HOOVER, Ala. (Interstat) — Garrett Wright homered and drove in three runs as seed Tennessee defeated South Carolina 11-6 on Tuesday in the SEC Baseball Championship. Henry Ford also homered and had three RBIs for the Volunteers (38-19). Patrick Evans homered and tripled for the Gamecocks (22-35), and Will Craddock added a two-run homer. Tennessee scored two runs in the first inning, five in the third, one in the fourth and two in the eighth. South Carolina answered with three in the third and three in the seventh. The Volunteers collected 15 hits to South Carolina’s 11. Wright’s solo homer in the eighth extended the lead, and Ford followed with a solo shot. Will Haas earned the win for Tennessee, while South Carolina’s Zach Russell took the loss. The Gamecocks lost their seventh consecutive game.