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LIVE UPDATES - Tennessee vs St. Bonaveture Final Game

The Tennessee Vols look to move to (16-0) on Sunday afternoon against St. Bonaventure in their final weekend home series before conference play begins.
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Tennessee baseball looks to move to (16-0)
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The Tennessee Vols look to move to (16-0) on Sunday afternoon against St. Bonaventure in their final weekend home series before conference play begins.

The Tennessee Volunteers have their eyes set on being the first college baseball team to repeat as national champions since the South Carolina Gamecocks did it in 2011 and 2012. The Vols are the No. 2 ranked team in the country, are a perfect (15-0) and have absolutley dominated their non-conference slate to open the season.

Sunday, the Vols host St. Bonaventure for the final time in Game Three of a their final weekend series before hosting the Florida Gators next week.

LIVE UPDATES - Tennessee vs St. Bonaveture Final Game

First Inning: (0-0)
Top: RHP, Tanner Franklin is expected to start the game for the Vols. Vercollone is hit by a pitch. He is picked off at second base. Hoalcraft strikes out swinging. Marshall singles up the middle. Gunning strikes out to end the inning.

Bottom: Curley is up to start the inning. Curley pops out to start the inning. Kilen lines out to left field. Fischer walks to give the Volunteers their first base runner with two-outs. Levi Clark strikes out to end the first inning.

Second Inning: (0-0)
Top: Brandon Arvidson is in for Tanner Franklin. Little walks to start the inning. Kaufman strikes out swinging. Carrothers strikes out looking. Arvidson looks to get another strikeout to retire the half. Arvidson strikes him out to end the half.

Bottom: Reese Chapman is up to the plate. Chapman flies out to the warning track. Manny Marin is up to bat for the first time this game. He flies out to center field. Jay Abernathy is up to bat. Abernathy singles through the left side. Stone Lawles to hit. Abernathy steals second. Lawless flies out to end the inning.

Third Inning: (7-1 Levi Clark hits a two-run home run, Vossen scores.)
Top: Kuhns is in for Arvidson. Vossen walks to give St. Bonaventure their first base runner of the inning. Vossen steals second and advances to third on a throwing error. Vercollone pops up. Hoalcraft brings Vossen in with a single. Hoalcraft is caught stealing at second. The ruling on the field stands. Marshall strikes out to end the inning.

Bottom: Dalton Bargo is up to bat. Bargo walks to give the Vols as base runner with no outs as the lineup turns over. Curley singles to advance Bargo to second. Kilen walks, and the bases are loaded for Fischer who has had a red-hot bat. He is in Grand-Slam territory. This would be the ninth in 16 games with 14 being the single season record. Everyone advances on a wild pitch which scores Bargo. Fischer hits a SAC fly to score Curley. Clark hits a two-run home run to extend the Vols lead. Chapman grounds out for out two. Marin singles. He steals second. Abernathy singles to score Marin from second. Lawless hits a home run to give the Vols two more runs. Walker in to pitch for James. Bargo flies out to end the inning.

Fourth Inning: (7-1)
Top: Chris Newstrom is in for Chapman in right field. Gunning singles. He steals second. Little strikes out swinging. Dylan Loy is in to pitch for Kuhns. Loy strikes Kaufman out. Carrothers strikes out swinging to end the half.

Bottom: Curley is scheduled for his third at-bat. Constantine to ss for Hoalcraft. Davis to 1b for Little. Curley is hit. Kilen hits into a fielder's choice. Curley advances. Fischer advances Curley on a ground out. Clark walks. Newstrom strikes out.

Fifth Inning: (7-2 Constantine brings one in)
Top: Ryan Combs is in for Dylan Loy. Combs picks up a strikeout for out one. Vossen singles. Vercollone singles. Constantine hits an RBI single. Marshall strikes out swinging. Gunning strikes out looking.

Bottom: Manny Marin is up to the plate. Marin flies out to right field. Abernathy is up to the plate. Abernathy is out and so is Lawless, to end the inning.

Sixth Inning: (11-2 Dalton Bargo and Chris Newstrom goes yard)
Top: Davis walks to start the inning. Combs is done, as Austin Hunley is coming in to replace him. Kaufman reaches on a fielder's choice. Carrothers singles to advance Kaufman to second with one out. Bases are loaded after a walk. Vossen flies out. Runners stay put. Vercollone flies out to end the inning.

Bottom: Bargo leads the Vols inning off with a solo shot home run. Curley grounds out. Kilen walks to give the Vols a base runner. He steals second. Fischer grounds out, Kilen advances to third. Clark walks to put runners on the corners. Chris Newstrom hits a three-run home run. Blake Grimmer is in to hit for Manny Marin. Grimmer pops up to end the inning.

Seventh Inning: (13-2 Lawless walks it off)
Top: Tennessee makes a bunch of changes. Curley to 1b, Fischer to LF, Grimmer to 3b, Ariel Antigua to Shortstop for Bargo, Austin Breedlove in for Hunley on the mound. Constantine is out to start the inning. He struck out looking. Tanner Wiggins is in to pitch for Breedlove. Atwell is in to bat for Gunning after Marshall hit fly out. Atwell walks. He advances on a wild pitch. He will stay put at second base. Davis walks. Kaufman walks to load the bases. Brayden Krenzel is in to pitch. Carrothers is out to end the inning.

Bottom: Genovesi is in for Atwell, Pawlowicz is in for Carrothers, and Barger is in to pitch. Tennessee needs one run here to complete the run rule. Abernathy walks. Lawless hits a walk-off home run that scores both Abernathy and himself to win the game and to close the series. It was his second home run of the game.

FINAL SCORE: Tennessee 13, St. Bonaventure 2

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Caleb Sisk
CALEB SISK

Caleb Sisk
CALEB SISK

Caleb Sisk is a talented sports journalist from the state of Georgia. Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sisk's passion for sports grew. Bringing years of recruiting coverage experience, he has been named a National Recruiting Reporter and covers various college sites on the On SI network. He takes pride in covering recruiting and has been featured by numerous companies for his excellent coverage and knowledge. He has also spent time at other companies, including Rivals, where he covered the Tennessee Volunteers.

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