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Tigers roll past Alcorn State in weekend baseball series
By Adam Douglas-->Sports Reporter
Published: Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Updated: Tuesday, April 5, 2011 02:04
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After enduring a tough stretch in which The University of Memphis' offense appeared stagnant, the Tigers ended the drought in convincing fashion by sweeping the Alcorn State Braves in their weekend series and scoring a combined 45 runs to the Braves' 13.
Senior shortstop Chad Zurcher continued his brilliant play with another strong effort this weekend. He went 7-for-12 at the plate. Zurcher is currently leading the NCAA in batting average at .505. Junior transfer Eli Hines also had a solid weekend with a home run in each contest, and catcher Phillip Chapman added two in the final game Sunday.
In Friday's contest, the Tigers (16-11) got off to a great start by scoring seven runs in the first three innings. They followed that showing by scoring another 10 runs over the final six innings to just three runs for the Braves. The Tigers took Friday's game 17-3, led by Zurcher, who went 4-for-5. Hynes hit two homers to blow the game open.
Saturday was more of the same, with the Tigers defeating the Braves 15-5 in the second game of the three-game set. Although NCAA-leading hitter Chad Zurcher wasn't able to come up with a hit to increase his batting average, the Tigers weren't short on big sticks in this game. Junior third baseman Jacob Wilson and first baseman T.J Rich each drove in three runs in the game, and designated hitter Eli Hynes added two RBIs with a solo home run to help give the Tigers another victory. Pitcher Ryan Holland, the team captain, went eight innings with four strikeouts and three walks.
On Sunday, much like the first two games, the Tigers struck early against the Braves. Led by a Chad Zurcher double and a single by Jacob Wilson, T.J. Rich hit an RBI double to start the scoring for the Tigers. Phillip Chapman capped off the first inning by hitting a two-run homer to put the Tigers up 4-0. But the Braves showed some fight this time around by connecting on a solo homerun in the top half of the next inning. They rallied to tie the game at five by the sixth inning, but the Tigers put an end to the Braves' chances by scoring eight runs over the next three innings. Chapman went deep again to set the final score at 13-5.
The Tigers will now gear up for another non-conference matchup, this time against rival Ole Miss. The game begins at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Autozone Park.
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