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Vanderbilt ends nine-game losing streak to Tennessee

Vanderbilt baseball ends nine-game losing streak to the Vols.

Vanderbilt (34-18, 12-15 SEC) defeated No. 1 Tennessee (42-10, 19-8 SEC), 3-0, on Sunday at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.

Vanderbilt ended its nine-game losing streak to the Vols.

Zander Sechrist started for Tennessee and pitched two innings. He recorded three strikeouts, while allowing four hits, one walk and three earned runs. Sechrist totaled 35 pitches, including 23 strikes, against 11 batters.

Nate Snead pitched 4.1 innings in relief and recorded four strikeouts. He totaled 65 pitches, including 42 strikes, against 19 batters.

Tennessee will next play on Tuesday against Belmont at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m. EDT and can be watched on SEC Network+.

Tony Vitello recaps series win at Vanderbilt

Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello recaps series win at Vanderbilt.

No. 1 Tennessee (42-9, 19-7 SEC) clinched a series win at Vanderbilt on Saturday.

The Vols defeated Vanderbilt (33-18, 11-15 SEC), 7-6, at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.

Tennessee extended its win streak to nine games against Vanderbilt, while winning its eighth straight overall series.

Sunday’s series finale is slated for 3 p.m. EDT and will be televised by ESPN2. Tennessee will look for its third consecutive series sweep against Vanderbilt.

Following Tennessee’s series win against the Commodores on Saturday, seventh-year head coach Tony Vitello met with media. Vitello’s postgame media availability on Saturday can be watched below.

Tennessee defeats Florida State, advances to Elite Eight

Tennessee tennis defeats Florida State and advances to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.

No. 7 seed Tennessee defeated No. 10 Florida State, 4-3, on Saturday at Barksdale Stadium. The contest took place in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

Tennessee advances to the Elite Eight and will face No. 3 seed Texas on Thursday in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Tennessee-Florida State tennis results:

Doubles

1. #6 Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz (UT) vs. #13 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc/J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) 6-6 (6-6), unfinished
2. #88 Loris Pourroy/Youcef Rihane (FSU) def. #77 Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka (UT) 7-5
3. Jamie Connel/Alex Bulte (FSU) def. Filip Apltauer/James Newton (UT) 7-6 (7-5)

Order of finish: 2,3

Singles

1. #1 Johannus Monday (UT) def. #4 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc (FSU) 6-4, 7-5
2. #37 Shunsuke Mitsui (UT) def. Loris Pourroy (FSU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Filip Pieczonka (UT) def. Jamie Connel (FSU) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
4. Angel Diaz (UT) def. Youcef Rihane (FSU) 6-7 (7-9), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
5. J. Dous-Karpenschif (FSU) def. Filip Apltauer (UT) 6-4, 6-4
6. Alex Bulte (FSU) def. James Newton (UT) 6-4, 6-2

Order of finish: 2,6,5,1,3,4

Lady Vols defeat No. 1 seed Oklahoma State in Sweet 16

Lady Vols defeat No. 1 seed Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.

No. 16 seed Tennessee defeated No. 1 seed Oklahoma State, 4-2, in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday. The match was held at Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Tennessee ended Oklahoma State’s 29-match win streak.

“I am incredibly proud and excited for this group,” Tennessee tennis head coach Alison Ojeda said. “We have been telling this team all semester, there is something special about you. It is not the tennis that is going to separate us. It is our heart and our desire to come together in big moments. That’s what you saw against Duke, and that is what you saw today and you will see it again on Friday. Win or lose, you allow yourself to perform at a higher level when you get to that place together as a team. I couldn’t be more excited.”

The Lady Vols will next play No. 8 seed UCLA on May 17 in the Elite Eight. Tennessee advances to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight for a third time in program history (2002, 2010, 2024).

PHOTOS: Lady Vols advance to NCAA Tournament Sweet 16

Two future Vols win region championship at Farragut

Two future Tennessee baseball players win a region championship at Farragut.

Two future Tennessee baseball players contributed in Farragut High School winning a Region 2-4A Tournament championship.

Center fielder Brennon Seigler went 2-for-4 for Farragut in the Admirals’, 21-2, victory against Oak Ridge on Saturday at John Heatherly Field in Farragut, Tennessee.

Seigler is a 2024 Tennessee signee. He signed with the Vols in Dec. 2020.

He recorded two runs, one walk and one stolen base for Farragut against Oak Ridge.

Tennessee signee Stratton Scott pitched 1.1 innings of scoreless relief for Farragut. He allowed one hit and one walk, while recording one strikeout. Scott totaled 25 pitches, including 13 strikes.

