SCORE: Tennessee 2, Georgia 4 | FINAL

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No. 19 Tennessee baseball (14-4) is set to battle the No. 8 Georgia Bulldogs (15-4) Saturday in game two of a three-game series at Foley Field.

First pitch in Athens is at 5:00 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.

This is Tennessee’s first televised game of the season. Game three will stream on SEC Network + Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

For a full preview of the series, including pitching matchups, an in-depth look at Georgia and more, click HERE.

Tennessee enters Saturday’s contest coming off an incredibly impressive 7-4 series-opening victory Friday in Athens. The Vols’ offense was led by Manny Marin and Henry Ford who each tallied three RBI. Tegan Kuhns was very good for the vast majority of his outing before Brandon Arvidson was dominant in relief.

The Vols hit three home runs, with Stone Lawless joining Ford and Marin to hit all three crucial long balls late in the game.

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The win puts Tennessee in the driver’s seat to clinch the SEC-opening series. The Vols have done well on Saturdays this season, losing just one Saturday contest, a 2-1 defeat to Kent State.

Landon Mack and Tennessee’s bullpen has been the highlight of the Vols’ Saturday performances, but if the offense continues to build momentum as it has in the past two outings, Tennessee won’t need to rely on its staff as heavily.

Tennessee’s offense hit rock bottom in a 6-0 game three loss to Wright State Sunday in Knoxville. The Vols tallied just six hits and seven baserunners, leaving more doubt than hope entering SEC play.

But doubters were proved wrong Friday, when Tennessee followed up Tuesday’s 20-run Tuesday effort in a midweek win over Tennessee Tech with a strong night at the plate against two standout Bulldog arms.

The Vols are now winners in seven of their past eight. UT will aim to clinch the series with a win Saturday. If Georgia evens the series, the two sides will face off in a Sunday series rubber match at Foley Field.

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Opponent Scout

Georgia is in its third year under head coach Wes Johnson. The Bulldogs are 1-1 in SEC-opening series but Kentucky swept Georgia in Lexington two years ago.

This season, the Bulldogs’ elite offense has led the Dawgs to many dominant wins. Georgia has scored 10 or more runs in 13 contests and earned run-rule victories in 10.

The Bulldogs rank in the top five in batting average (.353), runs per game (11.4) and lead D1 in homers with 61.

Tennessee and Georgia have faced common opponents this year. Georgia bludgeoned Oakland in a 4-0 four-game series sweep and won two of three over Wright State including a run-rule series-opening victory.

The 15-4 Dawgs are without a doubt one of the top two toughest teams Tennessee have faced to date (UCLA), and by the numbers, the toughest offense.

Below is more information on this year’s Georgia team courtesy UT Athletics.

• 2025 Record: 43-17 (18-12 SEC)
• 2025 Postseason: NCAA Athens Regional (1-2)
• 2026 SEC Preseason Poll: 9^th
• Head Coach: Wes Johnson
  • Overall Record: 104-37 (3^rd year)
  • Record at UGA: Same
• Preseason All-Conference Selections: N/A

SERIES HISTORY:

• Overall: Vols lead, 130-123
• In Knoxville: Vols lead, 73-51
• In Athens: Bulldogs lead, 72-54
• At Neutral Sites: Vols lead, 3-0
• Last 10 Meetings: Vols lead, 6-4

Prediction: Tennessee wins by 1-3 runs

Tennessee’s performance Friday was its most encouraging of the season. The Vols’ offense consistently threatened, led by Henry Ford and Manny Marin, who has been Tennessee’s biggest revelation at the plate in the past week.

Can Tennessee’s offense keep it going? It’s hard to say they won’t, but it wouldn’t be a surprise to see a below-average performance given the number of times we’ve seen Tennessee’s bats fall flat.

But overall, Saturday is the day Tennessee has the best chance to win in any series. Landon Mack’s competitiveness backed by star freshman Cam Appenzeller and uber-reliable Brayden Krenzel out of the bullpen have me picking Tennessee in another low-scoring, thrilling Saturday affair.

Georgia wins Sunday to salvage the series.

Injury/Availability Notes

• No injury notes. Garrett Wright is still working his way back to 100 percent from his hamate bone surgery, so it will be a bit before he catches.

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Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below, followed by the LIVE at-bat by at-bat game thread.

TENNESSEE STARTING NINE: 

Lineup Notes:

• Same lineup as Friday. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
• Tyler Myatt starts at second base for the third straight game, over Ariel Antigua and Chris Newstrom.
• Wright continues to leadoff. Expect to see that going forward, with Jay in the nine-hole.
  • READ WHY HERE.
• Lawless behind the plate again, Blake Grimmer at first.
  • Leaving no space for Levi Clark, who remains in an early-season slump. Clark will likely start Sunday.
• Brown at 2-hole over Ford due to R, L, R at top of order.

GEORGIA STARTING NINE: 

2B Ryan Black (L)

3B Tre Phelps (R)

C Daniel Jackson (R)

DH Michael O’Shaughnessy (L)

LF Henry Allen (R)

1B Brennan Hudson (L)

SS Kolby Branch (R)

RF Jack Arcamone (L)

CF Cole Johnson (L)

Pitching Matchup:

Vols So. RHP Landon Mack (3-1, 2.38 ERA, 4 app., 4 starts, 22.2 IP, 18 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 9 BB, 30 K, 5 XBH, .217 opp. batting avg., 1.19 WHIP)

vs.

