Tennessee baseball’s series opener against Florida in Gainesville has officially been postponed. The Vols and Gators will play a doubleheader on Friday beginning at 3 p.m. ET.
OFFICIAL UPDATE
Tonight’s game has been postponed and we will now play a doubleheader tomorrow with Game 1 starting at 3 p.m.
Game 2 will begin 45 minutes following the conclusion of Game 1.#GBO // #Vols pic.twitter.com/v4qdSTFnjg
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 3, 2024
First pitch for Thursday night’s game was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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This weekend, the Vols are looking to bounce back from Tuesday night’s midweek loss to Lipscomb. It was Tennessee’s first midweek loss of the season. The rare loss ended a six-game winning streak for Tennessee which included a series sweep over Missouri and road series win over (then) third-ranked Kentucky.
The third-ranked Vols are second in the SEC East with a 15-6 conference record, sitting one game behind Kentucky, who holds a 16-5 league record.
Tennessee will be without star outfielder Kavares Tears in the series opener as he battles a lower-body injury. Read more about Tears’ injury here.
For RTI’s LIVE at-bat by at-bat game thread of game one in Gainesville, click here.
