Tennessee baseball vs. Southern Miss score, highlights: Vols win Knoxville Regional (2024)

Mike Wilson,Nick GrayKnoxville News Sentinel

Tennessee baseball is facing Southern Miss in the postseason again.

The No. 1 Vols (52-11) play the No. 2 seed Golden Eagles (43-19) on Sunday (6 p.m. ET, SEC Network) in the Knoxville NCAA regional final. Tennessee advances to a super regional for the fourth straight season with a win. If Tennessee loses, the teams will play again Monday in a winner-take-all game.

USM stuck around by blowing out No. 3 Indiana 15-3 earlier Sunday after losing its opener to Indiana on Friday. Tennessee reached the final by beating No. 4 seed Northern Kentucky 9-3 on Friday and routing No. 3 seed Indiana 12-6 on Saturday.

Tennessee baseball live score updates vs Southern Miss in Knoxville Regional

FINAL: Tennessee is back in the Super Regionals

Tennessee 12, Southern Miss 3 is the final, and the Vols are moving onto the Super Regionals next weekend for the fourth straight season.

UT will play next weekend against either East Carolina or Evansville, who will play a winner-take-all regional final in Greenville, N.C. on Monday after the Pirates won 19-6 over the Aces on Sunday.

INSTANT RECAP: Tennessee baseball punishes Southern Miss, advances to fourth straight super regional

Tennessee 12, Southern Miss 3, top 9th: Cal Stark has another HR

Cal Stark hits a no-doubter to left-center, a 3-run shot. The Vols' lead is 12-3.

Stark has two home runs today. Tennessee as a team has 159 home runs this season, a new program record.

Tennessee 9, Southern Miss 3 after eight innings

Vols are three outs from advancing to the Super Regionals. FWIW: East Carolina leads Evansville 12-6 in the eighth inning of the Greenville Regional final, with the Pirates needing to beat Evansville twice. If that score holds, Tennessee's Super Regional opponent won't be known until after ECU and Evansville play again on Monday.

Tennessee 9, Southern Miss 3, top 7th: Dean Curley 2-run HR

Dean Curley hits a 2-run home run to right field, and the Vols are in complete control. Tennessee's lineup is relentless. Christian Moore, Blake Burke and Billy Amick are a combined 0-for-10, and the Vols have totaled nine runs and four HRs through 6.2 innings.

Tennessee 7, Southern Miss 3, top 7th: Dylan Dreiling opposite-field HR

Dylan Dreiling hits a high pitch over the wall in left-center to add another run to the Vols' lead.

Tennessee 6, Southern Miss 3, middle 6th

The Vols add another run, but Billy Amick's two-out drive is caught on the warning track in center for the final out of the inning. That, with two on, would have broken this game open. Still, the Vols lead 6-3.

Tennessee 5, Southern Miss 3, top 6th: Vols back in the lead with Kavares Tears 3-run HR

Tennessee is back in the lead after a Kavares Tears 3-run home run to right field in the sixth inning. That feels like the breakthrough.

The Vols haven't had too much traffic on the basepaths other than back-to-back walks in the fourth inning -- until the sixth. Southern Miss will change pitchers.

Southern Miss 3, Tennessee 2, bottom 5th: USM takes the lead

Southern Miss takes the lead on a 2-run double by Ozzie Pratt. Zander Sechrist's outing is over. Nate Snead will come in to pitch with two on and two out.

Snead produces the final out of the inning on a groundout to third base. Vols' bats need to get to work.

Tennessee 2, Southern Miss 1, top 5th: Cal Stark HR gives Vols the lead

Cal Stark blasts a home run to left field to give Tennessee the lead. That was a long ball.

Zander Sechrist stays in the game after being hit by line drive

Zander Sechrist takes a line drive off the left upper leg, just above the knee, and falls to the ground in the Southern Miss 4th. After a few moments, he gets up and throws a couple warmup pitches. He'll stay in the game. Scary moment.

Sechrist gets a strikeout and a double play (on another hard-hit ball hit toward him) to get out of the fourth inning. How about that?

Tennessee 1, Southern Miss 1, end 3rd: Zander Sechrist limits damage

Southern Miss ties the game on a weird play; Blake Burke's throw to second base hits the USM runner and goes into the outfield. But Zander Sechrist strands two after a strikeout and a popup.

Tennessee 1, Southern Miss 0, mid 2nd: Hunter Ensley RBI single opens the scoring

Hunter Ensley gets the Vols going with an RBI single, driving in Dylan Dreiling.

Tennessee 0, Southern Miss 0, mid 1st: GIDP ends the UT 1st

Tennessee is the designated road team today and will bat first. Blake Burke drew a one-out walk, but Billy Amick grounds into a double play to end the UT 1st. Zander Sechrist is the Vols' starter today.

What channel is Tennessee baseball vs. Southern Miss on today?

TV: SEC Network (Watch on Fubo)

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Tennessee baseball vs. Southern Miss start time

  • 6 p.m. ET

Tennessee baseball vs. Southern Miss prediction

Tennessee 10, Southern Miss 5: The Vols sweep a fourth straight regional and end Southern Miss' season once again.

