{"id":47730,"date":"2022-06-12T21:32:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tennessee-baseball-crumbles-vs-notre-dame-season-ends-shy-of-omaha\/"},"modified":"2022-06-12T21:32:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T21:32:18","slug":"tennessee-baseball-crumbles-vs-notre-dame-season-ends-shy-of-omaha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tennessee-baseball-crumbles-vs-notre-dame-season-ends-shy-of-omaha\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee baseball crumbles vs.  Notre Dame, season ends shy of Omaha"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Origin of Tennessee pitcher Kirby Connell's handlebar mustache\">\n<div class=\"gnt_em_vp_w\" data-g-r=\"vp_tp\" data-c-vt=\"teal\" data-t-pl=\"teal-playlist-hero\"><button class=\"gnt_em_vp_a gnt_em_vp__tp_a\" data-g-r=\"vp_ap vp_tg\" data-c-vppids=\"[&quot;9779667002&quot;,&quot;9779588002&quot;,&quot;9773338002&quot;,&quot;9773332002&quot;,&quot;9773331002&quot;,&quot;9691881002&quot;,&quot;9691879002&quot;,&quot;9691876002&quot;,&quot;9670215002&quot;,&quot;9595959002&quot;,&quot;9596006002&quot;,&quot;9596024002&quot;,&quot;9549795002&quot;,&quot;7351862001&quot;,&quot;7351856001&quot;,&quot;7351852001&quot;,&quot;7351803001&quot;,&quot;7351802001&quot;,&quot;7349767001&quot;,&quot;7349756001&quot;,&quot;7340682001&quot;,&quot;7340680001&quot;,&quot;7340630001&quot;,&quot;9531157002&quot;,&quot;9531153002&quot;,&quot;9531134002&quot;,&quot;9531131002&quot;,&quot;9522577002&quot;,&quot;9522176002&quot;,&quot;9522173002&quot;,&quot;9498327002&quot;,&quot;9498308002&quot;,&quot;7261183001&quot;,&quot;7261181001&quot;,&quot;7255306001&quot;,&quot;7255304001&quot;,&quot;6971770001&quot;,&quot;6947987001&quot;,&quot;6947976001&quot;,&quot;6878390001&quot;,&quot;6878381001&quot;,&quot;6878363001&quot;,&quot;6878341001&quot;,&quot;6878333001&quot;,&quot;6123013001&quot;,&quot;6123000001&quot;,&quot;6122968001&quot;,&quot;6122994001&quot;,&quot;5932768001&quot;,&quot;5932751001&quot;]\" data-c-vpattrs=\"{&quot;muted&quot;:true,&quot;bContent&quot;:false,&quot;an&quot;:&quot;tn-knoxville-C1262&quot;,&quot;pn&quot;:&quot;Knoxville News Sentinel&quot;,&quot;vidNum&quot;:1,&quot;svp&quot;:true}\" data-c-vpdata=\"{&quot;adsEnabled&quot;:true,&quot;awsPath&quot;:&quot;sports\/college&quot;,&quot;byline&quot;:&quot;Adam Sparks&quot;,&quot;canonicalURL&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;contentSourceCode&quot;:&quot;PKNS&quot;,&quot;createDate&quot;:&quot;2022-06-09T15:20:56Z&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Adam Sparks, Knoxville News Sentinel&quot;,&quot;duration&quot;:133000,&quot;headline&quot;:&quot;Origin of Tennessee pitcher Kirby Connell's handlebar mustache&quot;,&quot;hlsURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/hlsmedia.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/video-renditions\/5255e9eb-5b2d-41a8-9e16-784e0bff9673\/d0999eec-20e0-4904-a99c-91aee0f8e3f3\/1080p_30fps,720p_30fps,480p_30fps,master.m3u8?subtitles=7555418001&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;7555418001&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/06\/06\/PKNS\/fe6f21ac-4784-4a2a-a1f3-5c99cfb4e2ee-KNS-vols_regional_liberty_1895.JPG&quot;,&quot;opto&quot;:true},&quot;initialPublishDate&quot;:&quot;2022-06-09T15:20:56Z&quot;,&quot;keywords&quot;:&quot;Tennessee Volunteers,Know the Score&quot;,&quot;mp4URL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/downloadmedia.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/video-renditions\/5255e9eb-5b2d-41a8-9e16-784e0bff9673\/d0999eec-20e0-4904-a99c-91aee0f8e3f3\/1080p_30fps.mp4&quot;,&quot;origin&quot;:&quot;Knoxville News Sentinel&quot;,&quot;pageURL&quot;:{&quot;long&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.knoxnews.com\/videos\/sports\/college\/university-of-tennessee\/2022\/06\/09\/tennessee-baseball-pitcher-kirby-connells-handlebar-mustache\/7555418001\/&quot;},&quot;promoBrief&quot;:&quot;Tennessee pitcher Kirby Connell has an epic handlebar mustache, earning him the nickname &quot;Vollie Fingers.&quot; 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A Tennessee fan launched it back onto the field as the season spiraled away from the Vols.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tennessee, which won a program-record 57 games, could not get the win it needed to reach the College World Series and chase a place among the best teams in college baseball history.  It crumbled instead at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, falling 7-3 to Notre Dame (40-15) on Sunday in the Knoxville Super Regional final.