KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Blake Burke’s career-high 5 RBIs powered second-ranked Tennessee to a 6-1 win over Charleston Southern Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Burke homered for the fifth time this season within the win, a two-run shot within the sixth inning, and completed 3-for-5 on the day. Tennessee recorded 11 hits as a group Tuesday, going a mixed 11-for-34 (.324) on the dish with a pair of dwelling runs. Jared Dickey completed with a pair of hits and an RBI whereas Griffin Merritt additionally had a multi-hit day, going 2-for-4.

Left-hander Zander Sechrist earned the beginning on the mound and logged 4.1 innings of labor with 5 strikeouts and simply three hits allowed within the outing.

Seth Halvorsen stepped up in reduction of Sechrist, placing out 4 of the 11 batters he confronted in 2.2 innings of labor to earn his first win as a Vol. Kirby Connell was known as from the bullpen to pitch the eighth, tossing a 1-2-3 inning with one strikeout. Aaron Combs completed issues off by placing out a pair of batters and retiring the aspect so as within the ninth.

The Vols opened the scoring on a Burke two-run single by the appropriate aspect within the backside of the primary, giving the Vols an early 2-0 lead. Within the backside of the fourth, Burke’s third RBI of the day got here on a single that scored Charlie Taylor and elevated the Tennessee benefit to 3-0.

Dickey’s solo shot to proper middle was his third homer of the yr and Tennessee’s first of three runs within the sixth inning. Shortly after, a licensed Burke Blast to left middle left the yard, scoring Moore for Burke’s fourth and fifth RBIs of the sport.

Junior infielder Maui Ahuna acquired the beginning nod at shortstop his Tennessee debut and logged his first hit within the Orange and White with a single up the center within the sixth inning.

Charleston Southern’s Casey Asman drove within the lone run on the day for the Buccaneers with a solo dwelling run within the high of the seventh.

UT completes the midweek sequence with Charleston Southern on Wednesday afternoon with first pitch slated for 4 p.m. Followers can watch the sport stay on SEC Community+ and the ESPN app or hear stay on UTSports.com, the Tennessee Athletics Gameday App and the Varsity App.