KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — No. 4 Tennessee softball took down South Carolina inside Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on Saturday afternoon to clinch its first SEC regular season title since 2007.
Zaida Puni launched a three-run home run in the fifth inning to carry the Lady Vols to a 4-2 victory and the SEC series win against the Gamecocks.
Tennessee came hot out of the gates when Kiki Milloy blasted a solo home run in the first Tennessee at-bat of the contest to give the Lady Vols an early 1-0. It was Milloy’s 20th home run of the season, which set a new single-season Tennessee record.
Karlyn Pickens and Payton Gottshall both saw action in the circle for Tennessee. Pickens earned the win behind a five-inning performance with six strikeouts and one earned run. Gottshall closed out the game to earn the save with two hitless innings and just one walk.
The Lady Vols close out the regular season with one final game against South Carolina on Sunday, May 7 at 1 p.m.
