The Vols came out of the first inning down 2-0, despite a two-out walk from Christian Moore and a subsequent steal of second base, as Dylan Bargo struck out to end the top of the first.
Former midweek starter Zander Sechrist got the weekend start, and Baylor jumped on him immediately for a leadoff single, a run-scoring double, a walk and a fielder’s choice that scored another run. The Bears stranded a runner but left the inning with the lead.
That would be the last zero the bats would put up until the eighth inning, and the barrage started with two walks — one from Cannon Peebles and another from Brandon Lohry (with another Blake Burke strikeout in between) — and a Kavares Tears opposite-field, three-run blast,
One pitch, three runs and a 3-2 Vols’ lead.