Lady Vols fall to Missouri in regular-season finale

Missouri (28-28, 9-15 SEC) defeated No. 8 Tennessee (42-9, 16-8 SEC) 4-3 in the regular-season finale on Saturday at Mizzou Softball Stadium in Columbia, Missouri. Tennessee took early leads of 1-0 after Gabby Leach's RBI double in the first and extended to 2-0 with Elsa Morrison's solo home run in the fourth. mchezo.co.za

Missouri rallied with Linny Ramsey scoring on a wild pitch in the fourth, Abby Hay hitting a solo home run in the fifth, and Abby Carr's go-ahead single in the sixth. Tennessee's pitching staff featured Erin Nuwer, who allowed one run in three innings, and Karlyn Pickens, who took the loss after surrendering two unearned runs in the sixth.