BACK-TO-BACK TO WIN! UT Tops UGA, 4-3

Saturday, March 28

Knoxville, Tenn.

3:00 PM

University of Tennessee

24-7, 0

#7 Georgia

29-6, 0

Georgia

Tennessee

March 28, 2015 | Softball

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March 28, 2015

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Dramatic back-to-back homers by Taylor Koenig and Lexi Overstreet in the bottom of the seventh lifted No. 15 Tennessee to a thrilling 4-3 comeback win over No. 7 Georgia on Saturday at Lee Stadium.

Oversteet's walk-off liner over the right field wall to win the game came two pitches after Koenig's bomb to right field tied the game at 3-3.

The power-hitting Lady Vols (24-7, 4-3 SEC) hit three homers in the final two innings to rally from a 3-0 deficit for the victory.

In the bottom of the sixth, Annie Aldrete crushed a 1-0 pitch from Georgia ace Chelsea Wilkinson (17-5) over the scoreboard in left for two-run homer, bringing Tennessee to within 3-2. The homer was Aldrete's 10th on the season.

Cheyanne Tarango (2-1) earned the win after throwing four solid innings in relief, fanning two batters with just one unearned run crossing the plate. Erin Gabriel started the game and allowed two runs over 3.0 frames.

Georgia (29-6, 6-4) held a 3-0 lead through the first five and half innings with Wilkinson holding the UT offense in check while the Tennessee defense committed four errors. Tennessee's bats came alive in the sixth and seventh and Wilkinson finished with four runs allowed over six innings.

Georgia struck first when Anna Swafford hit a solo homer to center field to lead off the second inning. Tennessee committed a pair of errors and Georgia loaded the bases with one out when Cortni Emanuel singled to the circle. UT worked its way out of the jam with a 6-2 out at home on a fielder's choice and a Paige Wilson groundout to first base.

The Bulldogs grew their lead to 2-0 in the third inning when Katie Browne hit an RBI single to left field with two outs, scoring Tina Iosefa.

Tarango relieved Gabriel in the circle in the fourth inning and Georgia pushed its lead to 3-0. With runners on second and third and no outs, Wilson hit sacrifice fly to left field.

Tennessee loaded the bases in the fourth but the Lady Vols could not plate a run. Meghan Gregg hit a one-out double off the top of the wall, Aldrete reached on a dropped infield fly and Gretchen Aucoin followed with a single to left field. Wilkinson got out the jam by striking out Scarlet McSwain and inducing a Koenig pop up to second base.

Tennessee and Georgia will play Game 2 of the series on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on SEC Network with Cara Capuano on the call and Amanda Scarborough providing analysis. Fans can also listen live on WNML 990 AM and UTSports.com with Brian Rice on the call.