KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Friday night, Tennessee softball took on Lee University in their last fall exhibition game of the year. The Lady Vols came away with a 14-1 win, and after the game head coach Karen Weekly spoke with the media . Weekly called Friday the Lady Vols’ best night of the fall on hard hit balls. She also talked Bailee Shelton and Maddi Rutan in the circle, Emma Clarke’s leadership at third, the illegal pitch issue and what she wants to see from the pitching staff behind Sage Mardjetko and Erin Nuwer. Here’s everything she said.

Quick takeaways from the final fall ball game

“Well, first of all, I think Lee’s got a really good team. The way they swung the bats, the way they played defense, really fundamentally sound, really well coached team. Emily does a great job. She’s been there a long time and always puts a winner on the field. So I thought that was a good team for us to play against in our last game.

“I think the hitting continues to improve.…