No. 1 Tennessee (24-1, 6-0 SEC) will play at No. 5 Vanderbilt (20-4, 4-2 SEC) Friday-Sunday.
Tennessee leads the all time series against Vanderbilt, 178-163-2.
Tennessee and Vanderbilt played for the first time in baseball on May 10, 1897. Vanderbilt defeated the Vols, 10-4, in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Vols’ first victory in the in-state series took place April 5, 1900. Tennessee was victorious, 5-2, in Knoxville.
Tennessee’s first win against the Commodores in Nashville came on May 16, 1906. The Vols were victorious, 6-5.
Ahead of Friday’s top-five matchup between Tennessee and Vanderbilt, Vols Wire looks back at the April 5, 1900 contest.
The Vols recorded its first victory in the series behind pitcher “Big” Bill Newman. Newman recorded 11 strikeouts against the Commodores at Baldwin Park in Knoxville.
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