{"id":199880,"date":"2026-03-21T01:13:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/199880\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T01:13:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T01:13:06","slug":"tennessee-softball-wins-series-opener-at-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/199880\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee softball wins series opener at Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 20, 2026, 8:18 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

No. 1 Tennessee (28-1, 6-1 SEC) opened a three-game softball series at No. 5\u00a0Florida<\/a>\u00a0(29-2, 6-1 SEC) on Friday. The Lady Vols won Game 1, 2-1, at Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium in Gainesville, Florida.<\/p>\n

Sage Mardjetko (7-0) started for Tennessee and pitched four innings. She recorded seven strikeouts and 57 pitches, including 41 strikes, against 16 batters.<\/p>\n

Karlyn Pickens pitched three innings in relief and recorded five strikeouts against 14 batters. She totaled 64 pitches (36 strikes) and earned her second save of the season.<\/p>\n

Tennessee’s offense produced four hits against the Gators, including one double each from Sophia Knight<\/a> and Ella Dodge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Lady Vols are ranked No. 1 for a fifth consecutive week in the\u00a0NFCA\/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll<\/a>. It is the longest Tennessee has occupied a No. 1 ranking in the NFCA Coaches Poll since 2007.<\/p>\n

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Saturday’s Game 2 between the Lady Vols and Gators will take place at 1 p.m. EDT.<\/p>\n

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