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March 21-28, 2014 The Mid-South Tribune Page 1-sports Sports www.blackinformationhighway.com Sports Arena Tigers claw back Travelers, detour to coverage by Louisville wins first ever held against Murray State some of BIHMST MEMPHIS, TN. – Freshman straight game to tie the game at Sports RHP Trevor Sutton allowed no 1-1 and he came around to score American Athletic basketball hits in three innings of relief and on a RBI single by Carter White. Correspondents Memphis scored 10 unanswered The ‘Breds regained the lead runs to defeat Murray State 12-8 with a four-run second and tourney in FedEx Forum on Tuesday at FedExPark. added two more in the third to The victory marked No. 1700 open a 7-2 advantage. Murray days of competition between all day's semi final to advance to for the program in its 101st year State scored five of the seven 10 of the new leagues teams, the the final against Louisville. of baseball. The Tigers will play runs with two outs, all via two- final came down to Louisville Louisville defeated Connecticut game No. 3000 on Saturday and out singles with runners in scor- and the University of 71-61 to win the championship, now carry an all-time record of ing position. Connecticut. though they will not be back to 1700-1282-16. Memphis responded with one Louisville reached the final by defend it next year since the will The Tigers (14-6) trailed 7-3 run in the third, three in the first destroying Rutgers by a be joining a new conference, the when Sutton entered the game in fourth and five in the fifth to score of 92-31 in the quarterfi- ACC. The Cardinals controlled the fourth inning. Sutton (1-0) score nine unanswered runs to nals on March 13, 2014. The the game from the beginning retired the side in order in the take a 11-7 lead. Back-to-back next day they had a 29 point win until the end. Connecticut got in fourth, but a dropped foul ball, doubles in the third brought in over Houston in the semi finals striking distance once or twice, walk hit batter and passed ball the tally before the Tigers loaded William Larsha, Jr. by a score of 94-65. but could never get close enough put runners on second and third the bags in the fourth to score Connecticut reached the final to threaten the Cards. with no outs in the fifth. Sutton three. Tucker Tubbs reached on by first beating the host team For Louisville, forward sandwiched an infield fly around a fielder’s choice after the right By William M. Larsha, Jr., Memphis by a score of 72-53. Columnist Montrezl Harrell led the scoring two strikeouts to escape the fielder dropped the fly out. The 19 point loss for Memphis with 22 points. He also grabbed trouble. In his final inning, White followed with his third hit The Mid-South Tribune and the was one of its worst ever in Black Information Highway 11 rebounds. Russ Smith, the All Sutton walked the leadoff man, of the game and second double FedEx Forum. Many thought it American guard scored 19 but two fly outs and a strikeout to drive in two more runs to www. was their worst performance in blackinformationhighway.com points. Smith was also named ended the threat. make it 7-6. The Tigers benefit- many years. The score was sur- the tournament's Most Valuable Murray State (9-9) grabbed a 1- ed from three walks in the fifth prising since Memphis was MEMPHIS, TN- The first ever Player. 0 lead on a solo home run in the to score five runs in the inning, expected to reach the tourna- ### first, but the Tigers answered the third time on the season to American Athletic Conference ment final, given the Tigers had basketball tournament was held For more, travel on the Sports with two runs in their half of the score five or more runs in an home court advantage. lane on The Mid-South Tribune inning. A two-out error helped inning. in Memphis, TN from March Connecticut went on to surprise 12-15 at FedEx Forum. After 4 and the Black Information the Tigers extend the inning as After back-to-back walks start- Cincinnati 58- 56 in the next Highway at www.blackinforma- Jake Little reached third on the ed the inning, Ethan Gross drove Ashley Braun tionhighway.com. misplayed bunt. Tucker Tubbs in the tying run with a double Travelers, join correspondents recorded an RBI for the sixth- and a walk loaded the bases with William Larsha, Jr. and Ashley nobody out. Zach Willis plated Braun in their sports coverage of the go-ahead run with a sacrifice Watch for NCAA March Madness Coverage University of Memphis Tigers, fly. Gross came around to score Memphis Grizzlies, Tennessee with on a failed pickoff attempt Titans, Southern Heritage Sports Arena Columnist William Larsha, Jr. before Jake Little punctuated the FedEx/St.Jude Golf Classic, and inning with a two-run home run much, much more on The Mid- Travel on the Black Information Highway and to give the Tigers an 11-7 lead. The Station Mid-South Parents Trust South Tribune and the Black The Mid-South Tribune Memphis tacked on a run in the Information Highway on seventh using back-to-back dou- www.blackinformationhigh- www.blackinformationhighway.com bles by Ethan Gross and Darien way.com Tubbs. wkno.org Welcome, Travelers! ### Welcome, Travelers!