Tigers baseball fails to sweep series against Valparaiso, but takes two of three
Memphis second baseman Daniel Perez comes in to scoop up a ground ball only to have it bounce off of his glove for a Southeast Missouri State hit in the season opener at FedEx Field on Feb. 14, 2025. Perez was second on the team last year with a .328 batting average. (Greg Campbell/Special for The Daily Memphian)
Matt Riser’s second year as the Memphis baseball coach is off to a much better start than his first season.
The Tigers have won both of their three-game series against Southeast Missouri and Valparaiso to start the year with a 4-2 record. Memphis only won two of its first six games last season.
Memphis had a chance to sweep Valparaiso at FedEx Park on Sunday but fell 5-3. It was the first win of the season for the Beacons (1-5).
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Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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