Tennessee entered the final weekend of the regular season needing a series win to solidify their chance of hosting a regional series in the NCAA Tournament. A series loss to Arkansas on the road would essentially be the nail in the coffin of those hopes, as the Volunteers have dropped five of their last six series in conference play.
Thursday night was just what the doctor ordered — clutch hitting, power and a really solid night from Marcus Phillips on the mound.
A Dalton Bargo homerun had Tennessee off and running early on in Fayetteville, but that advantage didn’t hold for very long.