Tennessee (40-19, 16-14 SEC) defeated No. 4 national seed Clemson (44-18, 20-10 ACC), 6-5, in 14 innings on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
The loss ends Clemson’s 17-game winning streak.
Tennessee took a 1-0 lead on Christian Moore’s home run in the fourth inning.
Clemson scored four runs in the fifth inning on Cam Cannarella’s three-run home run and Caden Grice’s RBI single.
Zane Denton hit a solo home run in the seventh inning for the Vols. Denton delivered again in the ninth, giving the Vols a 5-4 lead only to have Clemson tie the game in the bottom of the inning.
Both teams had scoring chances in extra innings before Ensley ended a tie.
Vols’ pitcher Seth Halvorsen (3-3) finished the game as the Tigers stranded the tying run at third base. Halvorsen pitched 3.1 innings, allowing one walk and recording three strikeouts.