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Texas softball eliminates Lady Vols from 2025 Women's College World Series
No. 6 national seed Texas (54-11) defeated No. 7 national seed Tennessee (47-17), 2-0, Monday in the 2025 Women's College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Texas advances to a College World Series championship series. The Lady Vols have been eliminated. Advertisement Right-handed pitcher Karlyn Pickens started for Tennessee against the Longhorns. She pitched six innings and recorded nine strikeouts. The 6-foot-1 junior totaled 104 pitches, including 70 strikes, against 27 batters. Pickens allowed five hits, two runs (one earned) and two walks. Monday marked Pickens' fourth appearance in the 2025 Women's College World Series. She pitched 6.2 innings against Oklahoma (129 pitches), one inning versus Florida (23 pitches) and nine innings against UCLA (148 pitches). Tennessee's offense produced three hits against Texas on Monday. Ella Dodge, Laura Mealer and Taylor Pannell each recorded one hit for the Lady Vols. Dodge hit one double for Tennessee's only extra-base hit. Tennessee hitting coach Craig Snider was ejected in the fourth inning. Advertisement Katie Stewart hit a solo home run in the fourth inning for Texas. More: Karlyn Pickens sets NCAA softball record for fastest pitch all time Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter). This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee softball eliminated from Women's College World Series
USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas softball eliminates Lady Vols from 2025 Women's College World Series
Texas softball eliminates Lady Vols from 2025 Women's College World Series No. 6 national seed Texas (54-11) defeated No. 7 national seed Tennessee (47-17), 2-0, Monday in the 2025 Women's College World Series at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Texas advances to a College World Series championship series. The Lady Vols have been eliminated. Right-handed pitcher Karlyn Pickens started for Tennessee against the Longhorns. She pitched six innings and recorded nine strikeouts. The 6-foot-1 junior totaled 104 pitches, including 70 strikes, against 27 batters. Pickens allowed five hits, two runs (one earned) and two walks. Monday marked Pickens' fourth appearance in the 2025 Women's College World Series. She pitched 6.2 innings against Oklahoma (129 pitches), one inning versus Florida (23 pitches) and nine innings against UCLA (148 pitches). Tennessee's offense produced three hits against Texas on Monday. Ella Dodge, Laura Mealer and Taylor Pannell each recorded one hit for the Lady Vols. Dodge hit one double for Tennessee's only extra-base hit. Tennessee hitting coach Craig Snider was ejected in the fourth inning. Katie Stewart hit a solo home run in the fourth inning for Texas. More: Karlyn Pickens sets NCAA softball record for fastest pitch all time Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
How to watch Tennessee versus Texas softball: Time, TV channel
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. Watch 2025 College World Series on Fubo We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn't influence our coverage. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
Yahoo
2 days ago
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Mealer, Lady Vols walk it off in 9-inning battle against UCLA
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (WATE) — After a nine-inning battle, the Lady Vols keep their season alive with a Laura Mealer walk-off single to send Tennessee to the national semifinals. Both UCLA and the Lady Vols got their bats rolling in the first, however, it was Tennessee who was able to bring their base runners home. Morristown hosts the Tennessee State Disc Golf Championships In the bottom of the first, Taylor Pannell singled, followed by Ella Dodge, the two still on base when the Bruins intentionally walked McKenna Gibson, loading the bases. Next in the order was Laura Mealer who popped one over the infield and into an open outfield, Pannell making it in first, followed by a diving Dodge to give the Lady Vols a 2-0 lead. That brought Tennessee's total amount of first inning runs through three games at the College World Series to 11. UCLA went yard in the second, twice. First off the bat of Alexis Ramirez, then a blast by Sofia Mujica. Both were solo shots, the two homers tying the game. The Bruins had a chance to take the lead a couple of innings later in the top of the fifth. With two on and two outs, Tennessee intentionally walked Megan Grant, putting Karlyn Pickens back in front of Ramirez, who launched UCLA's first home run. However, this time, Pickens sent Grant back to the dugout with a strikeout, leaving three stranded and ended the Bruins' chances in the fifth. After struggling in the first part of the postseason, Pannell continued to be on a tear in Oklahoma City, hammering a two-run homer towards left field in the bottom of the fifth. A hit that gave Tennessee a 4-2 advantage. Moving into the top of the sixth, UCLA looked as though they were going to threaten once again. With two outs, Kaitlyn Terry was originally called safe at first, which would have put runners on the corners for the Bruins, however the Lady Vols challenged the call, which was overturned in Tennessee's favor, ending the top of the sixth. Pickens appeared to roll her ankle during the top of the sixth but finished the inning without missing a