March 19, 2013

 Box Score | Box Score  

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Samford (9-14)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	3
Memphis (12-17)	0	3	0	0	0	0	X	3	6	2

 

 

Hitting Leaders
	Hits	Runs	RBI
Ijiah Hargrove	2	0	2
Kelly Braman	2	0	0
Lelani Bernardino	0	0	1
Amber Lindahl	1	1	0
Wheeler Hill	1	1	0
Georganna Goodwin	0	1	0

 

 

Pitching Leaders
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	AB	BF	NP
Ellen Roberts	7.0	6	1	1	2	4	28	30	118

MEMPHIS – The University of Memphis softball team plated three runs in the second inning to help the team defeat Samford 3-1 on Tuesday night at the Tigers Softball Complex.

Junior outfielder Ijiah Hargrove went 2-for-4 in the game and delivered a two-out, two-run triple to left center to cap the only scoring inning for the Tigers (12-17) in the second. Junior second baseman Kelly Braman also had a multiple-hit game, finishing 2-for-3, and senior center fielder Lelani Bernardino drove in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly.

Junior Ellen Roberts (6-11) went the distance in the circle for Memphis to pick up her sixth victory of the season. Roberts scattered six hits, giving up one run and striking out four with a pair of walks.

Memphis matched Samford with six hits in the game and both teams left eight runners on base.

The Tigers scored three runs on three hits in the bottom of the second to take the lead. Singles by Amber Lindahl and Wheeler Hill, along with a walk to Georganna Goodwin, loaded the bases for the U of M with one out. Bernardino drove in the first run of the game with a lined sacrifice fly to right field. Hargrove then tripled for the second time this season to drive in two runs.

Megan Dowdy scored the lone Samford (9-14) run in the top of the sixth after leading off the inning with a double. She scored on a single to left field by Abby Adams.

Shelby Scott (0-4) suffered the loss for the Bulldogs, allowing three runs on five hits with a couple strikeouts. Caitlin Bice threw the final four innings in relief and allowed just one hit with three strikeouts.

Memphis will host a doubleheader with Alcorn State on Wednesday at 4 p.m. The Tigers then host a three-game series with UAB on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free for all home games.

Game Notes

• Georganna Goodwin made her first career start at third base. 
• Wheeler Hill recorded her first collegiate hit with a single in the second inning. 
• Ijiah Hargrove recorded her fourth multiple-hit game and eighth of her career with a 2-for-4 performance with a single and a triple. 
• Kelly Braman had her third multiple-hit game and 21st of her career with a 2-for-3 game and two singles. 
• Ijiah Hargrove tied a career high with a season high two RBI. It is her third career multi-RBI game. She has three RBI this season and 11 in her career.
•  Hargrove hit her second triple of the season in the second inning. She is now tied for fifth in school history with three career triples. 
• Lelani Bernardino drove in her four RBI of the season and 44th of her career with a sacrifice fly in the second inning. 
• Amber Lindahl scored her third run of the season and 10th of her career in the second inning. 
• Georganna Goodwin scored her first career run in the second inning. 
• Wheeler Hill scored her fourth run of the season in the second inning. 
• Memphis is now 10-2 when scoring three runs or more this season. 
• The Tigers are now 3-2 all-time against Samford and 8-3 against teams from the Southern Conference. 
• Ijiah Hargrove moved into a tie for seventh place in school history with 22career stolen bases. She stole her fourth base of the season in the first inning.