marked today^TH Play in his role in the Memphis Tigers.

Next on
• The Tigers and Lions will be back in the FedExpark for the series finale and the rubber game tomorrow at 1:05 p.m.

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