Karlyn Strikes Out for 700th Win in Historic Moment!
Senior pitcher Karlyn Pickens returns to Tennessee softball and records her 700th career strikeout.
A series finale was contested Sunday between No. 1 Tennessee (27-1, 5-1 SEC) and No. 12 Mississippi State (27-4, 1-2 SEC).
Rankings reflect the Week 5 NFCA/GoRout Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll . Tennessee won Sunday’s series finale, 4-1, at Nusz Park in Starkville, Mississippi. Senior pitcher Karlyn Pickens returned for Tennessee, making her first appearance since March 3 against Belmont.
She left the Tennessee-Belmont contest after 1. 1 innings due to shoulder discomfort. On Sunday at Mississippi State, the 6-foot-1, left-handed pitcher recorded six strikeouts and 111 pitches (65 strikes) against 25 batters in seven innings.
She allowed one hit (one home run), one run (one earned) and four walks. Pickens recorded her 700th career strikeout in the contest. Taelyn Holley scored on a wild pitch for the Lady Vols in the third inning.