No. 8 Tennessee (2-1) defeated Baylor (0-3), 11-5, on Sunday in the Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.
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Nate Snead (1-0) pitched five innings in relief for the Vols. He recorded four strikeouts, while allowing four hits, two runs (two earned) and five walks. Snead totaled 85 pitches (53 strikes) against 22 batters.
Zander Sechrist started for Tennessee and recorded one strikeout. He allowed four hits, three runs (three earned) and one one walk in two innings.
Billy Amick and Kavares Tears hits home runs for the Vols. Tennessee totaled 12 hits in the contest.