Live Updates: Tennessee Baseball vs. Kent State

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Live Updates - Tennessee Baseball vs. Kent State

Josh elande — Tennessee baseball coach Josh Elander runs out to his spot at third base during the NCAA college baseball game against Nicholls on Feb. 13, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. | Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Final Score: Kent State 3, Tennessee 4

First Inning:
Top: Tennessee hits the batter to start the game. Tennessee gets out of the inning without allowing a run.

Bottom: The first batter to reach base for the Vols is Blaine Brown via a walk after Henry Ford flies out. A balk advances Brown to second. Reese Chapman flies out.

Second Inning:
Top: Kuhns is back on the mound in this inning as expected. Luke Matthews gets on base by an HBP. Kuhns strikes out a batter to end the top of the inning.

Bottom: Up to bat first is Stone Lawless. Lawless grounds out for the first out. Manny Marin singles up the middle. Jay Abernathy walks, and Marin advances to second. Ariel Antigua strikes out.

Third Inning:
Top: Kuhns is back on the mound. Two quick outs for the Tennessee pitcher. Sawyer Solit walks. Kuhns ends the inning.

Bottom: Tennessee is back to batting. Levi Clark walks, and Henry Ford advances to second after walking. Reese Chapman singles. The rest of the base runners advance to load bases. Lawless hits an in-field fly. The inning ends.

Fourth Inning:
Top: The Golden Flashes are now batting. Two quick outs help the Vols progress well. Batter reaches second. A single scores a runner.

Bottom: Tennessee is up to bat. Three quick outs and the Golden Flashes are up to hit.

Fifth Inning:
Top: Golden Flashes up to bat. Tegan Kuhns on the mound. A batter finds his way to the base. He steals second base. Kuhns has officially reached 70 pitches. He will likely be relieved soon. Kuhns gets his fourth K of the day.

Bottom: Ford and the Vols are up to bat. Jordan Kolan is set to pitch. Tennessee is held runner-less again.

Sixth Inning:
Top: We will see if Kuhns returns. He does. Bryaden Krenzel is in for Kuhns. There are two outs with a batter on second. Krenzel gets an out for the Vols.

Bottom: Chapman steps up to the plate. Manny Marin drives Chapman in, and the Vols have tied the ball game. This was a huge hit for Tennessee. Jay Abernathy hits a two-run shot. Huge homer for the Vols. They are now in the lead.

Seventh Inning:
Top: The Vols take the mound after an amazing inning of hitting. The Vols get off the field.

Bottom: The Vols are up to bat. Three quick outs get the Vols out of the dugout.

Eighth inning:
Top: The Vols will be back on the mound. Mark Hindy is on to pitch after Krenzel gives up a run. The Golden Flashes have two outs and one on base, as they are looking to tie the game or jump ahead.

Bottom: No runs cross for the Vols.

Ninth Inning:
Top: The Vols will look to close this game. Bo Rhudy is in to pitch. Matthews is hit by a pitch. Rhudy gets the first of the three outs. A single advances the runner to second. There are two on with one out. Bases are loaded with one out. Kent State scores, and the Vols are tied with the program. Brady Frederick comes in to relieve Rhudy. Batter is out at home. Tennessee escapes the inning, but not before allowing a tie.

Bottom: The Vols have the chance to win right here. Tyler Myatt is in for Antigua. Myatt hits a game-winning home run.

Pre-Game Information

Tennessee’s Tegan Kuhns opens against Nicholls in an NCAA college baseball game on Feb 13, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee. | Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Tennessee Volunteers are back in action this weekend, as they are set to play three games yet again, but this time they will be playing against someone they have yet to play this season. The Vols have played a total of four games, as they have defeated Nicholls State in their first three games and then defeated UNC Asheville in their fourth game of the season. This was a win that they were battle-tested in the beginning, which is something they didn't experience in their first three games of the season.

Tennessee baseball is now set to take on the Kent State Golden Flashes, who have the chance to be their most difficult game(s) thus far, although the Vols are expected to win. Kent State baseball has already been doing a good job, as they enter this weekend with a total of three wins across their four games. Their lone loss was against the Louisiana State (LSU), which was only a three-point defeat. This team will be looking to sneak one or two, maybe even three games against the Josh Elander-led Vols.

The Vols have their starters formed yet again, as they will be starting the same pitchers as the first three games. By default, that means Tegan Kuhns will be the Friday starter, as he is going to look to have yet another great outing, after finishing his first start with eight strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work. He is arguably the ace for the Vols, which is why he is the first player who will be getting the start of the mound. The other two players will be Landon Mack in game two and Evan Blanco in game three. Across all three of the pitchers, the team finished with 26 strikeouts, which is one of the better starting rotations in the nation. For what it's worth, the Friday starter finished with the least amount of strikeouts.

The game is set to begin at 4:30 PM EST, which is the latest game of any of the three. This is the final series before the Vols make their way to Texas for a weekend playing against multiple teams, which will be the toughest test to date, but first, they will need to win against the Kent State Golden Flashes.