Vols defeat USC Upstate with walk-off home run
Blake Grimmer hits a walk-off home run for the Vols in win against USC Upstate.
No. 21 Tennessee (18-7, 3-3 SEC) defeated USC Upstate (12-14, 3-3 Big South), 4-2, Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols defeated the Spartans with a walk-off home run from Blake Grimmer .
USC Upstate led, 1-0 after the first inning and maintained its advantage until the seventh inning when Blaine Brown had a two-run single, giving the Vols a, 2-1, lead. The Spartans tied the game, 2-2, in the ninth inning ahead of Grimmer's game-winning home run. Grimmer went 2-for-5 and scored one run and recorded two RBIs, while Brown went 2-for-4.
He hit a two-run single in the seventh inning to give the Vols, a 2-1, lead. Brayden Krenzel (1-1) earned a win for Tennessee. He pitched 0.
2 innings of scoreless relief. Krenzel recorded one strikeout, while totaling five pitches, including four strikes. Taylor Tracey started for the Vols.