AJ Causey racked up 12 strikeouts Friday night as No. 8 Tennessee racked up its 13th straight victory with a 6-3 downing of Illinois before a crowd of 5,083 inside Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The 6-foot-3, 205-pound transfer from Jacksonville State won his second straight Friday start by working six innings and allowing one run.
“Everything was firing on all cylinders tonight,” Causey said. “The slider was feeling way better than it’s felt the past two weekends, and the changeup and sinker were working. To finally have that slider back like I had it in the fall was a great feeling.
“I could throw three in a row or at 3-2. It was an awesome feeling.”
Causey improved to 3-0 this season with a 1.31 earned run average as the Volunteers improved to 14-1 overall.