HOOVER, Ala. − Tennessee baseball will play for one more SEC championship Sunday.
The Vols are going to the SEC Match title recreation, besting Vanderbilt in a semifinal matchup Saturday and reaching the ultimate recreation of the convention match for the third time previously 4 seasons.
No. 1 seed Tennessee obtained a top quality begin from Zander Sechrist and a mammoth two-run dwelling run from Christian Moore to beat No. 8 seed Vanderbilt 6-4 at Hoover Met.
Tennessee (49-11) faces No. 11 LSU (40-20) within the SEC Match title recreation Sunday (3 p.m. ET, ESPN2). UT received the SEC Match in 2022 for the primary time since 1995. It additionally performed within the title recreation in 2021. The Vols might sweep the SEC titles with a win Sunday, pairing the convention match with a share of the regular-season title.
The Vols swept the Tigers in a regular-season sequence in April at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Vols maintain a 3-2 report in opposition to the Commodores (38-21) this season. UT received the regular-season sequence in Vanderbilt by successful the primary two video games. It misplaced to the Commodores within the sequence finale and in its first recreation within the SEC Match.
Zander Sechrist has turned in back-to-back high quality begins
Sechrist had solely thrown six innings in a begin as soon as in his profession earlier than his closing regular-season begin in opposition to South Carolina. He lined six scoreless in opposition to the Gamecocks to assist UT clinch a share of the SEC regular-season title.
The left-handed pitcher turned in a second straight high quality begin. He allowed two runs on 4 hits with a stroll in six innings. Sechrist struck out 5 and saved the majority of the Tennessee bullpen within the course of.
Marcus Phillips confirmed one thing
Marcus Phillips earned his third save this season, masking the ultimate three innings. The sophomore escaped a bases-loaded jam within the eighth by inducing a groundout again to the mound. He obtained out of a two-on, no-out state of affairs within the ninth, permitting just one run to attain.
Cannon Peebles was productive as Tony Vitello shuffled the lineup
Vols coach Tony Vitello shuffled the Tennessee lineup to present different gamers a glance Saturday. Cannon Peebles obtained the beginning at catcher and made essentially the most of it.
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Peebles hit a sacrifice fly within the fourth then roped singles within the sixth and eighth.
UT additionally began Ariel Antigua at shortstop and Dalton Bargo at third base. Billy Amick began because the designated hitter.
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