No. 1 Tennessee (finally) took care of business on Thursday night in Hoover to open their SEC Tournament. The Volunteers smacked in-state rival Vanderbilt 9-1 after a hot offensive start.
When the rain finally cleared in Hoover, Drew Gilbert got Tennessee started with an RBI double in the first, and the rest of the offense showed up in the third.
Jorel Ortega doubled to drive in a run, and then Gilbert pushed in Ortega from second. Evan Russell kept the rally going with another double down the line. Luc Lipcius’ sac fly brought us to a 5-0 score, and Christian Moore capped off a five-run third inning with an RBI single.