Nine hits and 10 runs — plus four Bulldog errors — helped propel the Vols to their seventh series sweep of the 2022 SEC season by dropping Mississippi State 10-5 in the finale of the last regular-season series of the year.
The Bulldogs jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead when leadoff man RJ Yeager took Drew Beam deep on the third pitch of the game. MSU and I have something in common — days that start with Yeager bombs end poorly.
The Volunteer bats responded in the next half inning with three runs, despite recording just one hit: Drew Gilbert reached on catcher’s interference to lead things off, and then Trey Lipscomb hit his 21st home run of the season (which tied him for the SEC lead in dingers with Florida’s Wyatt Langford).