MEMPHIS – The Memphis softball team has headed west and will face five teams in the Arizona State Littlewood Classic, beginning Friday at Farrington Stadium in Tempe. The Tigers will face Illinois State, Friday, at 11:15 a.m. (PT), then faces host Arizona State that same night at 8:15 p.m. (PT). The Sun Devils are currently ranked No. 17 in the country in the latest USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll.
Saturday, Memphis faces Montana (11:15 a.m.) and Michigan State (1:30 p.m.), then wraps up against Northern Iowa, Sunday, at 11:15 a.m.
Memphis is looking to keep up the offensive clip that got started last weekend at the Florida Gulf Coast tournament and expects the Tiger pitching staff to settle in with the first tournament under the belts.