Lady Vols Beat Ohio 5-1, Advance to Super Regional

Sunday, May 20

Knoxville, Tenn.

1 pm

University of Tennessee

48-12

Ohio

40-17

Tennessee

Ohio

Photo by: John Golliher/Tennessee Athletics

May 20, 2018 | Softball

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee scored three runs in the third inning and two more in the sixth to defeat Ohio 5-1 on Sunday and advance to the NCAA Super Regional.

The Lady Vols (48-12) will take on seventh-seeded Georgia next weekend in Athens. With Sunday's victory, UT moves into the Super Regional round for the 10th time in program history.

The Bobcats (40-17) took the game's first lead in the second inning, as a single from Allie Englant brought pinch runner Deanna Cole around to score from second.

The Lady Vols would come right back in the following inning, scoring three runs to claim a 3-1 advantage. After a Chelsea Seggern base knock loaded the bases, a fielding error allowed Meghan Gregg and Jenna Holcomb to advance home and give Tennessee the lead. Two batters later, Tennessee executed its second double-steal of the weekend, as while Brooke Langston was caught in a rundown between first and second base, Seggern was able to race home from third and score UT's third run.

After a pair of scoreless innings, Tennessee added two insurance runs in the top of the sixth to pull away. After Amanda Ayala reached on a fielding error, a single from Abby Lockman put her on third. Lockman was able to reach second on the throw to set up runners in scoring position. The next batter, Haley Bearden, drove a single through the right side to score both runners and make it a four-run game.

Caylan Arnold went a complete seven innings for the Lady Vols, improving to 26-4 on the season. Arnold struck out eight batters in the winning effort, and was dominant when it counted most, as the Bobcats' top three hitters went a combined 0-for-9 at the plate. Danielle Steine also went seven frames, recording three strikeouts while allowing just one earned run.

UP NEXT: The Lady Vols advance to the NCAA Super Regional and will travel to Georgia next weekend for a best-of-three series. Tennessee hosted the Bulldogs at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on Mar. 31-April 1 this year, with Georgia taking two of three games in the series.