Tennessee has been so dominant through the first six weeks of the season that coach Tony Vitello said it probably was good the Volunteers had a one-run game in the finale of their road sweep of previously No. 2 Ole Miss.
“No team in the country has any interest in peaking early in the season,” Vitello said, “and the way that happens is you go through some adversity.”
Redmond Walsh struck out the side with the tying and winning runs on base in the ninth inning Sunday to secure the Vols' 4-3 win.
Otherwise, Tennessee has mostly gone unchallenged while winning 24 of its first 25 and starting 6-0 in Southeastern Conference play.