Tennessee softball wins Game 1 against Georgia in super regional
No. 7 national seed Tennessee (46-10) softball opened play in the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Super Regional at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on Thursday. The Lady Vols defeated No. 10 national seed Georgia (41-19), 3-1, in Game 1 of the best-of-three series.
Karlyn Pickens started for Tennessee and pitched a complete game in seven innings. She recorded 10 strikeouts and 122 pitches, including 70 strikes, against 32 batters.
Emma Clarke and Sophia Knight hit one solo home run each in the first inning for the Lady Vols. Alannah Leach also hit a solo home run in the fifth inning for Tennessee.
The Lady Vols totaled seven hits in Game 1. Knight also hit one double.
Game 2 will take place on Friday at 3 p.m. EDT and an if necessary Game 3 is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. EDT.
Tennessee leads the all-time softball series versus Georgia, 49-41, dating to March 15, 1997.
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