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Tennessee and Oklahoma State take the field on Friday night in their first game of the Astros Foundation College Classic.
Caleb Sisk|
Tennessee infielder/outfielder Jay Abernathy (8) and Tennessee outfielder Hunter Ensley (9) chat in the outfield at the Tennessee baseball season opener against Hofstra, in Lindsey Nelson Stadium at University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., Friday, February. 14, 2025.
Tennessee infielder/outfielder Jay Abernathy (8) and Tennessee outfielder Hunter Ensley (9) chat in the outfield at the Tennessee baseball season opener against Hofstra, in Lindsey Nelson Stadium at University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., Friday, February. 14, 2025. | Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Tennessee and Oklahoma State take the field on Friday night in their first game of the Astros Foundation College Classic.

The undefeated Volunteers are set for their toughest matchup yet and arguably their toughest non-conference game of the season. We have all of the LIVE UPDATES from Daikin Park. You can also find the pregame info you need below all of the updates.

LIVE UPDATES

First Inning: (1-0, Kilen hits a home run)
Top: Liam Doyle takes the mound for the Vols. Doyle gets a huge first out with a strikeout. Doyle gets another strikeout and has the Cowboys off balance with a slider. Doyle walked a batter to give the Cowboys a base runner for clean-up hitter Jayson Jones. Cannon Peebles threw Schubart out at second on a steal attempt.

Bottom: Dean Curley steps up to the plate. Curley strikes out swinging to give Gabe Davis his first K. Gavin Kilen hits a solo shot home run to give the Vols their first lead. He drilled it to right field. Hunter Ensley walks. Andrew Fischer steps up to the plate, and his a fly out to left field. The talented freshman, Levi Clark, is up to bat with Ensley on first. Clark flys out to the warning track after nearly hitting a home run in center field.

Second Inning: (1-0)
Top: Doyle is back on the mound. Jones grounds out to Curley at short. Brueggerman hits a double to give the Cowboys a one-out double. Doyle gets a strikeout for out No. 2. Meola didn't swing on the out. Daugherty sees a 2-2 count before hitting a pop-out to Fischer.

Bottom: Reese Chapman will bat first this inning; he will be followed by at least Peebles and Manny Marin. Chapman goes down swinging to give Davis his second strikeout. The pitch clips Peebles to give Tennessee their first second inning base runner. Marrin would then come up to bat. Marrin walks. Oklahoma State has a mound visit. Abernathy comes up to the plate with two on base. Abernathy strikes out. Curley will come up to bat with two on and two out. Curley sees a full count. Curley strikes out, and Davis picks up his 4th K on the day.

Third Inning: (2-0 Kilen goes yard once again)
Top: Doyle is set for another inning of work. Two quick strikeouts for Doyle brings the top of the order back. Smith is up to bat. Smith was nearly taunting Doyle before hitting a double to right field, that was, until he was thrown out by Chapman. Smith immediately called for a replay. Smith was ruled out.

Bottom: Kilen is up to bat for the first time since hitting his first inning home run. Kilen goes yard for the second time. Ensley strikes out quickly. Fischer walks to give Levi Clark one base runner. Clark battles for multiple pitches before Clark hits a single to left field. Clark was a pest at the plate for Davis. Chapman comes to the plate. Chapman hits a fly out, which moves both runners one bag to give the Vols a base runner on third and second. Peebles is up to bat with two outs. Peebles strikes out. Davis may be done for the day sooner than the Cowboys hoped after throwing a lot of third inning pitches.

Fourth Inning: (4-0 Marin hits a home run, Curley goes yard)
Top: Doyle returns to the mound. Doyle gets a strikeout. Doyle gets another out for the Vols. Doyle strikes out the side to bring the Vols up to bat.

Bottom: Marin is up to bat for the Vols. He will be followed by Abernathy and Curley. Davis comes back to the mound. A brief delay is taking place for the umps to gain more baseballs. The delay is over and Marin is up to bat. Marin hits a home run, his first of his Tennessee career. Stormy Rhodes enters the game as a pitcher. Abernathy strikes out looking. Curley hits Tennessee's fourth home run of the evening. Kilen is up after hitting two home runs earlier in the game. Kilen nearly hits a home run again after hitting the ball to the warning track for a fly out. Ensley steps up to the plate. He grounds out to end the inning.

