Cowgill, Carroll power No. 22 UK to win over Vols

KNOXVILLE - Collin Cowgill and Sawyer Carroll each homered and Cowgill finished 3-for-4 with three-RBI, as the No. 22 Kentucky Wildcats utilized three runs in the top of the eighth inning to break open a 2-2 game, handing the Tennessee Volunteers a 5-3 loss in the series-opener, in front of 1,918 fans at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Cowgill's two run, bases-loaded single scored the go-ahead run in the eighth, part of his three-hit, three-RBI performance. The All-American outfielder, starting his first game in left-field since 2006 due to an injured hamstring, strolled to the plate in the eighth inning with the bases loaded and no out. Cowgill ripped 1-0 offering for a single through the left side, scoring Ryan Wilkes and Bryan Rose. Wilkes got the inning started with a double into the right-centerfield gap, his 11th of the season and Rose laid down a perfect bunt single to put Wilkes on third. After Carroll drew a walk to load the bags