How it Happened: Tennessee controls Albany throughout, wins 8-5
Another big offensive third inning for Tennessee told the tale Friday night as the Vols held on to win 8-5 over Albany at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Tennessee (5-1) plated five runs in the third inning to take control of the ballgame, finishing the night with the eight runs off 11 hits. Blake Burke later added a two-run home run. The Great Danes (0-1) plated two in the sixth inning and two more in the eighth and one in the ninth to finish the contest with five runs off eight hits.
Chris Stamos (1-0) picked up the win for Tennessee after tossing three innings of two-run baseball. AJ Casey, who entered the ballgame in the seventh as the Vols led by three runs, earned his first Volunteer save. Owen Birkman (0-1) gets the loss for the Great Danes after surrendering five runs (two earned) on seven hits over five innings of work.
Tennessee returns to action Saturday afternoon at 12 pm eastern time for game two of the series against the Great Danes.
Scoring Summary
Bottom 3rd: Dylan Dreiling singled up the middle. Cal Stark scored from second base. Vols 1-0
Dylan sends it right back up the middle to drive in our first run of the day!
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Bottom 3rd: Billy Amick reached on an infield single to short stop. Dylan Dreiling scored from third base. Vols 2-0
Bottom 3rd: Dean Curley reached on a throwing error by the short stop, two runs scored. A third run scored on a second error on the play when the pitcher lost the ball in the sun when retrieving the ball from first base. Vols 5-0
Top 10
- 1Breaking
DJ Lagway
Florida QB to return vs. LSU
- 2
Dylan Raiola injury
Nebraska QB will play vs. USC
- 3
Elko pokes at Kiffin
A&M coach jokes over kick times
- 4New
SEC changes course
Alcohol sales at SEC Championship Game
- 5
Bryce Underwood
Michigan prepared to offer No. 1 recruit $10.5M over 4 years
Lots happening here!
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) February 23, 2024
Long story short, we cleared the bases and now lead 5-0!
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Top 6th: Mike Prisco sends a two-run home run into the Tennessee bullpen. Vols 5-2
Bottom 7th: Christian Moore scored on a wild pitch. Vols 6-2
Bottom 7th: Blake Burke drilled a two-run home run to left. Vols 8-2
Oppo 🌮 for Blake!
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Top 8th: Will Binder’s RBI groundout brought in John Vitucci. Vols 8-3
Top 8th: Mike Prisco drove in a runner on a base hit to left field. Vols 8-4
Top 9th: Ryan Ferremi drives in a run with a single up the middle. Vols 8-5
The Final Stats
Postgame Video
Series Projected Starters
Friday: RHP AJ Russell (0-0, 4.15 ERA) vs. RHP Owen Birkman (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Saturday: RHP Drew Beam (0-0, 1.59 ERA) vs. RHP Eisenmann (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Sunday: TBD vs. TBD
Tennessee Baseball Weekly Schedule
Tuesday: Tennessee 3, UNC Asheville 2 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello Transcript
Wednesday: No. 9 Tennessee vs. ETSU | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello Transcript
Friday: Tennessee 8, Albany 5 | Final Stats
Saturday: No. 9 Tennessee vs. Albany | 12 pm ET
Sunday: No. 9 Tennessee vs. Albany | 1 pm ET
Tennessee in the National Polls this Week
NCBWA – No. 7
Baseball America – No. 8
D1 Baseball – No. 9
Perfect Game – No. 11
