Super senior pitcher Redmond Walsh recorded his 20th career save Saturday for the Vols.
No. 1 Tennessee (26-1, 8-0 SEC) defeated No. 5 Vanderbilt, 5-2, at Hawkins Field in Nashville.
Tennessee’s game No. 2 victory clinched a series win against Vanderbilt (20-6, 4-4 SEC). The series finale is slated for 2 p.m. EDT Sunday (SEC Network+).
Walsh appeared in the ninth inning against the Commodores, facing two batters and totaling 10 pitches.
Walsh is three saves away from tying Todd Helton’s career record in Tennessee program history.
Helton recorded 23 saves for the Vols from 1993-95.
The 5-foot-10, 165-pound Walsh came to Tennessee in 2017. He played at Alcoa High School in Alcoa, Tennessee.
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