WATCH: Levi Clark hits homer out of Houston's Daikin Park in Tennessee baseball vs Arizona
HOUSTON − Levi Clark hit a home run out of Houston's Daikin Park on Sunday.
The Tennessee baseball freshman crushed the first pitch he saw in the second inning against Arizona to left field. It landed on the train tracks above the Crawford Boxes in left field at the Houston Astros' ballpark.
The No. 1 Vols improved to 11-0 this season with a 5-1 win against the Wildcats to sweep the Astros Foundation College Classic.
Clark has hit five homers in his first 10 games at Tennessee. He also hit a three-run homer against Rice on Saturday in Tennessee's 13-3 win.
'It is special," Vols third baseman Andrew Fischer said of Clark's performance. "To be honest with you, there are still a lot of stones unturned for that kid. Everyone sees what is going on out here. He is putting on a show. I still think he has gone way more in the tank that people haven't seen yet. He is going to be a really, really good ballplayer.'
Tennessee hit 10 home runs in the three games. It has hit 31 through 11 games this season. Gavin Kilen leads Tennessee with seven homers.
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The Vols hit 184 home runs in 2024 when it won the College World Series for the first time in program history. UT's 184 homers is the second-most in a season in NCAA history. LSU holds the record with 188 in 1997.
Tennessee became the first team in NCAA history to have five players hit at least 20 homers in a season. First baseman Blake Burke was the fifth when he homered on June 19 against Florida State in the CWS. He joined second baseman Christian Moore, third baseman Billy Amick, left fielder Dylan Dreiling and right fielder Kavares Tears.
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