Vols win first series in 2025 against Hofstra
No. 2 Tennessee (2-0) won its first series of the 2025 baseball season on Saturday. The Vols defeated Hofstra, 18-1, in seven innings at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.
Saturday marked the second consecutive run-rule decision for the Vols against Hofstra in the three-game series.
Tennessee won the series opener on Friday, 15-0, in seven innings. Sunday’s series finale between the Vols and Pride is slated for 11 a.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+.
Marcus Phillips started for Tennessee in game No. 2. He pitched 4.0 innings and recorded four strikeouts. Phillips totaled 55 pitches, including 31 strikes, against 16 batters.
Austin Hunley (1-0) earned a win for the Vols in relief. He pitched 0.2 innings and recorded one strikeout against two batters.
Tennessee’s offense totaled 11 hits, including home runs from Blake Grimmer, Hunter Ensley and Levi Clark. Ensley led the Vols in RBIs with four.
Related
Sports Medicine Report: Sporting heads east to take on D.C.…
Sports Medicine Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest health update around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is pre
😔 João Palhinha’s Bayern Munich nightmare continues
João Palhinha's 2024/25 season has been marred by injury and the Portuguese midfielder had another setback against Bochum.Palhinha was sent off in the 43rd min
Which baseball player could excel at another sport? MLB player…
MLB.com and its beat writers surveyed over 100 players asking them which MLB player would excel at another sport and two Cincinnati Reds players ranked in the T
Raiders had no interest in Aaron Rodgers
When tracking down the details of the Raiders’ latest contract with Maxx Crosby on Thursday, I had a question for our sou
