KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Hitting the road for the final time in the regular season, No. 3 Tennessee is set for a three-game series down in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, against the 17th-ranked Crimson Tide. The series runs April 26-28 at Rhoads Stadium.
Tennessee (35-8, 14-4 SEC) enters the weekend having won seven consecutive league series and 14 of its last 15.
FOLLOW LIVE
Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Madison Shipman (analyst) will be on the call for games two and three this weekend. Friday night’s contest will air on SEC Network+ with ESPN2 carrying games two and three on Saturday and Sunday.
Fans can listen to Voice of the Lady Vols Brian Rice call the series all weekend long on AM990 or stream through UTSports.com and the Tennessee Athletics app.
NOTABLE
CONFERENCE SUCCESS
The Lady Vols have won all six SEC series they’ve played this season, including sweeps of South Carolina and Missouri.
Dating to May 7-8, 2022, UT has won 14 of its 15 SEC series – holding a league record of 36-9. That run includes sweeps of Auburn (2022), Ole Miss, LSU, Kentucky and Florida in 2023, with sweeps of Missouri and South Carolina this season.
WINDICATORS
The Lady Vols are 30-0 this season when leading after four innings. That success follows last season’s when UT went 42-1 when holding a lead after four frames.
ROAD WARRIORS
Over the past two seasons, the Lady Vols have gone 25-5 in true road games. That run includes three conference sweeps at No. 10 LSU (2023), at No. 16 Kentucky (2023) and at No. 23 South Carolina this season.
SCOUTING ALABAMA
Head Coach (Record at Bama): Patrick Murphy (1,266-366-4)
2024 Record: 31-12 (8-10 SEC)
Series Record: Alabama leads 41-30
Last Meeting: W, 10-5 on 6/1/23 in Oklahoma City
Key Stat: Currently holding a 31-12 record, Alabama has struggled in conference play (8-10), dropping three of their last four SEC series. Despite the in-conference struggle, the Tide are 17-6 at home and have notable wins over No. 16 Florida State and Ole Miss.
UP NEXT
The Lady Vols play host to Kentucky May 2-4 as they wrap up the regular season at home in Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
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