Lady Vols run-rule Kentucky for series sweep

Tennessee softball run-rules Kentucky for series sweep.

No. 7 Tennessee (34-5, 13-2 SEC) defeated No. 17 Kentucky (25-13-1. 7-8 SEC), 15-1 in five innings, Sunday at John Cropp Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

With the victory, Tennessee earned a sweep pf the Wildcats.

Tennessee opened a 6-0 lead by scoring three runs in first and second innings respectively.

Kiki Milloy led off the game with a home run for the Lady Vols. Zaida Puni hit an RBI single and Rylie West drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0.

McKenna Gibson hit a three-run home run in the second inning.

Gibson, who went 4-for-4 with three runs and six RBIs, hit a three-run home run in the fourth inning. Mackenzie Donihoo recorded an RBI with a sacrifice fly.

After the Wildcats scored in the fourth inning, Tennessee scored five runs in the fifth inning. Milloy hit her second home run of the contest and Rylie West had a two-run single.

Payton Gottshall (9-0) pitched a five-inning complete game for Tennessee. She allowed one run and one hit, while recording seven strikeouts.

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