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How it Happened: Tennessee drills Alabama in conference opener, 11-3

On3 imageby:Eric Cain•03/15/24•

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Dalton Bago runs the bases during Tennessee's 11-3 win at Alabama. Credit: UT Athletics
Dalton Bago runs the bases during Tennessee's 11-3 win at Alabama. Credit: UT Athletics

Tennessee utilized the longball and the right arm of AJ Causey to cruise Friday night in the Southeastern Conference opener, 11-3 over Alabama.

The Vols (18-1) have now won 17-straight games which is now the official second-longest win-streak in program history and the longest current win-streak in the country. Tennessee finished the ballgame scoring 11 runs off 12 hits – smashing a trio of two-run home runs along the way. Alabama (15-3) blasted back-to-back home runs in the first inning but that was it as far as excitement. The Crimson Tide tapped out at three runs off seven hits.

Causey (4-0) earns the victory after tossing 6.1 inning so two-run baseball, allowing six hits with eight strikeouts and one walk on 111 pitches with 76 strikes. Ben Hess (3-1) takes home the loss after allowing four runs off two hits in 3.2 innings pitched, where he tossed 83 pitches with 45 strikes.  

Game two of the series is scheduled for Saturday at 8 o’clock eastern time. Here’s how it all happened for the Volunteers in a game one victory.

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Robin Villeneuve walked with the bases loaded. Vols 1-0
Bot 2nd: TJ McCants drilled a solo home run to centerfield. Tied 1-1
Bot 2nd: Ian Petrutz homered to right field. Tide 2-1
Top 3rd: Dylan Dreiling smacked a two-run home run to right-centerfield. Vols 3-2

Top 4th: Blake Burke sends a two-run home run over the right field wall. Vols 5-2

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Top 4th: Cannon Peebles singled to left-center. Dreiling scored from third. Vols 6-2
Top 5th: Dalton Bargo doubled in a pair of runs. Vols 8-2
Top 6th: Kavares Tears two-run home run to centerfield extended his hit-streak. Vols 10-2

Top 8th: Blake Burke scored on a wild pitch. Vols 11-2
Bot 9th: Hodo hit a solo home run to centerfield. Vols 11-3

Postgame Video

The Final Stats

Tennessee Baseball Weekly Schedule

Tuesday: Tennessee 17, Eastern Kentucky 2 (7 inn) | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello Transcript
Friday: Tennessee 11, Alabama 3 | Final Stats
Saturday: Tennessee at Alabama | 8 pm ET | SEC Network
Sunday: Tennessee at Alabama | 2 pm ET | SEC Network

Vols in the National Polls this week

NCBWA – No. 5
D1 Baseball – No. 5
USA Today – No. 6
Baseball America – No. 6
Perfect Game – No. 7

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