Taylor Pannell was the hero for Tennessee softball in the series opener against Auburn.
The redshirt sophomore has been the best hitter for the Lady Vols this spring, and she showed it on April 17 at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
No. 4 Tennessee fell behind by two runs in the sixth inning. The Lady Vols immediately responded with home runs from Sophia Nugent and Gabby Leach to tie it up in the bottom of the sixth. Then Tennessee ace Karlyn Pickens, who threw six strikeouts, kept the score tied to set it up for Pannell in the bottom of the seventh.