Volunteers Climb Over Challenges, Fall 1-0 to Georgia in Series
Brutal way to end the series.
Tennessee baseball coach Josh Elander during a NCAA baseball game between Tennessee and Kent State at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn. , on Feb. 21, 2026.
| Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Tennessee Volunteers got off to a hot start in SEC play on Friday. In the first of a three-game series, the Vols took down the Georgia Bulldogs in Athens, winning 7-4 . The Vols received timely hitting and solid pitching, and it seemed like a good weekend was in store.
Unfortunately, Saturday went differently. The Vols had seven hits on the day, but turned those into just two runs. As a result, the Bulldogs won the second matchup 4-2, setting up an important rubber match on Sunday.
The rubber match couldn’t have started any better for the Vols. Reese Chapman got the Vols on the board in the first with a two-run double. Manny Marin then came up and hit a single, scoring Chapman, and giving the Vols a 3-0 lead before the Bulldogs even came up to bat.