Dalton Bargo homers twice in an inning for Tennessee baseball against UNC Asheville
Bargo homered to right-center on the first pitch of the second inning, pulling UT within 3-2 after it fell behind 3-1 on a three-run homer from UNC Asheville. He homered over the batter's eye in center field later in the inning to put Tennessee ahead 9-3.
The junior is the third player in Vols history to record a two-homer inning and the first since 2006.
Kelly Edmundson hit two homers in the eighth inning against Belmont on May 16, 2006. Sonny Cortez hit two homers in the first inning against North Carolina State on Jan. 30, 1998.
Bargo has three two-homer games in his career. He hit two home runs at Auburn on April 6 and had a two-homer showing against Evansville in Game 3 of the Knoxville Super Regional on June 9 last season. He had eight homers in his first season at UT after transferring from Missouri.
Bargo's grand slam was Tennessee's third of the season in the first four games. Hunter Ensley homered Saturday against Hofstra and Reese Chapman homered Sunday in the series finale against the Pride.
The Vols hit 12 grand slams last season, which is tied for the second-most in a season in NCAA history. Arizona State holds the NCAA record with 14. Oklahoma State hit 12 grand slams in 66 games in 1996.
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Tennessee hit four homers in the first two innings against UNC Asheville. Dean Curley hit the first in the first inning, his second homer this season. Gavin Kilen hit a three-run homer in the second inning between Bargo's pair. It was Kilen's first homer since transferring from Louisville.
Mike Wilson covers University of Tennessee athletics. Email him at michael.wilson@knoxnews.com and follow him on X @ByMikeWilson or Bluesky @bymikewilson.bsky.social. If you enjoy Mike's coverage, consider a digital subscription that will allow you access to all of it.
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