KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The No. 6/5 Lady Vols dropped the final game of the Tennessee Invitational to No. 11/13 Texas, 2-0, at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on Sunday.
Playing four games total this weekend, Tennessee (23-4, 2-1 SEC) picked up three big wins against BYU and the Longhorns in the tournament
Freshman Ashley Rogers threw her seventh complete game of the season in the outing. Despite being charged with her first loss, the Athens, Tenn., native gave up just two unearned runs on three hits while throwing four strikeouts.
To start the game, both teams exchanged scoreless innings before Texas got on the board in the top of the third.
The Burnt Orange and White scored the first run of the contest on an error by Tennessee’s shortstop and came around to score again on an RBI single, taking a 2-0 lead into the fourth.
The Lady Vols moved runners into scoring position throughout the game with runners reaching second or third base in the first, third, fifth and seventh innings.
UT’s first rally attempt came in the bottom of the third frame as Aubrey Leach and Kaili Phillips advanced to second and third but were left stranded on a groundout to the hot corner.
In the fifth inning, Chelsea Seggern singled up the middle with the two outs before Phillips then doubled down the left-field line. An unassisted out at first got Texas out of the jam before the Lady Vols could scratch a run across.
Seggern once again provided a spark for Tennessee’s offense in the bottom of the seventh with a double to right field with two outs, however, the Big Orange’s efforts fell short as a line drive to Texas’ third baseman ended the game.
ON DECK: The Lady Vols head to Lynchburg, Va., on Tuesday to face Liberty in the first of two midweek games. The matchup is set to begin at 5 p.m. ET. Tennessee then takes on North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET.
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