Tennessee baseball drops first two games to Vanderbilt in extra innings
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 are in Nashville this weekend to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores. This is the third SEC series of the season for the Vols, who entered Friday with a 3-3 conference record. Both the Vols and Commodores have slightly underperformed fan expectations so far, so this series was destined to have repercussions.
With a series win, both teams would be feeling very good about building some positive momentum as we go deeper into conference play. The first two games of the series are now in the books, so how are we looking? Let’s dive into the recaps from Friday and Saturday.
Friday: Vols lose 3-2 in 10 innings In Friday’s opener, offense was hard to come by. No team scored until Vanderbilt’s Brodie Johnston singled up the middle and plated one. in the 3rd.
The Dores added another run in the bottom of the 5th on a solo shot from Korbin Reynolds. Finally, the Vols got on the board in the 6th when Blake Grimmer scored to make it a 2-1 game. Then, in the 8th, Manny Marin scored on a Levi Clark single to tie the game at 2.