March 13, 2010

Recap |  Box Score

• Leigh Rowan extended her hitting streak to a career best seven games with a single in the top of the fourth inning to left center. The hitting streak ties Heather Mott for the longest streak this season.

• Maddie McKinley extended her hitting streak to four games with a single through the left side in the top of the fourth.

• Leigh Rowan had her sixth multi-hit game of the season with singles in the fourth and sixth innings. It is her fourth multi-hit game in the past seven games and 20th of her career.

• Maddie McKinley had her fourth multi-hit game of the season with singles in the fourth and sixth innings. It is her 13th career multi-hit game.

• Maddie McKinley knocked in her ninth RBI of the season with a single in the sixth inning. The hit scored pinch runner Alex Marshall from third for Marshall's third run of the season.

• Memphis now is 6-3 this season when scoring first and 7-0 when leading after six innings and 3-5 in one-run games.

• Pinch hitter Nikki Moreno singled through the right side in the top of the seventh inning for her first hit of the season.

• This is the eighth game in the 13-game history between the two schools that has been decided by a run.

• Lauren Carley (1-0) picks up her first victory of the season with 2 and two thirds innings of scoreless relief. She combines with Vanessa Walle for the five-hit shutout. It is the third shutout of the season for Memphis.

• Maddie McKinley knocked in her second game-winning RBI with her sixth-inning single. It is her fourth career game-winning RBI. Alex Marshall scored her first game-winning run with the Tigers' only run in the sixth inning.

• Memphis is now 2-3 all-time in the C-USA opener and are now 4-8 in the C-USA opening series.