Vols’ rally falls short against LSU

Tennessee rallied from a 4-2 deficit to tie the game in the top of the eighth, but No. 6 LSU answered with a five-run bottom half to clinch the series with a 9-4 win on Sunday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, La.

The Tigers (33-11-1, 12-8-1) scored five runs (three unearned) on just two hits in the eighth. The Vols (26-16, 8-13) handed LSU three free passes in the inning — two walks and a hit by pitch — committed a fielding error and threw two wild pitches to spark the five-run rally.

COLLEGES

The Rhodes women’s golf team captured the Southern Athletic Association title, shooting a three day tournament total of 947 at Braselton, Ga. The Lynx edged out Centre College, who shot a 955. Nikki Isaacson led the Lynx, and finished tied for second overall with a three day total of 231 (76, 76, 79). Meg Healy was the second leading scorer for the Lynx with a 234 (81, 78, 75) to place her in a tie for fifth overall.

The Rhodes men’s golf team fought for a second place finish in the SAA at Braselton with a score of 879. Centre College captured the SAA title with an 871 Eric Muslawski was the Lynx’ top finisher, scoring a 218 (75, 69, 74) and placing fourth overall.

In the semifinal round of the Southern Athletic Association Conference tournament at Rome, Ga., the Rhodes baseball team defeated Berry College, 7-5, forcing a decision game. The Lynx improve to 31-13 while the Vikings are 29-14. Daniel Morris got the start for the Lynx, throwing 6¥ innings and striking out three

USF used a seven-run fourth for the second-straight day to run rule the University of Memphis softball team in five innings, 10-0, at the USF Softball Stadium. The Bulls earned the three-game series sweep and held the Tigers to three hits and a run for the weekend.

HOCKEY

Duncan Keith had a goal and three assists, and the host Chicago Blackhawks used a four-goal third period to finish off the St. Louis Blues with a 5-1 victory in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series. Chicago won four in a row after a slow start in St. Louis. The defending Stanley Cup champions will play the winner of the MinnesotaColorado series in the Western Conference semifinals.

Brad Richards and Dominic Moore scored secondperiod goals, and Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves as the host New York Rangers pushed the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink of elimination with a 4-2 victory. Defenseman Marc Staal gave the Rangers the lead in the first period and they extended it in the second in taking a 3-2 edge in the first-round series.

TENNIS

Maria Sharapova won her third straight Porsche Grand Prix title on Sunday by coming from behind to defeat Ana Ivanovic 3- 6, 6-4, 6-1 at Stuttgart, Germany. Sharapova won her first tournament of the year and clinched the 30th title of her career. She is now undefeated in 13 consecutive matches on the indoor clay in Stuttgart.

Wire Services

at Milwaukee: Jason Hammel gave up three hits in seven innings, and Starlin Castro homered twice for Chicago. Hammel (4-1)