Reaction to Tennessee baseball players wearing Gators’ football helmets

A look at social media reaction to Tennessee baseball players wearing Gators’ football helmets following a series sweep.

No. 1 Tennessee (37-3, 17-1 SEC) defeated Florida (23-17, 6-12 SEC), 6-4, in 11 innings Sunday at Condron Family Ballpark.

The Vols defeated Florida, 3-0, in game No. 2 Saturday.

Tennessee defeated the Gators, 8-2, Friday in game No. 1.

Tennessee becomes the first team in Southeastern Conference history to start league play 17-1. The only other team to start 16-1 were the Vols in 1951.

The Vols have SEC series sweeps against South Carolina, at Ole Miss, at Vanderbilt, Missouri and at Florida. Tennessee won two of three games against Alabama last week.

Following Sunday’s series sweep, Tennessee players shared postgame celebration highlights on social media. Celebration highlights included Vols’ players wearing Florida football helmets.