CLEARWATER, Fla. – Memphis held a 5-2 lead going into the bottom of the eighth inning before Houston scored four runs to come out with a 6-5 win in the opening game of the American Athletic Conference Tournament at Spectrum Field. The Tigers (29-28) will now play in an elimination game against either the No. 3 seed UConn or No. 6 seed Cincinnati Tuesday at 8 a.m. (CT).
Senior Chris Carrier blasted a go-ahead two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning. The low line-drive homer was Carrier's 15th of the year and extended his hitting streak to 19 games.