College World Series: Tennessee beats North Carolina, 6-1

Vols take care of business.

Put another win on the board for Tennessee in Omaha. The Volunteers breezed past North Carolina on Sunday night, powered by an outstanding performance on the mound from Drew Beam. The righty tossed five innings, giving up just one run while striking out seven.

Kavares Tears got the offense rolling again, blasting a three-run shot in the bottom of the fourth.

Tears would also add an RBI double in the eighth.

Reese Chapman also went deep, blasting a solo shot in the fifth inning.

With the way Beam started on the mound and how Kirby Connell and Nate Snead shut things down after, the Tar Heels were finished. Tennessee cruised after that Tears blast, going on to win 6-1.

It’s the first time ever that Tennessee has started 2-0 in the College World series.

“If I was to answer on the team’s success this year, I have to go broken record and just say the team chemistry and camaraderie that’s there,” Tony Vitello said after the game. “Sum greater than the parts applies to a lot of different things. And it certainly applies to teams.

“But this is deal where you got nine guys and baseballs flying around and arms moving and things like that and energy in the dugout. There’s just a lot of things that happen in our sport, with all due respect to the others. What carries the heavy weight for us is the camaraderie.”

Tennessee’s next game in Omaha will come on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. The Volunteers are now one win away from clinching their spot in the National Championship series. They will face the winner of North Carolina and Florida State, who will play an elimination game on Tuesday.