How it Happened: Tennessee homers way to 10-0 run-rule win over Belmont
Three solo home runs in the bottom of the sixth inning paved the way for Tennessee to run-rule Belmont 10-0 in the final midweek affair of the regular season on Tuesday from Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Christian Moore’s solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning tied VFL Sonny Cortez for the single season program record of home runs with 24. Colby Backus and Reese Chapman also homered in the inning as well.
The No. 1 Vols (43-10) plated five run sin the first, two in the third and three more in the sixth to run away from Belmont (24-28) easily.
JJ Garcia(3-0) is the winner on the mound in this one after tossing 1.1 innings of scoreless baseball. Jordan Zuger (1-2) is the losing pitcher on the night after allowing the five first inning runs on five hits over just two innings of work on the mound.
Tennessee returns to Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Thursday to being the regular season ending series against South Carolina. But first, here’s how it all went down in this one.
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Postgame Video
Scoring Summary
Bot 1: Billy Amick doubled in Christian Moore with a drive off the wall. Vols 1-0
Billy getting us on the board early!
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 14, 2024
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Bot 1: Hunter Ensley cleared the bases with a three-run triple. Vols 4-0
Another hard hit ball to the gap and the bats are hot in the early going!
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 14, 2024
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Bot 1: Hunter Ensley scored on a two-bas throwing error. Vols 5-0
Bot 3: Cannon Peebles sacrifice fly to left plated Dylan Dreiling. Vols 6-0
Bot 3: Colby Backus sent a rocket through the right side to bring in a runner. Vols 7-0
Bot 6: Colby Backus sent a home run over the right field wall. Vols 8-0
Bot 6: Christian Moore solo home run to right field. Vols 9-0
C-Mo to the MOON!
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 14, 2024
That's No. 24 on the year to tie the single-season program record!
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Bot 6: Reese Chapman solo home run to right field. Vols 10-0
The Final Stats
Tennessee baseball’s weekly schedule
Tuesday: No. 1 Tennessee 10, Belmont 0 (7 inn) | Final Stats
Thursday: No. 1 Tennessee vs. South Carolina | 6:30 pm ET | SEC Network+
Friday: No. 1 Tennessee vs. South Carolina | 6:30 pm ET | SEC Network+
Saturday: No. 1 Tennessee vs. South Carolina | 1 pm ET | SEC Network+
Vols in the national polls this week
NCBWA – No. 1
USA Today – No. 1
Baseball America – No. 1
Perfect Game – No. 1
D1 Baseball – No. 1
