Taking On The Tigers

ORLANDO, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) – The UCF softball team is back home at the UCF Softball Complex for a three-game series with conference foe, Memphis. The action begins on Friday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. followed by a duel on Saturday at 2 p.m., and capped off with a Sunday morning showdown with an 11 a.m. first pitch.

Saturday's matchup will be the "Strike Out Cancer" Game. They will be wearing pink jerseys and we will be auctioning them off during the game. All proceeds will go to Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. The Friends of Jaclyn Foundation is a 501(c)(3), non-profit, charitable organization that improves the quality of life for children with pediatric brain tumors and their families by matching each child with a collegiate or high school athletic team.

The auction will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday when gates open. If you cannot make it out to the game, but would like to bid on a jersey, please contact Kyle Sheppard 321-749-4585. Auction will close after the last pitch of the 5th inning.

Before Saturday's matchup, the 2008 UCF Softball team will be honored for their stellar season as they were crowned Conference USA Champions and made it the championship game of the 2008 NCAA Regional tournament in Gainesville. On Sunday, the Knights will honor all softball alumni before the game as part of UCF Softball Alumni Weekend.

THE FIELD
Memphis: 29-12 overall, 5-4 in the American Athletic Conference. UCF holds a commanding advantage in the series with a 22-14 record against the Tigers. The Knights have won eight of the last 10 meetings and took the series last season in Memphis.

The Tigers are heading to Orlando coming off back-to-back losses to ECU (4-1) and No.10/13 Tennessee (8-0).

Memphis sits in third in the conference standings behind USF and UCF. The Tigers took the conference series opener against Wichita State to begin conference play but dropped their next series against USF.

RECAPPING THE LAST UCF OUTING
Behind the bats of Denali Schappacher and Cassady Brewer, the Knights picked up a win at UNF on Wednesday evening with a 5-3 win over the Ospreys.

Schappacher led the UCF offense going 3-for-4 scoring two runs and driving in a run along with a pair of stolen bases, while Brewer collected two runs with an RBI and a walk.
Sophomores Aubrey Johnson and Kyra Klarkowski each collected a hit in the win with Klarkowski and Kaitlyn Jensen driving in one run each.

SEASON TICKETS
Season tickets for the highly-anticipated 2018 softball season are currently on sale. General admission tickets to all 21 home games are priced at $50 for adults and $25 for ages 2-17. Call (407) 832-1000 for additional ticketing information.

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