KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee ace Ashley Rogers one-hit 16th-ranked Missouri Friday night at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium as the No. 15 Lady Vol softball team took the game one victory, 4-0.
Tennessee (39-10, 12-9 SEC) received a lights-out performance from Rogers in the circle as she gave up just one hit on the night, struck out five and walked one. The Athens, Tennessee, native tossed her 20th complete game of the season in the win.
Rogers also earned her seventh shutout on the year as she improved to 23-7 in 2021.
The Tigers (35-14, 13-9 SEC) entered the weekend ranked first in the SEC in batting average and on-base percentage, while sitting second in runs per game and third in home runs. After a single in the first, no Missouri batter reached base again until Casidy Chaumont walked in the seventh.
Missouri’s lone hit came in its second at-bat of the game as Jenna Laird hit a blooper down the left field line. From then on it was all Rogers as she shutdown arguably the SEC’s best offensive team, retiring 20 batters in a row.
UT jumped on the board early Friday night as it pushed across a run on two hits in the bottom of the first. Sophomore Kiki Milloy singled to left and promptly stole second to put the pressure on Mizzou. After a ground out advanced Milloy to third, Ashley Morgan pulled a single through the right side of the infield to score Milloy and give the Lady Vols the early lead.
Tennessee tacked on two more runs in the second thanks to a two-run blast from Ivy Davis that hit off the scoreboard in left center.
In the fifth, UT capitalized on a Missouri error to add an insurance run.
Milloy leadoff the inning with a single and advanced to second on an Amanda Ayala hit to short. The first baseman dropped the catch, allowing Ayala to reach safely on the error. After a sacrifice bunt by Morgan put runners in scoring position, Chelsea Seggern drove home Milloy from third on a ground out to second base.
The run gave Tennessee its final margin of victory at, 4-0.
Jordan Weber took the ball for Missouri to start the game and tossed three innings, allowing three runs on five hits. Megan Schumacher come on in relief, throwing the final three innings for the Tigers, surrendering one run on two hits.
Weber suffered the loss and drops to 9-5 on the year.
UP NEXT
Tennessee and Missouri are back at it Saturday for game two of the series. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. ET. Saturday is also senior day for the Lady Vols, with the senior day celebrations taking place following the conclusion of game two.
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