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Tennessee forces Sunday rubber match with walk-off RBI single in 11th inning vs. Auburn

IMG_6598by: Nick Kosko05/04/25nickkosko59

It took another day, but Tennessee beat Auburn 5-4 in extra innings by virtue of Chris Newstrom. Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the 11th, Newstrom hit a walk-off single with the bases loaded.

Already pushed to a doubleheader on Saturday because of rain, Tennessee and Auburn couldn’t finish Game 2. So, the game picked up Sunday in the 10th inning and Newstrom delivered a long awaited victory.

Now, the weekend series will finish with a seven-inning game Sunday. You can see the walk-off hit below.

Auburn won 6-1 in the first game of the day, which was continued after Friday night’s multiple weather delays and ultimate postponement. 

The Vols tied Saturday’s second game in the bottom of the ninth on a Dalton Bargo solo home run to left field, answering the go-ahead run Auburn score in the top of the ninth. 

Friday’s game was originally scheduled for 6:30 p.m., moved up to 5:30 because of impending weather, then delayed until 8 p.m. because of lightning in the area. 

The game started at 8:02, but lasted just half an inning. Auburn took a 2-0 lead on an Ike Irish home run off Tennessee ace Liam Doyle, then the game was called before the bottom of the first could get started. 

Samuel Dutton started for Auburn and went 6.2 innings in Saturday’s first game, giving up one run on four hits while striking out eight and not allowing a walk.

Tennessee got a single and double from Bargo and Levi Clark had an RBI double, but that was all the offense the Vols could muster in the loss to start Saturday.