Box Score KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - In a game delayed two hours due to inclement weather, Tennessee swept a mid-week series against the University of New Orleans with an 18-4 victory on Wednesday night.
Matt Duffy hit for the cycle to lead UT (9-2), capping his performance with a single in the eighth inning. Duffy was 4-for-6 with three runs and four RBIs.
Andrew Toles went 3-for-5 with three runs and four RBIs to join in on a Vols' offense that produced 17 hits for the game.
T.J. Thornton (1-0) was the winner on the mound for UT, allowing a run on three hits over the first three innings of the game.
The loss was a school-record 10th straight for UNO (1-11), who was led at the plate by Blake LeBlanc, who went 2-for-3. LeBlanc has been the hottest hitter as of late for the Privateers, batting 6 of 11 over the last four games.
Five other UNO batters tallied a hit in the game with four Privateers producing at least one RBI.
The Vols posted the first two runs on the scoreboard, taking advantage of a UNO throwing error with two outs in the first inning. The hosts added another run in the second inning to take a 3-0 lead.
In the third inning, the Privateers concluded a 26-inning stretch without scoring a run when Zach Pohto grounded into fielder's choice with the bases loaded, bringing home Steffan Farrell.
Prior to the Farrell's run, UNO had not scored since the second inning of an 11-2 loss to Wichita State before being held off the scoreboard in consecutive losses to UT-Arlington and on Tuesday against the Vols.
UT added six runs apiece in the fourth and fifth inning, before adding two runs in the sixth to take a 17-1 lead.
The Privateers struck for three runs in the eighth inning, getting assistance from a struggling UT bullpen. UNO took advantage of four four walks, a hit batsmen and a Nolan Church single to produce the trio of scores.
UT closed the scoring with a final run in their half of the eight.
UNO pitcher Scott Stonestreet (0-1) worked 3 2/3 innings, allowing eight runs - five earned - on six hits and four walks in his first collegiate start.
UNO will play a four-game series at Troy this weekend, beginning Friday at 6 p.m. The teams will play a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m. before concluding on Sunday with a single game at 1 p.m.
