MEMPHIS – The University of Memphis softball team (1-6) dropped a pair of games on the first day of the Arizona State Littlewood Classic in Tempe. Memphis fell to Illinois State in its first game, 12-3, then faced #17 ranked home team, Arizona State, falling 11-3.
Memphis plays game two of the event on Saturday, facing Montana at 11:15 a.m. (MT), then facing Michigan State, a team Memphis also faced at the Florida Gulf Coast tournament last weekend, at 1:30 p.m. (MT).
- - Illinois State got on the board first after the lead-off hitter, Annie Heinemann, drew walk and advanced to second on a ground out.