Mizzou uses long ball to down Tennessee, reach championship game of SEC Softball Tournament
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.
Ok tigers go get the championship!
Shutout Auburn, Bama, and Tenn!
Looking forward to the SEC Championship Game with Arkansas!!
Bring your Lucky Charms, Crushed Gatorade bottles, and Nutella!!
The winner of Saturdays game will become a FIRST TIME SEC CHAMPIONSHIP…
MIZ!!
ZOU!!
I wonder if anyone has ever won the SEC Tournament without giving up a single run throughout the Tourney. Just getting to the CG with 3 shutouts has to be pretty rare.
After last season Tennessee hired Mizzou’s hitting coach away from the Tigers. It was so sweet that Mizzou shut out the Lady Vols! Hahaha!