No. 2 seed Southern Miss will face No. 3 seed Indiana in an elimination game at 12:36 p.m. EDT and can be watched on ESPN+. The contest between the Golden Eagles and Hoosiers was originally scheduled for noon EDT.
Tennessee announced that a first pitch time for the Vols’ game against the winner between Indiana and Southern Miss will remain at 6 p.m. EDT. Television information for the Vols’ game on Sunday has not been determined.
Curley hit a two-run home run in the second inning. The 6-foot-3, 212-pound shortstop met with media after the contest and discussed hitting his first home run since April 7.
“I was just looking for a strike,” Curley said. “See the ball, hit the ball. He changed up a little bit and was trying to get his slider in the front door, and I kept fouling off good pitches, and he left it over the middle of the plate.”
Curley has recorded 10 home runs and 41 RBIs in 2024.
Tennessee will play the winner between the Hoosiers and Southern Miss on Sunday at 6 p.m. EDT.
Seventh-year Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello discussed the Vols’ win against Indiana on Saturday.
“I thought the guys did a good job of grinding out at-bats,” Vitello said. “(Drew) Beam was outstanding, and it was as good as he’s thrown the ball to start a game. Then there were some long innings on offense or their offense being good, but we just hit a couple of speedbumps. We went with our gut, and the biggest part and factor of the game was how well (Andrew) Behnke threw the ball, which was outstanding for us.
“That’s the nature of a tournament. It’s not going to be conventional or pretty, but what you’re looking to do is put yourself in a better position for whatever the next day is. Obviously, the day for us tomorrow is Sunday. We’ll see what happens between two great programs tomorrow before us.”
Tennessee sets a program record in the Vols’ victory against Indiana in the Knoxville Regional.
No. 1 overall seed Tennessee (52-11) defeated Indiana (33-25-1), 12-6, in game No. 4 of the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional on Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Tennessee advances to the regional championship game on Sunday. The Vols await the winner between Indiana and Southern Miss. The Golden Eagles defeated Northern Kentucky, 6-0, in Saturday’s elimination game. Southern Miss will play Indiana on Sunday at noon EDT for the right to play the Vols at 6 p.m. EDT.
Tennessee recorded 13 hits and four home runs against the Hoosiers on Saturday. Tennessee’s lineup walked 11 times against Indiana, setting a program postseason record.
Moore, who went 2-for-4, recording a two-run home run and three RBIs, walked with the bases loaded in the in the third inning to give Tennessee a 5-0 lead.
Andrew Behnke (3-1) earned his third win of the season for Tennessee after recording three strikeouts against 15 Indiana batters. He totaled 53 pitches, including 27 strikes.
He came in relief for starting pitcher Drew Beam. Beam pitched 3.2 innings and recorded five strikeouts.
The Vols totaled 13 hits in the contest, including home runs by Billy Amick, Dean Curley, Christian Moore and Cal Stark.
A look at photos of Tennessee baseball’s victory against Indiana at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in the Knoxville Regional.
No. 1 overall seed Tennessee (52-11) remains unbeaten in NCAA Tournament play after defeating No. 3 seed Indiana (33-25-1), 12-6, on Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Drew Beam started for Tennessee and pitched 3.2 innings. He recorded five strikeouts, while allowing four earned runs, four hits and one walk. Beam totaled 87 pitches, including 58 strikes, against 18 batters.
Billy Amick, Dean Curley, Christian Moore and Cal Stark hit home runs for the Vols.
The Vols will next play on Sunday against the winner between No. 2 seed Southern Miss (42-19) and the Hoosiers.
Below are photos of Tennessee’s win against Indiana on Saturday in the Knoxville Regional.
Indiana advances to play the winner between No. 1 seed Tennessee (50-11) and Northern Kentucky (35-22). The Vols and Norse will play at 7 p.m. EDT at Lindsey Nelson Stadium (SEC Network).
Ty Bothwell started and pitched 5.2 innings for the Hoosiers and recorded nine strikeouts. He totaled 103 pitches, including 65 strikes, against 26 batters.
Indiana totaled 17 hits in the contest, including home runs by Brock Tibbitts and Morgan Colopy. Southern Miss recorded 11 hits against the Hoosiers, including a home run by Nick Monistere.
A double-elimination format is implemented for the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional.
First pitch between the Golden Eagles and Hoosiers is slated for 1 p.m. EDT and can be watched on ESPN+. Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Ben McDonald (analyst) will be on the call.
Southern Miss leads the all time series against Indiana, 4-0.
The Golden Eagles swept Indiana, 3-0, in 1990, while Southern Miss also defeated the Hoosiers 2007.
The winner between Southern Miss and Indiana will play the winner between No. 1 seed Tennessee (50-11) and Northern Kentucky (35-22).
The Vols will play Northern Kentucky (35-22) on Friday. First pitch is slated for 7 p.m. EDT and will be televised by SEC Network.
Southern Miss (41-18) will play Indiana (32-24-1) to open play in the Knoxville Regional on Friday at 1 p.m. EDT (SEC Network+).
Scott Rolen serves as a special assistant to Indiana head coach Jeff Mercer. Rolen was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2023.
He is in his sixth year on the Hoosiers’ coaching staff, serving as director of player development, assisting with on-campus recruiting in accordance with NCAA rules and collaborates with Indiana’s coaching staff when preparing for practice and competition.
Rolen played in Major League Baseball from 1996-2012 for Philadelphia, St. Louis, Toronto and Cincinnati.
He won a Gold Glove Award eight times and was a seven-time All-Star. Rolen won a World Series championship with the Cardinals in 2006.
The year is 2024 and the grip that television executives have on college football has never been tighter. They are largely to blame for the chaos that is conference realignment and they are definitely to blame for the scheduling decisions made each season, but they have decided to bless Ohio State football with the most recent news.
The Buckeyes will not be playing any Friday night football games and this may not be a big deal for fans or the viewer, but this is a very important thing for the Ohio State coaching staff. It is much easier to recruit and bring kids in to Saturday games than Friday games considering that most high school games around the country are on Friday night.
Fox made its announcement of Big Ten Friday night schedule today and Ohio State was one of the few that missed the cut along with Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Penn State and Wisconsin.
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