March 22, 2006

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Memphis, Tenn. - The Memphis softball team is set to host four mid-week home games at Greenbrook Park on Wednesday and Thursday, as it entertains Grambling State and Southeast Missouri State. The U of M will play Grambling in a double-header on Wednesday, before taking on SEMO in a twinbill on Thursday. Both sets of games are slated to begin at 2 p.m.

Memphis and Grambling State have already played four times this season with Memphis winning all four games by a combined total of 65-1. The U of M took 19-0 and 10-1 victories at the ULL Tournament on Feb. 11-12, before sweeping a double-header 14-0 and 22-0 at GSU on Feb. 28.

The Lady Tigers will be taking on Southeast Missouri State for the first time. The Redhawks currently have a record of 10-7 overall and 3-0 in the Ohio Valley Conference. The SEMO squad is riding a six-game win streak and will face Middle Tennessee State in a double-header on Wednesday before playing the U of M on Thursday.

Thursday's contests between the Lady Tigers and Southeast Missouri will be the first of five Memphis games to be on the radio. The game will be broadcast on the U of M's campus radio station, WUMR 91.7, with Jeff Brightwell on the call.

Following the tilts with Grambling State and Southeast Missouri State, Memphis will travel to Tulsa, Okla., March 25-26 to take on Tulsa in its third C-USA series. The Golden Hurricane is currently in second place in C-USA with a 5-1 mark, while boasting an 18-10 overall record.

Each of the seven games this week can be followed on Gametracker at gotigersgo.com.