Overview
- Tennessee, which beat Alabama 4-1 on Monday in Knoxville, clinched the weekend and dealt the Crimson Tide their first SEC series loss of the season.
- A fourth-inning breakdown proved costly after an outfield collision and a bobble opened the door for Tennessee runs that flipped the game.
- Karlyn Pickens struck out 11 in five innings of relief, allowing one run on three hits to secure the finale for the Lady Vols.
- Following Saturday’s 12-0 run-rule opener, Alabama produced only one run over the next two games, with Mari Hubbard’s pinch-hit homer in the seventh the lone tally in the rubber match.
- Alabama still showed pitching depth as Jocelyn Briski stacked solid work, Vic Moten went the distance Sunday, and freshman Kaitlyn Pallozi delivered a perfect inning, with South Carolina up next on Thursday before the SEC Tournament.