FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — No. 4 Tennessee softball is moving on to the SEC Tournament championship game after beating Alabama in Fayetteville, Ark. on Friday night.
The top-seeded Lady Vols, who played their second game of the day after beating Florida on Friday morning 4-0, fell behind 4-0 to the fifth-seeded Crimson Tide in the top of the first inning of the semifinals.
However, Tennessee didn't take long to come back. Lair Beautae hit a grand slam in the bottom of the first to tie the game 4-4.
They didn't waste much time taking the lead either. Kiki Milloy hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning for a 5-4 lead. Katie Taylor extended that lead with a two-run home run of her own in the bottom of the fourth for a 7-4 lead.
Alabama didn't go away easily though. Ashley Prange hit a two-run home run to cut the deficit to 7-6 in the top of the fifth inning.
Payton Gotshall wouldn't allow another run for Tennessee and they'd hold on to advance to the title game.
The Lady Vols will play tenth-seeded South Carolina for the championship on Saturday at 3 p.m. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN. The Gamecocks beat seven-seed Texas A&M, two-seed Georgia and three-seed Auburn to make it to the title game.
