Oklahoma (1-1) defeated No. 9 Tennessee (1-1), 5-1, in 10 innings on Saturday in the Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
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The Vols completed a triple play against Oklahoma. The triple play is Tennessee’s first since Feb. 22, 1997 against Eastern Kentucky.
Tennessee walked two Oklahoma batters to begin the seventh inning. Pitcher Chris Stamos made a diving catch on a sacrifice bunt attempt and threw the ball to shortstop Christian Moore, who tagged second base and then the base runner arriving to the bag to complete a 1-6 triple play.
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