No. 9 Tennessee picks up extra innings win over No. 8 Clemson

Valerie Cagle went the distance in the circle, giving up two earned runs around 10 strikeouts. (Clemson athletics photo)CLEMSON – Tennessee picked up a big extra-innings win in Clemson.

No. 9 Tennessee scored a run in the top of the ninth to earn the Vols’ first-ranked win of the season in defeating No. 8 Clemson 2-1 at McWhorter Stadium Tuesday afternoon.

The close game was just another in the brief series between the two teams. Clemson and Tennessee have met twice in the last two seasons, with its first meeting coming during the 2022 season.

The previous two meetings were at neutral sites, as the teams met in Clearwater, Fla., in 2022 and Tampa, Fla., during the 2023 campaign. In 2022,…