LIVE UPDATES: Notre Dame baseball vs. No. 1 Tennessee; Knoxville Super Regional Game 3
It’s do-or-die for Notre Dame and Tennessee. The Fighting Irish (39-15) and Volunteers (57-8) go at each other in a winner-takes-all Game 3 of the Knoxville Super Regional at 1 p.m. ET Sunday (ESPN). The victor advances to the College World Series.
Notre Dame won Game 1 Friday, 8-6, but Tennessee stormed back and convincingly took Game 2 Saturday, 12-4. Follow along below for live updates of the series finale.
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Notre Dame lineup
- LF Ryan Cole
- B Jared Miller
- 1B Carter Putz
- DH Jack Zyska
- C David LaManna
- 3B Jack Brannigan
- SS Zack Prajzner
- RF Brooks Coetzee
- CF Spencer Myers
RHP Liam Simon (2-0, 4.67 ERA)
Tennessee lineup
- LF Seth Stephenson
- 1B Luc Lipcius
- RF Jordan Beck
- CF Drew Gilbert
- 3B Trey Lipscomb
- 2B Jorel Ortega
- DH Jared Dickey
- C Evan Russell
- SS Cortland Lawson
RHP Chase Burns (8-1, 2.69 ERA)
Top 1
- Cole lines out to RF
- Miller strikes out swinging
- Putz flies out to LF
Tennessee 0, Notre Dame 0
Bottom 1
- Stephenson fouls out
- Lipcius homers to RCF; 1-0 Tennessee
- Beck walks
- Gilbert grounds out to 3B; Beck advances to second
- Lipscomb grounds out to SS
Tennessee 1, Notre Dame 0
Top 2
- Zyska singles to 3B
- Zyska steals 2B
- Zyska steals 3B
- LaManna grounds out to SS; Zyska scores; Notre Dame 1, Tennessee 1
- Brannigan strikes out swinging
- Prajzner walks
- Prajzner caught stealing
Tennessee 1, Notre Dame 1
Bottom 2
- Ortega walks
- Dickey strikes out looking
- Russell strikes out looking; Ortega steals second
- Lawson walks
Alex Rao in to pitch for Liam Simon
- Stephenson singles to LF; Ortega scores; 2-1 Tennessee
- Lipcius fouls out
Tennessee 2, Notre Dame 1
Top 3
- Coetzee reaches on throwing error to 1B
- Coetzee caught stealing
- Myers flies out to CF
- Cole pops up to SS
Tennessee 2, Notre Dame 1
Bottom 3
- Beck HBP
- Gilbert pops up to 3B
- Lipscomb strikes out swinging
- Beck caught stealing
Tennessee 2, Notre Dame 1
Top 4
- Miller singles to CF, advances to 2B on error, out at 3B
- Putz flies out to LF
- Zyska strikes out swinging
Tennessee 2, Notre Dame 1
Bottom 4
- Ortega strikes out swinging
- Dickey grounds out to 1B
- Russell grounds out to SS
Tennessee 2, Notre Dame 1
Top 5
- LaManna grounds out to 2B
- Brannigan grounds out to SS
- Prajzner strikes out looking
Tennessee 2, Notre Dame 1
Bottom 5
- Lawson singles to LF
- Stephenson doubles to LF; Lawson scores; 3-1 Tennessee
Jack Findlay in to pitch for Rao
- Lipcius strikes out swinging
- Beck walks
- Gilbert pops up to SS
- Lipscomb grounds out to 3B
Tennessee 3, Notre Dame 1
Top 6
- Coetzee flies out to CF
- Myers flies out to LF
- Coles grounds out to SS
Tennessee 3, Notre Dame 1
Bottom 6
- Ortega strikes out swinging
- Dickey singles to CF
- Russell grounds into 4-6-3 double play
Tennessee 3, Notre Dame 1
Top 7
- Miller strikes out looking
- Putz doubles to LCF
- Zyska pops up to 3B
- LaManna homers to RF; Putz scores; Tennessee 3, Notre Dame 3
- Brannigan homers to LCF; 4-3 Notre Dame
Camden Sewell in to pitch for Burns
- Prajzner grounds out to 2B
Notre Dame 4, Tennessee 3
Bottom 7
- Lawson strikes out looking
- Stephenson grounds out to 3B
- Lipcius pops up to SS
Notre Dame 4, Tennessee 3
Top 8
- Coetzee HBP
- Myers sac bunt, out at 1B; Coetzee advances to second
- Cole safe at 1B on throwing error by 3B
Kirby Connell in to pitch for Sewell
- Miller out on bunt; Coetzee advances to 3B; Cole advances to 2B
- Putz doubles to RCF; Coetzee scores; Cole scores; 6-3 Notre Dame
- Zyska singles; Putz scores; Zyska caught in rundown, out; 7-3 Notre Dame
Notre Dame 7, Tennessee 3
Bottom 8
- Beck strikes out swinging
- Gilbert reaches on fielding error by P
- Gilbert caught stealing
- Lipscomb flies out to 2B
Notre Dame 7, Tennessee 3
Top 9
Redmond Walsh in to pitch for Connell
- LaManna flies out to CF
- Brannigan grounds out to 3B
- Prajzner doubles to LF
- Coetzee strikes out swinging
Notre Dame 7, Tennessee 3
Bottom 9
- Ortega grounds out to 3B
Christian Moore pinch hits for Tennessee
- Moore walks
- Russell grounds into 5-4-3 double play
