In a baseball game between the University of Tennessee (Vols) and Belmont, the Vols dominated with multiple runs in the early innings. Key plays included Hunter Ensley's three-run double, Christian Moore's record-tying 24th homer, and a 10-0 shutout win for the Vols. The Vols then faced South Carolina, with Christian Moore setting a single-season program record for homers. The game ended with a comfortable 9-3 win for the Vols, securing a series sweep.
Utah had two runners on base but can’t capitalize. They’re 3 outs from advancing to another elimination game against South Carolina. T7 | Utah 1 | Morgan State 0
Utah makes quick work of Morgan State and goes 3 up, 3 down. M6 | Utah 1 | Morgan State 0
BASEBALL FINAL IN KNOXVILLE: No. 1 Tennessee 4, No. 24 South Carolina 1 #Vols complete three-game sweep of the Gamecocks. Barring an insane ninth inning in Lexington, Tennessee will have another SEC baseball championship and be the No. 1 seed in next week's SEC Tournament.
Utah goes 4 up, 3 down and strands a RISP. Been a tough day to get any momentum for Utah. T6 | Utah 1 | Morgan State 0
Two batters faced, two outs for Aaron Combs. He's been so good. #Vols 4, South Carolina 1, heading Bottom8
Sarah Ladd keeps the clean slate with another 4 up, 3 down half inning. M5 | Utah 1 | Morgan State 0
Two on, one out for South Carolina, Top8 #Vols 4, Gamecocks 0
Utah gets 2 on base but can’t get any across the plate T5 | Utah 1 | Morgan State 0
Sarah Ladd strands 2 on the base and gets out of the inning with another clean slate M4 | Utah 1 | Morgan State 0
Nate Snead coming out of the pen for Tennessee to open the top of the seventh. #Vols 4, South Carolina 0
Utah gets a run across the plate on a single by Denning for the first score of the game T4 | Utah 1 | Morgan State 0
Another double play turned by Tennessee. Third of the day for the #Vols. Zander Sechrist is getting it done. Tennessee 4, South Carolina 0, heading Bottom6
Another quick inning for Sarah Ladd in the circle, and the game remains scoreless. M3 | Utah 0 | Morgan State 0
Dylan Dreiling RBI single (thanks to defensive shift) gives #Vols a 4-0 lead over South Carolina, Bottom5
Billy Amick RBI infield single gives #Vols a 3-0 lead over South Carolina, Bottom5
Morgan State ends the inning with a tag on a steal by Utah to 2B. Utah being aggressive on the bases but they’re getting caught each time. T3 | Utah 0 | Morgan State 0
Blake Burke RBI single gives #Vols a 2-0 lead over South Carolina, Bottom5 Burke called out at second, but Tennessee wants a review.
Christian Moore single (107 mph off the bat) puts runners on the corners with one out for Tennessee, Bottom5
Christian Moore single (107 mph off the bat) puts runners on the corners with one out for Tennessee, Borttom5
Sarah Ladd makes quick work of Morgan State to keep a clean slate M2 | Utah 0 | Morgan State 0
Good two-strike hitting there from Dalton Bargo, too, and it gets him a lefty-on-lefty single to open the bottom of the fifth. South Carolina going to the pen again.
Another good inning for Zander Sechrist. #Vols 1, South Carolina 0, heading Bottom5
Utah tries to get a runner to 3rd base but is tagged out, and Utah can’t get anything across the plate to keep it scoreless. T2 | Utah 0 | Morgan State 0
Morgan State goes 4 up, 3 down to start the elimination game M1 | Utah 0 | Morgan State 0
Two-out, two-strike RBI double from Kavares Tears against a lefty gives #Vols a 1-0 lead over South Carolina, Bottom4
Tennessee lefty Zander Sechrist is shoving through four. #Vols 0, South Carolina 0, heading Bottom4
Another South Carolina inning ends with a double play. Second in two innings for Tennessee. #Vols 0, Gamecocks 0, heading Bottom3
Nasty-ish collision between South Carolina's LF and CF on that Bargo flyout to end the second. That'll leave a mark. #Vols 0, South Carolina 0, heading Top3
Greetings from Lindsey Nelson Stadium, where No. 1 Tennessee is aiming for a sweep of South Carolina. No score, Top2 Late to a game for the first time in my career. Forgive me. Wife got her master's degree this morning.
Duke wins on the run rule in the bottom of the sixth, 8-0 over South Carolina. Utah and Morgan State will face off at 1:45 for a chance to face South Carolina in the third game of the day, and the winner of that game will face Duke tomorrow for a spot in the Super Regionals.
BASEBALL FINAL IN KNOXVILLE: No. 1 Tennessee 8, No. 24 South Carolina 3 #Vols were fairly awful for five innings, and it didn't matter. Tennessee will go for a sweep Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern.
