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LIVE Updates - Tennessee Volunteers vs Florida Gators Baseball

The Tennessee Volunteers and Florida Gators are playing in the second game of a top-ten conference opening series.
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Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello disagrees with a call by the umpires during a NCAA baseball game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Florida Gators at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Friday, March 14, 2025.
Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello disagrees with a call by the umpires during a NCAA baseball game between the Tennessee Volunteers and Florida Gators at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Friday, March 14, 2025. | Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Tennessee Volunteers and Florida Gators are playing in the second game of a top-ten conference opening series.

The first pitch between Tennessee and Florida is set for 3:30 PM on Saturday after a thrilling Friday night matchup. Tennessee is trying to improve to 19-0 on the season.

Tennessee on SI has you covered with all of the LIVE Updates below. Under the updates you can find all pre-game info.

LIVE Updates

First Inning: No score in the first
Top: Phillips opens the game with two strikeouts. Colby Shelton gets a two-out single for Florida. Cyr singles to left field, but Shelton is thrown out at home trying to score, with the left fielder firing a perfect throw to the catcher.

Bottom: Dean Curley grounds out to shortstop for the first out, but Gavin Kilen follows with a single to left field to put a runner on base. Hunter Ensley struck out and then Andrew Fischer flew out to end the inning.

Second Inning: Tennessee up 1-0
Top: Lawson and Donay struck out. Stripling flew out to end the inning.

Bottom: Levi Clark hits a leadoff double. Chapman lays down a sacrifice bunt, and Clark advances to third. Marin delivers an RBI single to center field, bringing Clark home to score. Lawless flies out to right field, but Marin tags up and advances to second on the play. Marin advances to third on a muffed throw by the first baseman, but Abernathy is called out looking to end the inning.

Third Inning: Gators can't get anything going
Top: Heyman grounds out to third base for the first out of the inning and Yost flew out to the infield. Nadeau lines a single up the middle, putting a runner on with one out. Boser grounds out to third to end the inning.

Bottom: Curley grounds out and Kilen flies out to center. Ensley singles to center field. Fischer flies out to right field for the final out. The wind kept that one in the ballpark.

Fourth Inning: Still 1-1 Vols
Top: Shelton singles to right center, and Cyr flies out. Shelton was thrown out trying to steal second base. Lawson strikes out for out number three.

Bottom: Clark strikes out after a battle in a full count. Chapman follows with a strikeout. Marin is hit by a pitch. Marin is picked off and out at first to end the inning.

Fifth Inning: Pitching battle continues
Top: Donay strikes out looking, and Stripling fouls out to third base. Heyman strikes out looking as the Gators continue to struggle. Eight strikeouts for Phillips so far.

Bottom: Lawless draws a walk. Abernathy lays down a sacrifice bunt, and Lawless advances to second on the play. Curley grounds out to shortstop. Kilen strikes out swinging.

Sixth Inning: Still 1-0
Top: Yost fouls out and Nadeau walks. Boser flies out to left field for the second out of the inning. Shelton grounds out for out number three.

Bottom: Ensley grounds out, and Fischer flies out. Clark strikes out to end the inning.

Seventh Inning: 10-0 after an explosion by Tennessee and a run rule win
Top: Cyr grounds out, and so does Lawson. Donay singles to give the Gators a base runner with two outs. Donay is caught stealing as the catcher throws to shortstop to tag him out at second.

Bottom: Florida makes a pitching change to Barberi, taking King out. Leadoff single for Chapman. Marin follows with another single. Chapman steals third and there are runners on the corners with no outs. Lawless strikes out. Marin steals second. Abernathy walks after starting with an 0-2 count. Curley crushes a double down the left-field line, driving in three runs as Abernathy, Marin, and Chapman all score, making it 4-0.

Curley is at third on a wild pitch. Kilen walks, putting runners on the corners with one out. Jenkins comes in to pitch for Florida, as Barberi does not last an inning. Ensley slaps a single through the left side, bringing Kilen to second and scoring Curley for another run, 5-0 Vols. Both runners advance on a wild pitch. McDonald is in to pitch for Jenkins. Fischer singles to left-center, driving in two runs as Ensley and Kilen cross the plate to make it 7-0. Bargo doubles to right field and puts Fischer on third. Chapman launches a three-run homer to right field, bringing in Bargo and Fischer to extend the lead to 10-0 and end the game.

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• GameDay: Saturday, March 15th
• Game Time: 3:30 PM EST
• Stadium: Lindsey Nelson Stadium
• Where: Knoxville, Tennessee
• Watch: SEC Network
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