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How it Happened: Bats woke up as Vols pummel Albany 21-6 for series-win

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Drew Beam
Credit: UT Athletic Communications

It was a slow three innings to begin the contest, but Tennessee rallied in a big way to clinch the series-victory over Albany with an 21-6 win in game two Saturday afternoon.

The Vols (6-1) plated an impressive nine runs in the fourth and followed with a combined nine runs the following two frames and three more in the eighth to plate 21 runs in total off 15 hits. UAlbany (0-2) plated six runs on the day on 12 hits in the 15-run defeat.

Drew Beam (1-0) earned the win on the mound for UT after tossing five innings of two-run baseball where he surrendered six hits (one extra-base hit) with four strikeouts and no walks on 71 pitches (53 strikes). Connor Eisenman (0-1) took home the loss after allowing five runs off five hits with three strikeouts and three walks.   

The official attendance announced for the ballgame was a single-game program record of 5,127. The previous record was 5,086 against Oklahoma State back on May 28, 1995.

Tennessee and Albany will conclude the three-game series Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1 pm eastern time. But first, here’s how this one happened for Tennessee baseball on a Saturday afternoon.

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Will Binder’s 3-1 groundout brought in a runner from third base. Great Danes 1-0

Bottom 4th: Dean Curley blasted a three-run home run to left field. Vols 3-1

Bottom 4th: Billy Amick cleared the bases with a three-run triple to left field. Vols 6-1

Bottom 4th: Kavares Tears fouled out deep down the left field line. Amick scored from third. Vols 7-1

Bottom 4th: Robin Villeneuve sent a two-run home run well over the centerfield wall. Vols 9-1

Top 5th: Jared Tony singled in a runner on a base-hit to right field. Vols 9-2

Bottom 5th: Dylan Dreiling’s opposite field single brought in Dalton Bargo from third base. Vols 10-2

Bottom 5th: Kavares Tears drilled a three-run home run to centerfield. Vols 13-2

Bottom 6th: Dalton Bargo tallied a two-run home run to left field. Vols 15-2

Bottom 6th: Cannon Peebles cleared the bases with a three-run triple. Vols 18-2

Top 8th: Will Binder registered a sacrifice fly to centerfield. Vols 18-3

Bottom 8th: Reese Chapman’s bases-clearing triple brought in three runs. Vols 21-3

Top 9th: UAlbany brought in three runs in the frame. Vols 21-6

The Final Stats

Postgame Video

Tennessee Baseball Weekly Schedule

Tuesday: Tennessee 3, UNC Asheville 2 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello Transcript
Wednesday: No. 9 Tennessee vs. ETSU | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello Transcript
Friday: Tennessee 8, Albany 5 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello Transcript
Saturday: Tennessee 21, Albany 6 | Final Stats
Sunday: No. 9 Tennessee vs. Albany | 1 pm ET

Tennessee in the National Polls this Week

NCBWA – No. 7
Baseball America – No. 8
D1 Baseball – No. 9
Perfect Game – No. 11