Gavin Kilen homered twice, including a three-run shot in the fourth inning and No. 15 Tennessee run-ruled Indiana State, 12-1 in seven innings at Lindsey Nelson Stadium Tuesday.

The Vols (38-11), who were coming off of their third-straight series loss to Auburn last weekend, were productive and aggressive at the plate, taking early swings and totaling 11 hits.

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The lineup accounted for five home runs, two from Kilen and one each from right fielder Reese Chapman, first baseman Andrew Fischer and center fielder Colby Backus in the sixth inning.

Kilen was 3-of-4 at the plate with four RBIs, while Fischer finished 2-of-4.

Tennessee got the most out of its arms, too. Michael Sharman set the tone with strong start, allowing five hits, one run and striking out three in 3.2 innings of work.

Relievers Austin Breedlove, Brandon Arvidson, Brayden Krenzel and Thomas Crabtree combined to give up just one hit and five strikeouts.

Sycamores (22-26) left fielder Jorge Cartagena had Indiana State's lone RBI in the second.

Backed by a strong start from Michael Sharman, who tossed a couple of strikeouts in the top half of the first inning, the top of Tennessee's order made quick work of Indiana State starter Jacob Spencer.

Gavin Kilen, Andrew Fischer and Hunter Ensley all singled, with Ensley's knock going up the middle to score Kilen and give the Vols an early 1-0 lead.

Dean Curley, batting fifth in the order, was recorded the fourth hit with a single to short that allowed Fischer to score and extend the Tennessee lead to 2-0.

The Sycamores got out of the inning with the damage limited there, but Kilen came through again in the second with a two-run shot to right field to open up a 4-0 lead through two innings.

Sharman, who stranded base-runners in the first and second, ran into trouble again in the third with two on and two outs after Indiana State had gotten on the board on Carter Beck's RBI ground out. But Jeremy Martinez harmlessly flew out to left to prevent the Sycamores from adding more.

After the Vols went down in order in the bottom third, Sharman gave up a walk and back-to-back bunts moved Jorge Cartagena over to third with two outs. That ended Sharman's night and Austin Breedlove took over out of the bullpen to try and leave the Sycamores empty-handed in the inning.

Breedlove delivered, striking out Mason Roell looking to end the frame.

Reese Chapman led off the bottom fourth with a solo no-doubter to right-center to swell the Tennessee lead to 5-1. Stone Lawless and Jay Abernathy each wore a pitches in consecutive at-bats to give the Vols a couple of one-out base-runners.

Kilen paid them both off, mashing a three-run home run over the wall in right to stretch the lead to 8-1.

Breelove issued a walk to lead off the fifth before Brandon Arvidson entered with two outs, but he gave up a walk against the first batter he faced and stolen base put two in scoring position for Indiana State.

Arvidson escaped the jam with a strikeout.

Back at the plate, Tennessee was quickly back in position to add to its lead after Curley advanced to second on a fielding error at third, and Ariel Antigua moved into third with no outs in the bottom fifth.

Chapman scored Antigua on a fly-out to left and the Vols were up 9-1, two runs away from the run-rule with at least two more frames left to play.

With two outs, Abernathy extended the inning with a chopper to second that Jackson Taylor was unable to field in time and the Vols had the bases loaded, but Kilen grounded out at first to end the frame.

Fischer got off to an emphatic start in the bottom sixth, though. He mashed a home run to right--Tennessee's third of the night--to up the lead to 10-1, and Colby Backus followed it up with a single to left.

Curley brought the Vols into run-rule territory with a ground out to first that scored Backus, but just for good measure, Chris Newstrom made the most of insertion into the lineup in the inning with a solo shot that stayed fair down the third base line and exited the stadium left.

Tennessee continues its final stretch with another top 15 series against No. 11 Vanderbilt this weekend.

The Vols, who have won four-straight series against the Commodores, are looking to end a skid after losing three-straight series for the first time under Tony Vitello.

Vanderbilt (34-14, 14-10) is coming off of series win over Alabama.

First pitch between Tennessee and the Commodores is slated for Friday at 5:30 p.m. ET (SEC Network) at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Left-handed pitcher Liam Doyle (8-2, 2.39 ERA) will start for the Vols.

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