No. 19 Tennessee (37-17, 15-13 SEC) defeated No. 9 South Carolina (37-16, 15-12 SEC), 5-0, Friday at Founders Park in Columbia, South Carolina.
Vols’ centerfielder Hunter Ensley went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and gave Tennessee a 1-0 lead in the third inning with an RBI double.
Tennessee extended its advantage to, 4-0, in the fourth inning as Dylan Dreiling hit a two-run home run and Ensley’s RBI single scored Christian Scott.
Dreiling was 2-for-4 against the Gamecocks.
Scott recorded one hit, one stolen base as three runs for the Vols.
Andrew Lindsey (2-2) and Aaron Combs combined to pitch a two-hit shutout for Tennessee.
Limdsey started and pitched 8.1 innings. He allowed three hits and recorded five strikeouts.