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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Lady Vol graduate pitcher Erin Edmoundson spun a complete game shutout as No. 17 Tennessee blanked Virginia on Sunday, 5-0, in the weekend finale of the Tennessee Invitational. UT wrapped up its home tournament with an unblemished 5-0 record against the field.
 
A lefty from Deer Park, Texas, Edmoundson tallied seven strikeouts in seven innings on 110 total pitches. The performance went down as her second shutout of the season and 16th of her career while lowering her season ERA to a team-best 1.15.

Lady Vol freshman Lair Beautae launched her first career home run to highlight Tennessee (15-6) offensively with a three-run shot in the bottom of the fourth, while junior outfielder Kiki Milloy knocked her UT-leading ninth homer of the season on the next at-bat. Kaitlin Parsons (2-for-2, R) and Rylie West (2-for-4, 2B) each notched multi-hit outings to round out UT’s top performers at the plate on Sunday.
 
After turning a double play to end the top of the second, super senior shortstop Ivy Davis put the Lady Vols on the board in the bottom half with an RBI single. The Huntington Beach, California, native plugged a hit through the left side that allowed freshman DP McKenna Gibson to score from second and provide a 1-0 lead for the Big Orange through two frames.
 
The Cavaliers threatened in the top of the third after loading the bases with a fielding error and two singles out to left field. With three runners aboard and one out, Edmoundson dealt back-to-back strikeouts to escape the jam and keep the shutout intact.
 
UT piled on four runs in the fourth to gain a comfortable lead over the Cavaliers. After Ashley Morgan walked and Parsons roped a single to left, Beautae stepped to the plate and delivered a three-run blast to left center that landed just beneath the Sherri Parker Lee Stadium lettering underneath the venue’s jumbotron. On the very next pitch, Milloy tattooed a ball off the scoreboard to put the Lady Vols on top 5-0 through four.
 
After giving up a leadoff single in the top of the seventh, Edmoundson retired three consecutive Cavalier batters to end the game. She dealt a swinging strikeout and a flyout to left before recording the final out on a groundout to the circle.
 
UP NEXT: Tennessee completes a seven-game homestand on Tuesday afternoon, welcoming the Austin Peay Governors for an in-state midweek bout at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. ET, and the game will be carried on SEC Network+.

-UT Athletics