Alabama
23-14, 8-7
Tennessee
33-3, 14-1
No. 24 Baseball Falls at No. 1 Tennessee, 15-4
4/17/2022 4:09:00 PM | Baseball
The Crimson Tide battled early with the Vols eventually pulling away
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Alabama baseball fell in the series finale against top-ranked Tennessee, 15-4, on Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The loss moves the Crimson Tide to 23-14 on the season and 8-7 in Southeastern Conference action.
The Tide got on the board with a homer from Drew Williamson in the top of the first. Tennessee answered with four runs in the second before a solo shot from Jim Jarvis in the third made it a 4-2 game. The Volunteers added three in the fourth and one in the fifth, with a Zane Denton homer in the top of the sixth adding a run for UA. Tennessee then tacked on three more in the bottom of the sixth and four in the eighth. Alabama was able to cross one in the ninth but that was all for the 15-4 final.
The win went to Tennessee starter Drew Beam (8-0) with the freshman contributing 6.2 innings and allowing three runs on four hits with 10 strikeouts. Alabama starter Grayson Hitt (3-1) suffered his first loss of the season.
From Head Coach Brad Bohannon
"Tennessee is really good team, they're No. 1 in the country for a reason, and we ran into a buzzsaw today. The biggest thing we can take away from these last two weeks is that we've gone on the road to two of the toughest places to play in the country and finished 4-2. We've got to flush today, refocus and come back with a great day of practice tomorrow to get ready for the new week."
How It Happened
- T1 | Drew Williamson hit a solo homer over the wall in right. (1-0, Alabama)
- B2 | The Volunteers rallied for four runs on four hits and two walks to take the lead. (4-1, Tennessee)
- T3 | A solo home run from Jim Jarvis cut into the UT lead. (4-2, Tennessee)
- B4 | Jorel Ortega widened the gap for the Vols with a three-run home run. (7-2, Tennessee)
- B5 | Trey Lipscomb added one with a solo shot to left-center. (8-2, Tennessee)
- T6 | Zane Denton homered for a second consecutive day, this one a solo shot. (8-3, Tennessee)
- B6 | Lipscomb recorded his second home run to cross three. (11-3, Tennessee)
- B8 | The Volunteers scored four runs on three hits, including a Jordan Beck two-run home run. (15-3, Tennessee)
- T9 | Alabama was able to load the bases before a double play killed two while crossing a run. (15-4, Tennessee)
Postgame Notes
- Zane Denton homered for a second straight day after recording a two-run home run on Saturday. It marks the fifth time this season Denton has homered on consecutive days, most recently from April 9-10.
- Bryce Eblin has reached base safely in 14 straight games dating back to March 26.
- Drew Williamson has reached base safely in 13 straight games dating back to March 27.
- Andrew Pinckney did not reach base to end his streak in SEC play at 12 straight games.
- Dominic Tamez' hitting streak came to an end at seven games. Over that stretch, the junior batted .357 (10-28) with three doubles, six RBI, four runs scored and one walk.
Alabama returns to Tuscaloosa to begin a four-game stretch at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The homestand opens with a matchup on Tuesday against UAB. The Crimson Tide and Blazers are scheduled for a 6 p.m. CT start on SEC Network+.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Drew Beam (8-0)
L: Hitt, Grayson (3-1)
Batting:
HR: Jarvis, Jim 1 ; Williamson, Drew 1 ; Denton, Zane 1
RBI: Jarvis, Jim 1 ; Williamson, Drew 1 ; Denton, Zane 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jarvis, Jim 1 ; Williamson, Drew 1 ; Denton, Zane 1 ; Hodo, Will 1
HBP: Hamiter, William 1
Batting:
2B: Trey Lipscomb 1 ; Cortland Lawson 1
HR: Jorel Ortega 1 ; Jordan Beck 1 ; Trey Lipscomb 2
RBI: Seth Stephenson 1 ; Jorel Ortega 4 ; Jordan Beck 2 ; Trey Lipscomb 5 ; Luc Lipcius 1 ; Cortland Lawson 2
SF: Luc Lipcius 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Seth Stephenson 1 ; Christian Scott 1 ; Jorel Ortega 2 ; Jordan Beck 2 ; Drew Gilbert 1 ; Trey Lipscomb 3 ; Evan Russell 1 ; Christian Moore 1 ; Luc Lipcius 1 ; Cortland Lawson 2
CS: Cortland Lawson 1
