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How it Happened: Everything working for the Vols in 15-0 season-opening win

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Tennessee infielder Dean Curley: Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Tennessee infielder Dean Curley: Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Tennessee started the season off with a bang, destroying Hofstra 15-0 in seven innings of run-rule fashion Friday evening from Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Opening Day. It’s the most runs for UT in a season-opener since plating 16 against Xavier back in 2010.

The Vols plated runs in each of their first four trips to the plate, leading 8-0 through four inning and tacked on seven more in the sixth. Tony Vitello’s club finished with 15 runs on 13 hits while the Pride struggled for no runs and just one hit in the ballgame. Stone Lawless doubled in two runs in the sixth inning to put Tennessee in position for the run-rule.  

Liam Doyle (1-0) dazzled in his scoreless Tennessee debut, earning the win after tossing an efficient five innings while facing the minimum. Jackson Bauer (0-1) took home the loss after getting rocked for eight runs off 10 hits through four innings of work where he struck out one, walked four and threw five wild pitches across 95 pitches in the start.

Tennessee (1-0) and Hofstra (0-1) return to Lindsey Nelson Stadium for Game 2 on Saturday at 2 pm ET.

Scoring Summary

Bottom 1st: Hunter Ensley grounded out to third base. Dean Curley scored. Vols 1-0
Bottom 1st: Gavin Kilen scored on a passed ball. Vols 2-0
Bottom 2nd: Dean Curley smacked a two-run home run to left. Vols 5-0

Bottom 3rd: Andrew Fischer hammered a line drive home run to right field. Vols 6-0

Bottom 3rd: Reese Chapman RBI groundout to short stop. Vols 7-0
Bottom 4th: Gavin Kilen scored on a wild pitch. Vols 8-0
Bottom 6th: Stone Lawless drives in two on a drive to the wall in left. Vols 10-0
Bottom 6th: Ariel Antigua singles in two on a drive to left field. Vols 12-0
Bottom 6th: Hunter High smashed a moonshot to right for a three-run homer. Vols 15-0

Postgame Video

The Final Stats

Tennessee’s Weekly Schedule

Friday: No. 4 Tennessee 15, Hofstra 0 (7 Inn) | Box Score
Saturday: No. 4 Tennessee vs. Hofstra | 2 pm ET | SEC Network+
Sunday: No. 4 Tennessee vs. Hofstra | 11 am ET | SEC Network+

Tennessee in the National Polls

USA Today – No. 2
NCBWA – No. 2
Baseball America – No. 3
D1 Baseball – No. 4
Perfect Game – No. 5

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