Lady Vol Softball explodes for seven runs in the first inning, advance past Florida
Tennessee turned to Karlyn Pickens to start the game. The ace only had to pitch one shutout inning. In the bottom of the first, Tennessee pieced together seven runs on seven hits.
It all started with a Gabby Leach triple down the third base line. Taylor Pannell followed it up with an RBI single. The wheels were in motion at that point.
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McKenna Gibson brought home another run with a bases-loaded walk. Laura Mealer drove in another with a single to left. Alannah Leach broke it open, clearing the bases with a double. Tennessee capped off the scoring in the first when Emma Clarke plated Alannah Leach on a sac fly.
UT tacked on two more in the second inning. Sophia Nugent cracked a fastball to left for her 18th home run of the season. McKenna Gibson followed it up with her 12th dinger of the year.
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Sage Mardjetko took over for Pickens in the ring. She went two innings but gave up three earned runs, all of which came off home runs.
Alannah Leach helped the Lady Vols secure the run-rule win with a single that scored Mealer.
Erin Nuwer replaced Mardjetko in the ring. The freshman finished the game out by going two innings with two strikeouts and no runs given up.
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