Haff’s 15 strikouts paces Razorbacks past fifth-ranked Tennessee to even series

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Sophomore Mary Haff made a statement in the circle for Arkansas with a career-high 15 strikeouts as Arkansas evened their weekend series with Tennessee, getting a 1-0 win.

Senior Katie Warrick recorded her fifth home run of the season in the fourth inning to give the Razorbacks the only run it needed to win.

Haff’s career-best performance is also a single-game high among SEC pitchers this season, besting three others who previously recorded one less than Haff.

The complete-game shutout is the sixth for the Florida-native this season and the 17th of her career. The scoreless performance puts Haff only three shutouts away from moving into second all-time at Arkansas for career shutouts.

Warrick’s game-winning home run was the 19th of her career as a Razorback, as her solo-shot to left field helped propel the Hogs to a 22-8 record overall and a 4-4 count in conference play.

It took only three hits to defeat the Lady Volunteers – only the second time this year the Razorbacks were outhit in a victory. The other two hits came off the bats of sophomore Hannah McEwen and senior Ashley Diaz.

McEwen’s hit in the third inning extends her streak to 14 games with at least one hit and 26 consecutive games in which she reached base.

Arkansas and Tennessee will meet for the game-three rubber match tomorrow (March 24), back at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium for an 11:00 am (CT) first pitch.