Tennessee softball’s series finale April 4 with South Carolina has been elevated to a national broadcast, Tennessee announced April 3.

Game 3 between the No. 7 Lady Vols (31-5, 8-5 SEC) and the No. 25 Gamecocks (22-16, 2-8) will be shown on ESPN. The game time also has been shifted from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

Kevin Fitzgerald will do play-by-play and Danielle Lawrie will serve as an analyst. It will be the second game Tennessee has had broadcast on ESPN this season.

Tennessee will play Game 2 against South Carolina at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium on April 3 (6 p.m. ET, SEC Network+).

The Lady Vols won the series opener 3-1 on April 2 behind three solo home runs, two from Alannah Leach and one from Emma Clarke. Tennessee senior ace Karlyn Pickens (9-3) was stellar in relief, holding the Gamecocks hitless with four strikeouts and no walks in 4⅔ innings.

Cora Hall is the University of Tennessee women’s athletics reporter for Knox News. Email: cora.hall@knoxnews.com; X: @corahalll; Bluesky: @corahall.bsky.social‬. Support strong local journalism and unlock premium perks:knoxnews.com/subscribe