No. 4 Tennessee finished a sweep of James Madison Wednesday with a 10-2 victory at Lindsey Nelson Stadium before 3,524 in attendance.
Tennessee (12-1) hit seven home runs against the Dukes (8-6).
Jared Dickey went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs and Evan Russell was 3-for-4 with a double, one run and one RBI to lead a Tennessee offensive attack that generated 14 hits.
Logan Steenstra, Trey Lipscomb, Luc Lipcius, Christian Moore and Courtland Lawson also homered for the Vols, who trailed, 2-1, after James Madison scored twice in the top of the fourth inning without a hit.
Lipscomb’s home run in the bottom of the frame helped Tennessee tie the game and Russell’s double in the sixth inning gave the Vols a 3-2 lead.
Tennessee added two more runs as Russell scored on Moore’s two-run home run.
In the seventh inning, Dickey, who homered to lead off the game for the Vols, added his second home run of the game. Lipcius homered later in the frame before Lawson closed the scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth inning.
On the mound, Will Mabrey (1-0) pitched five innings of scoreless relief, giving up three hits and striking out eight to record the win.
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