No. 8 Tennessee (22-10, 5-7 SEC) defeated No. 3 Florida (27-6, 9-3 SEC), 14-2, in the rain Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Tennessee designated hitter Griffin Merritt hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to run-rule the Gators.
Drew Beam (4-1) started for Tennessee and pitched seven innings. He allowed two runs, four hits and one walk, while recording 10 strikeouts.
Florida won the series, 2-1. The Gators were victorious, 9-3, Friday in game No. 2 versus Tennessee, while Florida won the series opener, 6-1, on Thursday versus the Vols.
PHOTOS: Tennessee baseball wins series finale versus the Gators in the rain
Following the Vols’ series finale win versus Florida, sixth-year Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello met with media. Vitello’s postgame recap can be watched below.