At the time, Hunter Ensley’s slide just seemed like a really cool cherry on top of Tennessee’s likely National Championship. In reality, it ended up being the insurance run that gave the Volunteers their first ever baseball national title.
Texas A&M came storming back in the later innings to make it a game, coming up just short and losing 6-5. Ensley’s wild juke-move slide was the difference — a play none of us will forget for a very long time.
WHAT. A. SLIDE.
6-1 Tennessee pic.twitter.com/BqDlImv9sR— 11Point7 College Baseball (@11point7) June 25, 2024Ensley explained the move during the postgame press conference.