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Vols ‘fly the W,’ shutout UCSD at Sloan Park for first victory in ‘23

On3 imageby:Eric Cain•02/19/23•

_Cainer

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Credit: UT Athletic Communications

After three attempts, Tennessee broke into the win column Sunday afternoon after making quick of UC San Diego, 7-0 in shutout fashion. The Vols received an excellent start from Drew Beam on the bump and tallied RBI hits from six different batters.

A four-run seventh inning blew things open for Tony Vitello’s squad as the Vols head into their month-long stint at home with a closing victory in the MLB Desert Invitational. How did it happen? See for yourself.  

Game Summary

Top 1st: Drew Beam struck out Luke Saunders and Michael Fuhrman to begin the game. Matt Halbach grounded out to third base. 1-2-3 inning for Beam on 22 pitches.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Bottom 1st: Jared Dickey walked on four pitches. Dickey is then thrown out at second on a failed hit-and-run. Christian Moore struck out on the play as well. Blake Burke grounded out to end the inning.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Top 2nd: Doyle Kane and Brandon Larson grounded out to second base for a quick two outs. Noah Sudyka struck out swinging.   

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Bottom 2nd: Zane Denton struck out swinging. Griffin Merritt strikes out looking. Kyle Booker laced a two-out line-drive single to left and stole second base four pitches into the next at-bat. Cal Stark struck out swinging.

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

Top 3rd: Drew Robinson stuck out swinging. Brock Kleszcz grounded out to second base. Luke Glascoe grounded out to short stop for the third out of the inning. 9-up, 9-down for Drew Beam one time through the order.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Bottom 3rd: Christian Scott reached first on an infield single to begin the frame. Austen Jaslove reached first on a fielder’s choice as the sacrifice bunt failed. Scott out at second. Jared Dickey grounded into a 4-6-3 double play to end the inning.

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Top 4th: Luke Saunders and Michael Fuhrman struck out swinging. Matt Halbach ended the perfect bid with a single to left. Doyle Kane followed with a single to center field and advanced on the throw to second base with Halbach at third. Brandon Larson grounded out to first base to end the inning and the threat.  

0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors, 2 LOB

Bottom 4th: Christian Moore struck out swinging. Blake Burke tripled off the center field wall. Zane Denton drove in Burke with a single to right field. Griffin Merritt was hit by a pitch. Both runners advanced after the ball got away on a throw down to second base. Kyle Booker drove in Denton on an RBI groundout to first. Cal Stark popped out to end the frame.

2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors, 1 LOB

Top 5th: Noah Sudyka grounded out to third base. Crew Robinson flew out to center field and Brock Kleszcz grounded out to short.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

Bottom 5th: Christian Scott grounded out to second base. Austen Jaslove flied out to center field. Jared Dickey singled to left field. Christian Moore struck out swinging to end the frame.

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

Top 6th: Patrick Hack worth tallied a pinch-hit single with one out.Michael Fuhrmanpopped out to second base. Hack is picked off at first base (1-3).

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Bottom 6th: Blake Burke launched a leadoff no-doubt home run to left. Zane Denton grounded out to short stop. Griffin Merritt struck out looking. Kyle Booker chopped out at second.

1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Top 7th: Matt Halbach lined out to second base. Doyle Kane reached on an error at third. Brandon Larson struck out looking. Noah Sudyka singles to left. Crew Robinson grounds into a fielder’s choice to end the inning.

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors, 2 LOB

Bottom 7th: Cal Stark singled up the middle. Ethan Payne pinch ran for Stark at first. Payne reached second on a wild pitch. Christian Scott walked. Austen Jaslove singled to right field, driving in Payne for the fourth run of the day. Scott and Jasove move up 90 feet on a double steal. Jared Dickey grounded out to first, Scott scored from third. Jaslove scored on a wild pitch. Christian Moore blasted a solo home run to left field. Blake Burke struck out swinging. Zane Denton singles to center field. Griffin Merritt pops out in foul territory.

4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

Top 8th: Brock Kleszcz flew out to center field. Luke Glascoe notched a ground-rule double to center. Costello walked. Michael Fuhrman walked. Matt Halbach strikes out swinging. Doyle Kane struck out swinging.

0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors, 3 LOB

Bottom 8th: Dylan Drieling lined out to third. Charlie Taylor flew out to right field. Reese Chapman grounded out to second base.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 0 LOB

Top 9th: Brandon Larson flew out to right field. Noah Sudyka struck out swinging. Ryson Ujimori grounded out to second base.

0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors, 1 LOB

The Final Stats

About The Starters

RHP Drew Beam – outing complete – WINNING PITCHER

Tennessee’s third starter was marvelous out of the gate – perfect through his first 11 batters with six strikeouts. Beam finally faced some adversity in the fourth allowing back-to-back singles, but induced a groundout to exit the threat. Beam allowed base runners in just two of his six innings of work, facing the minimum five times. The righty finished his outing throwing 86 pitches – 60 for strikes – and induced nine ground ball outs compared to just two fly outs. Allowing only three hits on the day – Beam was a star on Sunday.

Tennessee Bullpen: Bryce Jenknis (1.0 IP, 0 R), Zander Sechrist (0.1 IP, 0 R), Jake Bimbi (0.0, 0 R), Zach Joyce (0.2, 0 R), Aaron Combs (1.0, 0 R)

RHP Michael Mitchell – outing complete

The Tritons’ starter was good in three innings on the mound. After not pitching in nearly two years, the righty kept the Vols scoreless in the first third of the game, allowing only two hits with four strikeouts. Mitchell walked one batter and totaled 39 pitches on the night with 22 strikes. While facing 10 batters, Mitchell induced three ground outs and one double-play.

UCSD Bullpen: Donovan Chriss (L,1.0 IP, 2 R), Izaak Martinez (3.0 IP, 5 R), Spencer Seid (1.0, 0 R)

Tennessee’s Weekend Schedule

Friday: Arizona 3, Tennessee 1 – Salt River Field at Talking Stick

Saturday: Grand Canyon 4, Tennessee 3 – GCU Ballpark

Sunday: Tennessee 7, UC San Diego 0 – Sloan Park

Tennessee Postgame Video

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