Christian Moore fouls off several pitches and draws a walk to load the bases for Blake Burke with one out. #Vols 4, South Carolina 3, Bottom7
What a play from Christian Moore at second. A SportsCenter Special to end the top of the seventh. What a baseball player. #Vols 4, South Carolina 3, heading Bottom7
Hunter Ensley has left the yard. Three-run, two-out homer gives #Vols a 4-3 lead over South Carolina, Bottom6
Christian Moore has left the yard. Solo oppo no-doubter gets Tennessee within 3-1 of South Carolina, Bottom6 418 feet the other way
The first 44.4% of this game has been a rare dud from the No. 1 team in the land. South Carolina 3, #Vols 0, heading Top5
Mine eyes have seen the glory of a 1-2-3 inning in this game. South Carolina 3, #Vols 0, heading Bottom4
South Carolina 3, Tennessee 0, heading Bottom3 It really could very easily be 6-0 or 7-0 right now. #Vols fortunate to be in this. If they wake up, that'll matter.
Hunter Ensley smokes a single up the middle to open the #Vols' bottom of the second.
South Carolina 3, Tennessee 0, heading Bottom2 Bad inning nearly all the way around there for the #Vols. Really fortunate it wasn't worse. Thank Hunter Ensley for that. Beam's pitch count is quickly rising, too. Might need a lot of work from the pen tonight.
South Carolina out to a 2-0 lead at Tennessee, Top2, and the Gamecocks look likely to add to that lead this inning.
Weird moment there. Christian Moore trying to turn a 4u double play in a hurry, and he just missed the bag. Didn't get his footwork right. South Carolina has the bases loaded with one out, Top2
South Carolina with two on, one out, Top2
Quick footwork and a dart to first picks off Blake Jackson at first base, and Drew Beam erases that two-out walk to end the top of the first. #Vols 0, South Carolina 0, heading Bottom1
FINAL: South Carolina gets the win and Utah goes to the elimination game Utah 1 | South Carolina 2
Now or never for the Utes. They’re 3 outs away now. T7 | Utah 1 | South Carolina 2
Utah with another 4 up, 3 down as the team struggles at the plate. They’re having a tough time finding consistency in their approach at the plate. M6 | Utah 1 | South Carolina 2
Mariah Lopez stands 2 on base and gets out of the inning with the looking strikeout T6 | Utah 1 | South Carolina 2
Utah goes 4 up, 3 down again after not being able to get much going outside of 1 inning M5 | Utah 1 | South Carolina 2
South Carolina also goes 3 up, 3 down to make quick work of the inning. Moving on ... T5 | Utah 1 | South Carolina 2
The Utes go 3 up, 3 down for a quick half inning. M4 | Utah 1 | South Carolina 2
South Carolina plates 2 on deep hits, giving the Gamecocks the lead. T4 | Utah 1 | South Carolina 2
South Carolina keeps Utah from getting another over the plate, but Utah draws the first blood. M3 | Utah 1 | South Carolina 0
Abby Dayton hits a deep double to CF and Utah scores its first run on the play. Utah 1 | South Carolina 0
South Carolina goes 4 up, 3 down as Utah keeps the clean slate after 2 innings T3 | Utah 0 | South Carolina 0
Utah gets a runner on 2nd, but can't capitalize with a quick 3 outs. M2 | Utah 0 | South Carolina 0
South Carolina CF drops a routine fly ball and Utah gets a double out of it.
In the opening game of the Durham regional, Utah softball goes 4 up, 3 down in the top of the 1st inning. South Carolina now on deck. M1 | Utah 0 | South Carolina 0
#Vols coach Tony Vitello joked — I think joked — about Christian Moore getting hit by a pitch because he didn’t run out that single off the wall tonight.
#Vols’ Christian Moore on whether he belongs in SEC Player of the Year conversation: I don’t know, man. There’s a kid down in Georgia who’s pretty good, too. He hits a lot of homers, too.
BASEBALL FINAL IN KNOXVILLE: No. 1 Tennessee 9, No. 24 South Carolina 3 #Vols handle business comfortably in opener. Four homers, two from Christian Moore. UP NEXT: Game Two at 6:30 p.m. Eastern with Drew Beam on the mound.
Kirby Connell strikes out Vandy transfer Gavin Casas to strand two and end the top of the eighth. #Vols 9, South Carolina 3, heading Bottom8
Leadoff single for South Carolina in the top of the eighth, and you'll NEVER guess who's getting loose in the Tennessee bullpen. HINT: He pitches in every game. #Vols 9, South Carolina 2
This is the 18th time Tennessee has hit four-plus home runs in a game. This is Tennessee's 54th game.
