Greetings from Rhoads Stadium.
Game One of three coming up at 7 p.m. CT. This one's on ESPN, the Friday and Saturday games are not televised, but you can catch them streaming on SEC Network+ -- go to rolltide.com, softball schedule, click on the game and a box will appear on the right where you click and it will take you from there.
Tennessee is much like Auburn: a lot of hitting, not so much pitching. They have used four pitchers this year and are prone to swap them in and out on a whim, or if one of them is having trouble. The Vols have hit 86 home runs (by comparison, Alabama has hit 42).
Tennessee (35-11, 11-7 SEC) is ranked 11th and has won six in a row (sweeping Mississippi State last weekend), but dropped two of three to Auburn, South Carolina and LSU.
Alabama (36-10, 12-6 SEC) is ranked No. 5.
Alabama lineup:
2b Demi Turner
lf Chandler Dare
cf Haylie McCleney
ss Danae Hays
3b Marisa Runyon
rf Jadyn Spencer
c Chaunsey Bell
1b Leona Lafaele
dp Danielle Richard
RHP Alexis Osorio is 14-6 with a 1.72 ERA.
Tennessee will start RHP Erin Gabriel (13-5, 3.06 ERA).
Game One of three coming up at 7 p.m. CT. This one's on ESPN, the Friday and Saturday games are not televised, but you can catch them streaming on SEC Network+ -- go to rolltide.com, softball schedule, click on the game and a box will appear on the right where you click and it will take you from there.
Tennessee is much like Auburn: a lot of hitting, not so much pitching. They have used four pitchers this year and are prone to swap them in and out on a whim, or if one of them is having trouble. The Vols have hit 86 home runs (by comparison, Alabama has hit 42).
Tennessee (35-11, 11-7 SEC) is ranked 11th and has won six in a row (sweeping Mississippi State last weekend), but dropped two of three to Auburn, South Carolina and LSU.
Alabama (36-10, 12-6 SEC) is ranked No. 5.
Alabama lineup:
2b Demi Turner
lf Chandler Dare
cf Haylie McCleney
ss Danae Hays
3b Marisa Runyon
rf Jadyn Spencer
c Chaunsey Bell
1b Leona Lafaele
dp Danielle Richard
RHP Alexis Osorio is 14-6 with a 1.72 ERA.
Tennessee will start RHP Erin Gabriel (13-5, 3.06 ERA).
