Exceptional pitching from the Commodores, that’s what we were supposed to see on Wednesday night. Instead, Tennessee proved that they have great pitching of their own.
The Vols got a terrific outing from James Adkins to open SEC Tournament play. The junior lefty pitched 8.1 innings and gave up only one hit and two runs. Neither run was earned. It was Adkins seventh win on the season and definitely his biggest of the year.
The bullpen was a bit shaky but did just enough to get the job done and Tennessee held on to win 6-4 against the nations top team.
Vandy fans aren’t happy about the opening round loss. No one likes to lose a tournament game to a rival but I doubt the game will have much affect on the Dores NCAA tournament fate, even if they lose again tomorrow. Their regular season resume speaks for itself and they should be one of the nation’s top seeds.
Tennessee will play again tonight at 9:00 pm against #5 seed Ole Miss. The Rebels beat #4 seed Mississippi State in a game that did not end until 1:40 am. Once again CSS will provide television coverage.
Wing Foot Award
Pat Summit won the Wing Foot Award which is presented to both the men’s and women’s national championship coaches.
Does this seem senseless to anyone else? An award that goes to the championship coach. No voters, no polls, just an award that’s given at the end of May. No chance of a surprise, or excitement for that matter.
The Japanese Just Bombed Pearl Harbor
The News Sentinel can’t find much to report on besides the dated Dane Bradshaw and Lee Humphrey comparisons. That might have been a good story a couple months ago.
Maybe they’ve just been holding that one for a slow news day.
100 days
I almost forgot, today marks exactly 100 days until Tennessee kicks of with Cal. You can keep track in our countdown thread.