Tennessee baseball is in win-now mode.
The No. 1 Vols (54-12) face Evansville (39-25) on Sunday (6 p.m. ET, ESPNU) at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in the third game of the Knoxville Super Regional. The winner will go to the College World Series, while the loser's season will concldue.
UT is seeking a third trip to Omaha in the past four seasons under coach Tony Vitello. It also is seeking to avoid losing in super regionals twice in three years as the No. 1 overall seed.
Tennessee baseball live score updates vs Evansville in Knoxville Super Regional
FINAL: OMAHA!
Kirby Connell gets one out and then the curtain call ovation at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Marcus Phillips is on to get the final two outs. He induces a 4-3 groundout and a F7 to end it.
Tennessee 12, Evansville 1. The Tennessee Volunteers advance to the College World Series.
Tennessee 12, Evansville 1, end 8th: Omaha?
The Vols head to the ninth inning, three outs away from a CWS trip. Kirby Connell will pitch the ninth.
Tennessee 12, Evansville 1, middle 7th: Loud ovation for Zander Sechrist after stellar start
Zander Sechrist gets the first out of the seventh inning before being lifted by Tony Vitello. The Lindsey Nelson Stadium crowd gives him a loud ovation as he walks off, and Sechrist acknowledges it.
Nate Snead comes in to pitch and gets the final two out in order in the seventh. The Vols are six outs from Omaha.
Tennessee 12, Evansville 1, middle 6th: Zander Sechrist has been excellent
Zander Sechrist has thrown six innings without allowing an earned run and is at 100 pitches. He's going to be a major part of Tennessee's CWS run should the Vols hold on tonight.
UT is nine outs away from Omaha.
Tennessee 12, Evansville 1, bottom 5th: Cal Stark 3-run home run
Tennessee has now hit seven home runs after Cal Stark's three-run home run in the fifth inning. The Vols have scored 12 unanswered runs.
Tennessee 9, Evansville 1, bottom 4th: Billy Amick hits towering 2-run HR
The Vols lead 9-1 as Billy Amick hits the longest homer of the game to center. It's a two-run home run. Nick Smith is out of the game.
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Tennessee 7, Evansville 1, bottom 4th: Christian Moore's second HR of the game
Christian Moore hits his second home run of the game as the Vols lineup hits off of Nick Smith in the fourth inning.
Tennessee 6, Evansville 1, bottom 4th: Dalton Bargo's second HR of the game
Tennessee 5, Evansville 1, middle 4th: Zander Sechrist gets out of bases loaded jam
Zander Sechrist induces a groundout from Simon Scherry to end the inning with the bases loaded. Evansville loaded up the bases after a single, E4 and a ball that lined off of Sechrist's leg.
Sechrist has not yet been charged a run but has thrown 76 pitches through four innings.
Tennessee 5, Evansville 1, end 2nd: Vols turn walks into runs
Tennessee cashes in on a pair of walks with a RBI double by Blake Burke and a RBI groundout by Billy Amick. Evansville's Nick Smith entered the game in the second inning to relieve Kevin Reed amid the Vols' four-run second.
Tennessee 3, Evansville 1, bottom 2nd: Dalton Bargo goes back-to-back
Dalton Bargo clangs one off the left field scoreboard to go back-to-back. Vols lead 3-1.
Bargo is the DH today for the Vols. Tennessee has three solo home runs off of Evansville's Kevin Reed in the first two innings.
Tennessee 2, Evansville 1, bottom 2nd: Vols in the lead after Dean Curley HR
Tennessee 1, Evansville 1, bottom 1st: Christian Moore HR
Christian Moore hits a rocket to left field, a solo home run. That was 115 mph off the bat. 1-1.
Evansville 1, Tennessee 0, top 1st: Purple Aces score unearned run
Evansville leadoff hitter Simon Scherry reaches via E6 and eventually scores on a two-out RBI single. Scherry got under Cal Stark's tag at home plate.
Evansville leads 1-0. Game has begun on ESPNews for those looking for the game on television.
Tennessee-Evansville Game 3 under weather delay, first pitch time tentatively scheduled for 7:06 p.m.
Tennessee-Evansville is under a delay because of lightning. Given the 30-minute wait time in between lightning strikes, first pitch time is tentatively scheduled for 7:06 p.m. ET.
What channel is Tennessee baseball vs. Evansville on today?
TV: ESPNU (Watch on Fubo)
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Tennessee baseball vs. Evansville start time
- 6 p.m. ET
Tennessee baseball vs. Evansville location
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- Lindsey Nelson Stadium
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Tennessee baseball vs. Evansville tickets
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Tennessee baseball schedule
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Evansville baseball schedule
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Tennessee baseball roster
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Evansville baseball roster
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Knoxville Super Regional schedule
Friday, June 7
Tennessee 11, Evansville 6
Saturday, June 8
Evansville 10, Tennessee 8
Sunday, June 9
Game 3: 6 p.m. ET on ESPNU
Knoxville Super Regional odds
According to BetMGM
- Tennessee -600
- Evansville +375
2024 College World Series bracket
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