Tennessee vs North Carolina LIVE Updates - Score From College World Series (2024)

First Inning: Starting pitchers shove in first inning (0-0)
Top - Drew Beam starts on the mound for Tennessee. Honeycutt strikes out for the first out. Cook strikes out for out number two. Harber hits a grounder to second but the throw is off target. The play is reviewed and the call is reversed to an out.

Bottom - Shea Sprague starts on the mound for the Tar Heels. Moore grounds out to shortstop for the first out. Burke strikes out for the second out. Amick strikes out to end the inning.

Second Inning: Game remains knotted up (0-0)
Top - Donofrio flies out to center field for the first out. Gallaher flies out for the second out. Stevenson gets out to end the inning.

Bottom - Dreiling walks to start the inning. Ensley lines out third base for out number one. Tears grounds out second, Dreiling advances to second with two outs. Curley flies out to right field to end the inning.

Third Inning: Rubber match continues (0-0)
Top - Van De Brake gets out to start the inning. Madera grounds out for the second out. Wilkerson strikes out to end the inning.

Bottom - Chapman flies out to right field for out number one. Stark strikes out for the second out. Moore lines out to center field to end the inning.

Fourth Inning: Kavares Tears Stays Scorching Hot (3-0)
Top - Honeycutt lays down a bunt right to the pitcher for out number one. Cook strikes out for out number two. Harber slices one to right field for a single. Donofrio strikes out to end the inning.

Bottom - Blake Burke leads off the bottom of the fourth inning and he dumps a single into left field for the Vols first hit of the contest. Billy Amick steps to the plate with one on and nobody out, and he strikes out looking for the first out. Dreiling walks to put runners on first and second base for Hunter Ensley. Ensley strikes out swinging on a slider for out No. 2. Kavares Tears steps to the plate and hits a three-run homerun to right field to give the Vols their first lead. (3-0) Dean Curley steps to the plate with two outs and nobody on and strikes out looking to end the bottom of the fourth.

Fifth Inning: D. Beam continues to shove (4-0), Tennessee Homers Again
Top - G. Gallaher grounds out to third base for the first out of the inning. L. Stevenson walks to put a runner on first base for the Tar Heels. L. Van De Brake grinds out a walk to bring up A. Madera with two on and one out. A. Madera strikes out looking for the second out of the inning. Colby Wilkerson steps to the plate with two on and two out and strikes out swinging to end the inning.

Bottom - Reese Chapman starts the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run to right field. (4-0). Cal Stark steps to the plate with nobody on and nobody out as M. Matthijs enters the contest. Cal. Stark strikes ou, followed by a single from Christian Moore into right field. Blake Burke lines out for out number two. Billy Amick steps to the plate with two outs. Amick flies out to right field to end the inning.

Sixth Inning: Honeycutt homers (5-1), Vols answer with two two-out hitting.
Top - Vance Honeycutt hits a home run to left-center field for the first Tar Heels run of the game. (4-1) Casey Cook hits a single into right field. Parks Harber comes to the plate and hits a sharp ground ball to third base, Billy Amick is unable to field it cleanly and everyone is safe. Drew Beam will exit for Kirby Connel to come out of the bullpen for the Vols. Connell a ground ball out at second base for the first out of the inning. Connell picks a runner off at first base then strikes out Gallaher for the final out of the inning.

Bottom - Dreiling leads off the bottom of the sixth with a fly ball out to center field. C. Backus draws a four-pitch walk. Backus advances to second base on a wild pitch, Kavares Tears then strikes out looking. Dean Curley steps up to the plate with one on and two out, and he hits an RBI single into center field. (5-1) Curley is thrown out at second base for the final out, but Tony Vitello challenges the call on the field.

Seventh Inning: Kirby Connell keeps Heels hitless in 7th, (5-1)
Top - L. Stevenson struck out swinging, followed by a quick fly ball out to right field from J. Van De Brake. Kirby Connell allows his first hit to A. Madera on an infield ground ball. C. Wilkerson flies out to right field for the third and final out.

Bottom - R. Chapman steps back into the box after his homer back in the fifth inning and he draws a lead-off walk. Cal Stark strikes out on the ninth pitch of the at-bat. Christian Moore grounds into a double play to end the inning.

Eighth Inning: Vols hold Heels scoreless yet again (6-1), Add Insurance Run in the bottom
Top - Honeycutt draws a walk, but C. Cook quickly grounds into a double play, followed by a line drive out to shortstop from Parks Harbour.

Bottom - Blake Burke strikes out swinging for the first out of the eighth inning. Billy Amick draws a four-pitch walk. Dillon Dreiling hits a single into right field to put two runners on for C. Backus. Backus strikes out looking for the second out of the inning. Kavares Tears steps to the plate with two on, two out, and laces an RBI double into right field. (6-1) Dean Curley comes to the plate with two runners in scoring position and he flies out to left field for the final out of the inning.

Ninth Inning:
Top - RHP, Nate Snead enters the contest for the Vols to earn the save. Christian Moore makes an insane play to record the first out of the inning on a ground ball off the ball of A. Donofrio. G. Gallaher enters the box with one out in the ninth. Gallaher pops out to the shortstop D. Curley for the second out. L. Stevenson steps to the plate with two outs and nobody on and he walks bringing J. Van De Brake to the plate and he lines out to end the game.

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