Tennessee baseball sets program record for runs in an inning during rout of Alabama A&M

Tennessee baseball’s bats have come alive after a slow start to the season, drilling Alabama A&M in back-to-back games at home.

During Tuesday’s home opener, the Vols routed A&M with a 10-0 shutout. On Wednesday, the Vols improved on that performance, posting 23 runs in another blowout to improve to 3-2 on the season.

The deciding blow in Wednesday’s game came in the 5th inning when Tennessee posted a record-breaking frame. The Vols pushed 15 runs across, setting the program record for runs in an inning in the process.

A PROGRAM-RECORD 15 runs come across to score in the fifth inning pic.twitter.com/AoFyTrMDyY

— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) February 22, 2023

Catcher Charlie Taylor was the leading hitter in the game and in the record-setting 5th inning. He started the scoring in the frame with a 3-run home run to make it 9-1, Vols. Later in the inning, Taylor drove in another run with an RBI single.

Here’s the home run:

B5 | Call him Charlie Tater.

Chuck with his first career home run, a three-run blast to left and the Vols go up 9-0!!#GBO // #OTH // #BeatAAMU pic.twitter.com/JDF4yerwJI

— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) February 22, 2023

When it was all said and done, Taylor ended the game 4-for-5 with 3 runs scored and 5 RBI. He led 9 Vol players with an RBI in the 23-1 win.

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.