Live Updates: Tennessee Baseball vs. East Carolina in Chapel Hill Regional

Live Updates: Tennessee Baseball vs. East Carolina

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Current Score: Tied 1-1

First Inning:
Top: Tennessee pitches first. Here comes Evan Blanco to begin the Chapel Hill Regional. Blanco's pitch is hit deep to left field, but Brown snags it. One out. Blanco is having an issue with his pitch watch. A sliding play by Blake Grimmer gets out No. 2 for the Vols. Out No. 3 comes from Manny Marin, making a great fundamental play.

Bottom: Here comes the Vols to the plate. Whittaker makes an unbelievable play on a hit that went to the deepest part of left center. Whittaker slammed into the wall for the catch. The inning is quickly over, as the Vols get none on.

Second Inning:
Top: Blanco steps back on the mound. Blaine Brown secures out No. 1 in left field. Colby Wallace comes to the plate. Blanco gets his first strikeout of the game. Blanco gets the batter chasing.

Bottom: Another quick out for the ECU Pirates gives them out No. 1 in the second inning before hitting 10 pitches. Levi Clark flies out to right field. Here comes Reese Chapman, who is back from a facial injury. He is indeed not wearing the Batman mask. He grounds out to second base on pitch 14.

Third Inning:
Top: Blanco faces the ECU lineup again. ECU has their first base runner. A flyout to Jay Abernathy gets the first out of the inning, but the bae runner remains at first. A single for ECU advances the runner to second in what was a hard-hit ball past Manny Marin. A double-play turned by Marin, Grimmer, and Clark gets the Vols off the field with no runs allowed.

Bottom: Marin will get the Vols started. Marin is out on a flyout. Towers gets his first strikeout, as Brown watches one go by. Abernathy is at the plate. Towers strikes Abernathy out, and the Vols have yet to get a runner on base.

Fourth Inning:
Top: Blanco will return to the mound for the Vols. The first pitch results in a changeup that is popped up to Marin. ECU gets their first hit of the inning, as Whittaker is up to bat. Whittaker strikes out. Jay Abernathy ends the inning with a great play in center field.

Bottom: Here comes Tennessee to the plate. Garrett Wright is out on a flyout. Grimmer pimps one for the first run of the game. A huge swing by the Vols. Henry Ford walks. Trent Grindlinger hits a single. Now the Vols have two on with one out, while Levi Clark steps up to bat. Towers gets the double play at third and first to end the inning.

Fifth Inning:
Top: Blanco will likely return to the mound. Brown secures a flyout for out No. 1 this inning. Chapman doesn't make a play in the outfield, and the Pirates have a double. ECU with a sac-fly to Chapman brings a two-out and one on third opportunity for the Pirates to tie this game. Parham hits a single to tie the game at one. Blanco will need to dial in, as the Tennessee Vols have to face the leading run on base. The groundout gets the Vols out of the inning, but the game is now tied.

Bottom: Chapman hits a double to start the side for the Vols.

Pre-Game Articles Worth Reading

• Predictions: Click HERE
• Tony Vitello Statement: Click HERE
• Landon Mack Injury Update: Click HERE
• ECU's Questionable Decision: Click HERE
• Tennessee's Starting Pitcher: Click HERE
• Reese Chapman's Injury Update: Click HERE

Pre-Game Information

Tennessee's Evan Blanco (11) celebrates after striking out a batter during the NCAA college baseball game against the Missouri Tigers on Mar. 22, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Blanco struck out five and allowed only one run on four hits over 7 2/3 innings. | Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Tennessee Volunteers are entering this game with everything to prove after exiting the SEC tournament in the second round of the event. They will bring their pitcher from last week back on the mound with the hopes of a better outing, as he will now face an even tougher situation, but not as tough a team. That pitcher is Evan Blanco, who will take on the East Carolina Pirates with the hopes of getting the Vols to the winner's bracket. This game will be viewed as one that the Vols should win, but fans shouldn't sleep on the Pirates, who have been underrated all season long.

East Carolina is entering the event with a 36-22-1 record, as they have had some tough outings at times, but can't afford to have one against the Vols today. They have picked up some solid wins along the way, including wins over teams like North Carolina, Coastal Carolina, Charlotte, Duke, and many more.

This team is dangerous and can defeat the Vols if they don't show up in the way that they need to, but if the Vols do show up as many anticipate, this is a game that they should win.

As for Tennessee, they are entering this contest with a 38-20 record, which is a down year compared to their recent seasons. Even though things haven't been sunshine and rainbows all year, the Vols have still won some big games along the way. Some of the wins they have had include a series against the Texas Longhorns, a game against the Georgia Bulldogs, a series against the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and many more.

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