Just like that, Tennessee is nine innings away from the end of its baseball season.
Starter Blade Tidwell gave up five runs on seven hits in the first three innings, and the offense went hitless outside Jordan Beck, Jorel Ortega and Trey Lipscomb en route to the 8-6 loss.
All five of the runs charged to Tidwell came via the long ball, as the meat of Notre Dame’s lineup feasted on Tidwell’s offerings. Tennessee’s sophomore starter had trouble missing the middle of the plate, and Note Dame’s Jared Miller, Carter Putz and Jack Zyska punished him for it.