University of Tennessee Athletics
Saturday, February 17
Clearwater, Fla.
12:30 pm
University of Tennessee
8-1
2
vs
3
Florida Atlantic
5-4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Tennessee
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
8
0
Florida Atlantic
1
1
0
0
0
1
X
3
4
0
Lady Vols Fall to Florida Atlantic, 3-2
February 17, 2018 | Softball
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Tennessee dropped its first game of the season 3-2 to Florida Atlantic Saturday afternoon as part of the Michele Smith Pediatric Cancer Invitational at the Eddie C. Moore Complex.
Matty Moss picked up her 300th career strikeout and pitched five innings allowing just four hits and three runs for the Lady Vols in accepting the loss.
FAU (5-4) got on the board first on solo home runs in the first and second inning by Tatum Buckley and Kelsey Morrison to give the Owls an early 2-0 lead.
Tennessee (8-1) scored a run in the top of the third when Meghan Gregg plated CJ McClain who started the inning with a double down the right-field line, and then advanced to third on a groundout by Jenna Holcomb.
Moss would shut the door on FAU following the Owls run in the bottom-half of the second in allowing just two hits.
The Lady Vols would get things going in the top of the sixth inning when Abby Lockman drew a walk and Ashley Morgan followed with a single through the left side. Katie Weimer would come in to pinch hit for the Big Orange and single through the three-four hole and score Sheridan Allen who was pinch running for Lockman.
Tennessee would tie the game at 2-all, but was unable to get anything else out of the inning.
The Owls would use a leadoff double from Emily Lochten, while a sacrifice bunt from Madisyn Palmer pushed Lochten over to third. FAU scored what proved to be the game-winning run on a fielder's choice by Buckley to give FAU the 3-2 lead.
Up Next: The Lady Vols will face UCF at 5:30 p.m. in the final game of the day.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Olson, Mia (0-0)
L: Moss, Matty (4-1)
Batting:
2B: Gregg, Meghan 1 ; McClain, CJ 1
RBI: Gregg, Meghan 1 ; Weimer, Katie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Allen, Sheridan 1 ; McClain, CJ 1
Batting:
2B: Lochten, Emily 1
HR: Buckley, Tatum 1 ; Morrison, Kelsey 1
RBI: Buckley, Tatum 2 ; Morrison, Kelsey 1
SH: Palmer, Madisyn 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lochten, Emily 1 ; Buckley, Tatum 1 ; Morrison, Kelsey 1
SB: Palmer, Madisyn 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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