CINCINNATI, Ohio – Memphis started well before allowing 10 unanswered runs, losing 10-2 to Cincinnati Friday at Marge Schott Stadium. The Tigers (9-21, 1-6 AAC) scored two runs in the top of the first on a two-run home run by Alec Trela.
Memphis will try to even the series with the Bearcats in Game 2 on Saturday at 3 p.m. (CT).
Trela started the game with a bang, smashing a two-run homer in the top of the first inning. Trela's second home run of the season came after a walk by Cale Hennemann.