Hudson Brown raced around the bases pumping his fist toward the 3,178 fans at Kentucky Proud Park, crossed home plate, tossed his helmet and was greeted at the dugout to a hero’s welcome. One of No. 21 Kentucky’s emotional leaders had just delivered a clutch three-run home run on a screaming liner to provide enough cushion for the Wildcats to weather a ninth-inning rally and hold on to a series-clinching 8-7 victory over Alabama.

Tennessee softball lost its first SEC series of the season after dropping the rubber match with the Gators in Gainesville, Florida.

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