Virginia Cavaliers vs Tennessee Lady Volunteers
NCAA Softball Championship - Knoxville Regional - Tennessee advances to Super Regional

7
Tennessee Lady VolunteersTennesseeTENN
45-10
5
45-10
Final

Virginia CavaliersVirginiaUVA
40-15
1
40-15
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Tennessee Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
S. Knight CF |
a A. Leach DP-PH-DP |
M. Rutan PR-DP |
E. Morrison C |
Z. Shuler PR |
E. Clarke 2B |
M. Butt 1B |
E. Dodge 3B |
G. Leach RF |
T. Holley LF |
B. Faw SS |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .462 | .477 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .330 | .433 | .696 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .358 | .406 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .273 | .343 | .480 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 | .366 | .577 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .442 | .648 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | .429 | .604 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 | .406 | .544 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .299 | .441 | .561 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .204 | .295 | .224 |
| 26 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
a-lined out to left for M. Rutan in the 5th
- Batting
- 2BA. Leach (5, E. Bigham)
- HRT. Holley (5, 6th inning off T. Smith 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIA. Leach (24), M. Butt (34), S. Knight (10), T. Holley (22)
- 2Out RBIM. Butt
- SFS. Knight
- SHS. Knight
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP2-9 (B. Faw 0-1, E. Dodge 0-1, A. Leach 1-1, E. Clarke 0-4, M. Butt 1-1, T. Holley 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBS. Knight (15, 2nd base off T. Smith/R. Hickey)
Virginia Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Hylton SS |
M. Eaton 1B |
B. Cabral 3B |
R. Hickey C |
H. Weismer DP-RF |
A. Call 2B |
K. Hackett LF |
J. Griffith LF-CF |
M. Greene RF-LF |
T. Smith P-DP |
K. Hudson CF-DP |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 | .479 | .653 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .416 | .483 | .751 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .358 | .483 | .737 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .356 | .525 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .210 | .369 | .450 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 | .303 | .452 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .442 | .438 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .337 | .305 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .213 | .380 | .361 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .358 | .312 |
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
- Batting
- 2BMac. Eaton (17, K. Pickens)
- RBIMac. Eaton (66)
- 2Out RBIMac. Eaton
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP1-3 (J. Hylton 0-1, Mac. Eaton 1-1, R. Hickey 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBJ. Hylton (17, 2nd base off K. Pickens/E. Morrison)
- Fielding
- EA. Call (12, fielding)
Tennessee Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
K. Pickens (W, 14-7) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 126-71 | 1.56 |
| 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 126-71 |
- Pitching
- HBPB. Cabral (by K. Pickens); M. Greene (by K. Pickens)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedK. Pickens 12/29
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesK. Pickens-21-13-23-14
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK. Pickens 7-5
Virginia Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
T. Smith (L, 7-3) |
E. Bigham |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 111-63 | 2.69 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45-22 | 3.55 |
| 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 156-85 |
- Pitching
- WPT. Smith ( 4)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedE. Bigham 2/8; T. Smith 11/26
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesE. Bigham-5-3-10-4; T. Smith-16-6-21-20
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE. Bigham 2-1; T. Smith 8-7
Scoring Summary
Inning | TENN | UVA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | S. Knight hit sacrifice fly to left, T. Holley scored. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Mac. Eaton doubled to left center, J. Hylton scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4th | T. Holley safe at first on error by second baseman A. Call, E. Dodge scored. | 2 | 1 | ||
| 5th | M. Butt singled to shallow center, S. Knight scored, E. Clarke to second. | 3 | 1 | ||
| 6th | T. Holley homered to left. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 6th | A. Leach doubled to deep center, B. Faw scored. | 5 | 1 | ||
TENN vs UVA Videos
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Game Information
Sherri Parker Lee Stadium
4:00 AM, 18 May 2026
Knoxville, Tennessee
Attendance: 1,870