The 17th-ranked Tennessee softball team won for the 86th time in a row against in-state opponents with a 7-1 victory Tuesday night against Lipscomb in Nashville.
Tennessee pitchers Erin Gabriel and Rainey Gaffin combined on a four-hitter and Meghan Gregg scored a run and batted in four as the Volunteers improved to 16-8 for the season. They scored the game’s first three runs with two outs in the third inning, two on a double by Lexi Overstreet, and Gregg had a three-run double an inning later. She’s tied for the team lead with 39 RBIs.
Gregg and Overstreet each was 1-for-2 and Brooke Vines was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored for Tennessee, which returns to Southeastern Conference play with a weekend series at No. 15 Missouri. Megan Geer walked twice and scored twice.
Brittany Elmore was 2-for-3 for Lipscomb (18-16), which was playing in front of the biggest home crowd in program history. The Bison play tonight at Tennessee Tech.