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How it Happened: AJ Causey & HRs combine for 11-1 run-rule win against Bowling Green

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Tennessee handled business in a big way over Bowling Green Friday night, topping the Falcons 11-1 in game one of the series in eight innings.

The Vols (9-1) have now won eight-streak ballgames and all seven games played at the friendly confines of Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Falcons (2-5) scored one run on a second inning Tyler Ross home run while UT plated the nine runs on eight hits.

AJ Causey (2-0) earned the victory in his first Tennessee start after going seven innings of one run, one-hit baseball where he struck out nine batters on just 78 pitches. DJ Newman (1-2) is the loser on the mound after allowing five runs (4 ER) on four hits with five strikeouts and two walks. These two teams will be back at it again on Saturday for a 5 pm eastern time first pitch.

Tennessee walked it off in the bottom of the eighth inning on a Colby Backus RBI single. Here’s how it all happened in game one of the series.

Scoring Summary

Bottom 1st: Billy Amick solo home run to left field. Vols 1-0

Top 2nd: Tyler Ross hit a solo home run to right field. Tied, 1-1

Bottom 2nd: Dean Curley tallied a solo home run to left field. Vols 2-1

Bottom 3rd: Blake Burke singled in a run on a base-hit to right field. Vols 3-1

Bottom 3rd: Billy Amick fouled out down the right field line. Christian Moore tagged from third on the sacrifice fly. Vols 4-1

Bottom 3rd: Kavares Tears drove in Blake Burke on a sacrifice fly to left field. Vols 5-1

Bottom 5th: Blake Burke drilled a two-run home run to left field. Vols 7-1

Bottom 5th: Billy Amick makes it back-to-back long balls for Tennessee with a solo shot to centerfield. Vols 8-1

Bottom 5th: Dean Curley’s sacrifice fly drove in Kavares Tears from third base. Vols 9-1

Bottom 8th: Ethan Payne singled in Charlie Taylor. Vols 10-1

Bottom 8th: Colby Backus singled in Chapman. Vols 11-1

The Final Stats

Postgame Video

Tennessee Baseball Weekly Schedule

Tuesday: Tennessee 7, High Point 4 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello Transcript
Friday: Tennessee 11, Bowling Green 1 | Final Stats
Saturday: No. 8 Tennessee vs. Bowling Green | 6 pm ET
Sunday: No. 8 Tennessee vs. Bowling Green | 1 pm ET

Tennessee in the National Polls this week

NCBWA – No. 7
Baseball America – No. 7
D1 Baseball – No. 8
Perfect Game – No. 10

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