Zane Denton hits for the cycle as Vols maul Morehead State

Tennessee Athletics photo / Tennessee starting pitcher Chase Dollander racked up 11 strikeouts Friday night as the Volunteers dismantled Morehead State 23-4. Tennessee Athletics photo / Tennessee starting pitcher Chase Dollander racked up 11 strikeouts Friday night as the Volunteers dismantled Morehead State 23-4.

By David Paschall March 10, 2023 2 min read

There was always the possibility of Tennessee taking out some Friday night frustration on visiting Morehead State given that the Volunteers suffered an upset loss Tuesday against Boston College.

That’s exactly what happened, and then some.

Third baseman Zane Denton led the carnage by going 4-of-5, hitting for the cycle and providing six RBIs as the Vols obliterated the Eagles 23-4 inside Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Tennessee led 23-2 through seven innings.

“I’m still in shock, honestly,” Denton, the transfer from Alabama, told reporters after Tennessee improved to 12-3. “I never would have ever imagined that I would hit for the cycle. Luckily it happened, so I’m going to try and enjoy it.”

Denton clinched the cycle with a triple.

David Paschall

David Paschall has covered sports at the Chattanooga Times Free Press since 1999 and wrote for the Chattanooga Free Press in the nine years before that. David has mostly covered college athletics, with a focus on the University of Georgia from 2000 to 2019 and the University of Tennessee since 2020. He grew up in Chattanooga and is a graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received multiple writing awards and has served as a Heisman Trophy voter since 2003. He has also worked in radio in Chattanooga and has been on the SEC Network's "Classic Rewind" series since 2014. David and his wife, Kelly, have three children — Conner, Emily and Spencer.

Contact David Paschall at dpaschall@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6524.