Tennessee sets program single-season home run record

Tennessee baseball sets program single-season home run record.

No. 1 Tennessee captured a lopsided midweek victory Tuesday.

The Volunteers (41-4, 19-2 SEC) defeated Alabama A&M (8-31, 5-16 SWAC), 14-1, at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

UT right fielder Jordan Beck drove in the first four runs of the contest.

He gave the Vols a 3-0 lead with a three-run home run in the first inning and extended Tennessee’s advantage with a scoring single in the second.

Beck went 2-for-2 before being replaced for pinch hitter Kyle Booker.

Booker, who had a two-run home run in the fourth inning, went 2-for-4.

Christian Moore added an RBI single and Seth Stephenson scored on a throw after a wild pitch in the frame.

Blake Burke had a three-run home run in the fifth inning. Ethan Payne hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning and Logan Steenstra added a solo home run in the eighth.

The Bulldogs scored its lone run in the sixth inning.

Tennessee used 10 pitchers in the game, including Chase Dollander who returned to the mound against Alabama A&M.

He pitched 0.2 innings and yielded one hit in his first game since being injured in the Vols’ loss against Alabama.

Zander Sechrist started and pitched 1.1 innings for UT. Gavin Brasosky (1-0) earned the win as he pitched 1.1 innings and had one strikeout.

Tennessee has hit 108 home runs this season, surpassing the previous single-season program record of 107 (1998, 56 games).

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