MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis softball team split the Saturday doubleheader against UConn, winning game one by a score of 8-0 before falling in game two by a score of 10-0. The Tigers move to 33-16 overall and 8-7 in American Athletic Conference play. The eight AAC wins this season mark a program-high since joining The American in 2014.
The teams experienced scoreless play for the first three innings of game one before a sacrifice fly by Brooke Lee scored Memphis' first run in the bottom of the fourth inning.
The Tigers tacked on one run in the bottom of the fifth inning before erupting offensively in the bottom half of the sixth.