Despite a shaky outing from starter Aaron Combs — his second straight poor performance as a starter — the Vols scored seven runs in the seventh inning to break a 3-3 tie and held on to win the game and lock down another sweep with the 8-3 dub.
Combs surrendered a solo home run in the second after giving up a two-out walk in the first that he worked out of without giving up any damage. In the third, he struck out the first batter but then gave up two consecutive singles that laid the groundwork for a run-scoring sac fly to the next batter followed by a two-out double by Illini five-hole Drake Wescott that plated another run.