KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 21 Tennessee softball team returns to action for a midweek doubleheader with Kennesaw State on Wednesday at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
BROADCAST INFO
Wednesday’s first game can be seen online on SEC Network+, while game two will be broadcasted on SEC Network. Fans can stream both contests using WatchESPN either through the ESPN app, or online at espn.com/watch. Anish Shroff and LVFL Madison Shipman will have the call.
Fans can also listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate or on UTsports.com to hear Brian Rice describing the action.
QUICK HITS
ROGER THAT
Junior pitcher Ashley Rogers was stellar in the circle again this weekend, helping lead the Lady Vols to a series opening victory over Alabama on Friday night.
The Athens, Tennessee native tossed a complete game, giving up just three runs on three hits and fanning seven batters as UT walked away with the 4-3 dub.
In the SEC Rogers leads the league in strikeouts with 116 and ranks second in opposing batting average (.119), innings pitched (74.0) and batters struck out looking (30), while also holding the conference’s 13th-best ERA (1.23).
OFFENSIVE NOTES FROM ALABAMA
Seniors Ashley Morgan and Amanda Ayala were the most consistent Lady Vols at the dish in Tuscaloosa combing to go 10-for-21 in the series. Morgan was 5-for-10 with a double and six total bases, while Ayala was 5-for-11 with a run scored and an RBI.
Both players also finished with a perfect fielding percentage on the defensive side of things.
SHE’S ONE TOUGH COOKIE
Redshirt-senior third baseman Chelsea Seggern was plunked with a pitch during last Tuesday’s doubleheader, marking the sixth time she’s been hit by a pitch this season and the 35th time in her career. That number places her in a tie for first on UT’s all-time HBP list with LVFL Cheyanne Turango.
SCOUTING KENNESAW STATE
2021 Record: 9-14 Overall, 2-1 ASUN
Series Record: Tennessee Leads, 2-0
Last Outing: An 8-0 run-rule victory for the Lady Vols in five innings on April 5, 2016.
Key Player/Stat: Kennesaw State is led by senior outfielder Brea Dickey who’s hitting .353 with 10 extra base hits and holds a .443 on-base percentage through 23 games.
UP NEXT
This weekend, the Lady Vols will host the Lady Vol Challenge, welcoming Troy and Furman to Knoxville for six total games on Saturday and Sunday.
-UT Athletics
