Memphis Baseball has begun their season and the team has not held back against their first few opponents.
The Tigers (4-0) are undefeated after their first four games and have outscored opponents 42 runs to 16. Memphis started the season with a win against Lipscomb and then followed that up with a series sweep against Grambling State.
After a strong showcase of talent, Memphis has entered a stretch of games against Ole Miss, Baylor and Vanderbilt. Regardless of their upcoming games, the Tigers have gotten out to a solid start.
A three-game series was set up with Northern Illinois, but it was never played due to wintry weather conditions. The opening weekend was pushed back for Memphis, but it officially started against Lipscomb University.
Game 1 of the Memphis Baseball season
The first game the Tigers played was on February 23 and it was 3-1 win over Lipscomb in Alabama. The game went scoreless for three full innings, then Memphis got on the board first in the fourth inning with a home run from from shortstop Ben Brooks. The Tigers built the lead later in the fourth with a two-run homer from third baseman Alec Trela.
When the bottom of the fifth began, Memphis led 3-0. That changed after Lipscomb scored a single run off an error and that was classified as unearned. The Bison cut it to 3-1, but couldn't produce for the remainder of the game. Memphis closed out the game and their season opener ended with a win.
Three days after their win over Lipscomb, the Tigers opened at FedEx Park for their home-opener. They started with a three-game series with the Grambling State University Tigers.
Game 1 of the Grambling State Series
The first game watched Grambling State take a 2-0 lead after two innings. Then Memphis got on the board with an error in the third that gave them one run. Later in the third, Trela hit a two-run homer and it gave Memphis a 3-2 lead.
In the top of the fourth, Grambling State tied it 3-3 after an RBI single. Memphis put up another three run inning in the bottom of the fifth, earning the lead back at 6-3.
Grambling State did not go down easily. They managed to get a two-run home run and an RBI single at the top of the sixth which re-tied it at 6 runs each. Memphis answered with a five-run inning in the bottom of the sixth.
Memphis held their 11-6 lead up until the ninth inning. Grambling State scored three runs in the top of the ninth, making it an 11-9 game. However the Memphis Tigers closed it out and won 11-9, getting their first win at home.
Game 2 of the Grambling State Series
A double-header was in-store for Memphis, both games would be seven-innings each.
The first game started with Grambling State started with the GSU Tigers taking a 2-0 lead by the top of the first. Memphis answered in their half of the first inning and took the lead 3-2. The Memphis Tigers did not stop there, they scored four runs in the second, taking off with a 7-2 lead.
Grambling State doubled in the fourth inning, making it a 7-3 game. But Memphis kept on scoring, getting another four runs throughout the game. Grambling State could not produce, and Memphis won the first game of the day, 11-3.
Game 3 of the Grambling State Series
The Memphis Tigers for the third time in the series watched Grambling State get an early lead. The GSU Tigers took the lead with a home run in the top of the second. The Memphis Tigers also answered with five runs in the bottom of the second.
Grambling State narrowed the deficit in the following inning by scoring two runs. The remainder of the game was polar opposites, Grambling State went scoreless for the next six innings, Memphis scored 12 runs in the next six innings.
The Tigers have started the season 4-0, scoring 10.5 runs per game.