Scott will be a third generation athlete for the Vols. His father, Benson Scott, played on Tennessee’s 1998 national championship football team. Stratton’s grandfather, Bobby Scott, was a former Tennessee quarterback and also played in the NFL.

Below are photos of Farragut’s win against Oak Ridge.

No. 1 Tennessee baseball wins series, extends streak to nine games against Vanderbilt

No. 1 Tennessee baseball wins the series and extends win streak to nine games against Vanderbilt.

No. 1 Tennessee (42-9, 19-7 SEC) defeated Vanderbilt (33-18, 11-15 SEC), 7-6, on Saturday at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.

The Vols won the series against Vanderbilt. A series finale will be contested on Sunday at 3 p.m. EDT (ESPN2).

Drew Beam started and pitched 5.1 innings for Tennessee. He recorded six strikeouts and allowed six hits, three walks and five earned runs. Beam totaled 104 pitches, including 63 strikes, against 25 batters.

Tennessee totaled 12 hits in the contest, including a home run by Christian Moore during the sixth inning. Moore totaled five RBIs on Saturday.

3,802 were in attendance at Hawkins Field for game No. 2.

Karen Weekly named SEC Coach of the Year

Tennessee head coach Karen Weekly named SEC Coach of the Year for a second consecutive season.

Tennessee head coach Karen Weekly was named Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year by the league’s softball head coaches.

Weekly guided the Lady Vols (40-10, 19-5 SEC) to a second consecutive regular-season conference title in 2024. She earned SEC Coach of the Year honors for a second consecutive season and for the fourth time during her tenure at Tennessee.

The Lady Vols were eliminated by LSU in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday.

Tennessee, ranked No. 2 nationally, will learn its NCAA Tournament opponent and destination on Sunday.

Lady Vols’ sophomore Karlyn Pickens was named SEC Pitcher of the Year. She joins Monica Abbott as the only Tennessee player to earn the award.

Tennessee players were also recognized as First-Team All-SEC standouts including Pickens, Payton Gottshall, McKenna Gibson, Taylor Pannell and Rylie West.

Kiki Milloy, Sophia Nugent and Zaida Puni all received Second-Team All-SEC honors for the Lady Vols.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Garrett Crochet records career-high 11 strikeouts, earns third win

Former Vol Garrett Crochet records a career-high 11 strikeouts and earns third win in 2024.

Chicago (11-28) defeated Cleveland (24-15), 6-3, on Friday at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Former Vol Garrett Crochet (3-4) started and pitched six innings for the White Sox, earning his third win of the season.

Crochet recorded 11 strikeouts and did not allow a walk. He totaled 97 pitches, including 72 strikes.

Crochet was selected by the White Sox in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft (No. 11 overall).

He played for the Vols from 2018-20, appearing in 36 games. Crochet (10-9) recorded 149 strikeouts during his career at Tennessee.

The former Vol went to Tennessee from Ocean Springs High School in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Crochet was selected by Milwaukee in the 34th round of the 2017 MLB draft. He signed with the Vols over Texas and Tulane.

Vols extend win streak against Vanderbilt baseball to eight games

Tennessee baseball extends win streak against Vanderbilt to eight games, matching the Vols’ longest streak since 1994.

No. 1 Tennessee (41-9, 18-7 SEC) opened a three-game series on Friday at Vanderbilt (33-17, 11-14 SEC) and extended its win streak to eight games against the Commodores.

The Vols were victorious, 8-4, at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.

Tennessee’s eight-game win streak versus the Commodores matched its longest streak in the series since May 9, 1993-May 19, 1994.

The Vols won 21 consecutive games against Vanderbilt from April 9, 1965-April 24, 1970.

Tennessee will look to extend its win streak against the Commodores on Saturday. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m. EDT and will be televised by SEC Network.

READ: Tony Vitello recaps Vols’ win at Vanderbilt

Tennessee offers 2026 five-star cornerback Rodney Sermons Jr.

Tennessee football offers a scholarship to 2026 five-star cornerback Rodney Sermons Jr.

Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 cornerback prospect Rodney Sermons Jr.

“Extremely blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” Sermons Jr. said.

He is recruited by Tennessee linebackers coach William Inge.

The 6-foot, 180-pound five-star cornerback prospect is from Rancho Cucamonga High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Sermons Jr. ranks as the No. 18 overall player in the class of 2026. He ranks as the No. 1 cornerback and No. 3 player in California, according to 247Sports.

Sermons has scholarship offers from Tennessee, Syracuse, Alabama, Utah, UNLV, San Diego State, Arizona State, Akron, UConn, Arizona, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, USC, Oregon, Washington, Michigan State, Colorado, and Louisville.