Opening day for No. 8 Tennessee will take place on Friday in the Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown.
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.
The Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown presented by Kubota will take place Friday-Sunday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers.
Tennessee, Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas Tech are part of the field. The Vols and Red Raiders are ranked in the preseason USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.
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First pitch for the Vols’ opening day contest versus Texas Tech is slated for 8 p.m. EST.
Below is Tennessee’s projected starting lineup versus the Red Raiders.