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Lady Vols defeat Austin Peay in Midstate Classic

Tennessee softball defeats Austin Peay in Midstate Classic.

No. 5 Tennessee (21-1) defeated Austin Peay (11-9), 6-1, Wednesday in the Midstate Classic at Ridley Sports Park in Columbia, Tennessee.

The Lady Vols came from behind to record its 15th consecutive victory.

The Governors scored first in the third inning. Morgan Zuege scored on a wild pitch by Tennessee starting pitcher Karlyn Pickens.

Tennessee tied the game in its half of the inning on an RBI double by Mackenzie Donihoo.

The Lady Vols led in the fourth inning on a solo home run by Giulia Koutsoyanopulos. Tennessee would add another run on a scoring single by Amanda Ahlin.

Tennessee recorded two more runs in the sixth inning when Donihoo had an RBI double and later scored on a single by Kiki Milloy.

Pickens started and pitched 2.1 innings. She allowed one run and one hit, while recording four strikeouts.

Ashley Rogers (7-0) earned the win, pitching 4.2 innings. She surrendered one hit and recorded 13 strikeouts.

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Lady Vols defeat Memphis in Midstate Classic

The Lady Vols defeat Memphis in the Midstate Classic.

No. 14 Tennessee won its 10th consecutive game, defeating Memphis, 8-4, in the Midstate Classic at Ridley Complex in Columbia, Tennessee Tuesday.

Memphis (9-16) opened a 4-0 lead in the first inning against Tennessee (19-6).

The Lady Vols scored three runs in the first inning. Amanda Ayala had an RBI single and later scored when Zaida Puni reached on a fielder’s choice.

McKenna Gibson’s RBI single made Tennessee’s deficit, 4-3.

The Lady Vols added two runs in the fourth inning. Ayala hit a two-run homer. She went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs.

In the fifth inning, Lair Beautae had a RBI single and Caliyah Thompson drove in a run on a groundout.

Puni added an RBI single in the sixth inning.

Erin Edmoundson pitched six innings of scoreless relief, improving to 12-1. She had five strikeouts and allowed one hit and one walk.

Bailey McCachren started, allowing three runs and three hits in 0.1 innings.

Ryleigh White, who finished the first inning, yielded one run and one hit.