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Tennessee vs Evansville Score and LIVE Updates from Knoxville Super Regional

Jonathan Williams

Tennessee's Christian Moore (1) gestures that he's safe after sliding into home plate during a NCAA baseball tournament Knoxville Super Regional game between Tennessee and Evansville held at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Friday, June 7, 2024.
Tennessee's Christian Moore (1) gestures that he's safe after sliding into home plate during a NCAA baseball tournament Knoxville Super Regional game between Tennessee and Evansville held at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Friday, June 7, 2024. / Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA

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The Vols have been dominant throughout the early stages of the NCAA Tournament, maintaining a perfect 4-0 record thus far. Tennessee aims to secure their third College World Series appearance in the last four years with a win against Evansville today. The Volunteers won the first matchup on Friday night, 11 to 6.

We here at Volunteer Country will keep you updated with our LIVE Updates Blog Here. This article will be frequently updated throughout the contest with Evansville.

Betting Odds:
Tennessee entered Saturday's contest as a 4.5-run favorite according to FanDuel and (-850) on the money line. DraftKings sees the contest as Tennessee being a -6.5 run favorite at (-920) on the money line.

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First Inning: The Vols Bats Do it Again, Vols Jump out Early (3-0)
Top- Christian Moore will be the DH today for the Vols and will lead off to start Game Two, he flies out to center field for the first out, bringing up B. Burke. Burke hits a first-inning home run for the second-straight day in Knoxville to give the Vols a (1-0) lead. B. Amick grounds out after an eleven-pitch at bat. D. Dreiling absolutely smokes a one-run homer to right-center field to extend the lead (2-0). Another solo shot from Hunter Ensley extends the lead yet again in the first inning. (3-0) A strike out from Tears ends the top of the first.

Bottom - RHP, Drew Beam will get the start for the Vols in Game Two. S. Scherry grounded out to shortstop for the first out of the inning. Shallenberger strikes out swinging for the second out of the inning. Tears makes a diving grab in right field to end the first inning.

Second Inning: Vols load the bases, but only score one (4-0)
Top- D. Curley will lead off the top of the second and he walks on pitches. Bradke Lohry strikes out on three pitches. C. Stark hits a double off the wall in left field, placing runners at second and third for C. Moore. Moore walks, loading the bases for Blake Burke but not before a pitching change. J. Meyere enters the contest to face Burke. Burke hits a sac fly to center (4-0) and Amick hits another fly ball to center to end the inning.

Bottom - A lead-off walk to C. Hug brings up B. Widder to the plate. Widder strikes out, CJ McGinnis lines out to left, bringing up E. Waggoner with two outs. Beam strikes out Waggoner swinging.

Third Inning: Vols go 1,2,3 in the Third (4-0), the same for Evansville.
Top- D. Dreiling grounds out into the shift for the first out. Ensley strikes out swinging to bring up Tears to the plate. Tears grounds out to second base for a quick three-up, three-down inning for the Aces.

Bottom - Three up, three down on the bottom half for Evansville takes us to the fourth inning. An in-field single from Fougerousse puts a runner on first for the Aces with one out.

Fourth Inning: Vols strand a runner in scoring position (4-3), Evansville Explodes for three.
Top- D. Curley grounds out to shortstop to start the inning, bringing up B. Lohry in the 8th spot in the lineup. Lohry laces a double of the right field wall and is in scoring position with one out. C. Stark is hit by a pitch. C. Moore pops out to second base for the second out of the inning, bringing up Blake Burke. Burke grounds out for the final out of the inning.

Bottom - Beam starts off the bottom of the fourth with a strike out looking. An in-field single from Fougerousse followed by a double into the gap from C. Hug allows Fougerousse to score on the ground ball out from Widder. (4-1) McGinnis hits a two-run homer to right field to bring this to a one run game. (4-3) Another single from Evansville brigns a mound visit from the Vols. A pop fly to the second baseman ends the inning.

Fifth Inning: Vols respond in the top of the fifth (5-6), but the Aces answer
Top - Amick flies out to right, followed by a walk from Dreiling who would advance to second base on a ground ball out from H. Ensley. J. Meyer now pitches to K. Tears with two outs. An RBI double from Tears extends the lead for the Vols. (5-3) D. Curley walks to put runners on first and second for B. Lohry. Lohry flies out to end the inning.

Bottom - The Aces get a lead-off runner on, but two quick outs followed by an RBI single into center field bring this matchup to a one-score game yet again. (5-4) That'll do it for D. Beam as Vitello makes the pitching change. Kirby Connell enters the contest for the Vols and gives up a double down the right field line, putting runners at second and third with two outs. Another pitching change for the Vols as N. Snead enters the contest. Snead would go on to give up a single to center, scoring yet another Aces run to tie this contest (5-5) McGinnins laces another hit into right field, but he's thrown out trying to stretch it into a double but not before Evansville scores another (5-6)

Sixth Inning: Vols Strand two in scoring position (5-10), Evansville homers twice again.
Top- C. Stark strikes out swinging to start the sixth. C. Moore walks to bring up Blake Burke. Burke is walked. B. Amick strikes out swinging to bring up D. Dreiling with runners on first and second and two outs. A passed ball moves the runners up 90 feet for Dylan Dreiling. Dreiling is called out at first base on a bang bang play to end the inning, the play is under review.

Bottom - A lead-off single from Waggoner starts the bottom half of the 6th. A fly ball out from Taubert records the first out. B. Bord hits a two-run home run down the left field lien to extend the Evansville lead (8-5). N. Snead gets a ground ball out from Shallenberger for the second out. Snead then hits the next Aces batter, putting a runner on with two outs. What appeared to be another Aces' home run is overturned and ruled a double, before after review, it's confirmed a two-run homer (5-10) Tennesee finally records the final out of the inning via strike out.

Seventh Inning: The Vols and Aces trade off scoreless halves. (10-5)
Top - H. Ensley pops out to the first base line for the first out of the inning. Tears flies out to left field for the second out of the inning. The third and final out comes off the bat of Curley to left field.

Bottom - A pop-fly off the bat of B. Widder records the first out of the inning. McGinnins strikes out swinging to record the second out. A two-out single puts a runner on in the form of Waggoner. Taubert hits yet another single into center field to put two runners on with two outs. B. Hord strikes out looking for the final out.

Eighth Inning: Vols held at bay. (10-5)
Top - R. Chapman leads off the top of the eighth and he strikes out swinging. C. Stark strikes out swinging as well. C. Moore now steps to the plate with two outs and flies out to right field.

Bottom - J. Garcia enters the contest to pitch for the Vols, he records a quick popout for the first out of the inning. Garcia strikes out Shallenberger. Fougerousse flies out to end the eighth.

Ninth Inning:
Top - Vols will need at least five runs in the ninth to advance the contest.

If Tennessee wins on Saturday against Evansville, they will have made it through the regional and Super Regional without sustaining a loss and punching their ticket to Omaha and the College World Series.

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