{"id":174468,"date":"2026-03-02T01:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T01:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/174468\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T01:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T01:26:10","slug":"memphis-drops-series-finale-to-jacksonville-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/174468\/","title":{"rendered":"Memphis Drops Series Finale to Jacksonville State"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEMPHIS, Tenn. \u2013 The University of Memphis (3-8) baseball team fell 7-1 to Jacksonville State (10-2) on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the weekend series.
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\nAfter Jacksonville State took an early lead Memphis starter David Case<\/a> settled in for five innings of work, allowing two runs. Jax State starter Beau Bryans pitched five innings of his own, allowing one unearned run as the game went into the seventh inning with the Gamecocks up 2-1. Jax State pitchers did not give up a hit in the final three innings while the Gamecocks scored two runs in the seventh and eighth and another in the ninth to sweep the Tigers on the weekend.
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\nThe Tigers will travel to Ole Miss for their second away midweek game on Tuesday, March 3. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m. in Oxford, Mississippi.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
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\n\tJacksonville State started quickly again after a Trey King leadoff home run that barely escaped right fielder James Smith IV<\/a>‘s glove put the Gamecocks up 1-0.
\n\tJax State put runners on again in the third, scoring a second run on a Grayson Ashe RBI single in the third inning.
\n\tMemphis got the lead runner on in the third and the fourth before hitting into double plays in both innings and not plating a run.
\n\tThe Tigers broke through in sixth when Javon Hernandez<\/a> scored after a Jax State throwing error on a stolen base by Freddy Hernandez.
\n\tThe Gamecocks doubled their lead in the seventh, scoring two runs on two hits and a Memphis error.
\n\tAfter a Caleb Johnson two-run home run in the seventh, Jax State grew its lead to 6-1.
\n\tMemphis struggled offensively in the late innings, as Jax State took a 7-1 run into the ninth and held on for the game three win. <\/p>\n

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\nNOTABLES
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\n\tJacksonville State scored two of its seven runs with two outs in the inning. 43 of the 87 runs allowed by the Tigers have come with two outs (49.4%).
\n\tFreddy Rodriguez<\/a> stole a base for the Tigers, bringing the team’s season total to 26 steals, which ranks in the top 20 nationally and first in the American. Rodriguez is 8-for-9 on stolen base attempts this season and has stolen a base in six different games.
\n\tLHP David Case<\/a> had a solid start for the Tigers despite the loss. He finished with five innings pitched, two runs allowed on five hits with six strikeouts.
\n\tSecond baseman Shane Cox<\/a> along with shortstop Javon Hernandez<\/a> have reached base in all 11 games so far. <\/p>\n

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\nSCORING SUMMARY
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\nTop 1:
\nTrey King homered.
\nMemphis 0, Jacksonville State 1
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\nTop 3:
\nGrayson Ashe singled, Cooper Blauser scored.
\nMemphis 0, Jacksonville State 2
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\nBottom 6:
\nJavon Hernandez<\/a> scored on a throwing error.
\nMemphis 1, Jacksonville State 2
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\nTop 7:
\nCooper Blauser singled, Luke Williams scored.
\nCooper Blauser scored on a throwing error.
\nMemphis 1, Jacksonville State 4
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\nTop 8:
\nCaleb Johnson homered, Matthew Cash scored.
\nMemphis 1, Jacksonville State 6
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\nTop 9:
\nGrayson Ashe hit a sacrifice fly, Trey King scored.
\nMemphis 1, Jacksonville State 7
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\nUP NEXT
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\nMemphis will head to Oxford, Mississippi to take on No. 25 Ole Miss on Tuesday. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.
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