The Arkansas bats chased Vols’ starter Drew Beam after just 1.2 IP, as Beam gave up six runs to 14 batters faced, and again, Tennessee’s offense wasn’t up to the task. The Hogs won 7-2, completed the sweep and put the Vols at just 5-10 in SEC play, with a 1-4 record in five series played.
Beam faced just 14 batters and gave up 4 hits, 6 runs and four walks to just 2 Ks. Just 33 of his 62 total pitches went for strikes.
Vitello turned to Chase Burns, who’s been the middle starter on weekends until this series, and Burns turned in an appearance that looked much more like the Chase Burns we saw last season.