After the weather arrived in the area, Alabama and Tennessee are preparing to restart their Knoxville Super Regional showdown. The two teams announced a projected restart time of 7:15 p.m. ET after lightning entered the area.
Fans left the stands at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium between the top and bottom half of the first inning, shortly after Alabama took a 4-0 lead. The delay officially started at approx. 4:20 pm ET, and if the reset time holds, it would be a delay of almost three hours. NCAA rules require at least a 30-minute delay if lightning is detected within an eight-mile radius.
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The delay occurred on Keynote USA’s scheduled Sunday night baseball broadcast of the Chicago Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals, meaning Alabama against Tennessee will now move to Keynote USAEWS.
Alabama started the scoring with two outs in the first inning when Valentina Riley He hit a grand slam over the left field fence, giving the Crimson Tide a 4-0 lead. Tennessee hasn’t had a chance to attack yet due to the weather delay.
Alabama forced a game if necessary after 14-inning thriller
Saturday’s game was one of the craziest in recent memory, as Alabama and Tennessee went 14 innings before anyone scored to break the tie. It was him longest NCAA tournament game between two SEC opponents in history.
Kristen White He came up with the decisive hit with the bases loaded and no one out, giving Alabama the 3-2 victory and forcing a decisive Game 3 on Sunday with a trip to Oklahoma City on the line.
The match got off to an exciting start. Alabama scored in the bottom of the first, but Tennessee responded with an RBI single. Laura Mealer to make it 1-1. That score remained until the fourth inning when Sofia Nugent hit a solo home run to put the Lady Vols on top, but Bailey Dowling responded with a solo shot in the bottom half to tie the score at 2-2.
For 10 innings, that was the score, despite multiple opportunities for both teams.
In total, Tennessee left 18 runners on base, including bases loaded in the top of the 10th. Alabama left 10 runners on base in the game, but managed to capitalize in the 14th to finally finish things off and keep the season going for at least one more game.
Jocelyn Briski He started the game for Alabama and pitched four innings before Kayla Castor came in and held Tennessee scoreless during his 10 innings of work, throwing 165 pitches during that time. On Lady Vol’s side, Payton Gottshall took 3.2 innings to start, and Karlyn Pickens he finished the final 9.1 innings, allowing only White’s RBI single in the 14th inning as his only blemish on the card.
This story will be updated.
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