KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second time this season, top-ranked Tennessee tossed a combined no-hitter as Liam Doyle and Dylan Loy mowed through the Texas A&M lineup in a 10-0, seven-inning run-rule win in front of a record-setting crowd of 6,544 on Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Doyle was dominant throughout, striking out eight batters while allowing two walks over six shutout innings to earn the win and improve to 5-1 on the year. The junior lefty did not pitch the final inning after developing a blister on his throwing hand.
Fellow southpaw Dylan Loy closed out the no-no by retiring the Aggies in order in the top of the seventh inning.
Playing Long Ball
The Vols (28-2, 9-1 SEC) scored eight of their 10 runs via the long ball, hitting four home runs on the night.
Andrew Fischer blasted two over the right-field wall to increase his team-leading total to 13, including a solo homer to open the scoring in the second inning, followed by a three-run shot off the videoboard to make it 4-0 in the third inning.
Dean Curley extended the Tennessee lead to five runs with a solo home run in the fifth inning before the Vols exploded for five more runs in the bottom of the sixth, capped by a Hunter Ensley three-run opposite field blast to send the run-rule into effect.
Eight of UT’s nine starters finished with a hit while the first four batters in the order – Curley, Dalton Bargo, Ensley and Fischer – all had two hits and at least one RBI.
No-Hitter No. 2
Friday night’s no-hitter was the first by an SEC team in league play since Vanderbilt threw a combined no-hitter in a win over Kentucky on April 22, 2022.
This marks the second season in which Tennessee has recorded multiple no-hitters in a single season with the other occurrence coming in 1976 when it happened three times.
The Vols have now tossed five combined no-hitters and 10 total no-hitters in program history.
Up Next
With inclement weather in the forecast on Sunday, the Vols and Aggies will wrap up this weekend’s series with a doubleheader tomorrow starting at 3 p.m. Game two of the doubleheader will begin at approximately 7 p.m. or 45 minutes following the conclusion of game one.
Both games are slated to be full, nine-inning contests and will be streamed on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app.
