Moore Hurls Second No-Hitter of Season in 7-0 Win Over Memphis

Saturday, April 1

Collins Family Softball Complex

2 PM

Tulsa

16-16, 0

Memphis

5-29, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Memphis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tulsa	1	4	2	0	0	0	X	7	10	0

Photo by: Dave Crenshaw

Moore Hurls Second No-Hitter of Season in 7-0 Win Over Memphis

4/1/2023 6:03:00 PM | Softball

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TULSA, Okla. – Maura Moore set a season-high in strikeouts and hurled the 24th no-hitter in school history, second of the season, as the University of Tulsa softball team blanked Memphis 7-0 at the Collins Family Softball Complex on Saturday afternoon.

Moore (10-6) struck out 11 batters overall and fanned at least two in five separate innings to help Tulsa (16-16, 2-0 The American) secure the series win against the Tigers (5-29, 0-5 The American). The no-no was the second of her young Tulsa career and the first seven-inning no-hitter since Samantha Pochop no-hit the Nebraska Cornhuskers on March 17, 2019.

The sophomore only allowed two base runners, one of which was quickly eliminated thanks to Rylee Keith and Abby Jones catching her attempting to steal. Moore picked up her 10th complete game, fourth shutout, and is up to 70 strikeouts for the season.

Thanks to Tulsa's hitting, the game was put away early. Keith hit her third home run of the season, second of the series, in the second inning with a two-run blast. Haley Morgan finished the day with a pair of big hits. She led off the game with a triple and later drove in two with a single down the line. Morgan added her 10th stolen base as well.

MacKenzie Denson drove in an RBI and had a stolen base, while Claira Skaggs and Kailyn Bearpaw each added hits and an RBI apiece. Celeste Wood had a pair of base knocks in the win and came around to score twice.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Morgan and the Golden Hurricane wasted little time getting on the board. The Center fielder opened the bottom of the first with a triple and was promptly brought home on an infield single from Denson.

Tulsa took control in the second inning. Memphis did get its first baserunner via a one-out walk, but Keith and Jones connected to catch a pinch-runner attempting to steal second.

In the bottom of the frame, Wood drew a leadoff walk and that brought up Keith, who had homered to tie the game late the day before. This time, she took a 2-1 pitch and launched a no-doubter over the left field wall to put Tulsa up 3-0.

TU wasn't done putting up runs in the second. Morgan walked with one out and Denson singled and stole second, putting two runners in scoring position. After a lineout, Bearpaw hit a hard ground ball that deflected off the pitcher for an RBI single. Skaggs singled to left in her at-bat, driving in Denson to make it 5-0.

The Hurricane loaded the bags in the bottom of the third with nobody out, which brought Morgan to the plate. She again came up big, crushing a 1-1 pitch down the left field line, scoring Wood and Gracie Jarvis. This ended Tulsa's scoring for the day but was more than enough for Moore.

The sophomore pitcher struck out at least one batter in every inning except for the fourth. She also had multiple strikeouts in the second, third, fifth, sixth and seventh innings, including back-to-back to close out the win and no-hitter.

GAME NOTES

» Moore pitched the second no-hitter of her Tulsa career
» This was the first seven inning no-no since Samantha Pochop blanked Nebraska 6-0 on March 17, 2019 ... Only the third full seven inning no-hitter since 2014.
» Three of Moore's 11 strikeouts caught batters looking
» Tulsa outhit the Tigers 10-0 and neither team committed an error
» The Hurricane hit .370 (10-for-27), marking the second game in a row Tulsa hit above .300 ... the top two hitting games of the season have come in this series.
» TU was efficient in advancement opportunities, succeeding in 10 of 16 chances (.625).

The Tigers and Hurricane will face off one last time on Sunday at the Collins Family Softball Complex. First pitch for the series finale is set for noon and will air on ESPN+.