It was a weekend of sweeps in the SEC as Tennessee, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, and Arkansas all take 3 games from their conference opponents. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t drama though because it was a wild weekend in Knoxville, and the D1 Rerun is here to cover it all!
Evan Russell brought the thunder for the Volunteers as he hits three bombs in Saturday’s game two before the game was suspended due to lightning.
💣💣💣@EvanRussell_4's bat was on fire last night!#NCAABaseball x 🎥 @Vol_Baseball pic.twitter.com/fxeiHmUIfa
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) March 28, 2021
Game two was resumed on Sunday and allowed Tennessee to end up with two walk off wins in one day! This was the second time in program history that Tennessee has swept LSU and the Vols are 5-1 in conference play to start off the season.
TWO WALK-OFFS IN ONE DAY‼️ ‼️ @Vol_Baseball sweeps LSU for the second time in program history! 🧹 pic.twitter.com/mefHSffdp1
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) March 28, 2021
Dylan Crews continued to mash for the Tigers as he goes dead center with this one.
T8 | Crews missiles also fly in Tennessee@__dc4__
— LSU Baseball (@LSUbaseball) March 28, 2021
📺: SECN+ pic.twitter.com/QoXF00ykv0
Christian Franklin was on FIRE this weekend hitting three bombs as the Razorbacks ride his bat to a sweep of Mississippi State.
Christian Franklin, oh my god. pic.twitter.com/6ypQnU4EQT
— 📊 (@mason_mcrae) March 27, 2021
Christian Franklin might legitimately end up being the top ranked college bat on my board in a couple of weeks.pic.twitter.com/CxnT0U1Skh
— 📊 (@mason_mcrae) March 27, 2021
Christian Franklin vs. State: 4-9, 3 HR, 4 R, 5 RBI ♨️@RazorbackBSB goin' for the sweep in Starkville‼️pic.twitter.com/hS3cdrwMfo
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) March 27, 2021
Landon Sims continues to be a stopper on the mound with this laser beam fastball. That is what you call a fastball with ride, kids.
I can watch Landon Sims pitch all day…
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 28, 2021
Electric Factory ⚡️⚡️ pic.twitter.com/a1CLyvsz2F
Another one of those perfectly back spun fastballs in the mid 90s, with elite spin, and around a 12:30 tilt.
Continuing on with the SEC sweep trend, South Carolina takes three games against UF including this wild 14th inning finish on Friday night!
14TH INNING WALK-OFF 🚨@GamecockBasebll WINS!!! pic.twitter.com/JEQ4qFCPgj
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) March 27, 2021
And with our last SEC sweep of the weekend we have Vanderbilt taking all three from Missouri. If you haven’t heard, Vanderbilt’s Friday and Saturday night starters are pretty good.
Jack Leiter x Kumar Rocker.
— Danny Vietti (@DannyVietti) March 27, 2021
(are you serious!?) pic.twitter.com/QLjxcPpiaj
And Jack Leiter HATES giving up hits.
Jack Leiter, K'ing the Side.
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 27, 2021
At least it wasn't all fastballs. It was getting boring.
And, still, no one is talking to him. 🤫 pic.twitter.com/jXKj5crZ8s
Jack Leiter, Bowel-Locking Curveball…and Insta-K Strut.
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 27, 2021
9th K.
And still…🤫 pic.twitter.com/Ri3xjycSka
Jack Leiter. 10th K.
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 27, 2021
🤫 thru 7. pic.twitter.com/4xedgFelQe
Others news around college baseball:
DBU takes 3 of 4 from UT Rio Grande Valley including a pair of walk offs.
More Horner Heroics today…this time courtesy of River Town in the 9th! Here's the highlights from another dramatic finish at Horner Ballpark! pic.twitter.com/kDnBeY0ZKt
— DBU Baseball (@DBU_Baseball) March 28, 2021
Northwestern’s Anthony Calarco hits three bombs as they take 2 of 3 from in-state rival Illinois.
Northwestern's @anthonycalarco2 had three home runs (including this one to tie the game in the 9th) and a double yesterday against Illinois!
— D1Baseball (@d1baseball) March 28, 2021
More Saturday Stat Leaders: https://t.co/FhGS3TAKIE pic.twitter.com/tU4oqs0cbN
Bigger than baseball. Troy honors former UCF commit, Joe Skinner, and his passing in 2016 from Leukemia. Troy’s left fielder, Rigsby Mosely, was a high school teammate of Skinner’s and has a “#SkinnerStrong” tattoo to remember his friend. UCF does an incredible job every year of honoring the player that was committed to be a Knight, but unfortunately never got the opportunity. Joe’s strength during his battle with cancer inspires the entire Orlando community and beyond.
Bigger than baseball.#SkinnerStrong // @UCF_Baseball pic.twitter.com/2yymG88KUs
— Troy Baseball ⚔️ (@TroyTrojansBSB) March 28, 2021
We wrap up this week’s D1 Rerun with a couple of the best bat flips from the weekend!
First, Nathan Lyons from Little Rock
✅Bat flip.
— Little Rock Trojan Baseball (@LittleRockBSB) March 28, 2021
✅Hair flip.
✅Two-run bomb.#LittleRocksTeam pic.twitter.com/tp3UiPNOcA
And next, Cam Williams from Texas
Just a beauty of a bat flip @UTBarstool @Starting9 pic.twitter.com/XeWgQElddx
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) March 28, 2021
See you guys next week with the D1 Rerun!