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Baseball coverage!!!!!!!!! Awesome.
Go basevols.

PLAY BALL!!!!!

Wells steals second despite a pitchout call, good catch, throw and tag.

Put that on the pitcher.

These new bats are so much different. No ping at all. My brother plays with them in HS ball and HATES them.

Not for me

Vols starter Drew Streckenrider bounced back to get a pop out to first and a fly out to left, but NIU's cleanup hitter yanked a single to left.

But a quick relay from left into the infield held the runner at third, and NIU's Jeff Zimmerman — who hit the single — was picked off when he took a wide turn at first base.

Head's up D by the Vols there.

Tied at 0-0 heading to the bottom of the first.

Vols leadoff batter — third baseman Zach Luther — gets plunked to start the bottom of the first, but freshman second baseman Will Maddox promptly popped up his bunt attempt.

One on, one out.

UT senior shortstop Zach Osborne — arguably the shortest 3-hole hitter in SEC history — draws a walk.

Two on, one out.

All these hit batsman is why I gladly gave up baseball in college and turned to intramural softball

Junior right fielder Chris Fritts walks on six pitches.

Vols took an early 1-0 lead just before that on a balk call.

NIU starter Tom Barry having all sorts of control issues, and he's clearly rattled. Pitching coach out to speak with him.

Bases still loaded, still just one out.

Bases loaded Balk I'll take it.

Chris Pierce gets an RBI fielder's choice, 6-4.

Vols 2, NIU 0.

Runners on the corners, two out.