The University of Memphis Tigers beat the Arkansas State Red Wolves 13-7 in Jonesboro on Wednesday advancing to a 9-10 record. This is the Tigers second consecutive win following a five-game losing streak they broke Tuesday.
“I thought we did a really good job of putting back-to-back strong midweek games together,” said head coach Matt Riser. “To get back on track and sweep a pair of different midweek opponents was good to see.”
To start the game the Tigers allowed three runs to cross, but would get three quick outs to close the top of the inning. The Tigers would respond with six runs in the bottom of the inning. Of those six runs, four came from long balls. Pierre Seals fired a homer to left field bringing himself, Jacob Compton, and Austin Baskin all the way around diamond. Immediately following, Seth Cox would bring himself home with a single run homer out to left field.
Tigers would only allow one run in the second and would end the top of the inning with a pick off at second base. Then after two early outs Daunte Stuart would hit a home run to bring himself and Baskin home. Cox would later hit a single into left field allowing Compton to score. The Tigers would later close the inning with a 9-4 lead.
Arkansas State came out in the third and scored two runs of their own, but Memphis would match them with a double from Will Marcy that brought home Jake Curtis. Then, Austin Baskin smacked a ball to right field allowing Marcy to run home.
Both Memphis and Arkansas State would go scoreless for the next three innings and the Red Wolves wouldn’t be able to score again until the ninth inning. The Tigers were able to break their scoreless streak in the seventh with two runs from Stuart and Compton.
After a five-game losing streak, the Tigers were finally able to pickup some wins in these midweek games. The Tigers head to New Orleans, Louisiana to play the University of New Orleans in a three game weekend series starting Friday.
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