Heading into the final weekend of SEC play, Tennessee’s 14-13 SEC record likely meant the Vols needed to leave South Carolina with at least one win for postseason aspirations.
Starter Andrew Lindsey made sure it happened.
He struck out five over 8.1 IP, and didn’t allow a hit past the third inning. The junior allowed just 3 H, 0 BB and 0 R in his best outing of the season to push the Vols past the South Carolina Gamecocks 5-0 in game one of the weekend series.
Lindsey looked sharp from the jump — through 4 IP, he’d allowed 3 H, 0 BB, 0 R and 4 Ks — needing just 41 pitches to get through the first 13 batters he’d faced.