There aren’t too many players in college baseball who have the adrenaline tank that Tennessee relief pitcher Chase Burns has.
With Tennessee up 4-0 in the top of the 7th inning in Game 3 of the Hattiesburg Super Regional, Burns was brought in to get the Vols out of a jam on the bases. Burns struck out Southern Mississippi’s Dustin Dickerson on three straight pitches.
Burns then struck out Southern Miss’ Slade Wilks on four pitches with three straight swinging strikes. The final pitch from Burns in the inning came in at a blistering 102 MPH.
M7 | CHASE BURNS IS AN ELECTRIC FACTORY!!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
102 by ’em and Tennessee wiggles out of the seventh with a 4-0 lead!!#GBO // #OTH // #BeatUSM pic.twitter.com/HrRt24Lfuu
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) June 13, 2023
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Tennessee currently leads Southern Miss by a score of 5-0 in the bottom of the 7th inning thanks to a home run from Maui Ahuna. The game is Game 3 of the Hattiesburg Super Regional with the winner advancing to the College World Series. Stay tuned to @RockyTopInsider on Twitter for non-stop Tennessee Baseball coverage.
101 mph for Chase Burns.https://t.co/1L5sDLH3qn
— Ryan Schumpert (@rschump00) June 13, 2023
