Tuesday night, Tennessee easily defeated Bellarmine, with four RBIs from Blake Burke leading the way and four innings of one run or more from the bats in the team’s 20-5 triumph.
Both teams failed to score in the opening frame, but the Vols responded with a seven-run second inning led by Reese Chapman’s two-run single and Burke’s grand slam. The sophomore outfielder ended up having two home runs in one outing, this one being the first.
All four of Burke’s RBIs came with this swing of the bat, after a Dalton Bargo walk, an Ariel Antigua double and a four-pitch walk to Cannon Peebles. The ball traveled 406 feet and had a 113 exit velocity.
Bellamine answered with four runs in the top of the third when Austin Hunley gave up a three-run home run and then Dylan Loy surrendered a solo shot to the next batter. Tennessee used eight pitchers in the game, with Hunley and Loy being two of the three arms who gave up a run in the contest.
UT loaded the bases in the home half of the frame but only managed to scratch across one run on a two-out, Billy Amick walk that forced a run across home. Kavares Tears grounded out to end the inning with the Vols still ahead 8-4.
Tennessee put up three runs on three hits in the sixth when Bargo knocked home two of those three after Dean Curley singled and Chapman drew a walk. The next batter, Antigua, singled another run home for his fourth RBI of the year. The freshman also had another highlight-reel worthy play in the field earlier in the game — this time playing second base instead of shortstop:
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