The 2024 SEC Softball Tournament is delayed due to weather. In a baseball game between #Vols and Vandy, Christian Moore hits a home run, Dylan Dreiling contributes with a double and RBI single. Vandy takes the lead with a two-run single. #Vols make a comeback with a pinch-hit two-run homer, securing an 8-4 victory. The game sees intense exchanges and multiple lead changes. Christian Moore hits a three-run homer, helping #Vols to a 7-5 lead. The game ends with Tennessee defeating Vanderbilt 8-4, marking their eighth consecutive win over Vandy.
After a sharp single from Blake Burke puts runners on the corners with two outs for Billy Amick, Vandy will go back to the pen. It'll be freshman righty Luke Guth. #Vols 7, Vandy 5, Top7
Christian Moore two-out RBI single gives #Vols a 7-5 lead at Vandy, Top7 Why in the hell is anyone still throwing him strikes?
Aaron Combs got behind 3-1 to RJ Austin, but he got it back full and made a nice play on a comebacker to keep Tennessee in front. What a game so far today. #Vols 6, Vandy 5, heading Top7
#Vols going to then bullpen again. It'll be Aaron Combs to face Vandy's Jacob Humphrey with runners on first and second and two outs in the bottom of the sixth. Vols 6, Vandy 5
Davis Diaz RBI single gets Vandy within 6-5 of Tennessee, Bottom6 One out. Runners on first and second.
Nice play by Billy Amick there, but Vandy still gets within 6-4 of Tennessee, Bottom6 That kept a second run from scoring, though.
Tennessee would have liked to get another inning or two out of Drew Beam today, but Vandy also would have liked to get more innings from Carter Holton and Greysen Carter today. It's baseball. Plans don't usually work. Those who adjust better win the game.
Vandy has two in scoring position with one out in the bottom of the sixth, and that'll end Drew Beam's day. #Vols' old workhorse was miles from his best today, but he did battle and put his team in position to win. It's Mustache Time in Nashville. Kirby Connell to the mound.
Christian Moore has left the yard Three-run homer on a 102 mph fastball from Greysen Carter gives #Vols a 5-3 lead at Vandy, Top6 Uh ... wow
Beam keeps Vandy off the board in the bottom of the fifth. Vandy 3, #Vols 2, heading Top6
Vandy's Carter Holton still on the mound to open the fifth. We'll see for how long. He's already at 90 pitches.
Drew Beam bounces back, retires the next three to end the fourth. Nowhere near his best, but he's keeping Tennessee in the game. Vandy 3, #Vols 2, heading Top5
Camden Kozeal has left the yard. Two-run homer gives Vandy a 3-2 lead over #Vols, Bottom4. Vols missed an opportunity to extend their lead, and now they're trailing.
Blake Burke flies out sharply to the track in right field with the bases loaded to end the top of the fourth. Tennessee takes the lead but misses golden opportunity to extend it. #Vols 2, Vandy 1, heading Bottom4
Cal Stark RBI bloop single with the bases loaded gives #Vols a 2-1 lead, Top4 That seemed to hang in the air awfully long for a ball that wasn't caught.
Nice veteran bounce-back there from Drew Beam to strikeout Vandy's cleanup hitter with two in scoring position and end the third inning. #Vols 1, Vandy 1, heading Top4
RJ Austin two-out RBI double ties #Vols and Vandy at 1-1, Bottom3 Good work from Dylan Dreiling on that left field monster to prevent another run scoring.
Tennessee very, very nearly got four runs there, but it settled for one run and the lead. #Vols 1, Vandy 0, heading Bottom3
Leaping catch at the wall from Vandy right fielder JD Rogers took away extra bases from #Vols' Billy Amick.
Christian Moore RBI single gives #Vols a 1-0 lead at Vandy, Bottom3
Hell of play by #Vols second baseman Christian Moore to take away a would-be RBI single and end the second inning. Vols 0, Vandy 0, heading Top3
Drew Beam makes quick work of the Dores in the bottom of the first. #Vols 0, Vandy 0, heading Top2
Great weather and a heck of a pitching matchup for Game 2, with Vandy’s Carter Holton against Tennessee’s Drew Beam. https://t.co/j8FMirAigc
Tennessee down in order to open the game. #Vols 0, Vandy 0, heading Bottom1
Florida is all over Kentucky, 8-1 in the seventh inning, so it looks like No. 1 Tennessee would move into a tie atop the SEC standings with another win at Vandy today.
SATURDAY LINEUP FOR NO. 1 #VOLS AT VANDY 1. Christian Moore, 2B 2. Blake Burke, 1B 3. Billy Amick, 3B 4. Kavares Tears, RF 5. Dylan Dreiling, LF 6. Hunter Ensley, CF 7. Dean Curley, SS 8. Reese Chapman, DH 9. Cal Stark, C Drew Beam vs. Vandy lefty Carter Holton on the mound
BASEBALL FINAL IN NASHVILLE: No. 1 Tennessee 8, Vanderbilt 4 Five-run eighth inning powers the #Vols to a win in the opener. That's eight consecutive wins for Tennessee over Vandy. GAME TWO: Saturday at 3 p.m. Eastern on SEC Network.
#Vols 8, Vandy 4, heading Bottom9 AJ Causey still on the mound for Tennessee
AJ Causey retires Vandy in order in the bottom of the eighth #Vols 8, Vandy 4, heading Top9
Cunningham pitched well against a ridiculous Vols lineup and had the Commodores in position to take down the nation's No. 1 team ... but Tennessee's bats were too good. Vols now six outs from winning Game 1 and making it eight in a row in series. https://t.co/1SuB1Brd4n
Vanderbilt was in position for its first win over Tennessee since the deciding game of the 2021 series in Knoxville, up 4-3 in the 8th. It's now 8-4 Vols. Still the 8th. Kavares Tears went the other way for a 2-run shot that may have landed in Sylvan Park and flipped the game.
