{"id":228663,"date":"2026-04-12T13:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/228663\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T13:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T13:51:16","slug":"memphis-drops-13-inning-battle-to-florida-atlantic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/228663\/","title":{"rendered":"Memphis Drops 13-Inning Battle to Florida Atlantic"},"content":{"rendered":"

MEMPHIS, Tenn. \u2013 The University of Memphis (10-23, 3-8 American) baseball team fell to Florida Atlantic (17-17, 4-7 American), 6-4 in 13 innings on Saturday afternoon at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field.
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\nFlorida Atlantic struck early and maintained control throughout, while Memphis was unable to fully recover despite multiple scoring opportunities.
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\nThe Owls plated two runs in the first inning and added another in the third before Memphis responded in the bottom half of the inning. The Tigers continued to chip away, but Florida Atlantic answered with a key insurance run in the sixth before Tyler Harrington<\/a> tied the game in the bottom of the sixth.
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\nThe two teams then went quiet offensively, pushing the game to extra innings where Florida Atlantic scored two runs in the top of the 13th to claim the series win.
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\nMemphis finished with four runs on eight hits, while Florida Atlantic totaled six runs on 11 hits.
\nOn the mound, Seth Impson<\/a> (1-2) took the loss for Memphis, while Tyler Murphy (1-3) earned the win in relief for Florida Atlantic.
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\nMemphis will look to salvage a win on Sunday morning against Florida Atlantic. First pitch is scheduled for 11:05 a.m. at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field.
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\nHOW IT HAPPENED
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\n\tFlorida Atlantic opened the scoring in the first inning, capitalizing on a sacrifice fly and RBI double to take a 2-0 lead.
\n\tThe Owls added a solo home run in the third to extend the lead to 3-0.
\n\tMemphis answered in the bottom of the third as Jack Little<\/a> doubled and Marcus Smith<\/a> drove him in with an RBI single to cut the deficit to 3-1.
\n\tFlorida Atlantic pushed the lead to 4-1 with a solo home run in the sixth inning.
\n\tThe Tigers responded in the bottom half of the sixth, scoring three runs. Javon Hernandez<\/a> delivered an RBI single before Tyler Harrington<\/a> drove in two with a double to make it 4-4.
\n\tFlorida Atlantic regained the lead in the 13th inning with a two-run double, going ahead 6-4.
\n\tMemphis threatened late after a leadoff double by Hernandez in the bottom of the 13th but was unable to complete the comeback. <\/p>\n

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\nNOTABLES
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\n\tFreddy Rodriguez, Javon Hernandez<\/a> and Jack Little<\/a> stole bases for the Tigers, bringing the team’s season total to 78 steals, which ranks in the top 30 nationally.
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\n\t\tRodriguez is 27-for-30 on stolen base attempts this season which leads the American Conference and ranks third in the nation.
\n\t\tHernandez improved his perfect record to 16-for-16, second most on the team behind Rodriguez.
\n\t\tLittle has also not been caught stealing, posting a perfect 5-for-5 record.
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\n\tStarting pitcher David Case<\/a> provided an excellent start for the Tigers.
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\n\t\tCase pitched 6.0 innings for the third straight time while allowing two earned runs on five hits with six strikeouts.
\n\t\tRecorded his third straight quality start (6.0+ IP, less than three earned runs allowed).
\n\t\tWith six strikeouts today, Case has now punched out 42 batters, most of any Tiger.
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\n\tShortstop Javon Hernandez<\/a> moved up to second in the batting order and went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a walk.
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\n\t\tHis double was his seventh of the season.
\n\t\tRecorded his sixth multi-hit game thus far.
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\n\tFirst baseman Tyler Harrington<\/a> continued his steady offensive output this series.
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\n\t\tHarrington went 2-for-4 with a clutch 2-RBI double in the sixth inning to tie the game.
\n\t\tIn the series, Harrington is 3-for-6 with four RBI.
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\n\tLeft fielder Jack Little<\/a> was the third Tiger to collect multiple hits against the Owls.
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\n\t\tHe finished 2-for-5, recorded his 15th hit of the season and logged his fifth multi-hit game.
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\n\tMarcus Smith<\/a> returned to the lineup in right field and finished the day 1-for-4 with an RBI.
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\n\t\tSmith notched his fourth hit and third RBI of the season.
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\nSCORING SUMMARY
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\nTop 1:
\nBrett Patten hit a sacrifice fly, Marshall Lipsey scored.
\nJohn Martinez, doubled, Nick Romano scored.
\nMemphis 0, Florida Atlantic 2
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\nTop 3:
\nNick Romano homered.
\nMemphis 0, Florida Atlantic 3
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\nBottom 3:
\nMarcus Smith<\/a> singled, Jack Little<\/a> scored.
\nMemphis 1, Florida Atlantic 3
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\nTop 6:
\nIan Collier homered.
\nMemphis 1, Florida Atlantic 4
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\nBottom 6:
\nJavon Hernandez<\/a> singled, Freddy Rodriguez<\/a> scored.
\nTyler Harrington<\/a> doubled, Javon Hernandez<\/a> and Shane Cox<\/a> scored.
\nMemphis 4, Florida Atlantic 4
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\nTop 13:
\nEli Small doubled, TJ Gramesty and John Martinez scored.
\nMemphis 4, Florida Atlantic 6
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\nUP NEXT
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\nMemphis will look to bounce back in the series finale tomorrow morning. First pitch is set for 11:05 a.m. at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field.
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