JONESBORO, Ark. – In a game that took nearly four hours to unfold, the Memphis Tigers (10-4) rallied from a 7-5 deficit and scored the final four runs of the night in a 9-7 win on the road against the Arkansas State Red Wolves (4-10).
Memphis: 9, Arkansas State: 7
WP: Daniel Casto (1-0)
LP: Brandon Hudson (0-1)
SV: Dalton Kendrick (2)
How it happened:
- Home runs came early and often, as each side homered twice in the first two innings
- DH Jacob Compton's three-run home run in the first inning gave Memphis an early 3-0 lead, while C Tanner Booth's solo home run in the second gave Memphis a 4-2 advantage
- Arkansas State got home runs from 1B Jared Toler and 2B Daedrick Cail, as the game was tied 4-4 after two innings
- The Red Wolves plated a pair in the third and another run in the fourth and led 7-5 after four innings, but the Memphis bullpen didn't allow a run after that
- LF Braden Webb drew a bases loaded walk for Memphis to plate a run in the fifth, while Compton and 3B Logan Kohler each had an RBI in a three-run sixth, which put Memphis in front 9-7
- Casto entered with the bases loaded and one out in the fourth but got out of the jam with a strikeout and ground out; he retired all eight batters he faced over 2.