According to Tennessee Athletics, For the fourth consecutive season, Tennessee captured an NCAA Regional title and secured a spot in the super regionals after slugging its way past #22 Southern Miss, 12-3, in Sunday’s regional final at a sold-out Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The top-ranked Volunteers hit five home runs to surpass their single-season program record of 158 set just two years ago in 2022. A pair of Cal Stark blasts in the fifth and ninth innings bookended UT’s long ball onslaught, with the latter being the record-breaking 159th of the year for the Big Orange.
With Sunday’s victory, the Vols extended their NCAA Regional win streak to 12 straight games. Tennessee has won four consecutive NCAA regionals (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) while going unbeaten in that stretch.
UT has also won six consecutive NCAA regionals played in Knoxville (1995, 2001, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2024), going 22-1 overall in those games. Head coach Tony Vitello now boasts a 14-2 overall record in NCAA regional games since taking over on Rocky Top.
Tennessee will host the winner of the NCAA Greenville Regional final between No. 16 national seed East Carolina and Evansville. The Pirates and Purple Aces will play a decisive game seven on Monday.