Tennessee baseball bounced back from its first series loss of the season by knocking off Alabama State in a midweek. matchup and winning two of three games in a hotly contested top 10 series at Ole Miss.
The Vols took the series opener behind a brilliant 8.1 inning out from left-handed pitcher Liam Doyle who struck out 14 batters while allowing just three hits and two runs. In a true Friday night pitcher’s duel, Tennessee held on to a 3-2 win with Dylan Loy stranding the winning run on first base.
A poor Marcus Phillips start and underwhelming hitting with runners on base plagued Tennessee in an 8-5 game two loss to even the weekend series.
Tennessee played putrid defense in the series rubber match, committing four error and making a number of other mistakes as a four-run lead turned into a one-run deficit entering the ninth inning. But right fielder Reese Chapman played hero, hitting a go-ahead two-run homer to give Tennessee a ninth inning lead.
Chapman, Andrew Fischer and Gavin Kilen led the way for Tennessee’s offense over the weekend. Fischer reached base eight times with three extra-base hits in his return to Ole Miss while Kilen recorded six hits in his return to the starting lineup.
How far did Tennessee baseball move up in the rankings following the series win at Ole Miss? Check it out here.
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