CLEARWATER, Fla. – Jake Overbey lined a two-run single in the top of the ninth to give Memphis a 7-5 win over USF in the American Athletic Conference tournament at Bright House Field Friday. For the third consecutive season the Tigers have eliminated the USF Bulls from the conference tournament and stayed alive.
Memphis (21-38) will play No. 3 UConn on Saturday at noon (CT) and if the Tigers beat the Huskies the two teams will meet again in an elimination game at 6:30 p.m. (CT).
USF had tied the game up 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth but the Tiger fought right back in the ninth.