No. 4 Tennessee goes for the series clinch on Saturday afternoon against No. 7 LSU at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in Knoxville
No. 4 Tennessee (33-7) maintained its two-game lead in the Southeastern Conference on Friday night with a shutout victory over No. 7 LSU (34-9). The Lady Volunteers go for the series-clinching win in the three-game set on Saturday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in Knoxville. Tennessee improved to 13-3 in SEC play while dropping the Tigers to 10-9, where they hold fifth place in the 13-team conference. The Lady Vols’ current run of NCAA tournament appearances sits at 19, with a Women’s College World Series berth last season. LSU played in the last 17 NCAA tourneys, last reaching the WCWS in 2017. Neither program owns a national title.
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Payton Gottshall got relief help from Karlyn Pickens, who recorded the final two outs, in Tennessee’s 3-0 victory on Friday night. The Lady Vols got three unearned runs in the fourth inning and out-hit LSU 3-2. McKenna Gibson hits .358/.424/.585 with a team-high 36 RBI and Zaida Puni leads the club with 10 home runs. Kiki Milloy tops the squad with 22 stolen bases.
Sydney Berzon took the tough-luck loss on Friday night for the Tigers. Danieca Coffey slashes .404/.500/.681 with Ali Newland providing the power with eight home runs. Taylor Pleasants owns a team-best 35 RBI and Ciara Briggs leads the club with 11 steals.
Pickens (15-4) worked 118.1 innings so far, with a 1.18 ERA and 0.79 WHIP to go with 151 strikeouts. Berzon (15-5) leads LSU with 120.2 innings pitched, recording a 1.97 ERA and 1.12 WHIP with 127 punchouts.
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