@MizzouSoftball Drops Series Finale at No. 4 Tennessee

Sunday, March 11

Knoxville, Tenn.

12:30 pm

University of Missouri

16-10, 0-3

(#4) Tennessee

24-1, 3-0

Mizzou

Tennessee

@MizzouSoftball Drops Series Finale at No. 4 Tennessee

3/11/2018 3:21:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Tigers swept this weekend in SEC-opening series

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Mizzou Softball (16-10, 0-3 SEC) saw its offense bounce back nicely Sunday, but Tennessee's was even better in an 11-3 run-rule defeat. The Tigers suffered losses in all three games this weekend in their 2018 Southeastern Conference series opener.

#ShowMe Top Performers

Hatti Moore: 1-for-2, R, 2B, RBI, BB
Braxton Burnside: 1-for-3, RBI
Amanda Sanchez: 1-for-3, RBI

Coach Fogue's Corner

On Sunday's series finale...

"We came out well and reached the scoreboard first in the third inning. In the bottom half, we gave Tennessee an additional out on a fielding mistake and that really opened the floodgates for them. You just can't give really good teams like Tennessee additional chances on offense. While we took the loss today, it was great to see our offense come back like they did. We're right back in action Wednesday with two against Illinois then looking forward to our SEC home opener next weekend against Mississippi State."

#MIZ Takeaways

Seven different Tigers recorded a hit Sunday, highlighted by Rylee Pierce's ninth multi-hit game of the season. That multi-hit game total ranks second on the team.
Moore, Kolby Romaine and Callie Martin all picked up an extra-base hit with one double apiece. Martin's six doubles this year ranks second on the team, trailing only Sanchez's eight total doubles.
Romaine's third inning double extended her hitting streak to five-straight games. That total matches her personal 2018 season-high hitting streak.
Sanchez's RBI single in the fourth inning extended her safely reached base streak to 23 games. It ranks as the T-9th longest streak in Mizzou Softball history.
Tennessee's offense possessed the clutch gene all day, as nine of its 11 runs scored were courtesy of two-out hits.

Up Next

Mizzou meets Illinois on the campus of Lindenwood University Wednesday (March 14) for an afternoon doubleheader. Game one between the Tigers and Fighting Illini in St. Charles, Missouri, is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT. Game two is tentatively scheduled for 4 p.m. CT.

The Tigers will then welcome No. 23 Mississippi State to Mizzou Softball Stadium from Friday-Sunday (March 16-18) in their SEC home-opening series. The series opener Friday evening in Columbia, Missouri, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CT. Fans can tune-in live on SEC Network + via WatchESPN.

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