Junior Madison Shipman drove in five runs, senior Ivy Renfroe tossed three hitless innings and five different Lady Vols had three-hit games as the No. 6Tennessee softball team opened the 2013 season with an 18-3, five-inning win over Southern Utah in the Red Desert Classic on Thursday in St. George, Utah.
The Lady Volstotaled 22 hitsand the 18 runs are UT's most ever in a season opener.It was UT's 800th victory in program history.
Shipman was 3-for-5 with five RBI and two stolen bases. Senior Raven Chavanne was 3-for-3 with a double, two RBIs, two runs and a stolen base. Sophomore DP/pitcher Cheyanne Tarango went 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and three runs. Sophomore catcher Hannah Akamine was 3-for-4 with two RBI and three runs scored. Senior Whitney Hammond was3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs.
Ivy Renfroe (1-0) tossed three hitless, scoreless innings with five strikeouts. Tarango pitched two innings in relief and allowed three runs.
Tennessee will face Idaho State at 1 p.m. Eastern and Utah State at 3:30 today.
Men's Tennis: The 14th-ranked Vols (10-0) will play at No. 9 Duke (6-1) on Friday in their first match this season against a top-10 team. They will then play at No. 36 Wake Forest (7-1) on Sunday.
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Comments » 5
volsguy16 writes:
nice! GO LADY VOLS!
voloffaith writes:
Looks good as hitting done by many. Pitching for starter good. Bullpen was shaky for Tarango. Lets's see how the double header goes today. They don't read this ,but congrats anyway!
vol98champ writes:
Dress warm Lady Vols. It is cold, high 50, windy, 15-20 mph, and scattered rain. Snowing nearby. Weather out here has been like a roller coaster this year.
wigmeister writes:
Great start to hopefully a great season.
chattabluetick writes:
Where do they rank all-time with other teams in # of wins? anybody
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