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Softball Opens American Athletic Conference Play vs. Memphis
3/20/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
TULSA, Okla. - The Tulsa softball team opens American Athletic Conference play for the first time when it plays host to Memphis this weekend for a three-game series at the Collins Family Softball Complex. The teams play a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, and a single game at noon Sunday.
The Golden Hurricane (16-10, 0-0 American) is playing its first softball season as a member of The American Conference. The Hurricane is 5-3 in its last eight games, and is coming off a 7-6 defeat to Iowa on Wednesday. The Tigers are 9-12 this season, and have won two in a row after dropping four straight.
In the circle, freshman Emily Watson leads the Hurricane with a 2.28 ERA. She is 4-2 with two shutouts, 44 strikeouts to 11 walks, and has allowed 39 hits and 13 earned runs in 40.0 innings. Senior Bailey Erwin is 8-4 with a 2.99 ERA in 14 appearances and 11 starts. She has 65 strikeouts to 16 walks, and has allowed 71 hits and 29 earned runs in 68.0 innings.
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