OMAHA! Tennessee back to the College World Series thanks to 12-1 beatdown of Evansville
Tennessee baseball is headed back to the College World Series for the third time in four seasons as the Vols dismantled Evansville 12-1 to win the Knoxville Super Regional on Sunday night from Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The No. 1 overall seeded Volunteers (55-12) will take on Florida State (47-15) in their College World Series opener next weekend, as the Seminoles won the Tallahassee Super Regional. The official ‘Greatest Show on Dirt’ schedule with dates and game times will be announced at the conclusion of every super regional.
Evansville (39-26) ends its historic season on Rocky Top just one game shy of Omaha. The Cinderella of the dance won a total of four postseason games over the past two weekends and was back in postseason play for the first time since 2006.
Tennessee pounded out a program postseason single-game record of seven home runs during the win while Zander Sechrist (4-1) tossed an absolute gem on the mound. The Vols are back in the College World Series for the seventh time in program history and the win last summer over Stanford at the event snapped a six-game losing skid on the great stage.
Sechrist earned the win after a career-best outing of 6.1 innings pitched where he surrendered just one run, though it was unearned. Purple Aces starter Kevin Reed (5-3) is the losing pitcher on the night after allowing five runs on four hits in just 1.1 innings or work.
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Tennessee is headed back to Omaha for the College World Series, but first, here’s how it all went down at the Knoxville Super Regional finale where the Vols hammered Evansville to leave no doubt.
Postgame Video
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Brent Widder singled in a run on a base hit to right field. Aces 1-0
Bot 1: Christian Moore hit a solo home run to left field. Tied 1-1
Bot 2: Dean Curley drilled a solo home run to left field. Vols 2-1
Bot 2: Dalton Bargo hammered a solo home run to right field. Vols 3-1
Bot 2: Blake Burke doubled in a runner down the left field line. Vols 4-1
Bot 2: Blake Burke doubled in a run on a drive down the left field line. Vols 5-1
Bot 4: Dalton Bargo sends a solo home run over the left-centerfield wall. Vols 6-1
Bot 4: Christian Moore hammered a solo home run off the batter’s eye. Vols 7-1
Bot 4: Billy Amick sent a two-run homer to centerfield. Vols 9-1
Bot 5: Cal Stark drilled a three-run home run to left field. Vols 12-1
The Final Stats
Knoxville Super Regional Schedule
Friday: Tennessee 11, Evansville 6 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello
Saturday: Evansville 10, Tennessee 8 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello
Sunday: Tennessee 12, Evansville 1 | Final Stats
