HOOVER, Alabama (AP) – Luc Lipcius and Evan Russell connected two-race home races and Tennessee won 11-0 to Alabama on Friday in a Southeast Conference elimination game.
The second seed (44-15) will advance to face the No. 6 Florida in Saturday’s semi-finals. Crimson Tide (31-24) beat Tennessee 3-2 in tickets wednesday, the seventh direct defeat for volunteers in the tournament. .
Since then, Tennessee has won several tournament games for the first time since 2005, and called after seven innings according to the 10-point mercy rule.
Liam Spence and Max Ferguson pushed the double-digit lead with solo home runs on sixth. Lipcius had a single producer.
Blade Tidwell (8-3) allowed two hits in six white innings, strikening five.
Alabama starter Landon Green (3-2) ceded six problems before moving on to the third. Sam Praytor had Hits from Tide.