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Game 1 of the Tennessee softball vs Alabama matchup has been delayed due to rain. The game was initially rescheduled from 4 p.m. ET to 7 p.m. ET, but has now been pushed back to 7:30 p.m. ET.
Tennessee softball vs Alabama in weather delay for Game 1 due to rain
Game 1 between Tennessee softball and Alabama has been delayed after the original game time was pushed back three hours.
The No. 8 Lady Vols (38-7, 12-6 SEC) were scheduled to face the No. 3 Tide (43-4, 15-3) at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium at 4 p.m. ET on April 25 on SEC Network+. But with rain in the forecast for most of the day, the game time was pushed back the dat before to 7 p.m.
With rain still expected in the area around the new game time, the first pitch was pushed back again to 7:30 p.m.
The matchup will feature two of the best and deepest pitching staffs in the country. Tennessee leads the nation with a 1.20 ERA, and Alabama is No. 3 at 1.62, which ranks second in the SEC. The two teams lead the nation in hits allowed per seven innings, too, Tennessee at No. 1 (3.15) and Alabama at No. 2 (4.17).
Senior ace Karlyn Pickens (11-5), the reigning back-to-back SEC Pitcher of the Year, leads the Lady Vols' pitching staff with 95 innings pitched. Pickens has a 1.40 ERA and 126 strikeouts on the season. Junior pitcher Jocelyn Briski (18-1) leads the Tide with a 1.50 ERA and 141 strikeouts.
Tennessee had a weekend off from league play but swept Kentucky in its last SEC series. Alabama swept the Wildcats last weekend.
Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee womenās athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: ; X: ;
The game was delayed due to rain in the forecast, prompting a shift in the scheduled start time.
The game was originally scheduled for 4 p.m. ET before being rescheduled to 7 p.m. ET.
Tennessee has a record of 38-7 and Alabama has a record of 43-4.
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