Lady Vols Fall to Missouri in Finale

The Lady Vols took early leads with Gabby Leach's RBI double in the first inning and Elsa Morrison's solo home run in the fourth. Missouri cut the deficit to 2-1 on a wild pitch in the fourth before tying the game on Abby Hay's solo homer in the fifth. Tennessee briefly regained the lead in the sixth on Sophia Knight's RBI single, but Missouri scored twice in the inning, including the go-ahead run on a scoring single and an error by the Lady Vols.

Erin Nuwer started for Tennessee, pitching three innings with one run allowed. Karlyn Pickens (13-7) took the loss after allowing two unearned runs in one inning of relief. sportnewz.click