Boxscore/Story: #21 Tennessee Falls in Series Finale to #3 Alabama, 3-0

Lady Vols Softball / Credit: UT Athletics

Boxscore/Story: #21 Tennessee Falls in Series Finale to #3 Alabama, 3-0

Lady Vols Softball / Credit: UT Athletics

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Three runs in the bottom of the fifth was enough for No. 3 Alabama to claim the rubber match, 3-0, over No. 21 Tennessee Sunday afternoon at Rhoads Stadium.

Tennessee (21-5, 2-4 SEC) received another strong pitching performance from junior Ashley Rogers in the circle as she shutdown the Tide through the first four innings. The Athens, Tennessee, native worked three 1-2-3 innings in the first, second and fourth. She allowed just one Alabama baserunner on a walk in the third.

In the fifth, Alabama (24-2, 5-1 SEC) tagged Rogers as it strung together three runs on three hits. After a leadoff fly out to start the bottom of the fifth, Claire Jenkins drew a one-out walk and was advanced to second by Savannah Woodard on a single to right.

Lexi Kilfoyl drove in Jenkins for the games’ first run as she singled to right field. Jenkins went from second to home on the hit and just beat the tag at the plate. Woodard was able to make it around to third on the play.

Maddie Morgan was next up at the plate and reached on a fielder’s choice to Kaitlin Parsons at second base as Parsons threw home to get Woodard attempting to score. The throw home was in time, but Woodard was able to slide in and beat the tag to plate Alabama’s second run of the inning.

A single to left field loaded the bases for the Tide’s KB Sides who drew a walk on nine pitches as Kilfoyl scored the final run of the inning.

Rogers got out of the inning as she induced a lineout from Alexis Mack and a fielder’s choice from Bailey Hemphill, which Tennessee third baseman Chelsea Seggern fielded and stepped on third for the final out of the fifth.

The Lady Vol pitcher tossed six innings, struck out two, walked three and allowed three runs on three hits.

Offensively, Tennessee was once again able to get hits off Alabama’s Montana Fouts but was unable to push any runs across the plate. UT ended the day with six hits, but also stranded six runners on base.

Ashley Morgan had the best day at the dish for the Orange & White, going 2-for-3 with a single and a double.

Fouts tossed a complete-game for Alabama, allowing no runs on six hits and striking out eight.

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Tennessee returns home to Sherri Parker Lee Stadium for a Wednesday doubleheader against Kennesaw State, starting at 4 p.m. ET.

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-UT Athletics

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