How to watch Tennessee versus Texas softball: Time, TV channel
No. 7 national seed Tennessee (47-16) will continue play in the Women's College World Series on Monday. The Lady Vols will face No. 6 national seed Texas (53-11).
Tennessee advanced to Monday's contest after defeating No. 9 national seed UCLA (55-13), 5-4 in nine innings, on Sunday.
Laura Mealer hit a walk-off single in the ninth inning for Tennessee after UCLA tied the game in the seventh inning with a two-run home run by Megan Grant.
"That was one of the most exciting, intense, emotional games I have ever been part of in all my years of coaching, and I couldn't be more proud of our young women hanging in there, not letting what happened in the seventh inning costing us the game,' Tennessee head coach Karen Weekly said. 'That's a real battle, and I have to give a ton of credit to the young ladies in our dugout, the young ladies on our bench pouring energy into the team that entire game. They're the MVP that nobody knows about."
What channel is Tennessee versus Texas softball on?
First pitch between the Lady Vols and Longhorns on Monday is scheduled for noon EDT. ESPN will televise the matchup. Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Michele Smith (analyst), Jessica Mendoza (analyst) and Holly Rowe (sideline) will be on the call.
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