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Alabama hands No. 1 Tennessee first SEC loss of 2022 baseball season
By Andrew Olson
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Alabama has handed No. 1 Tennessee its first SEC loss of the 2022 college baseball season. The No. 24 Crimson Tide won 6-3 Friday night in Knoxville. For the first time this year, the Vols are on a losing skid, having also dropped Tuesday night’s game to Tennessee Tech 3-2.
B9 | Flyout to short ends it and that’s the ballgame! (📺 https://t.co/aYG3mjTW7O)
FINAL | 6-3, Alabama#RollTide pic.twitter.com/lyhNgRqyLE
— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) April 16, 2022
Tennessee took an early 2-0 lead before the Bama bats got going. Alabama DH Owen Diodati had 2 solo home runs. His second homer put the Tide up 3-2.
T2 | 💣⏰ DIO! The 🇨🇦🔨 makes it a one-run ballgame with his solo shot to left! (📺 https://t.co/aYG3mjTW7O)
2-1 Tennessee#RollTide pic.twitter.com/g7gAPGNNXt
— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) April 15, 2022
T4 | 💣⏰ DIO (x2)! The 🇨🇦🔨 gives us the lead with another solo shot! (📺 https://t.co/aYG3mjTW7O)
3-2 Alabama#RollTide pic.twitter.com/uh5ZzxeYUJ
— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) April 15, 2022
Crimson Tide infielder Drew Williamson also had 2 RBI, including a triple in the 9th inning that added an insurance run.
T9 | W (dubya) with a TRIPLE off the wall in center and that’ll bring in an insurance run for the Tide! (📺 https://t.co/aYG3mjTW7O)
6-3 Alabama#RollTide pic.twitter.com/lWhp5ub2cZ
— Alabama Baseball (@AlabamaBSB) April 16, 2022
Alabama’s Garrett McMillan got the win, posting a line of 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 BB, 5 K, 3 ER. Dylan Ray got the save, going the final 1.2 innings. Tennessee’s Chase Burns was the losing pitcher, allowing 4 earned runs over 3 innings.
Alabama has now won 8 games in a row. The Tide will try to make it 9 and take the series in Saturday’s Game 2, set for 5 p.m. CT/6 p.m. ET.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
