Tennessee
Tennessee downs LSU to win fifth SEC Tournament in program history
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Tennessee held off a ninth inning LSU rally to defeat the Tigers 4–3 on Sunday and win the programs fifth SEC baseball tournament championship.
Pigeon Forge native Dylan Loy threw a career high 4.2 innings, striking out five LSU batters in the win.
Trailing 1-0 in the third, Billy Amick launched a three run home run to give Tennessee a 3-1 lead. An RBI single from Hunter Ensley provided the fourth and final Tennessee run of the game.
Aaron Combs earned the save, stranding the potential tying run on base with a strikeout of the potential winning run to close the ballgame.
The tournament championship is Tennessee’s second in three seasons.
The Vols were named one of 16 regional host sites for this season’s NCAA baseball tournament. The 64 team field will be revealed tomorrow at noon ET on ESPN2.
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