Zaida Puni helped No. 14 Tennessee salvage the final contest of its three-game Southeastern Conference series against Arkansas Sunday.
Puni, the Lady Vols’ sophomore third baseman, drove in all of UT’s runs in a 6-2 victory over No. 12 Arkansas (19-5, 2-1 SEC) at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
Puni, a native of Carson, California, went 2-for-4 with an RBI double and a grand slam home run to lift the Lady Vols (20-8, 3-2 SEC) past Arkansas.
She had an RBI double in the first inning, extending Tennessee’s advantage to 5-0 with a grand slam in the second off former Lady Vol Callie Turner.
Puni drove in Tennessee’s final run with an RBI groundout in the sixth inning.
The Razorbacks tallied twice in the sixth inning as KB Sides scored when Taylor Ellsworth grounded into a double play. Danielle Gibson hit a solo home run.
Lady Vols’ Erin Edmoundson (13-2) pitched a complete game. She yielded two runs, six hits and one walk, while striking out six.