Tigers Tame Bulls, Take Opener 8-2

TAMPA, Fla. – For the second straight series opener, the Memphis Tigers (14-14, 2-5) rode dominant pitching and a big offensive inning in route to a win. Thursday night in Tampa, RHP Landon Gartman (W, 5-0) allowed just two runs over seven innings, while Memphis used a seven-run fifth frame in an 8-2 win over the South Florida Bulls (19-15, 1-6).

Memphis: 8, South Florida: 2

WP: Landon Gartman (5-0)

LP: Orion Kerkering (4-4)

SV: N/A

How it happened:

After both pitchers worked a 1-2-3 first frame, 2B Austin Baskin gave the Tigers a 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the second inning

Gartman stranded two runners in scoring position in the second frame and another in the third, which kept Memphis in…