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Mizzou uses long ball to down Tennessee, reach championship game of SEC Softball Tournament
By Andrew Olson
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No. 7-seed Mizzou only recorded 4 hits in Friday’s SEC Tournament semifinal game against No. 3-seed Tennessee. Three of those 4 Tiger hits left the yard in Gainesville, Florida. The 3 solo shots lifted Mizzou to a 3-0 win over the Vols and a spot in the tournament’s championship game Saturday.
Kimberly Wert broke the scoring ice in the top of the 4th inning with an opposite-field homer.
Oppo-🌮 for @kimberly_wert’s 17th of the year!#OwnIt🐯🥎 pic.twitter.com/VQxTz81EIv
— Mizzou Softball (@MizzouSoftball) May 13, 2022
In the top of the 5th inning, Hatti Moore kept the scoring going, crushing a solo shot to a palm tree beyond the wall in left center field.
🌴 Hatti Hack 🌴@hattilayne #OwnIt🐯🥎 pic.twitter.com/hjqzyyNE9n
— Mizzou Softball (@MizzouSoftball) May 13, 2022
Update: it’s still in the tree. 🌴#OwnIt🐯🥎 pic.twitter.com/VI6RciTtP1
— Mizzou Softball (@MizzouSoftball) May 13, 2022
Play was suspended in the top of the 5th inning due to weather. The delay went for 2 hours and 32 minutes before play finally resumed. In Mizzou’s final at-bat, Kara Daly added an insurance run with a solo homer to left field.
A tape measure shot from @karadaly09!#OwnIt🐯🥎 pic.twitter.com/V5qYHGVbc7
— Mizzou Softball (@MizzouSoftball) May 13, 2022
On the mound, Jordan Weber tossed 7 shutout innings. The Tigers will face the winner of No. 1-seed Arkansas vs. No. 5-seed Florida. The SEC Tournament Championship is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET on Saturday.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
