HATTIESBURG, Miss. − Chase Burns was a pulsating, frenetic bundle of zeal.

The Tennessee baseball pitcher had been here before − appearing in the seventh inning of a decisive Game 3 in a super regional with a lead and a chance to send the Vols to the College World Series. This time was markedly different: He went into monster mode, pumping a 102 mph fastball past Southern Miss' Slade Wilks and unleashing a celebration of fist pumps, stomps, and a single throat slash.

The Vols flaunted every ounce of their pitching might and they're going back to Omaha for the second time under coach Tony Vitello. Tennessee shackled Southern Miss with the pair of Burns and Drew Beam, winning 5-0 at Pete Taylor Park to claim the Hattiesburg Super Regional 2-1 on Monday after a four-hour weather delay.

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The Vols (43-20) face LSU (47-15) on Saturday (7 p.m. ET, ESPN) in their first game in Omaha, Nebraska. UT lost two of three against the Tigers in an early April series in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

It is UT's sixth CWS appearance in program history.

Drew Beam was at his very best

Tennessee used 10 pitchers in the Knoxville Super Regional last season. Beam was not among them, but he made good on his first super start.

The sophomore was at his very best against the Golden Eagles. He struck out seven in six scoreless innings. He scattered six hits and walked one. Beam has turned in three straight quality starts for Tennessee. He has struck out 21 in 18 innings in those starts, allowing three runs on 16 hits and three walks.

Beam departed after back-to-back singles in the seventh. Aaron Combs entered and got a strikeout before Burns took over and ended it. Burns started Game 3 against Notre Dame last season and was outstanding for six innings before a pair of seventh-inning homers in UT's season-ending loss. He struck out four in 2⅔ of hitless, scoreless baseball.

Tennessee did not allow a run in the final 15 innings of the super regional against Southern Miss as Beam and Burns built an elite effort from Chase Dollander on Sunday.

Tennessee broke it open in the fifth

Tennessee had opportunities to break the game open in the third and fourth innings, but couldn't come up with the big hit.

Zane Denton provided it in the fifth. He crushed a three-run homer on a 0-2 fastball at the belt, blasting it over the right-center field fence. It was Denton's fourth homer in the postseason and his second three-run shot after his game-changing swing against Clemson in the regional.

Maui Ahuna led off the inning with a nine-pitch walk. Hunter Ensley bunted Ahuna to second. Ahuna moved to third on a Jared Dickey flyout before Christian Moore was hit by a pitch.

The weather dominated the super again

Tennessee and Southern Miss were delayed again Monday due to weather, which summarized the three-game series. It was the third weather delay, following a 1-hour, 35-minute delay Saturday and a delay that eventually turned into a suspension to push Game 1 to Sunday.

Mike Wilson covers University of Tennessee athletics. Email him at michael.wilson@knoxnews.com and follow him on Twitter @ByMikeWilson. If you enjoy Mike’s coverage, consider a digital subscription that will allow you access to all of it.

This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Tennessee baseball reaches 2023 College World Series; Vols to face LSU