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Valentine grand slam, Briski pitching carry Alabama to 4

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Riley Valentine hit a first-inning grand slam, Jocelyn Briski took a two-hitter into the seventh inning and 14th-seeded Alabama upended No. 3 seed Tennessee on Sunday in the finale of the best-of-three Knoxville Super Regional, earning the Crimson Tide a spot in the Women’s College World Series.

There was an almost three hour rain delay before the bottom of the first of the final game..

Alabama (38-18) forced a third game with a 3-2 victory in 14 innings on Saturday. Tennessee (44-12) won the opener 3-2 on Friday.

Volunteers starter Payton Gottshall (20-5) struck out the first two batters she faced before Kenleigh Cahalan singled to left. Gottshall hit Jenna Johnson and Marlie Giles on back-to-back pitches to load the bases. Valentine sent a 1-0 pitch over the fence in left field for a 4-0 lead. It was only the fourth home run for the .216 hitter who had 15 RBIs in 41 games.

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