Mike Wilson,Nick GrayKnoxville News Sentinel
Tennessee baseball can take another step toward a fourth straight super regional appearance Saturday.
The No. 1 Vols (51-11) face No. 3 seed Indiana (33-24-1) on Saturday (6 p.m. ET, ESPNU) at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in the Knoxville NCAA regional. Tennessee has won 10 straight games in regional play and has swept three straight regionals.
Tennessee opened Friday by beating No. 4 seed Northern Kentucky (35-23) on Friday. The Hoosiers beat No. 2 seed Southern Miss 10-4 in the first game.
The Vols have won a regional in each of the past three seasons and have reached the regional final in every postseason appearance under coach Tony Vitello.
Tennessee baseball live score updates vs Indiana in Knoxville Regional
FINAL: Tennessee 12, Indiana 6
Aaron Combs allows two on but strands them with a couple strikeouts to close the game out. The Vols are onto the Knoxville Regional Final.
Both teams left too many runners on base (13 LOB by UT, 12 by IU), but the Vols' early ambush gets the job done.
The Indiana-Southern Miss winner faces Tennessee at 6 p.m. Sunday.
Tennessee 12, Indiana 6, bottom 8th: Hoosiers not going away
Andrew Behnke throws 3.1 scoreless innings and gives way to Marcus Phillips, who allows a run and gets only one out. Dylan Loy allows back-to-back hits as another IU run scores, and Aaron Combs is on. Vols still need five outs. Two on, one out for IU No. 3 hitter Nick Mitchell.
Mitchell strikes out, and Combs produces a groundout to get out of the 8th.
Tennessee 12, Indiana 4, end 5th
Kavares Tears' 2-run single adds to the Vols' lead in the 5th.
Tennessee 10, Indiana 4, end 4th
Drew Beam's day is done after allowing four runs in 3.2 innings. Andrew Behnke comes in to get the final out in the fourth inning and strand the bases loaded.
Tennessee 10, Indiana 3, top 4th: Cal Stark hits a HR to left
Cal Stark adds to the Vols' lead with a solo home run to left field. Tennessee's offense looks destined for a 20-run day on Saturday.
Tennessee 9, Indiana 3, bottom 3rd: Hoosiers strike with 3-run home run
Hoosiers are on the board with a 3-run home run by Hoosiers leadoff hitter Devin Taylor. Drew Beam has been sitting around a lot in the first 90 minutes of this game and has run into trouble in the third inning.
Tennessee 9, Indiana 0, top 3rd: Vols' 12th grand slam of the year
Billy Amick just hits it over the left field wall for a grand slam and a 9-0 Tennessee lead. It is Amick's 21st home run of the season and Tennessee's 12th grand slam of the year.
Tennessee 4, Indiana 0, top 2nd: Christian Moore launches one
Christian Moore hits a 2-run home run to right, and the Vols' lead is 4-0. Those are two well-hit HRs in this inning.
That HR is Moore's 29th of the season.
Tennessee loads the bases with two out, but Indiana pitcher Connor Foley eventually gets the third out of the inning. He has been unsettled to start.
Tennessee 2, Indiana 0, top 2nd: Dean Curley 2-run HR
Hunter Ensley leads off with a walk in the Vols 2nd, and Dean Curley brings him home with a towering 2-run home run to left. Tennessee leads 2-0.
Tennessee 0, Indiana 0 after one inning
Tennessee gets a two-out walk but nothing else in the top of the first inning. Drew Beam looked sharp in a clean bottom of the first. Vols are the designated road team today.
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Tennessee baseball vs. Indiana start time
- 6 p.m. ET
Tennessee baseball vs. Indiana prediction
Tennessee 13, Indiana 6:Indiana's offense can hang around but the Hoosiers don't have the pitching to limit the Vols, especially at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Tennessee rolls on to get within one win of a fourth straight super regional.
Tennessee baseball vs. Indiana location
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Lindsey Nelson Stadium
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Indiana baseball roster
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Knoxville Regional schedule
Saturday's games
Game 3:Southern Miss (41-19) vs. Northern Kentucky (35-23), noon; TV TBD
Game 4: Indiana (33-24-1) vs. Tennessee (51-11), 6 p.m.; TV TBD
Knoxville Regional bracket
Friday's games
Game 1:Indiana 10, Southern Miss 4
Game 2:Tennessee 9, Northern Kentucky 3
Saturday's games
Game 3:Southern Miss (41-19) vs. Northern Kentucky (35-23), noon; TV TBD
Game 4: Indiana (33-24-1) vs. Tennessee (51-11), 6 p.m.; TV TBD
Sunday's games
Game 5:Game 4 loser vs. Game 3 winner, noon; TV TBD
Game 6:Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.; TV TBD
Monday's game (if necessary)
Game 7:Game 6 winner vs. Game 6loser, TBD
Knoxville regional odds
According to BetMGM
- Tennessee -1600
- Southern Miss +1500
- Indiana +1600
- Northern Kentucky +4000
2024 College World Series bracket
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