Dylan Dreiling has left the yard. Two-run laser over the right center field wall gives #Vols a 9-2 lead over South Carolina, Bottom7
Billy Amick RBI double gives #Vols a 7-2 lead over South Carolina, Bottom7
Couple of base runners for South Carolina in the top of the seventh, but nothing to show for it. #Vols 6, South Carolina 2, heading Bottom7
Another good inning for AJ Causey. Solo homers won't usually beat you when you pitch for this Tennessee team. #Vols 6, South Carolina 2, heading Bottom6
Cole Messina has left the yard. Finally some damage against AJ Causey — a solo bomb over the batter's eye. #Vols 6, South Carolina 2, Top6
South Carolina going to the pen to open the bottom of the fifth. It's freshman righty Tyler Pitzer. #Vols 6, Gamecocks 1
Two-out Blake Burke RBI double gives #Vols a 6-1 lead over South Carolina, Bottom4 That ball had no right to travel that far with that swing. He's comically strong.
Kavares Tears has left the yard. Three-run oppo homer into the bleachers gives #Vols a 5-1 lead over South Carolina, Bottom3
Charlie Condon will win every award this season, and you can't really complain about that. But Christian Moore's numbers in SEC play are better across the board. He's been a machine in league play.
Christian Moore has left the yard. Again. Over the batter's eye. Again. #Vols 2, South Carolina 1, Bottom3
AJ Causey on the mound for Tennessee to open the bottom of the third. Guessing #Vols wanted three innings from opener Chris Stamos tonight, but it settled for two. Only one run allowed. Not the worst.
Stamos retired the Gamecocks in order in the top of the second. #Vols 1, South Carolina 1, heading Bottom2
Christian Moore has left the yard. Solo bomb over the batter's eye to tie #Vols and South Carolina 1-1, Bottom1 That's homer No. 25 — Tennessee single-season program record
Nice bounce-back from Chris Stamos to retire the side with a strikeout and strand two on base. Not the start Tennessee wanted, but could have been much worse. South Carolina 1, #Vols 0, heading Bottom1
Two on, two outs for South Carolina, Top1. Frank Anderson heading to the mound for a chat with Chris Stamos.
LINEUP FOR NO. 1 #VOLS AGAINST SOUTH CAROLINA 1. Christian Moore, DH 2. Blake Burke, 1B 3. Billy Amick, 3B 4. Dylan Dreiling, LF 5. Hunter Ensley, CF 6. Kavares Tears, RF 7. Dean Curley, SS 8. Colby Backus, DH 9. Cal Stark, C
Greetings from Lindsey Nelson Stadium, where No. 1 Tennessee will open a three-game series against No. 24 South Carolina at 6:30 p.m. Eastern on SEC Network+ #Vols going for nine consecutive SEC series wins.
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VIDEO: Tony Vitello, Christian Moore talk No. 1 #Vols' 10-0 win over Belmont on Tuesday night in Knoxville LINK 👇 https://t.co/s7lKCElFQi
#Vols' Christian Moore would be cool with winning another SEC championship, but the star second baseman has bigger trophies in mind LINK 👇 https://t.co/VmtmBHW3OR
#Vols’ Christian Moore said he thought his program-record-tying 24th homer of the year was a lazy flyout, but he said this was the first game in weeks where the wind at Lindsey Nelson Stadium wasn’t blowing in, so that helped it get out.
BASEBALL FINAL IN KNOXVILLE: No. 1 Tennessee 10, Belmont 0 #Vols comfortably handle business in shutout, run-rule win. UP NEXT: No. 24 South Carolina in Knoxville on Thursday, Friday, Saturday to cap the regular season.
Reese Chapman has left the yard. Solo homer — Tennessee's third of the inning — gives the #Vols a 10-0 lead over Belmont, Bottom6
Christian Moore has left the yard. Solo shot — his Tennessee-record-tying 24th of the year — gives #Vols a 9-0 lead over Belmont, Bottom6
Sophomore righty Marcus Phillips taking the mound for Tennessee in the sixth. He could really use a good outing tonight. #Vols 7, Belmont 0
Freshman lefty Matthew Dallas taking the mound for Tennessee to open the fifth inning. #Vols 7, Belmont 0
Colby Backus RBI single gives #Vols a 7-0 lead over Belmont, Bottom3
Cannon Peebles sac fly gives #Vols a 6-0 lead over Belmont, Bottom3
Two on, no outs for Tennessee, Bottom3 #Vols 5, Belmont 0
A Belmont error gives #Vols a 5-0 lead, Bottom1.
Three-run Hunter Ensley double gives #Vols a 4-0 lead over Belmont, Bottom1.
Billy Amick RBI double off the left centerfield wall gives #Vols a 1-0 lead over Belmont, Bottom1.