March 1, 2013

 Box Score | Box Score

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Campbell (8-4)	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	9	2
Memphis (6-9)	0	3	0	1	0	2	X	6	8	3

 

Hitting Leaders
	Hits	Runs	RBI
Ijiah Hargrove	2	2	1
Laura Curtis	2	1	1
Amber Lindahl	1	1	0
Kelly Braman	1	1	0
Breslin Perry	1	0	1

 

Pitching Leaders
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF	NP
Jordan Richwood	4.1	6	4	3	3	8	20	24	107
Ellen Roberts	1.2	0	0	0	1	2	5	6	32

HONOLULU, Hawai'i - The University of Memphis softball team (6-9) scored two runs in the sixth inning to secure a 6-4 win over Campbell (8-4) in their first game of the Bank of Hawai'i Invitational on Friday afternoon in Honolulu.

The Camels got on the board in the top of the first after two singles, a hit by pitch and a walk gave them a 1-0 lead.

In the second inning, Laura Curtis singled down the left field line to score Kelly Braman for a one-all score. Ijiah Hargrove followed with a single up the middle to give the Tigers a 2-1 advantage before Amber Lindahl scored on an illegal pitch to put Memphis up 3-1 through two innings.

Campbell added a run in the fourth inning as Maggie Christopher drew a walk and rounded the bases on a wild pitch, passed ball and throwing error to make the score 3-2. Hargrove got her second hit of the game in the bottom frame with a one-out triple to right center to bring up Lelani Bernardino. A groundout to short by Bernardino scored Hargrove to extend Memphis' lead to 4-2.

The Camels knotted the game up in the fifth inning with solo homers from Stephanie Jones and Raven Lee. Campbell loaded the bases with a walk and back-to-back singles with two outs, but a fly out to left helped Memphis escape the inning without any more damage.

The Tigers regained the lead in the bottom of the sixth with Curtis reaching base on a double to right center. Hargrove then reached on a throwing error to allow Curtis to score for a 5-4 lead. A two-out single to left center from Breslin Perry brought home Hargrove to stretch the Tigers' lead to 6-4 after six.

Campbell got one base runner in the seventh but two groundouts and one strikeout gave Memphis a 6-4 victory.

Ellen Roberts (3-5) picked up her third win while Courtney Roberts (2-2) was given the loss for the Camels. Hargrove and Curtis each recorded two hits in the win to lead the Tigers.

Memphis faces Western Kentucky tomorrow at 1 p.m. HT/5 CT before taking on No. 20/22 Hawai'i at 5 p.m. HT/9 CT to continue play in the Bank of Hawai'i Invitational.

Game Notes
• Breslin Perry made her first start of the season in left field.
• Laura Curtis drove in her second RBI of the season with a single in the second inning. She now has 17 career RBI.
• Ijiah Hargrove drove in her first RBI of the season with a single in the second inning. She now has nine career RBI.
• Kelly Braman scored her third run of the season in the second inning. She now has 52 career runs scored.
• Libby Goranson scored her second run of the season in the second inning. She now has seven career runs scored.
• Amber Lindahl scored her first run of the season in the second inning. She now has eight career runs scored.
• Hargrove recorded her second career triple and first of the season in the fourth inning.
• Hargrove recorded her sixth career multi-hit game and second of the season with a single and a triple.
• Leilani Bernardino drove in her second RBI of the season in the fourth inning. She now has 42 career RBI.
• Hargrove scored her second run of the season in the fourth inning and third in the sixth. She now has 28 career runs scored.
• Amber Lindahl threw out her 12th steal attempt of the season in the fifth inning. She has now thrown out 12 of 18 attempts this season (67%).
• Jordan Richwood struck out eight batters in four and a third innings. It is the fourth outing in a row that she has struck out five or more.
• Memphis pitching has struck out 10 or more batters in four of the last five games and nine or more in five-straight games.
• Laura Curtis recorded her team-leading fifth double of the season and ninth of her career.
• Curtis scored her fourth run of the season in the sixth inning. It is the 23rd run of her career.
• Curtis recorded her third multi-hit game of the season and 13th of her career with a single and a double.
• Breslin Perry recorded her first RBI of the season in the sixth inning and the third of her career.