No. 11 Tennessee (4-0) defeated Sacramento State (2-5), 11-0, Thursday in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.
After a scoreless first inning, the Lady Vols scored seven runs in the second inning.
Tennessee led, 1-0, after Katie Taylor walked with the bases-loaded, scoring Zaida Puni.
Giulia Koutsoyanopulos and Mackenzie Donihoo each recorded two-run doubles. Kiki Milloy drove in a run on a fielder’s choice and Puni had an RBI double.
The Lady Vols scored four more runs in the fifth inning with three extra-base hits.
Koutsoyanopulos, who went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and three runs, recorded another two-run double. Milloy and Donihoo also hit RBI doubles in the inning.
Pitcher Ryleigh White started for Tennessee. She pitched three innings, surrendering one hit and one walk. She recorded three strikeouts.
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