BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee outfielder Colby Backus was named to the 2025 SEC Baseball Community Service Team on Wednesday. Backus displayed tremendous dedication to his community this past fall in response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in northeast Tennessee. The redshirt senior from Johnson City joined several teammates and returned home to deliver donations of food,…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 12/17 Tennessee started the final week of the regular season with a solid 9-4 victory over in-state foe Belmont on Senior Night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Volunteers had to once again battle the elements, weathering a 58-minute rain and lightning delay in the bottom of the second inning, before securing their…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 8/15 Tennessee battled back on numerous occasions but was unable to complete its comeback bid in Sunday’s 7-5 loss to No. 10/11 Vanderbilt at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols (39-13, 15-12 SEC) evened the score three separate times after falling behind and nearly did it for a fourth time, but left the…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 8/15 Tennessee dropped game two of its weekend series against No. 10/11 Vanderbilt, 10-6, on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 6,329 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Big Orange hit three home runs and finished with 10 hits, but dug themselves a hole they couldn’t climb out of in…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Liam Doyle and Hunter Ensley stole the show in No. 8/15 Tennessee’s 3-2 win over No. 10/11 Vanderbilt in Friday night’s series opener at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Doyle added another notch to his incredible list of performances with 12 strikeouts over seven shutout innings to earn his ninth win of the year. The junior lefthander allowed…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 8/15 Tennessee got back into the win column Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, run-ruling Indiana State, 12-1 in seven innings. The Volunteers (38-11) got ahead early, beginning their night at the plate with three consecutive singles by the top of the order, while posting four hits and two runs in the first…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 5/12 Tennessee started its Sunday afternoon on a high note with a walk-off win in extra innings over No. 5/10 Auburn, but dropped the series finale, 8-1, to cap the day at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Game 2 Recap: UT 5, Auburn 4 (11 Inn.) The Vols evened up the series against the Tigers…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 5/12 Tennessee dropped a rain-soaked series opener, 6-1, to No. 5/10 Auburn in a game that began on Friday night but was played mostly on Saturday afternoon after play was suspended in the middle of the first inning. Ike Irish hit a two-run homer in the top of the first inning on…… MORE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 5/12 Tennessee opened its two-week homestand with a hard-fought 7-5 win over Northern Kentucky on Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in what was a rematch of last year’s opening game of the NCAA Knoxville Regional. The Volunteers (36-9) wasted no time jumping out to an early lead, plating a pair of…… MORE
BATON ROUGE, La. – No. 4/6 Tennessee fell to No. 3/7 LSU, 12-2, in Sunday afternoon’s series finale at Alex Box Stadium. The Volunteers (35-9, 13-8 SEC) looked poised for a big day at the plate after plating two runs on four hits in the top of the first inning, but Tigers’ starter Casan Evans rebounded…… MORE
