Tech Baseball Falls to No. 19 Tennessee on the road Tuesday
Tennessee Tech picked up a pair of runs and several solid individual efforts Tuesday night, but No. 19 Tennessee pulled away for a 20-2 victory in seven innings at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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By Jeff Bowe, TTU Athletics Media Relations
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Tech picked up a pair of runs and several solid individual efforts Tuesday night, but No. 19 Tennessee pulled away for a 20-2 victory in seven innings at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Golden Eagles (7-9) collected five hits in the contest, highlighted by Cade Fuller's first home run of his DI career in the third inning. Fuller drove a pitch to left field for his first homer of the season, putting Tech on the board.
Tennessee Tech added another run in the seventh inning. Landon Smelser worked a walk and later scored when Owen Lee lined an RBI single through the right side, trimming the deficit late in the contest.
Smelser finished the evening 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk, while Lee recorded an RBI on his hit in the final frame. Manny Garza and Nash Crowell also contributed base hits for the Golden Eagles, helping Tech tally five hits overall.
On the mound, Ty Barnett provided a bright spot for the Tech pitching staff, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings in relief.
NEXT UP
The Golden Eagles are back in action against Belmont at Quillen Field at Bush Stadium on Wednesday at 1 p.m. CT.
