No. 2 seed Tennessee (41-19, 16-14 SEC) defeated No. 3 Charlotte (36-28, 17-12 C-USA, 9-2, Sunday to win the NCAA Tournament Clemson Regional at Doug Kingsmore Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Christian Moore hit two home runs and four RBIs for the Vols.
The Vols scored three runs in the fourth inning after Moore and Blake Burke each recorded RBIs with sacrifice flies. Zane Denton hit a solo home run to extend Tennessee’s lead to 4-0.
Charlotte’s Austin Knight, a former Vol, hit a solo home run in the fifth inning.
The 49ers scored one run in the sixth inning on an RBI single by Cam Fisher.
Moore hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning. Maui Ahuna recorded and RBI on a groundout in the seventh inning before Christian Scott hit a two-run single.
Drew Beam (8-4) pitched six innings for Tennessee. He allowed two runs and four runs, while recording 10 strikeouts.