Vols make ‘astonishing’ run at long-standing home run mark
“My God, I thought that was the one record that never could be broken,” said Skip Bertman, whose 1997 LSU Tigers slugged 188 home runs in 70 games on their way to the second of two straight national championships. (Bill Haber/AP file)
The 1997 LSU Tigers slugged 188 home runs in 70 games. No team had come close to approaching 188 until this year’s Volunteers, who have 178 in 70 games heading into Game 1 of the best-of-three College World Series finals against Texas A&M.
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