Karen Weekly rips Tennessee softball's first game for an epic disappointment!
Tennessee softball dropped its first game of the season at Mississippi State. Karen Weekly said her team "didn't compete" and "didn't deserve to win."
To say Tennessee softball coach Karen Weekly was displeased with her team in their first loss of the season is an understatement. The No. 1 Lady Vols (26-1, 4-1 SEC) saw their undefeated streak – and best start to a season in program history – come to an abrupt halt in Game 2 against No.
12 Mississippi State on March 14. Tennessee's offense was shut down for a second straight game and only logged two hits, and the Bulldogs (27-3, 1-1) hit a walk-off home run to take the 1-0 win and even the series 1-1. "We didn't compete.
You knew we were going to lose the game eventually," Weekly said. "And I've said for a few weeks now that, 'Hey, when that happened, as long as we're fighting and competing, I'm going to tip my hat to the other team and walk off the field. ' "But I would have said the same thing had we won that game.
I mean, if we'd have won, it would have just been we got lucky and got off a good swing late. " Tennessee will face Mississippi State in Game 3 at Nusz Park on March 15 (1 p. m.