Tennessee Classic: Lady Vols win two games on final day

Tennessee Classic: Lady Vols softball wins two games on final day

No. 7 Tennessee (16-1) ended play in the Tennessee Classic with two wins Sunday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.

Tennessee opened the day with a 2-0 victory against Jacksonville State. The contest was scoreless until the bottom of the sixth inning when the Lady Vols scored two runs.

McKenna Gibson hit an RBI double before being replaced by pinch runner Brylee Mesusan, who stole home.

Ashley Rogers (5-0) pitched four innings of scoreless relief, allowing one hit and one walk. She recorded nine strikeouts.

Nicola Simpson started for the Lady Vols, pitching three innings and surrendering two hits.

Tennessee defeated Belmont, 7-1, in game No. 2.

Shortstop and leadoff hitter Mackenzie Donihoo hit a home run in the first inning.

In the third inning, Kiki Milloy hit an RBI double. Jamison Brockenbrough hit a two-run single and Gibson recorded a scoring hit, extending Tennessee’s lead to 5-0.

Milloy produced Tennessee’s final two runs, hitting a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and a solo home run in the sixth inning.

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