2021 College World Series Game 7: No. 2 Texas 8, No. 3 Tennessee 4 (UT eliminated) (box score)
Eric Kennedy had a three-run homer in the second and Silas Ardoin had a two-run single to snap a 4-4 tie as Texas doubled up Tennessee in an elimination game. Jordan Beck (2 for 3, R) had a run-scoring double and Pete Derkay (2 for 4) added an RBI groundout in the top of the second as the Volunteers () took a 2-0 lead. Kennedy (2 for 4, 2 R) had a three-run blast in the bottom of the frame to give the Longhorns () a 3-2 advantage. Cam Williams knocked in a run with a groundout in the third to put Texas up 4-2. Connor Pavolony and Liam Spence (2 for 5) had run-scoring singles in the top of the fourth to level it at 4-4. Ardoin’s two-run single in the fourth put the Longhorns on top for good. Williams added an RBI single in the fourth and Kennedy came home on a wild pitch in the sixth as Texas posted the 8-4 victory. Tanner Witt (5-0, 5.2 IP, 3 H, 2 K) earned the win in relief.
Texas head coach David Pierce: “I just thought we did a great job of competing all day, from top to bottom. We had so many stars, so many guys that stepped up today. That’s what we needed. It was so clutch in the second when they put up two and EK’s big three-run home run. Two tremendous double plays that we turned with the 5-2-3 by Silas on the pick and picking up Cam, and then tremendous job of Mitch going to the 4 hole in the 4-6-3 double play. And then just kept tacking on runs, a couple two-out RBIs and then just Tanner Witt. And you look at Tanner there, it’s the most that he’s extended this year in a time we needed it. And Tristan Stevens has been so consistent for us. That’s why you call it a staff. And that’s why you call it a team. So many guys stepped up today, which we needed.”