Reese Chapman and Henry Ford each homered to continue their torrid starts to the season as Tennessee topped Wright State 5-4 Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The No. 19 Volunteers improved to 12-3 overall and have already played four one-run games, winning three of them.
“It’s really good to win these one-run games,” Ford said afterward in a press conference. “You have to make clutch pitches and have clutch at-bats and really work together as a team.”
Ford went 3-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs to increase his season average to .377, while Chapman went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and is now hitting .370.
“It’s a very process-oriented game,” Ford said, “and you just try to grow and get better and learn from stuff that hasn’t worked. I think it’s starting to come together a little bit.”