Ashley Rogers captures CoSIDA academic award

Ashley Rogers captures CoSIDA academic award.

Ashley Rogers received a national academic honor.

Rogers, a pitcher for the Lady Vols, has been named Second-Team Academic All-America by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

The CoSIDA announced its Academic All-America Teams on Thursday.

Rogers led the Southeastern Conference with a 1.32 ERA in 2021. She was second in the conference with 296 strikeouts.

Rogers recorded 26 wins and pitched eight shutouts for Tennessee in 2021.

She is a pre-med major and maintains a 4.0 GPA.

Rogers was named second-team All-America by the National Fast Pitch Coaches Association after being named first-team All-Region by the organization. She was also a first-team All-SEC performer last season.

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Ashley Rogers leads Tennessee to victory over Missouri

Recapping Lady Vols’ win over Missouri Friday night.

Junior pitcher Ashley Rogers posted another stellar performance in the circle Friday night to help the Lady Vols find their way back into the win column.

Rogers surrendered just one hit and one walk in No. 16 Tennessee’s, 4-0, victory over No. 15 Missouri at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

Rogers had five strikeouts against the Tigers (35-14, 13-9 SEC), who picked up their only hit of the contest when shortstop Jenna Laird singled in the top of the first inning.

The Lady Vols (39-10, 12-9 SEC) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Ashley Morgan singled home Kiki Milloy, who had three hits, a stolen base and two runs.

Ivy Davis had a two-run homer to make it 3-0 in the second.

The Lady Vols closed out the scoring when Chelsea Seggern’s single plated Milloy in the fifth.

Ashley Rogers hurls one-hitter as Lady Vols down Illinois State

Junior pitcher Ashley Rogers dominant in one-hitter for Lady Vols.

Junior pitcher Ashley Rogers posted a dominant performance in the circle Wednesday afternoon as she tossed a one-hit shutout in Tennessee’s 3-0 victory over Illinois State.

Rogers pitched a complete game, allowing one hit to the Redbirds (1-2) at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

Rogers (4-1) had 17 strikeouts and one walk. Her 17 strikeouts represent a tie for the second most in a game during the early stages of the 2021 season.

She also had a no-hitter through five innings for the No. 24 Lady Vols (8-1) before Illinois State second baseman Emme Olson produced a hit.

Tennessee scored in the third, fourth and fifth innings.

Ivy Davis went 2-for-2. She drove in a run and scored another.

Amanda Ayala had a pair of hits, including a double. Kiki Milloy added a home run for Tennessee.

UT’s Kaitlin Parsons went 1-for-3 with a run and a stolen base.

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