How it Happened: Tennessee ends regular season with 4-1 win over South Carolina
Tennessee finished the right way Saturday afternoon with a game three, Southeastern Conference regular season finale win over South Carolina, 4-1 the final score.
The top-ranked Vols (46-10, 22-8) plated a run in the fifth inning and then three more in the sixth. The No. 24 Gamecocks (33-21, 13-17 SEC) picked up a run in the seventh frame, but that was all in the contest as the pitching from UT was on fire in this one.
Zander Sechrist (2-1) earned the victory after tossing six scoreless frames in the start while Matthew Becker (5-3) took home the loss after allowing two runs off three hits in two innings of relief work.
The victory secured the third sweep of the season for the Vols in conference play and the sixth sweep overall of the season. Depending on the final between Kentucky and Vanderbilt on Saturday, the Volunteers could finish as co-champions in SEC play for the regular season.
Up next is the SEC Tournament next week in Hoover, Ala., but first, here’s how it all went down on a Saturday afternoon for the Big Orange.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Michigan loses QB
Carter Smith decommits from Wolverines
- 2
Hunter Heisman
Colorado star becomes betting favorite
- 3Hot
Terrible calls
10 worst CFB ref blunders
- 4
Nightmare scenario
ACC tiebreak chaos
- 5
Donald Trump
Former President nixes PSU vs. Ohio State
Postgame Video
Scoring Summary
Bot 4: Kavares Tears doubled in Hunter Ensley on a drive to the wall in right-center. Vols 1-0
Hit and run executed to perfection!
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Bot 5: Dean Curley singled through the right side to plate Dalton Bargo. Vols 2-0
Bot 5: Billy Amick singled to third and plated Christian Moore from third base. Vols 3-0
Bot 5: Dylan Dreiling single dup the middle to plate Billy Amick. Vols 4-0
Top 8: Talmadge LeCroy RBI single up the middle. Vols 4-1
The Final Stats
Tennessee baseball’s weekly schedule
Tuesday: No. 1 Tennessee 10, Belmont 0 (7 inn) | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Vitello
Thursday: No. 1 Tennessee 9, South Carolina 3 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Vitello
Friday: No. 1 Tennessee 8, South Carolina 3 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Vitello
Saturday: No. 1 Tennessee 4, South Carolina 1 | Final Stats
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
