University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, April 1
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Powered By Six-Run Fourth, #11 Lady Vols Trounce Mississippi State 9-1
April 01, 2022 | Softball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Highlighted by a dominant six-run fourth inning, the 11th-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols run-ruled the Mississippi State Bulldogs with a 9-1 victory to open the series Friday night at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
The Lady Vol bats came alive throughout the contest, racking up 12 base hits which included three doubles, one triple and three home runs. Sophomore right fielder Rylie West finished a triple short of the cycle, notching a single and a double in the fourth and an inside-the-park homerun in the second. Graduate catcher Kelcy Leach went 2-for-3, including her first home run as a Lady Vol, while senior shortstop Ivy Davis also went deep in the fourth for her sixth homer of the season.
Junior center fielder Kiki Miloy recorded a double and a triple and scored two runs, including the game-ending score on freshman infielder Lair Beautae's walk-off RBI single in the fifth.
Senior pitcher Ashley Rogers was credited with the win in her first start at Sherri Parker Lee this season. The All-American right-hander pitched four shutout innings, allowing only two hits and recording six strikeouts. In the first two innings, Rogers got out of two jams, leaving runners on second in both frames.
Tennessee (24-9, 6-3 SEC) scored the first run of the game in the second on a stellar display of speed. West hit the ball into right field before it rolled into the corner, and she rounded all the bases to record an inside-the-park homerun. It was the second inside-the-park home run for the Lady Vols season, with the first coming on March 13th against Missouri off the bat of Milloy.
The Lady Vols opened things up with a massive inning in the fourth, scoring six runs on seven hits. West continued her great day with a leadoff double down the left line and was batted in on a double from freshman McKenna Gibson. Davis then clobbered a ball down the left line for a home run, adding two more to the tally to go up 4-0. The stellar inning continued with the next batter, Leach, going yard with a solo shot to left center.
With one out in the fourth, Miloy walked and stole second before Beautae singled her in with a base knock through the left side. With two outs, West continued her strong showing at the plate with an RBI single that plated Beautae from second, increasing the Lady Vols' lead to 7-0.
Mississippi State (23-10, 4-3 SEC) tallied their only run of the game in the fifth with a solo homer by Matalasi Faapito to cut the Tennessee lead to 7-1.
The Lady Vols tallied two runs in the bottom of the fifth to clinch the series-opening win. Kiki Miloy's RBI triple brought in Leach from first, and Beautae laced a game-ending single up the middle to increase the lead to 9-1 and cement the run-rule victory.
The run-rule win was the 10th of the season for the Lady Vols and their second of SEC play.
UP NEXT: The Lady Vols and the Bulldogs continue their three-game series Saturday at 2 p.m. on SEC Network+. The series will conclude Sunday at noon on SEC Network.
For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee softball, follow @Vol_Softball on Twitter and Instagram.
The Lady Vol bats came alive throughout the contest, racking up 12 base hits which included three doubles, one triple and three home runs. Sophomore right fielder Rylie West finished a triple short of the cycle, notching a single and a double in the fourth and an inside-the-park homerun in the second. Graduate catcher Kelcy Leach went 2-for-3, including her first home run as a Lady Vol, while senior shortstop Ivy Davis also went deep in the fourth for her sixth homer of the season.
Junior center fielder Kiki Miloy recorded a double and a triple and scored two runs, including the game-ending score on freshman infielder Lair Beautae's walk-off RBI single in the fifth.
Senior pitcher Ashley Rogers was credited with the win in her first start at Sherri Parker Lee this season. The All-American right-hander pitched four shutout innings, allowing only two hits and recording six strikeouts. In the first two innings, Rogers got out of two jams, leaving runners on second in both frames.
Tennessee (24-9, 6-3 SEC) scored the first run of the game in the second on a stellar display of speed. West hit the ball into right field before it rolled into the corner, and she rounded all the bases to record an inside-the-park homerun. It was the second inside-the-park home run for the Lady Vols season, with the first coming on March 13th against Missouri off the bat of Milloy.
The Lady Vols opened things up with a massive inning in the fourth, scoring six runs on seven hits. West continued her great day with a leadoff double down the left line and was batted in on a double from freshman McKenna Gibson. Davis then clobbered a ball down the left line for a home run, adding two more to the tally to go up 4-0. The stellar inning continued with the next batter, Leach, going yard with a solo shot to left center.
With one out in the fourth, Miloy walked and stole second before Beautae singled her in with a base knock through the left side. With two outs, West continued her strong showing at the plate with an RBI single that plated Beautae from second, increasing the Lady Vols' lead to 7-0.
Mississippi State (23-10, 4-3 SEC) tallied their only run of the game in the fifth with a solo homer by Matalasi Faapito to cut the Tennessee lead to 7-1.
The Lady Vols tallied two runs in the bottom of the fifth to clinch the series-opening win. Kiki Miloy's RBI triple brought in Leach from first, and Beautae laced a game-ending single up the middle to increase the lead to 9-1 and cement the run-rule victory.
The run-rule win was the 10th of the season for the Lady Vols and their second of SEC play.
UP NEXT: The Lady Vols and the Bulldogs continue their three-game series Saturday at 2 p.m. on SEC Network+. The series will conclude Sunday at noon on SEC Network.
For the most up-to-date information on Tennessee softball, follow @Vol_Softball on Twitter and Instagram.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rogers, Ashley (4-3)
L: Aspen Wesley (5-4)
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Batting:
2B: Chloe Malau'ulu 1
HR: Matalasi Faapito 1
RBI: Matalasi Faapito 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Matalasi Faapito 1
SB: Paige Cook 1
CS: Chloe Malau'ulu 1
Batting:
2B: Milloy, Kiki 1 ; West, Rylie 1 ; Gibson, McKenna 1
3B: Milloy, Kiki 1
HR: West, Rylie 1 ; Davis, Ivy 1 ; Leach, Kelcy 1
RBI: Milloy, Kiki 1 ; Beautae, Lair 2 ; West, Rylie 2 ; Gibson, McKenna 1 ; Davis, Ivy 2 ; Leach, Kelcy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Milloy, Kiki 2 ; Beautae, Lair 1 ; West, Rylie 2 ; Fox, Anna 1 ; Davis, Ivy 1 ; Leach, Kelcy 2
SB: Milloy, Kiki 1
HBP: Gibson, McKenna 1
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