Tennessee baseball vs. Southern Miss location

  • Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Lindsey Nelson Stadium

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Tennessee baseball roster

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Knoxville Regional schedule

Sunday's games

Game 5:Southern Miss 15, Indiana 3

Game 6:Tennessee (52-11) vs. Southern Miss (43-19), 6 p.m.; TV TBD

Knoxville Regional bracket

Friday's games

Game 1:Indiana 10, Southern Miss 4

Game 2:Tennessee 9, Northern Kentucky 3

Saturday's games

Game 3:Southern Miss 6, Northern Kentucky 0

Game 4: Tennessee 12, Indiana 6

Sunday's games

Game 5:Southern Miss 15, Indiana 1

Game 6:Tennessee (52-11) vs. Southern Miss (43-19), 6 p.m.; TV TBD

Monday's game (if necessary)

Game 7:Game 6 winner vs. Game 6loser, TBD

2024 College World Series bracket

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Tennessee baseball vs. Southern Miss score, highlights: Vols win Knoxville Regional (2024)

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Tennessee baseball vs. Southern Miss score, highlights: Vols win Knoxville Regional? ›

(AP) — Kavares Tears hit a go-ahead three-run homer in the sixth inning and national top seed Tennessee poured it on from there, defeating Southern Mississippi 12-3 on Sunday night to win the Knoxville Regional of the NCAA Tournament. Tennessee (53-11) advances to the super regionals, which begin on Friday.

Did Tennessee beat Southern Miss 12-3 to win Knoxville Regional? ›

– The nation's No. 1 seed in the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament, Tennessee, hit five home runs Sunday evening to eliminate Southern Miss from the NCAA Knoxville Regional 12-3 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Golden Eagles ended their season at 43-20, capturing their eighth consecutive 40-win season which ranks No.

What was the score of the Tennessee Southern Miss baseball game? ›

Tennessee 12-3 Southern Miss (Jun 2, 2024) Final Score - ESPN.

Who won the Knoxville regional? ›

Tennessee claims Knoxville Regional with 12-3 win over Southern Miss - Rocky Top Talk.

What is Tennessee baseball biggest win? ›

Top-ranked Tennessee nipped Texas A&M, 6-5, in the College World Series for the university's first national championship in baseball. The victory was a record 60th in the spirited campaign.

Is Tennessee number 1 in baseball? ›

Baseball
RANKSCHOOLPREVIOUS RANK
RANKSCHOOLPREVIOUS RANK
1Tennessee1
2Texas A&M4
3Kentucky2
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Jun 26, 2024

Has Southern Miss ever been to the College World Series? ›

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles baseball team made its first ever appearance in the College World Series in 2009.

Has Tennessee ever won a College World Series? ›

1–seed Tennessee baseball wins their first Men's College World Series title. The No. 1–seed Tennessee Volunteers etched their names into NCAA baseball history this week by defeating No. 3 Texas A&M 6–5 on Monday to clinch their first-ever MCWS championship.

What year did Southern Miss beat Alabama? ›

Opponent History
DateSeasonScore
Saturday, September 81990W27-24
Saturday, November 181989L14-37
Saturday, September 51987L6-38
Saturday, September 131986L17-31
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Is Tennessee the best baseball team? ›

After winning the College World Series, Tennessee tops 2024's final Baseball America Top 25.

Who will Tennessee play in the Super Regional? ›

Evansville

Who won regional baseball? ›

California: For the first time in the 64-team field era (since 1999), no team from California won a regional. There were only three teams from the Golden State in the field to begin with (San Diego, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara), but none were able to make it through the weekend.

How much does the winner of the Knoxville Nationals get? ›

“The first-place prize for the 2025 Knoxville Nationals will be $195,000 with plans to raise it to $200,000 for the 65th running in 2026,” said Eric Arnold, PR and Digital Marketing Manager at the speedway.

What regional is Southern Miss baseball in? ›

HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss baseball team earned a spot in the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament, getting a No. 2 seed in the Knoxville Regional. The Golden Eagles will play No.

Who did Tennessee beat in 1998? ›

South Carolina at Neyland Stadium. It's been 25 years since Tennessee beat Florida State, 23-16 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona to claim the inaugural BCS title, but its path to get there was littered with near-misses and moments so tense that even a film couldn't have scripted it.

How many times has Tennessee beat South Carolina in football? ›

As a result of conference expansion, the game will no longer be annual beginning in 2024. Tennessee leads the all-time series 27–11–2, (not including two vacated wins). The most recent game was a 41–20 Tennessee win in 2023.

Has Tennessee ever beaten Georgia? ›

In 2007, Tennessee defeated Georgia 35–14 to win the tie-breaker for the conference title game. In the 2009 game, the Vols defeated Georgia 45–19 under first and only season under Lane Kiffin. Georgia held a 6–4 advantage over the Volunteers in the 2000s. In 2010, Derek Dooley became the Tennessee head coach.

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