KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee softball picked up a top-10 win by beating Northwestern on Sunday in Clearwater, Florida, 6-0.
The 12th-ranked Lady Vols took the lead after the first pitch against No. 7 Northwestern. Centerfielder Kiki Milloy launched a home run on the game's first pitch to give UT a 1-0 lead.
That score remained the score until the fourth inning. That's when Lady Vols right fielder Taylor Parnell hit her first career home run to put her team up 2-0.
Shortstop McKenzie Donihoo padded the runs with a double, bringing in three Lady Vols after an error for a 5-0 lead.
Tennessee ace Ashley Rogers pitched all seven innings without giving up a run. She had 13 strikeouts, allowed seven hits and one walk.
The Lady Vols play Sacramento State next at a neutral site in Mexico on Feb. 16.
Tennessee is 3-0 to start the season.
