Indiana Falls to Tennessee, 11-0

Saturday, February 23

Knoxville, TN

2 p.m.

Indiana University

2-3

Tennessee

6-0

Indiana

Tennessee

2/23/2019 7:56:00 PM | Baseball

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Indiana baseball (2-3) fell to the Tennessee Volunteers by a score of 11-0 on Saturday evening at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Indiana was limited to just two hits on the night in large part to a strong pitching performance by Tennessee starter Zach Linginfelter.

KEY MOMENTS
• Tennessee's Ricky Martinez got the scoring started in the bottom of the second with an infield RBI single. Later, a fielder's choice and an error allowed another run to make it a 2-0 game.
• Following a sacrifice bunt RBI, the Vols' Jay Charleston singled to center, plating another run to increase the Tennessee lead to 4-0.
• The Volunteers strung together four more runs in the bottom of the fifth to increase their lead to eight runs. Martinez got it started with a double to right field to score one. Following a wild pitch that added another run, Jake Rucker singled to center to make it a 7-0 game. Charleston then reach on an error to bring the lead to eight.
• Tennessee added three more runs in the seventh and the eighth on a wild pitch, a sacrifice fly and an error.

NOTES
• Junior starting pitcher Tanner Gordon went 4.1 innings allowing four earned runs and striking out three.
• Drew Ashley stole a career-high two bases, as he took second and third in the first inning. The sophomore now has three swipes in his career.
• Sophomore Sam Crail hit the first triple of his career in the fifth inning.
• Three Hoosiers, sophomore Braden Scott, freshman Matt Litwicki and freshman Tyler Van Pelt, made their debut in an IU uniform.

UP NEXT
Indiana closes out the series on Sunday in Knoxville against the Volunteers with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. ET.