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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Nationally-ranked Tennessee took down the Eastern Kentucky University softball team in a pair of games Wednesday evening by scores of 7-2 and 7-4. The No. 11 Lady Volunteers have now won nine of their last 11 games.
 
Senior Katie Tackett led EKU's (15-22) offensive output. The first baseman tallied a two-run single in the fourth inning of game one and a two-run home run to right field in the nightcap. Over the last six games, Tackett is hitting .368 (7-of-19) with three home runs and 11 RBIs.
 
Tennessee's (29-9) Megan Geer produced the big hit in the game one victory. Geer notched a three-run homer as part of a four-run third inning to put the Lady Vols ahead, 6-0.
 
In game two, the Colonels committed four errors allowing Tennessee to score three unearned runs. Meghan Gregg hit a two-run shot in the bottom of the first to quickly give UT a 2-0 lead. The Lady Vols added three more runs in the second, partly due to three EKU miscues, to extend the lead to 5-1.
 
Sophomore Amber Murray, who finished 2-for-4 at the plate in the second game, came through with a run-scoring double in the third inning to cut the deficit to 5-2. However, Tennessee added two more runs in the fourth to push the cushion to 7-2.
 
The Colonels finally return home for a three-game series this weekend against OVC foe Tennessee State. The two teams will begin with a doubleheader on Saturday, April 11 starting at 4 p.m.