{"id":224386,"date":"2026-04-09T04:07:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224386\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T04:07:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:07:19","slug":"bats-test-no-10-lady-vols-owls-fall-to-tennessee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/224386\/","title":{"rendered":"Bats Test No. 10 Lady Vols, Owls Fall to Tennessee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\tStory Links&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n        &#13;<br \/>\n   &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n &#13;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{b84040ef-36c6-44e4-892f-0c0c2d6e0c7c}{42}\" paraid=\"1016355798\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">Follow KSU Softball &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KSUOwlsSB\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ksuowlssb\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{b84040ef-36c6-44e4-892f-0c0c2d6e0c7c}{75}\" paraid=\"871007408\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">KNOXVILLE, Tenn \u2013\u00a0Facing the country&#8217;s best pitching staff that allowed just over one run a game,\u00a0Kennesaw State softball scored five runs against\u00a0No. 10 Tennessee. Unfortunately, it wasn&#8217;t enough as the Owls fell\u00a013-5\u00a0in the Volunteer State.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{4593e141-14fa-4dfc-afab-327856bd583a}{122}\" paraid=\"726443660\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The five runs were tied for the second-most allowed by the Lady Vols this season.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ksuowls.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/hannah-harvey\/14486\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14486\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Harvey<\/a> had a multi-hit game\u00a0while <a href=\"https:\/\/ksuowls.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/ana-gore\/14482\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14482\" target=\"_blank\">Ana Gore<\/a> led the\u00a0team\u00a0with two RBI.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{ef56ddea-3e88-4a25-b2e9-69109c2268e6}{6}\" paraid=\"309304707\">How It Happened\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{d9e47561-563c-4a3f-829c-c791844204ee}{156}\" paraid=\"433060133\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The Owls took the early\u00a0lead courtesy of Harvey. The third baseman went opposite field for\u00a0a\u00a0double then moved the remaining 120 feet\u00a0due to heads-up base running.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Heads Up!! \ud83c\udfc3\u200d\u2640\ufe0f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HootyHoo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#HootyHoo<\/a> \ud83e\udd89 | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LevelUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LevelUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UP4SIrVrYq\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/UP4SIrVrYq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Kennesaw State Softball (@KSUOwlsSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSUOwlsSB\/status\/2042004890315116595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{126f4dca-1786-449a-b1b0-5681d854f673}{180}\" paraid=\"98001840\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">&#13;<br \/>\nTennessee quickly took the lead\u00a0in\u00a0the next frame.\u00a0A two-run homer and a double made it 3-1.\u00a0Four more runs made it a six-run game after the third inning.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{f4432e9e-d918-4876-897e-b7cae45fe09b}{159}\" paraid=\"841051057\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">In the fifth, the Owls rattled off four runs to keep the game alive. After the first two batters moved into scoring position, Harvey beat out an infield single to bring home one runner. <a href=\"https:\/\/ksuowls.com\/sports\/softball\/roster\/macie-howes\/14489\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"14489\" target=\"_blank\">Macie Howes<\/a>\u00a0then\u00a0smacked an RBI\u00a0double over the left fielder&#8217;s head.\u00a0Nearly the\u00a0same play\u00a0happened\u00a0the next pitch when Gore cleared the bases to make it 9-5.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Get the Rally Caps On!! \ud83e\udde2<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HootyHoo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#HootyHoo<\/a> \ud83e\udd89 | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LevelUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#LevelUp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vxfFRj2zq1\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/vxfFRj2zq1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\u2014 Kennesaw State Softball (@KSUOwlsSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KSUOwlsSB\/status\/2042026424261881913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 8, 2026<\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{d682cd9d-927b-4239-86d9-dca855212c42}{63}\" paraid=\"1379743319\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The Lady Vols got those runs\u00a0back\u00a0and the game ended 13-5.\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{ef56ddea-3e88-4a25-b2e9-69109c2268e6}{20}\" paraid=\"726114284\">Notes From the Diamond\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p paraeid=\"{ef56ddea-3e88-4a25-b2e9-69109c2268e6}{22}\" paraid=\"923151505\">The five runs by the Owls are the second-most allowed by the\u00a0Lady Vols\u00a0this season.\u00a0Only No. 5 Florida, No. 17\u00a0LSU and No. 25 South Carolina have scored\u00a0five-plus\u00a0runs in a game against Tennessee.\u00a0The four runs in one inning were matched only by\u00a0the Tigers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{6a9ba85f-5aee-45c6-a183-1830b7b5a494}{163}\" paraid=\"250474089\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">The Champions Fund\u00a0<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Champions Fund is a newly created, 100% tax deductible, philanthropic opportunity to contribute strategic revenue to Kennesaw State Athletics, with the goal of strengthening our ability to recruit and\u00a0retain\u00a0top-tier talent in this new era of collegiate athletics. Contributions to the Champions Fund will help aid in funding student-athlete recruitment and retention, as well as helping the Owls provide competitive excellence through investments in coaching,\u00a0travel\u00a0and facilities. The fund will also give an elevated student-athlete experience, including enhanced academic, nutrition,\u00a0wellness\u00a0and leadership programs. Donate to the Champions Fund\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftinyurl.com%2Fmt472kyy&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crhenry40%40students.kennesaw.edu%7Cd8f7b33146b94e9144b608de820cd46b%7C45f26ee5f134439ebc93e6c7e33d61c2%7C1%7C0%7C639091188783039546%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wd6hho2PtNv3GNuWTnr55lXMaLMsZYSuwawGPSoizug%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0and help us support our Kennesaw State Owls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>                    Read Full Article<br \/>\n                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; &#13; Follow KSU Softball &#8211;\u00a0X\u00a0 |\u00a0\u00a0Instagram\u00a0&#13; \u00a0 KNOXVILLE,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":224387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-224386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=224386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/224386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/224387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=224386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=224386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=224386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}