HOOVER, Ala. — Camden Sewell allowed two hits and set career highs with six innings and six strikeouts to help No. 2-seed Tennessee beat sixth-seeded Florida 4-0 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday.
The Volunteers (45-15) advanced to Sunday’s championship game for the first time since 1995 and will face top-seeded Arkansas. The Razorbacks won two of the three regular season games it played against Tennessee May 14-16, with all three games decided by a run.
Sewell (4-1), who has 18 relief appearances in 2021, was making his third start of the season for Tennessee.
"Congratulations to Tennessee for moving on to the championship," Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan said. "Christian Sewell did a nice job, a little bit of a different look, some sink, mid-80s fastball, breaking ball, I think our timing was a little bit off. We felt like we hit with two strikes a ton today, and it was just one of those days. But we'll go back home tonight – we've been on the road for I think ten days now – get ready for the selection show on Monday and have a really good week of practice."
Liam Spence went 2-for-3, walked twice and scored two runs for Tennessee. Drew Gilbert, Evan Russell and Jordan Beck each had an RBI. Beck doubled in the fourth inning and scored on a wild pitch.
Florida starter Brandon Sproat (2-1) gave up three runs in 3 2/3 innings for the Gators (38-20).