Vols defeat Eastern Kentucky

Recapping UT’s victory over the Colonels Tuesday night.

The winning streak reached three for Tennessee Tuesday night as they captured a 10-1 midweek victory over Eastern Kentucky at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Tennessee, the No. 4 ranked team in the nation, scored four runs in the first inning en route to earning its second victory over the Colonels (9-18) this season.

Logan Steenstra, who played shortstop against Alabama over the weekend, continued to swing a hot bat as he went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and three RBIs.

His double gave the Vols a 4-0 lead as it plated Trey Lipscomb, who started the scoring with a two-run double.

Tennessee picked up its third run on a sacrifice fly by Luc Lipcius.

Eastern Kentucky pulled to within 4-1 in the top of the fourth on an RBI single by Kendal Ewell before the Vols answered in the bottom of the frame on scoring single by Jake Rucker.

Steenstra had a two-run single in the fifth and Joel Ortega drove in another run for the Vols with a hit to make it 8-1.

Jordan Beck closed out the scoring with a two-run double in the eighth.

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