How it Happened: Tennessee smacks Bellarmine for 19-1 midweek victory
Tennessee homered six times in the ballgame and scored in all but one trip to the plate en route to the 19-1 midweek win over Bellarmine Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Vols (27-14) plated a run in the first, two in the three innings and four in the three innings that proceeded, plating the 19 runs off 19 hits. The Knights (11-30) plated their lone run of the ballgame in the eighth inning on a solo home run from Dylan Byerly. Bellarmine scored one run off three total hits in the loss.
Jacob Bimbi (2-0) picked up the win, tossing a scoreless 1.2 innings as the first pitcher out of the bullpen. Matt Craven (1-3) is charged with the loss after giving up three runs on six hits in a pair of innings on the mound.
Tennessee returns to the diamond on Thursday to begin a three-game Southeastern Conference set with Mississippi State, but first, how did this one happen for the Volunteers?
Scoring Summary
Bottom 1st: With two outs, Jared Dickey walked and moved to third on a Blake Burke single down the first base line. Griffin Merritt singled him in on a base hit up the middle.
1R, 2H, 0E, 2LOB – Score: Tennessee 1-0
Bottom 2nd: Dylan Drieling led off the inning with a solo home run over the right field wall. Charlie Taylor followed with a single. Jake Kendro struck out. Maui Ahuna doubled to right-centerfield, Taylor scored. Hunter Ensley singled and moved to second on an error. Jared Dickey flies out in foul territory. Blake Burke grounded out at short.
2R, 4H, 1E, 2LOB – Score: Tennessee 3-0
Bottom 3rd: With one away, Zane Denton walked. Christian Moore placed him at first as a pinch runner and took second on a wild pitch. Dylan Drieling tripled over the centerfielder’s head, scoring Moore. Charlie Taylor walked. Jake Kendro performs a safety squeeze as Drieling scores from third and Taylor moves up to second. Maui Ahunawalked. Hunter Ensley struck out.
2R, 1H, 1E, 2LOB – Score: Tennessee 5-0
Bottom 4th: Jared Dickey led off the inning with a solo home run. Blake Burke followed with a single down the first base line. Griffin Merritt grounded out to short, Burke moved up to third. Christian Moore reached on a fielder’s choice. Dylan Drieling flied out to centerfield, Burke tagged up and scored from this base. Charlie Taylor flew out to centerfield.
2R, 2h, 0E, 1LOB – Score: Tennessee 7-0
Bottom 5th: Jake Kendro walked. Maui Ahuna singled to centerfield, Kendro moved to third. Austen Jaslove pinch ran at first base. Reese Chapman laced a single to right, scoring one. Christian Scott followed with a three-run home run. Ethan Payne flied out to left. Ryan Miller walked. Christian Moore walked. Logan Chambers and Charlie Taylor flew out to end the inning.
4R, 3H, 0E, 2LOB – Score: Tennessee 11-0
Bottom 6th: With two outs, Reese Chapman blasted a solo home run to right field. Three batters later, Ryan Miller hit a three-run home run.
4R, 4H, 0E, 1LOB – Score: Tennessee 15-0
Bottom 7th: Christian Scott singled in a runner and Ryan Miller launched a three-run homer.
4R, 3H, 0E, 1LOB – Score: Tennessee 19-0
Top 8th: Dylan Byerly homered off JJ Garcia for the Knights’ first run of the ballgame.
1R, 2H, 0E, 1LOB – Score: Tennessee 19-1
The Final Stats
Tennessee’s weekly schedule
Tuesday: Tennessee 19, Bellarmine 1
Thursday: No. 24 Tennessee vs. Mississippi State | 7 pm ET | SEC Network
Friday: No. 24 Tennessee vs. Mississippi State | 6:30 pm ET | SEC Network+
Saturday: No. 24 Tennessee vs. Mississippi State | 2 pm ET | ESPNU
Vols in the weekly polls (April 24)
Perfect Game – No. 8
USA Today – No. 16
NCBWA – No. 18
D1 Baseball – No. 24
Collegiate Baseball – No. 26
Baseball America – NR
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