Dylan Dreiling homer lifts No. 1 Tennessee baseball to win vs Queens

Dylan Dreiling made certain that Tennessee baseball’s first game as the No. 1 team in the nation would end well.

The Vols outfielder pulverized a three-run homer in the seventh inning at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, pushing top-ranked Tennessee to a midweek win.

Tennessee (40-9) edged Queens (12-37) 6-3 on Tuesday after Dreiling’s latest clutch hit.

The Vols have won at least 40 games in five straight full seasons for the second time in program history. UT also did it from 1993-97.

UT plays at Vanderbilt in a three-game series starting Friday (7 pm ET, SEC Network+).

Dylan Dreiling made Queens pay for an intentional walk

Tennessee tied Queens 3-3 in the seventh inning on a Billy Amick groundout. Queens intentionally walked Kavares Tears to bring up Dreiling, who has a knack for clutch hitting in his career.

He mashed the second pitch he saw for a three-run homer. Dreiling had the game-tying homer in Tennessee’s walk-off win against Vanderbilt in April 2023. Dreiling hit a go-ahead grand slam against Georgia on March 30. He also had the go-ahead two-run single against LSU on April 13.

Dalton Bargo set the stage in the seventh inning with a pinch-hit single ahead of a Christian Moore single. Blake Burke moved the runners up before Amick’s RBI groundout.

Dylan Loy stabilized Tennessee baseball with a career outing

Dylan Loy, a freshman pitcher and former star at Pigeon Forge, stepped in after a terrible start from Marcus Phillips.

Loy threw a career-best 3⅓ innings. He held Queens scoreless, struck out five and allowed two hits with no walks. Phillips lasted ⅓ inning and left with the bases loaded after walking in a run.

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