No. 4 national seed Tennessee (48-8, 19-5 SEC) defeated No. 13 Texas (45-14-1, 11-7 Big 12), 5-2, in game No. 1 of the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Super Regional at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
Tennessee leads the best-of-three series, 1-0. The winner between the Lady Vols and Longhorns will advance to the College World Series in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
“Really happy to get a win,” Tennessee head coach Karen Weekly said. “That was a tough, tough game just like we expected it was going to be. Tomorrow’s going to be even tougher. We need to come out and be prepared for that, and I have every confidence that we will.
“I’m just really proud of our team for battling. That was a game with a lot of momentum swings, and they made surges. Just two really, really good teams out there.”
Game No. 2 is slated for Saturday at 3 p.m. EDT and ABC will televise the contest.
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