No. 1 Tennessee (35-3, 15-1 SEC) defeated Florida (23-15, 6-10 SEC), 8-2 Friday.
The 1951 and 2022 Vols are the only Southeastern Conference teams ever to start league play 15-1.
Tennessee finished with a 20–3 (16–1 SEC) record in 1951 under head coach S.W. Anderson.
The Vols advanced to the College World Series in 1951 and lost to Oklahoma in the national championship game.
Tennessee and Florida will complete its weekend series Saturday and Sunday.
First pitch for Saturday’s game No. 2 is slated for 6:30 p.m. EDT (SEC Network+). Sunday’s series finale is set for noon EDT (SEC Network+).
Mick Hubert (PxP) and Nick Belmonte (analyst) will be on the call for both games.
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