Live Updates: No. 14 Alabama Softball at No. 3 Tennessee (Super Regional Game 3)

Score updates as the Crimson Tide and Lady Vols fight for a spot in the Women's College World Series.

May 18 2024; Tuscaloosa, AL, USA; Alabama batter Larissa Preuitt (11) eyes a bunt she has just dropped as she takes off for first base during the Tuscaloosa Regional at Rhoads Stadium. Alabama defeated Southeast Louisiana 6-3 in 9 innings. / Gary Cosby Jr.-Tuscaloosa News / USA

The season comes down to this. It's win or go home for both No. 14 Alabama and No. 3 Tennessee in the final game of the Knoxville Super Regional.

The Lady Vols and Crimson Tide split the first two games with Tennessee winning Game 1, 3-2 on Friday. Alabama bounced back to win a marathon, 14-inning game on Saturday with Kristen White coming through with the walk-off hit.

Whoever wins on Sunday will advance to the Women's College World Series. Alabama is looking to make it as the lower-seeded team for the first time since 2005. Tennessee is trying to make its ninth overall appearance.

First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m., and the game will air on ESPN or can be streamed on ESPN+. BamaCentral will have updates throughout.

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Live Updates

(latest updates at the top)

FINAL: Alabama 4, Tennessee 1

Bottom 7- Tennessee

• Milloy grounds out, and Alabama is going to OKC!
• Nine-hole hitter fouls out. Two outs, bases still loaded.
• After review, they rule that the batter was hit by a pitch. Bases loaded with one out.
• Kayla Beaver comes in for Briski in the circle to try and get the save.
• Ground ball to shortstop gets the lead runner at third. One out.
• Pannell lays down a perfect bunt. She is safe at first, and a run comes in to score. Alabama 4, Tennessee 1
• Nugent singles to center, and the Lady Vols have runners on the corners with no outs.
• Leadoff baserunner for Tennessee on a HBP.

MID 7: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Top 7- Alabama

• Lauren Johnson ground out. Side retired.
• White pops up to shallow left. Two outs.
• Heivilin flies out to right. One out.
• 9-1-2 due up for the Tide.

END 6: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Bottom 6- Tennessee

• Another ground ball and popup retire the side. Briski has only thrown 78 pitches through six innings.
• The Tennessee crowd gets to their feet for Milloy's at-bat, but Briski gets her to ground out for the first out.

MID 6: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Top 6- Alabama

• Three up, three down for the TIde.
• Valentine, Dowling and Esman due up for Alabama in the sixth.

END 5: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Bottom 5- Tennessee

• Another 1-2-3 inning in the circle for Briski. The freshman has been great so far, only allowing two hits.

MID 5: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Top 5- Alabama

• Giles strikes out looking to strand the runners.
• Both runners move into scoring position on a wild pitch.
• Johnson follows it with a single up the middle. Two on with two outs.
• Two-out, infield single for Cahalan– her third hit of the game.
• Lauren goes down swinging two outs.
• Lauren Johnson comes in to pinch hit for Preuitt.
• White pops up for the first out.
• Top of the lineup coming up for the Tide.

END 4: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Bottom 4- Tennessee

• Groundball to third ends the threat. Tennessee is still scoreless.
• Briski follows up the hit with a walk to Nugent. Two on, two out
• Two-out single up the middle for Gibson.
• Leaping snag by Heivilin at second base robs West of a leadoff hit.

MID 4: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Top 4- Alabama

• Nothing doing in the fourth for Alabama.
• Dowling, Esman and Heivilin due up for the Tide.
• Tennessee will make a pitching change. Karlyn Pickens enters in the circle to start the fourth.

END 3: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Bottom 3- Tennessee

• Milloy goes down swinging for the second time. Side retired, and Tennessee stays off the board.
• Briski gets the next two batters, but Mealer moves to third with two outs for Milloy.
• Leadoff double from Mealer for Tennessee's first baserunner.

MID 3: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Top 3- Alabama

• Valentine strikes out swinging for the final out.
• Giles flies out to shallow left for the second out.
• Johnson lays down a bunt, trying to sacrifice the runner over, but Tennessee gets the lead runner at second. One out.
• Leadoff single for Cahalan.
• Cahalan, Johnson and Giles due up for the Crimson Tide.

END 2: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Bottom 2- Tennessee

• Another three up, three down inning for Briski in the circle.

MID 2: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Top 2- Alabama

• Three up, three down in the top of the second.
• Alabama loses one of its two challenges on whether or not Heivilin is hit by a pitch.
• Heivilin, White and Preuitt due up for Alabama

END 1: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

Bottom 1- Tennessee batting

• 1-2-3 inning for Briski with two strikeouts.
• Great start for Briski after the long delay. She gets Milloy to strike out swinging.

• The game will re-start at approximately 6:15 CT and be on ESPN News when it comes back on.
• Per the official Alabama Softball social media accounts, the earliest the game will resume is 6 CT.
• This game is headed to a weather delay after the Tide scored four, two-out runs in the top of the first inning.

MID 1: Alabama 4, Tennessee 0

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Top 1- Alabama batting

• Esman strikes out looking, but Alabama jumps out to the big lead in the first inning.
• Dowling draws a two-out walk.
• Murphy moved Valentine up to the six-spot in the order after her good game Saturday, and it paid off in a big way.
• GRAND SLAM RILEY VALENTINE! Alabama 4, Tennessee 0
• Giles is hit by a pitch on the first pitch to load the bases for the Tide.
• Johnson is hit by a pitch, and Alabama has two on with two outs.
• Bloop single for Cahalan to give Alabama its first baserunner of the game.
• Preuitt also goes down swinging. Two outs.
• White strikes out. She had gotten on the first inning of the previous two games.
• White, Preuitt and Cahalan will start the day at the plate for the Crimson Tide.
• The game will start on ESPNU until the Florida/Baylor game ends.

Alabama	Tennessee
1. Kristen White- CF	1. Kiki Milloy- CF
2. Larissa Preuitt- RF	2. Rylie West- LF
3. Kenleigh Cahalan- SS	3. Zaida Puni- 3B
4. Jenna Johnson- LF	4. McKenna Gibson- 1B
5. Marlie Giles- C	5. Sophia Nugent- DP
6. Riley Valentine- DP	6. Taylor Pannell- RF
7. Bailey Dowling- 3B	7. Laura Mealer- SS
8. Lauren Esman- 1B	8. Giulia Koutsoyanopulos- C
9. Kali Heivilin- 2B	9. Bella Faw- 2B
P- Jocelyn Briski	P- Payton Gottshall