Lady Vols defeat Texas A&M in extra innings
No. 4 Tennessee (28-2, 8-1 SEC) defeated No. 25 Texas A&M (21-12, 4-6 SEC), 2-1 in 10 innings, Friday at Davis Diamond in College Station, Texas.
The Lady Vols ended a scoreless tie in the 10th inning with a pair of unearned runs. Kiki Milloy and Katie Taylor scored when Zaida Puni reached base on an error.
The Aggies pulled to within, 2-1, in the 10th inning. Allie Enright scored when Tennessee starter Ashley Rogers recorded a wild pitch.
Rogers (11-0) pitched 9.2 innings and allowed one run, one hit and seven walks. She recorded 11 strikeouts.
Freshman Karlyn Pickens recorded the final out of the contest to earn her second save of the season. She faced two batters and surrendered one hit.
Milloy and Taylor each recorded two hits each. Taylor’s double was the Lady Vols’ lone extra-base hit of the contest.
