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How it Happened: Christian Moore powers Vols to 13-11 win over Kentucky, clinching series win

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LEXINGTON, KY — Tennessee second baseman Christian Moore had a game for the ages on Sunday at Proud Park, homering three times to fuel the Vols 13-11 win over Kentucky in the decisive rubber match of the Southeastern Conference series.

The No. 4 Vols (33-7, 12-6 SEC) belted four home runs in the ballgame – the go ahead two-run bomb from Kavares Tears in the seventh inning. The No. 3 Wildcats (32-7, 15-3) have now lost their first SEC series of the season and is the first back-to-back losing efforts in the conference slate.

During the win, Moore passed teammate Blake Burke for the career record of program home runs. He now sits at 46 in his career.

Kirby Connell (4-0) earned the win for the Vols after tossing the final 4.2 innings on the mound. Travis Smith (3-3) is the losing pitcher on the day after allowing five runs off four hits in just one inning of relief work.

The Vols have now won five-straight SEC series. Here’s how it all happened for Tennessee in a crazy, wacky and wild game three against Kentucky from Proud Park.

Scoring Summary

Top 3: Christian Moore sent a two-run homer over the right field wall. Vols 2-0

Bot 3: Devin Burkes drilled a one out home run over the left field wall. Vols 2-1
Bot 4: Mitchell Daly homered to right field. Tied 2-2
Bot 4: Ryan Waldschmidt sliced a two-run double to right field. KY 4-2
Bot 4: Emilien Pitre sacrifice fly to right field. KY 5-2
Bot 5: Nolan McCarthy RBI single up the middle. KY 6-2
Top 6: Blake Burke singled to left and plate Cal Stark. KY 6-3
Top 6: Billy Amick singled to second base but an error allowed two runs to score. KY 6-5
Top 6: Dylan Dreiling tied the ballgame with an RBI single to right field. Tied 6-6
Top 6: Cannon Peebles sac fly to right field plated the go-ahead run. Vols 7-6
Bot 6: Grant Smith’s two-run home run gave Kentucky the lead right back. KY 8-7
Top 7: Christian Moore hit a solo home run to right field. Tied 8-8

Top 7: Kavares Tears two-run homer to the bullpen beyond right field hands Vols another lead. Vols 10-8

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Bot 7: Nolan McCarthy hit a solo home run to centerfield. Vols 10-9
Top 8: Christian Moore boomed a three-run home run to left field. Vols 13-9

Bot 9: Mitchell Daly solo home run to right field. Vols 13-10
Bot 9: Ryan Waldschmidt solo home run to centerfield. Vols 13-11

Postgame Video

The Final Stats

Tennessee Weekly Schedule

Tuesday: Tennessee 20, Bellarmine 5 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello
Friday: Kentucky 5, Tennessee 3 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello
Saturday: Tennessee 9, Kentucky 4 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello
Sunday: Tennessee 13, Kentucky 11 | Final Stats

Vols in the National Polls this week

NCBWA – No. 2
USA Today – No. 3
Baseball America – No. 3
Perfect Game – No. 3
D1 Baseball – No. 4

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