The Weekly Weekly: Tennessee Softball Lives Up to No. 1 Ranking

After a 10-0 start to the season, Tennessee softball rose to the No. 1 ranking in the country across every major ranking. With the massive target on their back, the Lady Vols looked like they belonged atop the polls.

While it wasn’t against the toughest competition, Tennessee cruised by four teams in the Green and Gold Classic in Birmingham.

Here’s the recap of what Karen Weekly’s team did this past weekend.

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Feb. 20 – vs. Missouri State

• Final Score: 5-0 W
• Location: Birmingham, Ala.
• Pitching
  • Win: Sage Mardjetko (2-0)
    • 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 11 K
  • Loss: Paityn Engemann
• Batting
  • Sophia Knight
    • 3/3, 2 R, 1 BB
  • Ella Dodge
    • 2/3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, HR
  • Makenzie Butt
    • 1/4, 1 R, 1 RBI, HR

Feb. 20 – at UAB

• Final Score: 6-1 W
• Location: Birmingham, Ala.
• Pitching
  • Win: Karlyn Pickens (4-0)
    • 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 K
  • Loss: Olivia Cummings (4-1)
• Batting
  • Ella Dodge
    • 1/2, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, HR
  • Makenzie Butt
    • 1/3, 1 R, 3 RBI, HR

Feb. 21 – vs. Mercer

• Final Score: 17-0 (5 inn.)
• Location: Birmingham, Ala.
• Pitching
  • Win: Erin Nuwer (6-0)
    • 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K
  • Loss: Katheryn Rea (1-1)
• Batting
  • Makenzie Butt
    • 3/3, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR
  • Elsa Morrison
    • 2/3, 1 R, 3 RBI, HR

Feb. 22 – vs. Southern Illinois

• Final Score: 9-0 (5 inn.)
• Location: Birmingham, Ala.
• Pitching
  • Win: Sage Mardjetko (3-0)
    • 5.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
  • Loss: Kia McDowell (1-2)
• Batting
  • Sophia Knight
    • 4/4, 2 R, 2B
  • Maddi Rutan
    • 1/3, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR

Remaining Schedule

SEC series in bold

• Feb. 27 – Appalachian State
• Feb. 27 – Penn State
• Feb. 28 – Penn State
• Feb. 28 – NC Central
• March 1 – Appalachian State
• March 3 – vs. Belmont
• March 6-8 – vs. LSU
• March 10 – at Austin Peay
• March 11 – at Lipscomb
• March 13-15 – at Mississippi State
• March 20-22 – at Florida
• March 24 – vs. Tennessee Tech
• March 27-29 – vs. Ole Miss
• April 2-4 – vs. South Carolina
• April 7 – vs. ETSU
• April 8 – vs. Kennesaw State
• April 11-13 – at Kentucky
• April 15 – at Duke
• April 21 – vs. Radford
• April 25-27 – vs. Alabama
• April 30-May 2 – at Missouri
• May 5-9 – SEC Tournament