USC Upstate Baseball

Striking early and rallying late, Upstate sought a third straight midweek win as it battled No. 20 Tennessee Tuesday. The Spartans tied the game in the ninth before succumbing to a Vol walk-off in the home half, falling 4-2. 🔗 | brnw.ch/21x11x0 #SpartanArmy ⚔️

It proved a fight Tuesday night in Knoxville... Trey Bentley drove home the tying run for the Spartans in the ninth, plating Preston Lucas--who drove in Upstate's opening tally in the first. Four Spartan pitchers fashion scoreless appearances on the night. #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬆️ 9th | UPST 2; UT 2 TREY BENTLEY PULLS ONE INTO THE CORNER AND THIS ONE IS TIED!!! #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬆️9th | UPST 1; UT 2 Preston Lucas begins the ninth with a double tucked inside the leftfield line! #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 8th | UPST 1; UT 2 Cayden Mackey turns in a 1-2-3 eighth! #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 8th | UPST 1; UT 2 Cayden Mackey takes over for the Spartans #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 7th | UPST 1; UT 2 The Vols score two in the seventh ... Tyler Lang leads off for the Spartans in the eighth #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 7th | UPST 1; UT 0 Andrew Kummer picks up his first strikeout of the night #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 7th | UPST 1; UT 0 Andrew Kummer comes on for the Spartans #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 7th | UPST 1; UT 0 Max Eichenberger takes over on the bump for the Spartans #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬆️ 7th | UPST 1; UT 0 Trey Bentley beats the shift for his first hit of the night #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬆️ 7th | UPST 1; UT 0 The first player on either side with a multi-hit night is none other than Jake Armsey #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 6th | UPST 1; UT 0 Another three-up, three-down frame for Reece Hemmerling! #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 5th | UPST 1; UT 0 Two strikeouts in a 1-2-3 fifth frame for Reece Hemmerling! #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 4th | UPST 1; UT 0 Reece Hemmerling enters from the bullpen for Upstate #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 4th | UPST 1; UT 0 Jack Gibson rolls up the twin killing in a three-up, three-down frame #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬆️ 4th | UPST 1; UT 0 Jake Armsey shoots one down the rightfield line, his first hit tonight #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 3rd | UPST 1; UT 0 Jack Gibson picks up the strikeout as he works a scoreless third #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬇️ 3rd | UPST 1; UT 0 Jack Gibson takes over on the bump for the Spartans #SpartanArmy ⚔️

⬆️ 3rd | UPST 1; UT 0 Johnny Sweeney rips one down the line in right as his double is the first Upstate hit tonight #SpartanArmy ⚔️