LIVE Updates: Tennessee vs. Evansville

The Tennessee Volunteers squre off against Evansville in a best-of-three game series.

Tennessee's Christian Moore (1) and Tennessee's Cannon Peebles (5) celebrate after Moore hits a home run during a NCAA Baseball Tournament Knoxville Regional game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Knoxville, Tenn. / Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA

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The Tennessee Volunteers squre off against Evansville in a best-of-three game series.

The Tennessee Volunteers square off against Evansville later this afternoon in the Super Regionals for an opportunity to advance to the College World Series. It's a best of three series for a chance to head to the big stage, and here's the full information on how to watch the action later this afternoon.

How To Watch: Tennessee vs. Evansville

• Gameday: Friday, June 7th, 2024.
• Game time: 3:00 pm ET
• TV: ESPN2 / ESPN+
• Stadium: Lindsey Nelson Stadium (Knoxville, Tennessee)
• Alternate Streaming Plan: ESPN App

The No. 1 ranked Volunteers are set to host Evansville strating Friday night in Knoxville, Tennessee. Head baseball coach Tony Vitello spoke to the media and provided his thoughts on what the biggest challenges for the Volunteers may be. 

“I think controlling the adrenaline and intensity of the whole deal. I think our crowd helps us a ton. You gotta get a little cautious though about getting too amped up and I think our guys handled it great. Again, to me being the second weekend in a row back home in a playoff environment should help our guys have a vision of what it looks like and how to handle it," Vitello said.

Tennessee LIVE Updates vs. Evansville

First Inning: Tennessee gets the scoring rolling early (1-0)

Top - Tennessee pitcher Chris Stamos strikes out the side while facing a loaded Evansville top of the order.

Bottom - Tennessee only gets one hit in their first outing at the plate, but it's a solo home run from Blake Burke that bounces off the scoreboard and gives the Vols an early advantage.

Second Inning: Evansville delivers emphatic response (1-2)

Top - Evansville gets a leadoff double to put a man in scoring position, and a few batters later the Volunteers surrender a two-run blast that puts Evansville in front. Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello relieves Stamos for the day and inserts AJ Causey, who retires the side to limit the damage.

Bottom - Kavares Tears draws a walk for Tennessee, but Dean Curley grounds into a double play that ends the inning and sends Evansville into the third on top.

Third Inning: Two homers, pickoff put the Vols on top (4-2)

Top - Tennessee surrenders two baserunners with one out, but Causey strikes out a batter. Catcher Cal Starks immediately throws down to first base and gets the double play, ending the inning and leaving a zero on the board for Evansville with a man in scoring position.

Bottom - Christian Moore squares up on a pitch and drives it into leftfield for a two-run shot. Immediately following, Billy Amick takes a pitch to the exact same spot for a solo home run, and the Vols leave the inning up two.

Fourth Inning: Tennessee continues to execute in high-pressure situations (5-2)

Top - Evansville gets another man in scoring position, but Causey strikes out a batter with two outs to put the Vols up to bat.

Bottom - Hunter Ensley starts the inning with a leadoff double and makes it to third base with one out. Curley flies one into the outfield and Ensley tags, narrowly beating the throw for a successful sacrifice fly.

Fifth Inning: Evansville answers, Tennessee responds again (8-5)

Top - Evansville strings together some strong hitting with runners on the corner and manages to string together three runs to even the score at five.

Bottom - Tennessee responds quickly, stringing together a series of extra-base hits from Blake Burke and Billy Amick to score three runs in the half frame.

Sixth Inning: A scoreless innning goes in Tennessee's favor (8-5)

Top - Evansville once again gets two runners in scoring position, but the Vols pitching proves too much and they leave the inning scoreless.

Bottom - Evansville quickly retires Tennessee 1-2-3 to send things to the seventh inning.

Seventh Inning: Ensley launches a three-run homer (11-5)

Top - Tennessee retires Evansville quickly to send their lineup back to the plate looking for run insurance.

Bottom - Ensley gets up to bat with two runners out and launches a three-run home run to blow the entire game open.

Eighth Inning: We march toward the ninth (11-5)

Top - Kirby Connell delivers another fantastic outing in the eighth inning to quickly retire Evansville, who only has one chance left to bat.

Bottom - Tennessee goes 1-2-3 to send Evansville up to bat for their last opportunity.

Ninth Inning: Tennessee wins (11-6)

Top - Evansville gets a rally going, getting bases loaded with no outs after scoring a run. However, Tennessee pitcher Aaron Combs strikes out three in a row to end the game.

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