It took a bit for the bats to really liven up in Tennessee’s regional opener against Alabama State. But then the Vols scored five runs in the sixth, and Blade Tidwell turned in a dominant start en route to the 10-0 win.
The slow start wasn’t a non-start — the bats pushed across one run in each of the second, fourth and fifth innings. A Trey Lipscomb leadoff single turned into a run after a Jorel Ortega double in the second frame, and then an Ortega solo home run made it a 2-0 game in the fourth.
Seth Stephenson’s leadoff single kicked off a fifth, and then he stole second before Luc Lipcius’ single put him on third for Jordan Beck.