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Moore’s three homers pace Vols to thrilling series win at Kentucky

Tennessee Athletics photo / Kavares Tears is mobbed by teammates afer his two-run homer down the right-field line in the seventh inning Sunday afternoon that put Tennessee ahead to stay at 10-8 during an eventual 13-11 win at Kentucky.
Tennessee Athletics photo / Kavares Tears is mobbed by teammates afer his two-run homer down the right-field line in the seventh inning Sunday afternoon that put Tennessee ahead to stay at 10-8 during an eventual 13-11 win at Kentucky. Tennessee Athletics photo / Kavares Tears is mobbed by teammates afer his two-run homer down the right-field line in the seventh inning Sunday afternoon that put Tennessee ahead to stay at 10-8 during an eventual 13-11 win at Kentucky.

By David Paschall 4 min read

The game of the year so far this season for the Tennessee Volunteers really was the game of the year.

In a riveting rubber match that featured four lead changes, leadoff hitter Christian Moore launched three home runs Sunday afternoon as the No. 4 Vols survived No. 3 Kentucky 13-11 before a crowd of 6,797 at Kentucky Proud Park. Moore’s third homer was a three-run shot to left field in the eighth inning, which gave Tennessee its largest lead at 13-9.

Kentucky also held a four-run advantage in this dizzying matchup at 6-2 through five innings.

“Obviously they punched us in the mouth early in the game and we came back,” Moore, a junior second baseman, told reporters afterward. “They punched back. It was back and forth. They’re really good. They might not have all the glamour and all that stuff, but they play hard-nosed baseball.

“That was a great game today.”