Memphis got back on track Friday afternoon with a sweep over Saint Louis and Eastern Kentucky at the Tigers Softball Complex. The Tigers defeated the Billikens by a score of 4-3 in 13 innings and the Colonels by a 5-3 margin in seven. Memphis improves to 13-11 on the year with the sweep.
USF split day one of the Clearwater Spring Break Classic, dropping a 4-0 decision to No. 4 Auburn before coming back with a 7-0 shutout over North Dakota State. Kalen McGill picked up her sixth win of the season in game two, throwing six scoreless innings while striking out five and walking one. Astin Donovan reached in all four of her plate appearances, notching two hits and two hit-by-pitches.
Tulsa recorded their second and third straight shutouts on Friday afternoon in a doubleheader sweep, defeating Southeast Missouri State 6-0 before taking down UMKC in six innings, 9-0. The Hurricane (17-10 Overall) have won three in a row and six of the last seven contests while outscoring their opponents 40-6 during the span.
Four Hurricane hitters put together multi-hit performances, led by Mikayla Whitten's career-high three hits in a perfect game at the plate with a triple. Whitten scored two runs and drove in two, including one in the opening inning that put the Hurricane ahead 5-0 after RBIs from Estocado and Hughes.