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Tigers avoid sweep by powering past UCF, 12-7
By Adam Douglas-->Sports Reporter
Published: Monday, April 25, 2011
Updated: Monday, April 25, 2011 23:04
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University of Memphis Tigers' third baseman Jacob Wilson had two three-run homeruns to help Memphis avoid a sweep at the hands of Central Florida, 12-7, Sunday at FedExPark. The Tigers scored four runs in the seventh and five in the eighth to bring home the victory after being down 6-3 as late as the top of the seventh.
"The dugout was really good today," coach Daron Schoenrock said. "Even though we were down, I felt like we were getting some pretty good swings off."
The Knights took a 6-3 into the seventh, but the Tigers refused to go down. They quickly posted a four-run outburst to take a 7-6 lead on back-to-back singles by Zach Willis and Drew Martinez. That allowed shortstop Chad Zurcher to drive in a run with a single through the left side. And with two runners on, Wilson blasted a three-run home run to left field to catapult Memphis to the lead.
"We definitely felt like we could have won the last two games," Wilson said. "And with the wind blowing out of this park like it was today, we knew we weren't out of it."
Although this was an Easter Day contest, the sense of urgency kicked in when the Tigers needed it most. Aware that there are only a few games left in deciding a postseason birth, the Tigers still needed late-game heroics to put away a pesky UCF squad.
The bottom of the next inning decided the contest for the Tigers. Wilson hammered another three-run homerun in the eighth to increase the Tigers' lead to 10-6 over the Knights. First baseman T.J. Rich followed with a single and scored on an RBI-double by Phillip Chapman. The U of M added another run after a fielding error allowed Chapman to score from second, and the Tigers took a 12-6 lead into the ninth inning.
The Knights would rally in the ninth, however, by putting two runners on and connecting on back-to-back hits, but reliever Sam Moll would get out of the inning with a groundout and a fly out. The 12 runs by the Tigers provided enough firepower to narrowly avoid a dreaded sweep on Easter Sunday.
Moll earned his third victory of the season, throwing 3 2/3 innings in relief of starter Clayton Gant. Moll allowed two runs on four hits and struck out one. Clayton Gant tossed 5 1/3 innings and allowed five runs and six hits.
The Tigers return to action for a regional matchup with Austin Peay on Wednesday. First pitch is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Raymond C. Hand Park in Clarksville, Tenn.
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