Tennessee will open its 2024 season on Friday versus Texas Tech (8 p.m. EST) in the Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown presented by Kubota.
The Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers.
Tennessee, Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas Tech are part of the field. The Vols will also play Oklahoma on Saturday, while facing Baylor on Sunday.
Redshirt sophomore outfielder Kavares Tears enters his third season at Tennessee in 2024. He redshirted as a freshman during the 2021 campaign.
The 6-foot, 200-pound Tears has appeared in 29 games, including 14 starts, with the Vols, while recording a .304 batting average, two home runs, 11 RBIs, 12 runs, 17 hits, seven walks and zero stolen bases.
Tears has also recorded a 1.000 fielding position.
