How it Happened: Tennessee run-rules Mississippi State to cap weekend sweep, 13-2
Tennessee made quick work of Mississippi State for its sixth run-rule victory of the season as the Vols hammered the Bulldogs 13-2 in seven innings to complete the three-game weekend sweep in Southeastern Conference play.
Tony Vitello’s club plated six runs in the first and three more in the second to jump out to an early 9-1 and never looked back. The Vols (30-14, 11-10 SEC) move above .500 in conference play for the first time this season and extend their current win-streak to seven games. Mississippi State (24-20, 6-15 SEC) managed just two runs on three hits while Tennessee pounded out 13 runs off 13 hits.
Drew Beam (6-2) picked up the win after throwing the complete seven innings in the run-rule victory, allowing just two runs (one earned) off two hits with six strikeouts in the victory. Jurrangelo Cijntje (3-3) took home the loss after throwing just an inning-plus and allowing six runs on three hits with four walks.
Tennessee will take on Wofford in the midweek before traveling to Athens for a weekend against the Bulldogs, but first, how did this one happen for the Vols?
Scoring Summary
Top 1st: Hunter Hines reached first on a two-out error by Christian Moore in the field. Dakota Jordan tripled him in on a gapper to left-center.
1R, 1H, 1E, 1LOB – Score: Mississippi State 1-0
Bottom 1st: Maui Ahuna walked. Hunter Ensley walked. Jared Dickey launched a three-run home run. Blake Burke grounded out. Christian Moore struck out. Dylan Drielng walked and stole second. Zane Denton walked. Christian Scott hit a three-run home run. Cal Stark grounded out.
6R, 2H, 0E, 0LOB – Score: Tennessee 6-1
Bottom 2nd: Christian Moore hit the third three-run home run of the day for Tennessee after Hunter Ensley singled and Blake Burke was intentionally walked with two outs.
3R, 3H, 0e, 0LoB – Score: Tennessee 9-1
Bottom 3rd: Maui Ahuna singled with two outs to plate Christian Scott who previously doubled.
1R, 2H, 0E, 2LOB – Score: Tennessee 10-1
Bottom 4th: Christian Moore homered with one out. Griffin Merritt walked. Zane Denton doubled him in. Christian Scott grounded out. Cal Stark struck out swinging.
2R, 2H, 0E, 1LOB – Score: Tennessee 12-1
Top 6th: Colton Ledbetter hit a solo home run to right field.
1R, 1H, 0E, 0LOB – Score: Tennessee 12-2
Bottom 6th: Griffin Merritt doubled. Jake Kendro fouled out. Christian Scott walked. Cal Stark singled in Austen Jaslove, who was a pinch runner for Merritt. Maui Ahuna walked. Hunter Ensley struck out. Jared Dickey struck out.
1R, 2H, 0E, 3LOB – Score: Tennessee 13-2
The Final Stats
Postgame Video
Tennessee’s weekly schedule
Tuesday: Tennessee 19, Bellarmine 1 | Box Score | How it Happened | Four Takes | Vitello Transcript
Thursday: Tennessee 8, Mississippi State 7 | Box Score | How it Happened | Four Takes | Vitello Transcript
Friday: Tennessee 12, Mississippi State 8 | Box Score | How it Happened | Four Takes | Vitello Transcript
Saturday: Tennessee 13, Mississippi State 2 (7 inn) | Box Score
Tennessee 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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