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Here’s four quick takeaways from Tennessee’s game one win over Iona.

Rounding 1st — Trey Lipscomb makes history

Tennessee third baseman Trey Lipscomb hit the fourth cycle in the program's history on Friday afternoon. It was the first cycle for the program since Jordan Rodgers did so against Kentucky in 2016.

Lipscomb finished 5-for-5 at the plate with a home run, a triple, two doubles, three runs scored and nine RBs.

Rounding 2nd — Chase Burns takes the mound

Freshman Chase Burns (W, 2-0) made his second career start and picked up his second career win. Burns gave up one run, but it wasn't earned. He struck out four, only walked one and gave up four hits.

Rounding 3rd — 20+ hits and 25+ runs

Tennessee's offense exploded for 27 runs on 21 hits against Iona. The 27 runs were the second-most ever scored during the Tony Vitello era.

The Vols hit .477 at the plate for the game, .563 with two outs, .433 with runners on base, .450 with runners in scoring position, led off the inning with a hit in seven of eight innings, .571 with runners on third and less than two outs and .579 in advancement opportunities.

Headed for Home — Iona...

As bad as Iona's loss to the Vols was Friday evening, it wasn't its first hideous performance of the year. Iona lost 24-0 to Old Dominion last Saturday before losing 19-0 on Sunday. The next two games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium this weekend will be more of the same.

Key Plays:

T-1st: Iona 0, Tennessee 0

Iona hit a leadoff single to start the game, but Chase Burns picked up a fly ball to right, a ground ball to second and a strikeout to get out of the inning.

B-1st: Iona 0, Tennessee 4 (+4)

Tennessee struck first with four runs in the bottom of the first courtesy of a Drew Gilbert RBI single and three-run home run from Trey Lipscomb.

T-2nd: Iona 1 (+1), Tennessee 0

Drew Gilbert committed an error chasing down a single up the middle that allowed the runner to take second. After the runner advanced to third on an Evan Russell passed ball, Iona pushed its first run across on an RBI groundout.

B-2nd: Iona 1, Tennessee 12 (+8)

Vols scored eight runs in the second. Drew Gilbert hit a two-out two-run single to make it 6-1, and then Trey Lipscomb hit an RBI double to score Gilbert all the way from first.

Jorel Ortega then made it 8-1 on an RBI single to score Lipscomb from second before Evan Russell hit a two-run double to left-center. Cortland Lawson hit an RBI single and Seth Stephenson hit an RBI double to end the inning.

Jordan Beck made the second and third out of the inning.

B-4th: Iona 1, Tennessee 17 (+5)

Tennessee scored five more runs in the fourth on back-to-back solo home runs from Evan Russell and Cortland Lawson, Blake Burke scoring on a wild pitch and a two-run double from Trey Lipscomb.

B-5th: Iona 1, Tennessee 21 (+4)

Tennessee struck for four runs in the fifth courtesy of a bases-clearing triple from Trey Lipscomb and an Evan Russell walk with the bases loaded.

Lipscomb's triple completed the cycle for the junior third baseman. It's just the fourth cycle in the history of the program and the first since Jordan Rodgers did so against Kentucky in 2016.

T-6th: Iona 1, Tennessee 21

Camden Sewell relieved Chase Burns (W, 2-0) to start the sixth inning.

Burns' final line in his second career start: 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 R, BB, 4 K, 74 pitches (49 strikes) and picked up his second career win.

B-6th: Iona 1, Tennessee 23 (+2)

Freshman first baseman Blake Burke hit his first career home run in the sixth to extend the lead to 23-1.

B-7th: Iona 1, Tennessee 24 (+1)

Christian Scott hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

B-8th: Iona 1, Tennessee 27 (+3)

Tennessee scored three runs in the eighth to end the evening. Freshman Jared Dickey hit his first career homer and Charlie Taylor picked up his first career hit on a two-run double to make it 27-1.

This Week's Schedule

Tuesday, February 22

Midweek game – Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee -- GAME SUSPENDED

Wednesday, February 23

Midweek game – UNC Asheville (1) vs. Tennessee (16)

Friday, February 25

Game 1 – Iona (1) vs. Tennessee (27)

Saturday, February 26

Game 2 – Iona vs. Tennessee -- 1 p.m. ET

Sunday, February 27

Game 3 – Iona vs. Tennessee -- 1 p.m. ET