CLEARWATER, Fla. – Colton Neel pitched three perfect innings of relief and drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as Memphis rallied for a wild 15-14 win against Cincinnati Wednesday morning in an elimination game of the American Athletic Conference Baseball Championship at Spectrum Field.
The Tigers (30-28) stayed alive in the tournament and will face either Houston or UConn in an elimination game Friday at 11 a.m. ET. Cincinnati was eliminated from the tournament with its second loss.
Neel completed Memphis’ comeback from a 14-8 deficit with a two-out base hit up the middle in the bottom of the 10th after Carlos Williams drew a one-out walk and took second on a wild pitch.