Tennessee baseball wins series against Texas
Tennessee baseball wins series against Texas
Dan Harralson, Vols WireSun, May 10, 2026 at 1:04 AM UTC
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Tennessee baseball wins series against Texas
Tennessee (34-17, 13-13 SEC) and No. 4 Texas (36-12, 15-10 SEC) played Game 2 of a three-game series on Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
The Vols won Game 2, 14-9, and clinched a series victory.
Evan Blanco started for Tennessee and pitched seven innings. He recorded eight strikeouts and 111 pitches, including 71 strikes, against 30 batters. Blanco allowed seven hits, five runs (five earned), three walks and one balk.
Temo Becerra hit a two run home run for the Longhorns in the first inning off Blanco.
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Reese Chapman, Blake Grimmer, Trent Grindlinger, Stone Lawless, Manny Marin and Garrett Wright hit home runs for the Vols.
A series finale between the Vols and Longhorns will take place May 10 at noon EDT. Game 3 will be televised by ESPN2. Tennessee won Game 1 on Friday, 5-1.
More: 2026 Tennessee baseball schedule
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