University of Tennessee Athletics
Sunday, February 24
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Phillips' Four RBIs Lead #7/8 Lady Vols to 11-1 Win vs. Virginia
February 24, 2019 | Softball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A three-run home run by freshman Kaili Phillips lifted No. 7/8 Tennessee to an 11-1 victory over Virginia at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium in the Lady Vols' first Sunday game of the Tennessee Classic.
Phillips was 1-for-2 and drew a walk at the plate while batting in a career-high four runs to lead the Lady Vols (10-2) to their fifth game with double-digit runs this season. Sophomore Ashley Morgan went 2-for-2 at the plate and finished with two RBIs and two runs scored. Overall, Tennessee tallied eight hits and 10 walks in the game.
Matty Moss three a complete game and improved to 3-1 on the season, allowing just one run on two hits. Three of the senior pitcher's six strikeouts came in the final two innings, preventing the Cavaliers (4-7) from getting any momentum.
The Lady Vols wasted no time putting runs on the board, driving in five runners in the opening frame. Morgan started things off with a two-RBI single to left field that brought in Chelsea Seggern and Amanda Ayala. Three batters later, Phillips launched a towering 3-run shot over the center field fence to make it 5-0.
In the second inning, Tennessee brought three runners home to make it an 8-0 game over Virginia. Kaitlin Parsons drew a walk to begin the frame and then stole second base to move into scoring position. After advancing to third on a bunt by Aubrey Leach, Parsons scored on a throwing error to first base. Leach advanced to second after the throw and then went to third on a grounder before scoring on a wild pitch. Morgan scored her second run of the day while Phillips earned her fourth RBI on a bases-loaded walk.
Virginia (4-7) got on the board in the third inning after Hayley Busby hit a solo home run off the scoreboard in left field. However, UT responded with two runs of its own. Both Parsons and Leach drew walks to get on base before scoring on wild pitches by Lacy Smith. The Lady Vols then worked the count, drawing three straight walks to once again load the bases for Phillips. She put a solid swing on the ball but a diving grab by the third basemen ended the inning.
Tennessee scored its final run of the game in the bottom of the fourth, as Seggern hit a grounder to first base to bring in Jenna Holcomb.
PHILLIPS SPARKS LADY VOLS: Freshman Kaili Phillips blasted a three-run shot over center field in the bottom of the first inning to give Tennessee a 5-0 lead. It was her second home run of the season. In the next inning, she drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in her fourth RBI. So far in 2019, she has five hits, seven RBIs and two walks through six games.
TENNESSEE CLASSIC: The Lady Vols are now 50-6 all time in Tennessee Classic games, dating back to the program's inaugural season in 1996.
Phillips was 1-for-2 and drew a walk at the plate while batting in a career-high four runs to lead the Lady Vols (10-2) to their fifth game with double-digit runs this season. Sophomore Ashley Morgan went 2-for-2 at the plate and finished with two RBIs and two runs scored. Overall, Tennessee tallied eight hits and 10 walks in the game.
Matty Moss three a complete game and improved to 3-1 on the season, allowing just one run on two hits. Three of the senior pitcher's six strikeouts came in the final two innings, preventing the Cavaliers (4-7) from getting any momentum.
The Lady Vols wasted no time putting runs on the board, driving in five runners in the opening frame. Morgan started things off with a two-RBI single to left field that brought in Chelsea Seggern and Amanda Ayala. Three batters later, Phillips launched a towering 3-run shot over the center field fence to make it 5-0.
In the second inning, Tennessee brought three runners home to make it an 8-0 game over Virginia. Kaitlin Parsons drew a walk to begin the frame and then stole second base to move into scoring position. After advancing to third on a bunt by Aubrey Leach, Parsons scored on a throwing error to first base. Leach advanced to second after the throw and then went to third on a grounder before scoring on a wild pitch. Morgan scored her second run of the day while Phillips earned her fourth RBI on a bases-loaded walk.
Virginia (4-7) got on the board in the third inning after Hayley Busby hit a solo home run off the scoreboard in left field. However, UT responded with two runs of its own. Both Parsons and Leach drew walks to get on base before scoring on wild pitches by Lacy Smith. The Lady Vols then worked the count, drawing three straight walks to once again load the bases for Phillips. She put a solid swing on the ball but a diving grab by the third basemen ended the inning.
Tennessee scored its final run of the game in the bottom of the fourth, as Seggern hit a grounder to first base to bring in Jenna Holcomb.
PHILLIPS SPARKS LADY VOLS: Freshman Kaili Phillips blasted a three-run shot over center field in the bottom of the first inning to give Tennessee a 5-0 lead. It was her second home run of the season. In the next inning, she drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in her fourth RBI. So far in 2019, she has five hits, seven RBIs and two walks through six games.
TENNESSEE CLASSIC: The Lady Vols are now 50-6 all time in Tennessee Classic games, dating back to the program's inaugural season in 1996.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Moss, Matty (3-1)
L: Erika Osherow (0-2)
Batting:
HR: Hayley Busby 1
RBI: Hayley Busby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hayley Busby 1
Batting:
HR: Phillips, Kaili 1
RBI: Seggern, Chelsea 1 ; Morgan, Ashley 2 ; Phillips, Kaili 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Leach, Aubrey 2 ; Ayala, Amanda 1 ; Seggern, Chelsea 1 ; Morgan, Ashley 2 ; Shipman, Ally 1 ; Phillips, Kaili 1 ; Holcomb, Jenna 1 ; Parsons, Kaitlin 2
SB: Ayala, Amanda 1 ; Parsons, Kaitlin 1
HBP: Shipman, Ally 1
Game Leaders
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