After chasing starter Bryce Cunningham, Tennessee is blistering Vanderbilt's bullpen. A five-run eighth inning (and counting) has the Vols back in front 8-4.
Cannon Peebles has left the yard. Pinch-hit two-run homer gives #Vols an 8-4 lead at Vandy, Top8 Five-run inning
Hunter Ensley RBI single gives #Vols a 6-4 lead at Vandy, Top8 Ensley doing what he did late last season ... get hot at the right time in big spots
Dylan Dreiling triples to center field with no outs, Top8 #Vols 5, Vandy 4
Causey made quick work of the top of Vandy's lineup there in the bottom of the seventh. Vandy 4, #Vols 3, heading Top8
Vandy 4, #Vols 3, heading Top7 Some heated exchanges between the Tennessee dugout and the home plate umpire after that inning. There was no way that wasn't happening.
Jacob Humphrey two-run single gives Vandy a 4-3 lead over Tennessee, Bottom6 So ... uh ... yeah, that call getting bigger and bigger
Matthew Polk RBI double gets Vandy within 3-2 of Tennessee, Bottom6 That borderline non-strike-three is suddenly a lot more important...
Matthew Polk RBI double gets Vandy within 3-2 at Tennessee, Bottom6 That borderline non-strike-three is suddenly a lot more important...
Vandy starter Bryce Cunningham had retired nine consecutive #Vols before Hunter Ensley rifled that ball into center field for a two-out single in the top of the sixth.
#Vols 3, Vandy 1, heading Top6 Another quick inning for AJ Causey
#Vols 3, Vandy 1, heading Bottom5 Top of Tennessee's lineup went down in order. Dores starter Bryce Cunningham has gotten in rhythm.
Mostly quiet inning there for AJ Causey aside from the aforementioned hittable 0-2 pitch #Vols 3, Vandy 1, heading Top5
Nothing doing for the bottom of Tennessee's lineup in the top of the fourth #Vols 3, Vandy 1, heading Bottom4
AJ Causey needs just two pitches out of the pen to get the final out of the third #Vols 3, Vandy 1, heading Top4
Opener Chris Stamos has again done his job. Tony Vitello going to AJ Causey with two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the third. #Vols 3, Vandy 1
#Vols 3, Vandy 1, heading Bottom3 Tennessee has already made Vandy starter Bryce Cunningham throw 59 pitches. Put a pin in that.
Dylan Dreiling two-out RBI single gives #Vols a 3-1 lead at Vandy, Top3 Thought that 2-2 pitch one pitch before might have been a strike, but called a ball. Dreiling took advantage of that.
Jacob Humphrey has left the yard. Chris Stamos was one out from a 1-2-3 bottom of the second, but he made a mistake and paid for it. #Vols 2, Vandy 1, Bottom2
Runners on the corners with no outs, and Vandy gets nothing out of it. #Vols 2, Vandy 0, heading Top2
Dylan Dreiling two-out, two-strike, RBI double gives #Vols a 2-0 lead at Vandy, Top1
Christian Moore leads off the game with a home run for Tennessee: https://t.co/2yivHyID43
Wow. Christian Moore leads off with a home run to put the Vols up 1-0. Third pitch of the game.
Christian Moore has left the yard. Oppo solo homer to start Game One and give #Vols a 1-0 lead at Vandy, Top1
🚨 WEATHER UPDATE The 2024 SEC Softball Tournament remains in an extended weather delay. We are actively monitoring the situation and will provide additional updates as they become available. #SECSB x #SECTourney https://t.co/IU8JW6N24N
TAYLOR PLEASANTS WALKS IT OFF IN THE 14TH 🔥 @LSUsoftball WINS THE LONGEST GAME IN SEC SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT HISTORY‼️ https://t.co/KxUIwqIfYs
LSU wins in 14 innings. Dual players of the game. What a game. @LSUbaseball moves in to face Tennessee. https://t.co/zJtIZuLm0B
BASEBALL FINAL IN KNOXVILLE: No. 1 Tennessee 6, Queens 3 #Vols a bit sluggish out the gates, but they did what they needed to do UP NEXT: Weekend series at Vanderbilt
Two quick outs from Kirby Connell, and that's that for the top of the eighth. #Vols 6, Queens 3, heading Bottom8
Dylan Dreiling has left the yard. Three-run, two-out homer gives #Vols a 6-3 lead over Queens, Bottom7 They're awake now.
Billy Amick RBI groundout ties #Vols 3-3 with Queens, Bottom7
#Vols' Dalton Bargo opened the bottom of the seventh with a sharp leadoff single (he needed that), and then Christian Moore smoked a single to center.
Christian Moore RBI single ties Tennessee and Queens at 2-2, Bottom4 Runners on first and second. One out.
A wild pitch gets Tennessee on the board Queens 2, #Vols 1, Bottom4 Runner on second. One out
Two on, no outs for Tennessee in the bottom of the fourth.
A hit batter and three walks, and Queens takes a 1-0 lead at Tennessee, Top1. Off to a flying start in this midweek affair. Pitching change coming. Marcus Phillips' funk continues.
LINEUP FROR NO. 1 TENNESSEE TONIGHT AGAINST QUEENS 1. Christian Moore, 2B 2. Blake Burke, 1B 3. Billy Amick, 3B 4. Kavares Tears, RF 5. Dylan Dreiling, LF 6. Hunter Ensley, CF 7. Dean Curley, SS 8. Cannon Peebles, DH 9. Charlie Taylor, C Marcus Phillips starting on the mound