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LIVE Updates - Tennessee vs Radford Score

The Tennessee Volunteers are set to host Radford for a midweek battle as the non-conference slate comes to a close in before next week's SEC opener. Here are the live updates from their midweek matchup.
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The Tennessee Volunteers are set to host Radford for a midweek battle as the non-conference slate comes to a close in before next week's SEC opener. Here are the live updates from their midweek matchup.

The Tennessee Volunteers have jumped up the Top-25 rankings from the start of the season. Ranked No. 4 coming into the season, through a dominant non-conference slate, they've vaulted into the No. 2 spot following a dominate showing in Houston.

The Vols are fresh off a weekend of wins that featured ranked opponents and they will continue the momentum into a home matchup against Radford on Tuesday evening.

LIVE Updates - Tennessee vs Radford Score

First Inning: (2-3 Tennessee's defense gets caught sleeping with two unfortunate errors, Curley and Fischer homers)
Top: Perez singles through the left side for Radford and the game is officially underway. keen is up to bat for Radford. Keen singles to advance Perez to second. Nace is up to bat for Radford. Nace sees a full count. Nace walks to load the bases. Abraham's early struggles has put Tennessee in a tough spot here. Ward grounds into a double play, but not before Perez makes it across. Radford gets their first run of the ball game. Kehoe is up to bat. Michael Sharman is replacing Abraham on the mound in hopes of closing out the inning. He will face Kehoe and a runner on third. Kehoe reaches on a fielding error made by Levi Clark. This scores another run for Radford. Kehoe steals second base. Whitacre is up to bat. Whitacre reaches on a Curley throwing error and Kehoe scores. Toole grounds out to Curley.

Bottom: Dean Curley, Gavin Kilen, Hunter Ensley are scheduled to bat this inning. Curley homers to start the inning. Kilen singles to give the Vols their first base runner. Ensley comes up to bat. Kilen is caught stealing for the first out. Ensley sees a full count. He strikes out looking. Fischer is up to bat for the first time. Fischer hits a home run to left field to give the Vols their second run of the contest. Clark hits a single to shortstop. Chapman is up to hit. Chapman flies out to right field.

Second Inning: (2-4 Keen hits a SAC Bunt)
Top: Hudgins singles to start the inning. Hudgins steals second. Grantham strikes out swinging to give Sharman his first out. Perez reaches on another Curley error. Hudgins advances to third. Tennessee badly needs a double play or a strikeout here. Keen is up to bat. Keen stratigically hits a SAC Bunt to score Hudgins and advance Perez. Sharman strikes Nace out to end the half.

Bottom: Stone Lawless, Cannon Peebles, Chris Newstrom are scheduled to bat this inning. Petit is in for Ludy after just one inning of work. Lawless steps up to the plate. Lawless grounds out to start the half. Peebles flies out quickly in his at-bat. Newstrom singles to center field to give the Vols their first base runner of the inning. Newstrom steals second. Curley lines out to end the inning.

Third Inning: (9-4 Champan hits grand slam, Kilen RBI single)
Top: Sharman returns to the mound. Ward strikes out to start the inning. Kehoe strikes out. Whitacre is back up to the mound. Whitacre strikes out to end the inning.

Bottom: Tennessee has two runners on with one out for Levi Clark after back-to-back walks. Clark then singles, loading the bases with one out for Reese Chapman. Chapman blasts his second grand slam of the season, marking Tennessee's fifth of the year. Radford is turning to the bullpen, bringing in right-handed pitcher Hunter Howard. Curley draws a walk on four pitches, allowing a run to score and extending Tennessee's lead to 7-4. Gavin Kilen delivers with a powerful two-RBI single up the middle, pushing Tennessee's lead to 9-4 with just one out still on the board. The Vols stranded the last two runners.

Fourth Inning: (9-6 Radford adds a couple)
Top: Radford now has runners on second and third after back-to-back singles, followed by a successful double steal. RHP Austin Hunley is coming into pitch for the Vols. Radford scores two and the inning ends.

Bottom: Tennessee fails to add any runs after two flyouts and one strikeout.

Fifth Inning: (10-9 Hunter Ensley saves a run and adds one)
Top: Hunley hits Ward with a pitch and then gives up a double to Tyler Kehoe, putting two runners in scoring position with no outs. Ward scores on a groundout, cutting Tennessee's lead to 9-7. Noah Toole plates a run with a sharp single up the middle and its 9-8. It's a tie game as Corbin Grantham smacks a single to left field, bringing in a run. Hunter Ensley makes an incredible, catch against the center field wall to end the top half, robbing a run and keeping the game tied.

Bottom: Ensley drives in a run to make it 10-9. He is then thrown out at third to end the inning.

Sixth Inning: (11-9 Tennessee adds a run)
Top: Dylan Loy retires the side with two strikeouts.

Bottom: Andrew Fischer draws a walk, and Levi Clark follows with a single, giving Tennessee two runners on with no outs. Stone Lawless drives in a run with a double.

Seventh Inning: (22-9 Ensley gets an RBI, Fischer and Grimmer get grand slams)
Top: Ariel Antigua singles, and Dean Curley follows with a walk, putting two on with no outs for Tennessee. Ensley is up with the bases loaded. He delivers with an RBI walk to make it 12-9. Andrew Fischer hits Tennessee's second grand slam of the night to make it 16-9. Stone Lawless crushes a triple to center field, bringing in another run. Tennessee loads the bases with two outs for pinch hitter Colby Backus. He walked and a run scored to make it 18-9. Blake Grimmer delivers the knockout punch with a walk-off grand slam, capping off Tennessee’s dominant performance. The Vols crushed three grand slams against Radford and now have seven in just 12 games.

Final: Tennessee 22, Radford 9

Pregame Storylines:

Starting Lineup

1. Dean Curley (SS)
2. Gavin Kilen (2B)
3. Hunter Ensley (CF)
4. Andrew Fischer (3B)
5. Levi Clark (1B)
6. Reese Chapman (RF)
7. Stone Lawless (C)
8. Cannon Peebles (DH)
9. Chris Newstrom (LF)

Starting Pitcher

How to Watch Tennessee vs Radford:

• GameDay: Tuesday, March 4th
• Game Time: 6:00 PM EST
• Stadium: Lindsey Nelson Stadium
• Where: Knoxville, Tennessee
• Watch: SEC Network+

Radford is 5-5 on the season with wins against Akron, Quinnipiac and Mercyhurst. This is the first time these two teams will have played since 2009 when Tennessee won by a final score of 11-4.

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