Chapman, Ford Homer as Tennessee Rallies Past Wright State
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Reese Chapman homered and drove in three runs as fifth-ranked Tennessee rallied from an early four-run deficit to edge Wright State 5-4 on Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Volunteers trailed 4-0 after the top of the first inning but chipped away. Chapman’s solo homer in the second started the comeback. His two-run double in the fourth tied it before Henry Ford’s two-run homer in the fifth provided the decisive runs.
Landon Mack earned the win for Tennessee, allowing two earned runs over five innings. Brayden Krenzel struck out four in two scoreless innings of relief. The Volunteers improved to 12-3. Wright State fell to 4-8 despite two scoreless innings from Cooper Gilkerson.