Memphis Completes Sweep of 901 Classic

Sunday, February 9

Memphis, Tenn.

10 AM

University of Memphis

5-0

Hampton

2-3

Hampton

Memphis

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Feb 09, 2025 | Softball

Box Score

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In a game that featured a nearly two-hour long weather delay, the Tigers overcame an early four-run deficit to earn a run-rule victory over Hampton on the final day of the 901 Classic Sunday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Hampton jumped out to an early lead, plating four runs before Memphis even came to bat in the first inning.
Taniyah Brown quickly cut the Hampton lead to just one run after she slugged a three-run home run, making the score 4-3 in favor of the Pirates.
- The home run was the first of Brown's collegiate career.
Lightning and rain caused the game to enter a weather delay before the first inning concluded.
- The delay paused action for one hour and 52 minutes, resulting in the first inning taking two hours and 34 minutes to be completed.
Hampton quickly struck back in the second inning, extending its lead to three runs after two miscues by the Memphis defense.
After entering in relief in the first inning, Lyrical Bennett kept Pirate batters in check, including a scoreless third frame where she struck out Hampton's Carmynn Bonner after retiring the first two batters on just four pitches.
The Tigers took the lead for the first time in the game after a four-run inning, with RBIs coming off the bats of Shelby Durbin, Neely Taylor and Zoe Adebayo.
The Pirates took no time to tie the game at seven runs apiece as Jada Evans recorded an RBI single.
Memphis exploded for nine runs in the bottom half of the fourth inning, highlighted by Neely Taylor's RBI double.
- Five different Tigers recorded RBIs during the frame.
Hampton attempted to mount a comeback with two outs in the fifth inning with a two-RBI single by Kylie Hill, but Hill was tagged out at second base attempting to advance on a throw.
After a single by Neely Taylor, Zoe Adebayo stepped up to the plate and delivered a walk-off two-run home run to earn the run-rule win for Memphis.
- The home run was Adebayo's second of the weekend and resulted in her 10th and 11th RBIs.

NOTABLES

After previously not having played for the Tigers since May of 2023, Neely Taylor recorded her second 3-for-3 performance and currently leads the team with a .643 batting average.
Six Tigers (Neely Taylor, Kennedy Semien, Taniyah Brown, Zoe Adebayo, McKaylee Polk, Shelby Durbin) have an OPS of at least 1.000.
In five games, the Tigers have scored 55 runs. It took Memphis 28 games to reach that mark during the 2024 season.
Memphis continues to rewrite the record book, extending its streak of consecutive wins to start a season to five games.

UP NEXT
The Tigers head on the road to Natchitoches, La. next weekend where they will play Jacksonville State twice and Northwestern State twice for a total of four games in the Northwestern State Classic.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Bennett, Lyrical (1-0)

L: Jada Evans (1-2)

Hampton

Batting:

2B: Aitirhna Aiken 1

RBI: Kylie Hill 3 ; Jada Evans 1 ; Santrea Armstead 1 ; Camryn Hamilton 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Carmynn Bonner 3 ; Aitirhna Aiken 2 ; Kylie Hill 1 ; Jada Evans 1 ; Leah Maduro 1 ; Camryn Hamilton 1

Memphis

Batting:

2B: Polk, McKaylee 1 ; Cox-Cole, Arianna 1 ; Taylor, Neely 1 ; Adebayo, Zoe 1

HR: Brown, Taniyah 1 ; Adebayo, Zoe 1

RBI: Maness, Marley 2 ; Brown, Taniyah 2 ; Polk, McKaylee 1 ; Brown, Faith 2 ; Durbin, Shelby 1 ; Taylor, Neely 2 ; Adebayo, Zoe 5

Base Running:

RUNS: Semien, Kennedy 2 ; Clement, Kayla 3 ; Brown, Taniyah 2 ; Polk, McKaylee 1 ; Cox-Cole, Arianna 2 ; Durbin, Shelby 1 ; Thomas, Drue 1 ; Taylor, Neely 3 ; Adebayo, Zoe 1 ; Morris, Presley 1 ; Williams, Aubrey 1