Congratulations to the Tennessee Vols Baseball team for finishing strong and qualifying for the SEC Tournament in Birmingham this week.
It wasn’t easy. Tennessee (33-23, 13-15 SEC) was forced to win some games down the stretch including a first ever series win in Baton Rouge against LSU.
Still, it came down to the season’s final weekend in Gainesville. The Vols needed at least two wins to get themselves into the tournament and that’s exactly how many they got.
The Diamond Vols got the final win they needed, an 11-7 victory behind senior pitcher Craig Cobb on Saturday. This came just one day after an embarrasing 20-2 loss on Friday night.
Tennessee will play #1 seed Vanderbilt on Wednesday at 6:00pm. Vandy won all three games against the Vols this season. However, Tennessee is 5-2 all time against the Dores in the tournament. The last time the two teams met was in 1995.
The Vols are 24-19 all time in the SEC Tournament which is good enough for the fourth best winning percentage in the conference. Their last appearance was in 2005 when they went 2-2 and finished tied for fifth place.
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