Tennessee entered Friday afternoon’s super regional showdown against Evansville inside Lindsey Nelson Stadium averaging 11 runs a game in the NCAA tournament.
That average went unchanged.
Christian Moore, Blake Burke, Billy Amick and Hunter Ensley each homered as the top-seeded Volunteers overwhelmed the Purple Aces 11-6 before a crowd of 6,195. Burke, Amick and Ensley also doubled for a Tennessee offense that was so efficient it left just one runner on base.
“It’s very challenging against them to get the third out of every single inning,” Evansville coach Wes Carroll said afterward in a news conference. “That’s the most dangerous lineup I’ve seen in my 16 years as a head coach with what they’re able to do with the barrel.”
The top-seeded Vols improved to 54-11 and can clinch a third College World Series trip in four seasons with another win Saturday over the visiting Purple Aces (38-25). Saturday’s game is scheduled to start at 11 a.m., and it will be televised by ESPN2.