Brad Bohannon and the Alabama baseball team have made the trip to Knoxville for a weekend series with the No.1 ranked Tennessee Volunteers and Tide took down the Vols in game one of the series 6-3 on Friday night.
With the win, Alabama has now won eight straight, four of those wins coming against ranked opponents.
Alabama was led by Owen Diodati’s two home runs. Senior Drew Williamson also drove in two runs, while junior Jim Jarvis drove in a run of his own.
Junior ace Garrett McMillan took the mound for the Tide and got the win after throwing 5.1 innings giving up 7 hits, 3 earned runs, and 5 strikeouts.
Alabama is now 23-12 on the season with an 8-5 record in SEC play. The Tide and Vols will square off in game two of the series on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. CT.
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