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Dan Fleser: Koutsoyanopulos Comes Through As Lady Vols Win 7th Straight SEC Series

  • 4/21/2024

Tennessee put its mind to winning a softball game Sunday afternoon. In this instance, it was quite the thought process for the Lady Vols. Nearly every pitch and five-plus innings worth of at-bats went into converting a furrowed brow-like tension into joy and celebration of a 3-0 SEC victory over LSU at Lee Stadium. The victory gave No. 4 Tennessee (34-8, 14-4 SEC) its seventh consecutive conference series win and 14th in the last 15 series going back to last season. There probably was some relief involved as well after Giulia Koutsoyanopulos’ two-out, two-run double in the sixth broke a scoreless tie and rewarded starting pitcher Karlyn Pickens’ gritty 119-pitch effort. There ... (click for more)

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Jim Worthington in 2024 and at left front on UT baseball team. See story by John Shearer.
Jim Worthington in 2024 and at left front on UT baseball team. See story by John Shearer.

John Shearer: Nonagenarian Jim Worthington To Throw Out Pitch At Upcoming Vols’ Game

  • 4/22/2024

For 98-year-old former Tennessee Vol baseball player and former Chattanoogan Jim Worthington, life has certainly not thrown him a curve ball, as he has managed to land safely wherever he has been. “I always said that I believe the Holy Spirit was one step ahead of me all along my path,” said the former Baylor School head football coach ... (click for more)

Moore Earns National Player Of The Week Honors By D1Baseball And Perfect Game

  • 4/23/2024

The awards continue to roll in for Tennessee junior Christian Moore following his standout series at No. 3/3 Kentucky. For the first time in his career, Moore has been tabbed as the National Player of the Week by multiple outlets, garnering recognition from D1Baseball.com and Perfect Game on Monday after leading the Vols to a huge road ... (click for more)

Moore's Record-Setting Day Leads #2 Vols To Thrilling Win At #3 Kentucky

  • 4/22/2024

A record-setting performance from Christian Moore along with contributions from a variety of others led No. 2/4 Tennessee to a 13-11 victory and a huge road series win against No. 3/3 Kentucky on Sunday afternoon in front of another sellout crowd in Lexington. Moore tied the single-game program record with three home runs and finished ... (click for more)

Mocs Men’s Golf Surges In Round 2 Of Southern Conference Championships

  • 4/22/2024

The Chattanooga Mocs men's golf team is still in second after 36 holes of the Southern Conference Championships. But's the Mocs shaved the ETSU lead by more than half to four shots. Today's 14-under 274 on the Oconee Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee is the program's best in the postseason, and it provided quite a comeback. The Bucs got ... (click for more)

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Lee Golfers Trail West Florida By Two Strokes In Gulf South Championship
  • 4/22/2024

The 15th-ranked Lee women’s golf team will trail West Florida by two strokes after the opening round of the 54-hole 2024 Gulf South Conference Women’s Golf Championship being staged at the Kinderlou Forest Golf Course. West Florida finished Monday’s round with a 9-over par 297 while the Lady Flames came in with an 11-over par 299. It would appear to be a two-team race heading into Tuesday’s play as the nine teams in the tournament will play 18 more holes in the event that will conclude ... more

Anderson Leads Signal Mountain Past Soddy Daisy
  • 4/22/2024

Soddy Daisy and Signal Mountain have had two of the best baseball teams in Chattanooga this spring and without a doubt, have been head and shoulders above anybody else in District 6-AAA. These two teams will play their final regular-season game Tuesday night at Signal Mountain with the winner taking the district championship and earning the top seed for next week’s district tournament that will be played at Red Bank. The Trojans were the host team on Monday as they entered play at ... more

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