TENNESSEE IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT NO. 5 TENNESSEE VS. NO. 1 UCLA WCWS GAME 4 June 1, 2006 at Oklahoma City, Okla. Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 4 9 2 (59-10) UCLA 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 2 (48-8) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WP-M. Abbott (42-8) LP-Selden (33-6) T-2:40 A-4335
The Lady Vols wasted little time in pulling off the first stunner of the 2006 Women’s College World Series, as UT rallied past #1 UCLA in a contest that didn’t end until 2:01 a.m. local time. Down 2-0 heading into the sixth frame, Tonya Callahan singled
and the Bruins committed a crucial error to tie the contest at 2-2. Kristi Durant drove in Lillian Hammond for a one-run lead. Durant came through again with an insurance tally in the seventh. It proved a good thing as UCLA scored one, but left two stranded to end it.
NO. 11 NORTHWESTERN VS. NO. 5 TENNESSEE WCWS GAME 6 June 2, 2006 at Oklahoma City, Okla. Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 2 5 0 (49-13) Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 (59-11) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WP-Canney (25-7) LP-M. Abbott (42-9) T-2:00 A-5887 HR NW - Sengewald
Perhaps dealing with a little late night fatigue from the evening before, Tennessee was one-hit by Northwestern hurler Eileen Canney as the Wildcats advanced through the winner’s bracket with a 2-0 victory. Monica Abbott struck out 15 and permitted
just two earned runs on five hits, but an RBI single in the sixth and a solo home run by Darcy Sengewald in the seventh proved more than enough against UT’s anemic offense.
NO. 5 TENNESSEE VS. NO. 9 ARIZONA STATE WCWS GAME 9 June 3, 2006 at Oklahoma City, Okla. Tennessee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 0 (60-11) Arizona St 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 (53-15) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WP-M. Abbott (43-9) LP-Burkhart (30-8) T-2:32 A-7436 HR TN - Griffin (10); ASU - Knabe
Facing elimination for the first time in the 2006 Women’s College World Series, the Lady Vols proved they were up to the task ahead by outlasting a game Arizona State squad, 3-1 (nine inn.). An ASU fielding error in the fifth provided UT with the game’s The orange-clad partisans in attendance as well as the national television audience watched UT stave off elimination behind the efforts of WCWS and UT rookie Jennifer Griffin. The Whittier, Calif., native drove a pitch over the right center field wall in the ninth for a two-run, game-winning home run in UT’s 3-1 triumph. The above picture is from the moment of contact.
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initial run, but the Sun Devils’ Heidi Knabe homered off Abbott to deadlock the contest at 1-1. Neither team could race in front until the ninth when freshman Jennifer Griffin delivered a clutch two-run homer to right center to seal the 3-1 win.