Softball Splits On Day Two Of Felsberg Invitational

Saturday, February 11

Miami, Fla.

12:30 PM

University of Memphis

3-0

Georgetown

0-3

Memphis

Georgetown

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Softball Splits On Day Two Of Felsberg Invitational

Feb 11, 2017 | Softball

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Memphis rallies in third-straight game before dropping game two of the day

MIAMI, Fla. – The University of Memphis softball team picked up the split Saturday afternoon with a comeback victory over Georgetown and a setback to FIU at the Felsberg Invitational.

The Tigers scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning against the Hoyas to win by a score of 9-7 before falling to FIU by a score of 12-4 in six innings. Memphis is 3-1 overall with one game remaining this weekend.

Lindsay Crowdus put on an offensive show at the plate, going a perfect 6-for-6 including two triples in the win over Georgetown. Her first triple gave Memphis the first lead in a game of four lead changes. Georgetown regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning before Memphis put together a four-run seventh to take over the lead for good. Crowdus' second triple of the game scored the first run of that seventh inning.

The Tigers and the Panthers started in similar fashion with three lead changes before a seven-run fifth inning by FIU put the game all but out of reach for the Tigers.

Who Stood Out
Lindsay Crowdus / CF / Senior / Houma, La.
Crowdus finished day two of the Felsberg Invitational a perfect 6-for-6 from the plate with two triples and three runs scored. Crowdus was also perfect in stolen bases, going 3-for-3 to lead the Tigers. The senior from Houma, La. also led the team with three RBI.

Hannah Harrell / LF / R-Senior / Ashland, Miss.
Harrell registered three hits and scored a team-high four runs Saturday afternoon. She started both games in left field for the Tigers.

Scoring
Game 1 | Memphis 9, Georgetown 7

Top 1 – Kyler Trosclair led the game off with a single up the middle and ultimately made her way to third on a stolen base and a sacrifice bunt by Hannah Harrell. A triple by Lindsay Crowdus drove Trosclair in. (1 run, 2, hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Bottom 1 – Georgetown responded with a two-run home run to left field with two outs. There was an error on the previous at bat therefore both runs were unearned. (2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base)
Bottom 2 – A leadoff home run increased the Georgetown lead to 3-1. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Top 3 – With runners on the corners and one out, Memphis got one run back on a throwing error by the Georgetown catcher. A single by Crowdus proceeded to put runners on the corners again with one out. A single by Addison Maxwell brought in two runners to give Memphis a 4-3 advantage. (3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base)
Bottom 5 – The leadoff batter reached due to a Tiger error and came around to score two batters later on a single to right. (1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, I left on base)
Top 6 – Lindsey Stickrod hit the first Tiger home run of the season to left field. (1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base)
Top 7 – Trosclair singled to second to lead off the inning and quickly moved to third after Harrell reached on an error by the third baseman. Crowdus' second triple of the game scored both Trosclair and Harrell to tie the game up at 7-7. Rebeca Melton stepped in to pinch hit with Crowdus on third and promptly singled through the left side to give the Tigers the lead. Tyler Johnson re-entered for the Tigers to run for Melton and came around to score on a single by Stickrod. (4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base)

Game 2 | Florida International 12, Memphis 4 (6 inn.)

Top 1 – A single by Harrell with one out marked the first Memphis base runner of the game. Harrell advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt before scoring on a play by Stickrod that forced an FIU error. (1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base)
Bottom 1 – FIU answered with a two-run home run to centerfield with two outs. Both runs were unearned as there was an error previously in the inning. (2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base)
Top 3 – The first three batters of the inning got on base for Memphis. With one out, Maxwell drew a walk to bring in the game-tying run. A play by Bayleigh Wisher proceeded to drive in two more runners before she was thrown out at second to end the inning. (3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base)
Bottom 3 – Three of the first four batters in the inning singled for the Panthers with the third bringing in the first run of the inning. A sacrifice fly two batters later tied the contest at 4-4. (2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base)
Bottom 5 – With two outs and runners on second and third, Memphis registered a strikeout, but the batter reached first on the dropped third strike. FIU ended up scoring seven runs in the inning which included a run during the dropped third strike, a grand slam, and a pair of singles. (7 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base)
Bottom 6 – A Memphis error with one out gave FIU a runner on first. That FIU runner advanced to second on a single, third on a wild pitch and ultimately home on a single to third. (1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base)

Quotable – Head Coach Natalie Poole

About the victory over Georgetown…
"I definitely thought it was a battle. Georgetown did a nice job of being aggressive and I thought in all of those innings that we answered back, our girls came out ready to play. They came out fighting today and I'm appreciative of that. I like to see them feel the reward of that by coming away with a win. They fought down the stretch, got the lead, and held it at the end."

Next Up For The Tigers
Memphis will wrap up at the Felsberg Invitational Sunday with a single game against FIU. First pitch against the Panthers is set for 8:30 a.m. For more information on the University of Memphis softball team, follow the Tigers on Facebook and Twitter at @MemphisSoftball.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Summers, Abby (1-0)

L: Novak, Christian (1-1)

Memphis

Batting:

RBI: Stickrod, Lindsey 1 ; Maxwell, Addison 1 ; Wisher, Bayleigh 2

SH: Crowdus, Lindsay 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Trosclair, Kyler 1 ; Harrell, Hannah 2 ; Crowdus, Lindsay 1

SB: Crowdus, Lindsay 1

HBP: Trosclair, Kyler 1 ; Johnson, Tyler 1

FIU

Batting:

2B: Rivera, Jessica 1

HR: Castle, Kasandra 2

RBI: Schoff, Jackie 2 ; Leon, Ashley 1 ; Castle, Kasandra 7 ; Jones, Tori 1

SF: Jones, Tori 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Schoff, Jackie 2 ; Leon, Ashley 2 ; Texeira, Stephanie 2 ; Castle, Kasandra 2 ; Bahadue, Brianna 1 ; Jones, Tori 1 ; Green, Sammi 1 ; Kennedy, Deven 1