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Photo by Kate Woolson/Texas Rangers/Getty Images Billy Amick is now tied for first nationally in home runs Transfer AJ Causey set a new career-high with 12 strikeouts in 6 IP (two Ks in each of six innings), while Billy Amick hit his ninth home run, Dylan Dreiling hit his fourth home run and Cal Stark hit his first dinger of the year in the 6-1 win. Causley allowed his … [Read more...] about Vols stay hot behind Causey’s career-high 12 Ks and offense’s three HRs, beat Illinois in game one of weekend series 6-1

Photo by Eakin Howard/Getty Images The opportunity was there for Tennessee, and the Volunteers have smashed their way through to close the season. A daunting four-game stretch — Auburn, at Alabama, at South Carolina and Kentucky — provided Tennessee with a real chance to go prove themselves worthy of a No. 1 seed. Through three of those four games, Tennessee is a … [Read more...] about Bracketology: Tennessee is a consensus No. 1 seed entering final game of regular season

The middle seeds at-large seeds see a lot of traffic this week Welcome back to the brackets! This Friday, as we have come to the finish of the regular season, we take a look at the middle at-large seeds and why they’re so congested. First, the bracket: Four, Five, Six Seeds at a Glance Alabama is the definitive 4-seed who does not fall into what we’re about to … [Read more...] about Friday Morning Bracketology — A lot of shifting

Jeff Blake-USA TODAY Sports Revenge is a dish best served cold, and the Tennessee Vols served it up to the South Carolina Gamecocks on Wednesday night in Columbia, South Carolina 66-59. As it turns out, a raucous crowd of over 18,000 showed up just to see Tennessee clinch their first outright SEC title in over a decade and a half. Dalton Knecht led Tennessee with a … [Read more...] about Vols pluck Gamecocks 66-59, clinch outright SEC regular season title

Photo by Brandon Sumrall/Getty Images A lot on the line tonight. There’s quite a large game of basketball set to be played tonight in Columbia, South Carolina. No. 4 Tennessee is on the road again, coming off of a huge win against Alabama on Saturday. The Vols will face No. 17 South Carolina tonight, with both sides desperately clawing for the SEC’s regular season … [Read more...] about How to watch: Tennessee at South Carolina