Fifth Inning: (4-0)
Top: The Cowboys get their first base runner of the inning. Doyle strikes Meola out, Meola does not like the call one bit. Daugherty walks to give the Cowboys two base runners. Tanner Franklin and Dylan Loy are warming up. Loy enters the game in relief of Doyle. Loy has one out to work with. Loy gets a strikeout on a breaking ball that gave the batter no chance. Garrett Shull enters as a pinch hitter. Loy strikes Shull out.

Bottom: Fischer hits an in-field single. A single base runner remains with Fischer getting out and Clark being safe. Chapman strikes out. Peebles gets out to end the inning.

Sixth Inning: (5-0 Curley brings in a run)
Top: Tanner Franklin comes in. Franklin gets his first strikeout. Franklin gets his second strikeout. Franklin retires the side in order.

Bottom: Marin drills a lead-off double. Abernathy hasn't gotten going like he would have wanted so far but he will have the opportunity to now. Curley is on deck. Abernathy flies out to center to bring the base runner to third. Curley grounds out but brings in a run. Kilen hits a single. Ensley singles to bring Kilen to second. Runners advance after a wild pitch goes past the catcher. Fischer sees a full count and nearly hits a home run but it goes foul. Fischer strikes out.

Seventh Inning: (5-1 Bruegmann hits a home run)
Top: Frankin picks up his third strikeout to start the game. This was strikeout No. 14 by a Vols pitcher. Brueggman hits a home run. Franklin gets a quick out for the Vols. Daughtry hits a double. Franklin receives a mound visit. Nate Snead is warming up. Franklin ends the inning with a strikeout.

Bottom: Clark is up to bat. Clark starts the at bat by seeing an 0-2 count. He struck out. Chapman is up to bat. Chapman singles in to right field. Peebles hits into a fielder's choice. He advances to second because of the throw going into the stands. Marin strikes out to end the inning.

Eighth Inning: (5-2 a ground rule double scores a Cowboys base runner)
Top: Franklin walks the first batter he sees this inning. Franklin gets the Cowboys to hit a ground out, not before they advance the base runner to second. The Cowboys hit a deep shot to the right field that bounces over the wall to score one. The Vols get their second out as the base runner advances to third base. Franklin gets the last out in strikeout fashion.

Bottom: Abernathy is back up to bat. He is out after making contact and did not go where he would like. Curley sees a full count. Curley flies out to center field. An in-field pop-out ends the inning.

Ninth Inning: (5-2)
Top: Nate Snead is in the game. Looks like he won't start again this weekend. If he escapes the inning with a small number of pitches, it will still be in play. Snead gets out No.1 quickly. A bad fielding error prevented a one pitch out two. Snead forced a fly out to Ariel Antigua. Oklahoma State flies out to Chapman to end the game.

Tennessee wins on Friday 5-3 against Oklahoma State. The Vols will take on Rice on Saturday at 12:05 PM EST.

Pre-Game Information

Tennessee's Friday Night Uniform

Starting Pitcher

Starting Lineup

1. Dean Curley (SS)
2. Gavin Kilen (2B)
3. Hunter Ensley (CF)
4. Andrew Fischer (1B)
5. Levi Clark (DH)
6. Reese Chapman (LF)
7. Cannon Peebles (C)
8. Manny Marin (3B)
9. Jay Abernathy (LF)

How To Watch

  • GameDay: Friday, February 28th
  • Game Time: 4:05 PM EST
  • Stadium: Daikin Park
  • Where: Houston, Texas
  • Event: Astros Foundation College Classic
  • Watch: Astros.com
  • Streaming: Astros (X) page
  • Radio: Vol Network

Series History

Vols vs. Cowboys
• Overall: 4-1
• Home: 2-0
• Away: 0-1
• Neutral Site: 2-0
• Last Meeting: 6-5 Vols

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Caleb Sisk
CALEB SISK

Caleb Sisk is a talented sports journalist from the state of Georgia. Originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sisk's passion for sports grew. Bringing years of recruiting coverage experience, he has been named a National Recruiting Reporter and covers various college sites on the On SI network. He takes pride in covering recruiting and has been featured by numerous companies for his excellent coverage and knowledge. He has also spent time at other companies, including Rivals, where he covered the Tennessee Volunteers.

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