Feb. 9, 2013

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 Box Score | Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
Memphis (1-3)	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2
North Texas (3-1)	4	0	3	1	1	9	9	2

Hitting Leaders
	Hits	Runs	RBI
Morgan Mosby	2	1	0
Hannah Harrell	2	0	0

 

 

Pitching Leaders
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF	NP
Sara Pearson	3.1	6	5	4	3	5	16	19	86

AUSTIN, Texas - The University of Memphis softball team (1-3) could not overcome a hot hitting North Texas (3-1) squad as the Tigers fell 9-1 in five innings at McCombs Field in Austin.

The Mean Green went to work early as Lesley Hirsch led off with a double to left field. With two outs, Jordan Terry drove in three runs with a double to left field after Brooke Foster and Taylor Schoblocher drew walks to load the bases. UNT added another run with a single from Danielle Hoff to score Terry for a 4-0 Mean Green lead after one inning.

In the third inning, Lelani Bernardino recorded a leadoff single up the middle to get the Tigers going. Morgan Mosby reached on a fielder's choice before Laura Curtis made it to first on a throwing error by North Texas, which Mosby attempted to go home on before being thrown out at the plate.

UNT struck again in the bottom of the third as Jackie Miller led off with a walk before Schoblocher singled to right center to advance pinch runner Madison Tierney to third. After a Schoblocher steal, Terry walked to load the bases for the Mean Green. North Texas put together two more hits to empty the bases for a 7-0 lead through three innings.

In the fourth, Hannah Harrell got her second hit of the night with a single through the left side. However, another groundout by the Tigers ended Memphis' chance to cut into the deficit. In the bottom frame, North Texas added another run with Brooke Foster reaching base on a Memphis throwing error. Foster came home to score after a fielding error by the Tigers to make it 8-0.

Mosby kept Memphis alive in the fifth with a double to right center for her second hit of the night. Mosby then made it home after an error by North Texas to put it at 8-1.

North Texas' Sarah McGann ended Memphis' chances at a comeback with a walk-off home run to give UNT a 9-1 victory.

Memphis will play Texas A&M-Corpus Christi tomorrow at 9 a.m.to conclude the Texas Classic.

Game Notes
• Georganna Goodwin made her first career start, playing in the game at designated hitter.
• Kelly Braman made her first start at second baseman for Memphis.
• Hannah Harrell recorded her first career hit with a single up the middle in the second inning. She later collected her second hit in the fourth inning for her first career multi-hit game.
• Lelani Bernardino extended her hitting streak to three games with a single in the third inning.
• Morgan Mosby extended her games reached base streak to a career best nine games dating back to last season with a single in the first inning.
• Mosby also had her 13th career multi-hit game and first of the season with a single and a double. She finished 2-for-3 in the game.
• Mosby hit her second double of the season in the fifth inning. She now has seven career doubles.
• Mosby scored her team-leading third run of the season in the fifth inning on an error. She has 35 career runs scored.
• Memphis is now 1-3 all-time against North Texas. The Tigers are 12-6 all-time against current members of the Sun Belt.