MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In need of a win to avoid a series sweep, the Memphis Tigers (6-4) rallied from a 5-0 deficit on the back of a five-run sixth inning in a 9-6 win over the Nicholls Colonels (7-6) Sunday. Memphis pitching was charged with just two earned runs in the win, while the Tigers had five players with multiple hits.
Memphis: 9, Nicholls: 6
WP: Dalton Kendrick (2-0)
LP: Devin Desandro (1-1)
SV: None
How it happened:
- In his first Memphis start, RHP David Warren (ND) got through the first inning scoreless despite two HBP's, but a leadoff error in the second led to four unearned runs
- The Colonels got runs in the second frame on a fielder's choice, a steal of home, and a two-run home run by RF Xane Washington
- Nicholls upped the lead to 5-0 in the fourth on an RBI groundout by 1B Edgar Alvarez
- The Tigers finally got to Nicholls in the fifth after the Colonels went to the bullpen in relief of RHP Nick Heckman (ND)
- LHP Josh Mancuso gave up a two-run home run to 3B Logan Kohler in the frame and then departed for RHP Evan Keith, who stranded two runners in scoring position to end the inning ahead 5-2
- The Tigers' five-run sixth inning proved to be the difference, as Kohler plated a run with a groundout, DH Jacob Compton scored on a wild pitch, 2B Austin Baskin scored on an error, while 1B Chris Swanberg's two-run home run gave Memphis a 7-5 lead
- Both Swanberg and LF Ian Bibiloni picked up insurance RBIs in the eighth, while Kendrick worked the final four innings out of the Memphis bullpen to pick up the win in the 9-6 victory
Notables:
- Eight different Tigers had at least one hit, while five starters had two
- 3B Logan Kohler and 1B Chris Swanberg each had a game-high three RBIs
- RHP David Warren, in his Memphis debut, allowed four unearned runs on just two hits over 1.