The Youngstown State baseball team dropped both games of a doubleheader against Memphis on Saturday at FedExPark Avron Fogelman Field in Memphis, Tenn.
The Penguins dropped a 13-9 decision in seven innings in game one before falling 3-1 in game two. The start of the doubleheader was delayed by two hours due to rain in the Memphis area.
Youngstown State falls to 1-6 on the season while Memphis improves to 5-2.
Game 1 Recap
Memphis used a pair of six-run innings to defeat the Youngstown State baseball team 13-9 in seven innings in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader at FedExPark in Memphis, Tenn.
The Penguins jumped in front 3-0 after the top of the first, but the Tigers responded by scoring six runs in the home half of the inning to take a 6-3 lead. Memphis added a single run in the second inning to go up 7-3 before YSU scored once in the fifth to make it a three-run game. The Tigers posted their second six-run inning in the bottom of the fifth to build a 13-4 advantage. The Guins plated two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh for the final margin.
Trey Law went 4-for-5 with two RBIs and a run scored to pace the Penguins offensively. Law's four hits marked a new single-game career high, and he matched his career best with two RBIs. Padraig O'Shaughnessy went 3-for-4 with a double and his first home run of the season while Turner Grau was 3-for-5 with his first home run of 2023. YSU posted new season highs with nine runs and 15 hits as the Penguins outhit the Tigers 15-14.
YSU starter Nick Perez suffered the loss after allowing nine runs, five of them earned, on 10 hits and striking out four batters over four innings of work. Cam Marshalwitz was responsible for two runs on one hit without recording an out while Will Shaffer was charged with two runs on three hits over two innings of relief.
The Penguins struck first with three runs on five hits in the top of the first inning. Law and Grau hit back-to-back singles to begin the frame, and Law was able to score when Grau was thrown out attempting to steal second base. Later in the inning, Andre Good delivered a two-out, two-run single through the left side to give YSU a 3-0 lead.
The Tigers answered immediately by scoring six runs on five hits in the home half of the first. Cameron Benson hit a leadoff single and came around to score on an error before an RBI single by Braden Webb. Jake Curtis drove in a run with a sacrifice fly before Brayland Skinner hit a two-out, three-run triple to center field to give Memphis a 6-3 edge. The Tigers pushed their lead to 7-3 with a solo home run from Anthony Hansen in the bottom of the second inning.
YSU got the deficit back to three runs at 7-4 when Padraig O'Shaughnessy hit a solo blast with one out in the top of the fifth.
Memphis would post its second six-run inning of the game in the bottom of the fifth to build a 13-4 advantage. Skinner hit a two-run triple and scored on a throwing error, Benson scored on an RBI groundout by RJ Jimerson and Austin Baskin hit a two-run homer to left field.
The Penguins continued to battle as they scored two runs on two hits in the top of the sixth inning. Ian Francis drew a leadoff walk before Grau belted a two-out, two-run blast over the wall in right field to trim Memphis' lead to 13-6. YSU added three more runs in the top of the seventh as Padraig O'Shaughnessy hit a one-out double and scored on an RBI single by Matt Thompson. Later in the frame, Law delivered a two-out, two-run single to plate the final runs of the contest.
Memphis starter David Warren earned the victory by allowing five runs on 11 hits with six strikeouts over 5.2 innings. Chase Kessinger surrendered four runs on four hits in one inning of relief before Luke Ellis came on to record the final out of the game.
Hansen went 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs scored to pace the Tigers offensively while Skinner finished 2-for-3 with a pair of triples and five RBIs.
Game 2 Recap
Memphis scored three runs over the first five innings on its way to a 3-1 victory over the Youngstown State baseball team in game two of Saturday's doubleheader at FedExPark in Memphis, Tenn.
Steven D'Eusanio hit his second home run of the season while Law, Padraig O'Shaughnessy, Clay Wiesen and Eddie Saucedo also had hits for the Penguins.
YSU starter Brandon Mikos took the loss after allowing three runs on seven hits with three strikeouts over a career-high six innings pitched. Casey Marshalwitz and Kenny Misik combined to toss two innings of scoreless relief.
The Tigers got on the board first with one run on two hits in the bottom of the second inning. Baskin hit a leadoff single and came around to score on a two-out RBI single by Tyler Heckert to give Memphis a 1-0 lead.
Memphis extended its lead to 2-0 in the home half of the third when Hansen hit a two-out double and Baskin followed with an RBI single to right field.
The Tigers went ahead 3-0 when Heckert led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a solo home run to left field.
Youngstown State got on the board when D'Eusanio led off the top of the ninth with a solo home run to left center field. After Padraig O'Shaughnessy reached on an error, Memphis reliever Dalton Kendrick recorded three straight outs including two strikeouts to pick up the two-inning save.
Memphis starter JT Durham earned the victory after allowing four hits and striking out seven batters over seven scoreless innings.
Baskin, Hansen and Heckert each had two hits to lead the Tigers offensively. Memphis outhit YSU 7-5 for the contest.
The Penguins will attempt to salvage the series split against the Tigers in the series finale on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast live on YSNLive.com.