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">ESTES:<\/strong>For Tennessee baseball, stunning loss and gut-wrenching exit will sting awhile<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">ADAMS:<\/strong>Notre Dame baseball, not Tennessee Vols, was No. 1 when it mattered most<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">REACTION:<\/strong>Social media readies the dirt to pile atop Tennessee baseball after season-ending loss<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">UT was 49-0 when leading after six innings entering Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/06\/12\/PKNS\/a644ca8a-6109-40d7-a21a-f205bb3487b5-UTvsNDBaseball_1932.jpg?crop=5122,2882,x0,y0&amp;width=660&amp;height=372&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/06\/12\/PKNS\/a644ca8a-6109-40d7-a21a-f205bb3487b5-UTvsNDBaseball_1932.jpg?crop=5122,2882,x0,y0&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Chase Burns was great until he wasn&#8217;t<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Burns was sensational for the first six innings, pitching Tennessee (57-9) to the brink of a College World Series berth.  The seventh inning was a different tale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Burns allowed a one-out double to Carter Putz.  He got a pop out, but Notre Dame catcher David LaManna hit a two-run homer into the Tennessee bullpen to tie the score 3-3.  LaManna had one homer in 139 at-bats before the game-tying blast.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/05\/29\/NTTN\/d4bf58ff-2e68-4d14-976e-3b9c2746f4cb-TUS_SECTennesseeKentuckyGC1248.JPG?crop=3661,2060,x0,y0&amp;width=660&amp;height=372&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" data-gl-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/05\/29\/NTTN\/d4bf58ff-2e68-4d14-976e-3b9c2746f4cb-TUS_SECTennesseeKentuckyGC1248.JPG?crop=3661,2060,x0,y0&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Brannigan hit a long foul ball over the left-field fence before squaring one up into the porches for back-to-back homers and a 4-3 lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Burns allowed four runs on five hits in 6\u2154 innings.  He struck out five and walked one.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Eighth-inning error was a dagger for Tennessee<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Tennessee trailed by one in the eighth and was positioned to have two outs with a runner on.  But Trey Lipscomb made a low throw to first that Luc Lipcius couldn&#8217;t pick, putting two on with one out instead.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Calf pulled Camden Sewell in favor of Kirby Connell, who got an out on a sacrifice bunt.  Putz doubled to right center to score two more.  Jack Zyska singled to score Putz to put UT down 8-3 with a string of unearned runs.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"gnt_ar_b_h2\">Seth Stephenson was the offense<\/h2>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Seth Stephenson delivered the two biggest hits for Tennessee with a pair of RBI hits.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The left fielder smacked a two-out single to left to score Jorel Ortega in the second, putting UT ahead 2-1.  He came up big again in the fifth, lining a double over the head of Brannigan, who was pulled in expecting a punt.  Cortland Lawson scored from first as Notre Dame shortstop Zack Prajzner hesitated as the cutoff man.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Mike Wilson covers University of Tennessee athletics.  Email him at michael.wilson@knoxnews.com and follow him on Twitter @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByMikeWilson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">ByMikeWilson<\/a>.  If you enjoy Mike&#8217;s coverage, consider a digital subscription that will allow you access to all of it. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ball bounced toward the infield as coach Tony Vitello made the slow walk from the Tennessee baseball dugout to the mound. Notre Dame&#8217;s Jack Brannigan had blistered the same ball into the left-field porches on an ill-fated pitch from Chase Burns. A Tennessee fan launched it back onto the field as the season spiraled &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/tennessee-baseball-crumbles-vs-notre-dame-season-ends-shy-of-omaha\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tennessee baseball crumbles vs.  Notre Dame, season ends shy of Omaha<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2021\/06\/06\/PKNS\/fe6f21ac-4784-4a2a-a1f3-5c99cfb4e2ee-KNS-vols_regional_liberty_1895.JPG?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47730"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47730\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}