pitch. The top of the seventh was the final chance for UCLA, and Megan Grant took full advantage, crushing one to center field. With one on, the blast tied it at four all. After an extensive review of if Grant actually touched home base after the homer, it was noted that she did not touch home, however the play was not reviewable due to Appendix G so the homer stood. In the bottom of the seventh, with no outs, Pannell got on base from a walk. The Bruins then intentionally talked Sophia Nugent, putting two on base for the Lady Vols. However, a double play from third to second ended regulation. With the game tied at four, the Lady Vols and UCLA went to extra innings. Bruins go three up, three down in the top of the eighth. Tennessee gets runners on the corners in the bottom of the frame, but with two outs already, they couldn't get anyone in. With one out, Lady Vols loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth, with a 2-2 count, Laura Mealer snuck one inside the left base line, bringing in Pannell and walking it off to keep the Lady Vol season alive. READ: More top stories on UP NEXT: The Lady Vols live to play another day. Tennessee will face Texas tomorrow at 12 p.m. Tennessee with a tall task to win two back-to-back games against the Longhorns if they want to advance the championship series. If the Lady Vols win game one against Texas, game two is slated for 2:30 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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2 days ago
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Women's College World Series: Tennessee walks off UCLA in extras to survive controversial ruling
Sunday at the NCAA Women's College World Series came with a pair of win-or-go-home games. The desperate bid to stay alive in the tournament, and advance to the semifinals, came through with plenty of thrills and drama. The first game, between No. 7 Tennessee and No. 9 UCLA, lived up to the hype. The Lady Vols walked off the Bruins with a 5-4 win in extra innings. Advertisement As if that wasn't exciting enough, Tennessee finished the job after a dramatic seventh inning where the Lady Vols blew a two-run lead, and UCLA nearly ended its season on a technicality. Tennessee struck first, with shortstop Laura Mealer hitting a two-run RBI in the first inning to get the Lady Vols on the board. UCLA tied things up in the second with a pair of solo homers from catcher Alexis Ramirez and designated player Sofia Mujica. A great defensive effort from both teams kept the score at 2-2 through the first four inning. Tennessee ace Karlyn Pickens and UCLA ace Kaitlyn Terry each had seven strikeouts in the first five innings to keep things even. The Lady Vols broke through again in the bottom of the fifth inning: a huge two-run homer from third baseman Taylor Pannell gave Tennessee a 4-2 lead. The Lady Vols' hot bats kept going, with the team getting two runners on base, but Terry was able to close out the inning without any more damage. After a scoreless sixth inning, UCLA had one final chance to keep its season alive in the top of the seventh. After getting two outs, Pickens had to face the Bruins' two best hitters, Jordan Woolery and Megan Grant. Woolery hit a single to keep the momentum going, and then Grant hit a massive two-run bomb to tie the game. The heroics were nearly for naught for UCLA. While celebrating the homer, Grant stepped right over the plate, forgetting to touch it. Ramirez, who was on deck, noticed that Grant had missed the plate and led her back to step on it, but Ramirez's assistance was another violation. With two outs already, the mistake could have ended the Bruins' season right there. Advertisement Tennessee asked the officials to review the ruling, leading to a nearly 10-minute stoppage. Despite the very lengthy review, the umpires upheld the call that Grant was safe, saying that Grant did miss the plate but that the play was not reviewable, as stated by a niche addendum in the rulebook. Tennessee head coach Karen Weekly, and the Lady Vols fans, were not pleased by the ruling. But the game continued, with Tennessee quickly getting the final out and setting up a potential walk-off. Pannell nearly finished the game right from the jump, smashing a ball toward the fence that went just foul. But even with two batters on base, UCLA was able to get a crucial double play to end the inning and keep things moving into extras. The stalemate continued in the eighth inning, with both teams unable to break through despite some key chances. Advertisement With two outs in the top of the ninth, second baseman Savannah Pola and Woolery both got on base after driving singles that went just past the infield, and had the bases loaded after Pickens intentionally walked Grant. Ramirez grounded out on the next at-bat to send Tennessee back to the plate. In the bottom of the ninth, Pannell hit a double that hit the very top of the wall, and bounced back into the park — so close to a walk-off homer. (Another review confirmed the double.) After an intentional walk, and a slightly less intentional walk, from UCLA reliever Taylor Tinsley, Tennessee had the bases loaded with one out. Advertisement And then, the moment: Mealer, who gave the Lady Vols their first runs of the game, hit a beautiful single to send Pannell home and give Tennessee the 5-4 walk-off win. Tennessee will now move on to play Texas in the semifinals on Monday, but will have to beat the Longhorns twice in order to advance.
