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Karlyn Pickens is back. Tennessee never left. Even though the Volunteers were without their ace for nearly two weeks and suffered their first loss of the season, they remain atop The Oklahoman 's College Softball Super 16 for the fifth consecutive week.
They are no longer a unanimous choice as the Vols had been the past three weeks, but Tennessee remains the clear No. 1 after winning its weekend series on the road at Mississippi State. And Pickens' return helped the Vols get that series win.
After leaving the Belmont game on March 3 with an arm strain, the flame-throwing righthander returned to action for the first time on March 15. She started the third game against Mississippi State, and while Pickens wasn't as dominant as she was before the injury, she still threw a complete game, striking out six, walking four and allowing one earned run on a solo home run in the third inning. Pickens' win helped Tennessee bounce back from its first loss of the season, a 1-0 loss to Mississippi in the second game of the series.
The Bulldogs walked it off with a solo homer in the seventh inning. Let's get to the Super 16. More: High winds in Oklahoma?