Feb. 28, 2013

Bank of Hawaii Invitational
March 1-3, 2013 - Honolulu, Hawaii - (Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium)
Memphis Tigers		Campbell Fighting Camels		Western Kentucky Lady Toppers		Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
(5-9, 0-0 C-USA)		(8-3, 0-0 Big South)		(5-3, 0-0 Sun Belt)		(9-4, 0-0 Big West)
Memphis Notes		Campbell Notes		WKU Notes		Hawaii Notes
Media Guide				Media Guide
C-USA Notes
		Mar. 1 - 3:30 pm HT/7:30 CT		Mar. 2 - 1 pm HT/5 CT		Mar. 2 - 5 pm HT/9 CT
		Live Video		Live Video		Live Video

HONOLULU, Hawaii-- The University of Memphis softball team is set to begin play in the Bank of Hawaii Invitational hosted by the University of Hawaii from Friday through Sunday.

The Tigers (5-9) are one of four teams competing in the tournament that also includes Campbell and Western Kentucky. Memphis will open with Campbell on Friday at 3:30 p.m. (HT)/7:30 p.m. (CT) at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.

Memphis will play two games on Saturday, facing Western Kentucky at 1 p.m. (HT)/5 p.m. CT followed by No. 20/22 Hawaii at 5 p.m. (HT)/9 p.m. (CT). The tournament concludes on Sunday with tournament play with the U of M playing two games to be determined.

The Last Meeting Memphis 1 #20/22 Hawai'i 5 February 27, 2013 Honolulu, O'ahu No. 20/22 Hawaii Tops Memphis, 5-1 No. 20/22 Hawaii scored three late runs on its way to a 5-1 victory over the University of Memphis softball team at the Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium on Wednesday night. Recap | Box Score

Pitching Dominated in Week 3

• The Tigers' pitching this week averaged 13.7 strikeouts per game, 0.7 walks per game and had a 1.00 ERA.
• In the first two weeks of the season, Memphis averaged 5.1 strikeouts per game, 5.3 walks per game and had a 4.18 ERA.
• Ellen Roberts led the team with a 2-0 record and an 0.64 ERA. She struck out 19 in 11 innings and allowed one run on five hits with one walk.
• Jordan Richwood struck out 22 in her 10 innings of work and finished 1-0 with a save. She struck out a school seven-inning record of 16 against SEMO in a 2-1 victory. Richwood had a 1.40 ERA with two runs scored on six hits with one walk.

Roberts Named TSWA Pitcher of the Week

• Ellen Roberts was named the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week on February 26.
• Roberts led Memphis with a 2-0 record at the Blues City Classic and had an 0.64 ERA.
• The Australian struck out 19 in 11 innings and allowed one run on five hits with one walk.

Richwood Strikes Out 16

• Jordan Richwood struck out a school seven-inning record 16 batters in a 2-1 victory over SEMO.
• The mark ranks second all-time in school history.
• Richwood struck out 22 batters on the week in 10 innings with just one walk.

Sixth Annual Blues City Classic

• Memphis won its first Blues City Classic with a 3-0 record.
• The Tigers were the only school of the 12 programs to finish the tournament undefeated
• Memphis allowed just three runs in the three games and had two one-run victories.
• Tigers' pitching dominated with 43 strikeouts in the three games.
• Ellen Roberts and Lelani Bernardino were both named to the All-Tournament First Team and Jordan Richwood was named to the Second Team.

Gunning Them Down

• Junior catcher Amber Lindahl set a new school career record for runners thrown out stealing, surpassing the previous record of 30 set by Kimmi Hayden (2006-08). Lindahl has thrown out 35 runners in her three years.
• Lindahl threw out two of three attempts (67%) last week and has thrown out 11 of 16 attempts (69%) in the first two weeks of the season.
• Lindahl set the school-single season record last year with 21, which tied for the lead in Conference USA.

Tigers in Tournament Play

• The Tigers have participated in 26 different tournaments in eight seasons and carry a 59-64 record into the Bank of Hawaii Invitational
• This year, Memphis is 5-8 in tournament play.
• Last year, Memphis finished 4-14 in four regular season tournaments.

Nice to Meet You

• Memphis will play two opponents in the Bank of Hawaii Invitational for the first time in Western Kentucky and Campbell
• The Tigers are scheduled to play eight opponents in 2013 for the first time: Campbell, Detroit, Jackson State, Nicholls State, Texas, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Virginia and Western Kentucky.
• Memphis is 53-60 all-time in first meetings.

Memphis vs #20/22 Hawaii

• Hawaii leads the all-time series 3-0.
• Natalie Poole is 1-3 all-time against Hawaii.

Memphis vs the Big West

• Memphis s 2-5 all-time against current members of the Big West.
• Natalie Poole is 1-8 all-time against current members of the Big West.

Scouting vs Campbell

• Memphis and Campbell are meeting for the first time.
• Natalie Poole is 1-2 all-time against Campbell

Memphis vs the Big South

• Memphis is 1-1 all-time against current members of the Big South
• Natalie Poole is 25-7 all-time against current members of the Big South

Memphis vs Western Kentucky

• Memphis and Western Kentucky are meeting for the first time.
• Natalie Poole is 0-0 against Western Kentucky.

Memphis vs the Sun Belt

• Memphis is 12-5 all-time against current members of the Sun Belt
• Natalie Poole is 12-15 all-time against current members of the Sun Belt.

Against the Nationally Ranked

• Memphis is 2-24 all-time against teams ranked in the top 25 nationally.
• The Tigers two wins against ranked teams came in 2011 with victories against No. 22 Ohio State in the season opening weekend and at #16 Stanford.
• The U of M is 0-16 against teams ranked in the top 10.
• Memphis has had two near miss against a top 10 opponent. The Tigers fell 7-2 at #7 LSU in 2007 after the U of M gave up five runs in the top of the ninth inning.
• Memphis came an out away from beating No. 10 LSU in 2013, but LSU rallied to score two runs with two outs in the bottom of the seventh for a 5-4 win.