Hurricane to Host Memphis in First Conference Home Series This Weekend

TULSA, Okla. – The University of Tulsa Softball team will host their first American Athletic Conference three-game series of the weekend as the welcome in the Memphis Tigers to the Collins Family Softball Complex at 5 p.m. tomorrow. The series will wrap up on Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at 11 a.m. with Sunday's originally scheduled game three to be played following game two.

The Hurricane (23-10 Overall, 3-0 The American) are on a nine-game winning streak heading into the second weekend of conference play after sweeping USF on the road last week while outscoring the Bulls 17-3 in the series. Tulsa owns a 25-6 all-time series advantage over Memphis (19-14 Overall, 2-1 The American), having split the pair of three-game series after TU joined the conference in 2015. Memphis won last year's series two games to one while Tulsa swept the Tigers in 2015.

Tulsa's series against Memphis will continue on Saturday with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. before the weekend wraps up on Sunday at noon with game three.

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Weekend Schedule
Friday - 5 p.m.
Game One - Stats/Video

Saturday - 11 a.m.
Game Two - Stats/Video

Saturday - 1:30 p.m.
Game Three - Stats/Video

NINE STRAIGHT...
The Hurricane head into this week's home contests as winners of their last nine and 12 of their last 13 with an overall record of 23-10. The nine game win streak marks the longest for TU since they won 10 straight from April 13 to May 3 in the 2014 season. During the streak, Tulsa is hitting .341 to their opponents .162 while holding their competition to 0.93 runs per contest.

ERROR FREE...
Tulsa has not committed an error defensively during their nine-game winning streak as their season fielding percentage has climbed to .970. Maggie Withee leads the team with 49 assists this season with a 1.000 fielding percentage.

RPI RANKINGS...
The Hurricane moved up two spots in the latest RPI as released by the NCAA on Monday, jumping from their initial ranking of 34 to their current ranking of 32. TU has a 3-3 record against RPI top-25 opponents this season while ranking atop all of The American teams on the list, who ranks eighth as a conference.

HOME SWEET HOME...
Tulsa returns home for their next three contests and will play their next six conference games at the Collins Family Softball Complex. TU has played five games on their home field this season, out-hitting their opponents .347 to .165 on their home turf while out-scoring the competition 25-6.

25TH SEASON...
Tulsa's 2017 campaign marks the 25th season in program history. TU announced the addition of the softball team in November of 1991 before hiring Pattie Holthaus as the first softball coach in February of 1992. The Hurricane played their first game on Feb. 20, 1993 and seven years later, broke ground on a new on-campus facility that is now know as Collins Family Softball Complex.

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Maggie Withee