The Basics
Score: No. 15 Tennessee 9, Western Carolina 1 (5 innings)
Records: Western Carolina 15-24; Tennessee 27-12
Location: Cullowhee, N.C. | Catamount Softball Complex
 
CULLOWHEE, N.C. – No. 15 Tennessee made its first appearance at the Catamount Softball Complex and came away with a 9-1 victory, in five innings, Wednesday against Western Carolina softball.
 
A record-breaking crowd of 426 filed into the stadium to see the Catamounts and Lady Vols play. 
 
Turning Point 
Tennessee hit five home runs in the game, three single shots, and two two-run home runs. 
 
How it Happened 

• After two scoreless innings, Tennessee hit back-to-back home runs in the third.
• In the fourth, the Lady Vols hit their third home run and also scored two more runs from an RBI single.
• A two-run home run and a single home run gave the Lady Vols push their lead to 9-0.
• Western Carolina avoided being shutout courtesy of pinch hitter Bailey Treadway who led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run to left field. 

 
 
 Inside the Box Score 

• Junior pitcher Savannah Rice got the start against Tennessee. She began the game by striking out Tennessee centerfielder Kiki Milloy.
• Rice tossed four innings giving up five runs on seven hits and struck out three. She falls to 8-10 on the year.
• Freshman hurler Makenzie Martin tossed the fifth inning allowing four runs on three hits and struck out one. 
• Catamount's first baseman Myra Twitty got the Catamounts' first hit in the game – a frozen rope to left-centerfield in the bottom of the second. 
• The Catamounts sat Tennessee down in order in the second inning. 

 
News & Notes 

• The home run by Treadway was the first of her career. 
• The No. 15 Lady Vols was the first ranked opponent the Catamounts have hosted at the Catamount Softball Complex. 
• Western Carolina has hit 32 home runs this season which is tied for ninth in the WCU record books for most home runs by a team in a season. 
• Rice now has 112 strikeouts this season and sits in 11th place for strikeouts in a season. She needs four strikeouts to move into 10th place. 

 
Up Next
Western Carolina welcomes Mercer for a three-game Southern Conference series beginning Friday. The Catamounts and Bears will play a doubleheader Friday beginning at 2 p.m. and host the finale Saturday at 11 a.m.  
 
 
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