Bulldogs Jr. RHP Dylan Vigue (3-1, 1.93 ERA, 4 app., 4 starts, 18.2 IP, 10 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 7 BB, 24 K, 3 XBH, .164 opp. batting avg., .91 WHIP)

Pitching notes:

• Mack has been very good in his day two role.
  • Uncharacteristically struggled with command last week but gave up a season-best three hits. Mack has been know to run into some jams this season, but seemingly always works out of them.
• Vigue, a Michigan transfer, has allowed opposing teams to do very little. 10 hits and 4 R allowed is great work in 18 innings.
  • But Vigue’s command hasn’t been the best, offering multiple walks in two of four starts.
  • Vigue is coming off a season-best outing, giving up one hit, no runs and struck out 11 to Queens.
  • 7.0 IP is an outlier for Vigue’s starts this year. He pitched 4.0 vs. Samford, 4.1 vs. Oakland and 3.1 against Wright State – the toughest team he’s faced – when he allowed two runs on two hits, two walks and his only HBP of the year.

Uniforms

Tennessee: Orange tops, grey pants

Georgia: Red tops, white pants, white hats

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*NOTES*

• Run-rule is MANDATORY in SEC play. If Tennessee or Georgia leads by 10 or more runs after the seventh inning, the game is over.

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GAME THREAD

1st Inning: 

T1

-Garrett Wright grounds out to SS.

-Blaine Brown strikes out looking.

-Henry Ford strikes out swinging.

END OF TOP HALF

B1

-Ryan Black singles to SS.

• Slow roller to Marin. Throw not in time and too low for Grimmer. Black is fast.

Black out at first, picked off 1-3.

-Tre Phelps strikes out looking.

-Daniel Jackson flies out to CF at the warning track.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 0, Bulldogs 0

2nd Inning: 

T2

-Blake Grimmer grounds out to 1B unassisted.

-Reese Chapman grounds out to 2B.

-Stone Lawless HBP.

-Tyler Myatt grounds out to SS.

END OF TOP HALF

B2

-Michael O’Shaughnessy smacks a solo homer to left field.

-Henry Allen grounds out to SS.

-Brennan Hudson flies out to RF at the warning track.

-Kolby Branch singles to 3B.

• Good diving stop by Henry Ford along the 3B line, but was far too tough a play to make.

-Jack Arcamone grounds out to 2B through the right side.

• Hit into the shift.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 0, Bulldogs 1

3rd Inning: 

T3

-Manny Marin strikes out swinging.

-Jay Abernathy strikes out swinging.

-Garrett Wright strikes out swinging, out at first C to 1B.

END OF TOP HALF

B3

-Cole Johnson flares a single into left field.

-Ryan Black launches a two-run homer to right field.

• Off the top of the scoreboard.

-Tre Phelps strikes out swinging.

-Daniel Jackson drops a single into right field.

-Michael O’Shaughnessy grounds into a 6-5-3 double play. Jackson out at second.

• Up the middle, into the shift. Really, really nice play by Manny to back hand it, do a 180 and fire to second.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 0, Bulldogs 3

4th Inning: 

T4

-Blaine Brown crushes a solo homer to right field.

• 6th HR of the season for Blaine Brown. 4th of the weekend for UT.
• 398 feet, 105 mph

-Henry Ford grounds out to 2B.

-Blake Grimmer grounds out to 2B.

-Reese Chapman bounces a single up the middle.

Chapman advances to second on a wild pitch.

-Stone Lawless flies out to LF.

END OF TOP HALF

B4

-Henry Allen drives a single through the left side.

-Brennan Hudson is walked.

-Kolby Branch grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Allen to third.

• Was initially ruled a 6-4 fielder’s choice with Branch safe at first.
• Tennessee CHALLENGED the play and the call was OVERTURNED.

-Jack Arcamone is walked on four pitches.

-Cole Johnson strikes out swinging on three pitches.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 1, Bulldogs 3

5th Inning: 

T5

-Tyler Myatt grounds out to SS.

-Manny Marin sends a single into center field.

• Hit off the mound and bounced into the outfield.

-Jay Abernathy grounds out to 2B. Marin to second.

-Garrett Wright knocks an RBI double to left field.

*Pitching change: RHP Paul Farley (1-0, 4.15 ERA) on to pitch for Vigue*

-Blaine Brown flies out to CF.

END OF TOP HALF

B5

-Ryan Black grounds out to 2B.

-Tre Phelps strikes out looking.

• Good job by Mack to come back from down 3-0.

-Daniel Jackson singles up the middle.

Jackson caught stealing second, 2-6.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 2, Bulldogs 3

6th Inning: 

T6

*Pitching change: RHP Caden Aoki (2-0, 4.00 ERA) on to pitch for Farley*

-Henry Ford grounds out to SS.

-Blake Grimmer grounds out to 3B.

-Reese Chapman strikes out swinging.

END OF TOP HALF

B6

-Michael O’Shaughnessy works a walk.

-Henry Allen singles through the left side.

-Brennan Hudson draws a walk.

• Bases loaded with no outs for Kolby Branch.

-Kolby Branch reaches on a fielder’s choice to 3B. O’Shaughnessy out at home, 5-2.

*Pitching change: Fr. LHP Cam Appenzeller (2-0, 2.77 ERA) in to pitch for Mack*

-Jack Arcamone rips an RBI single through the right side. Allen scores. Hudson out at home, 9-2.

• Georgia challenged the call, and the play upheld. Out at home.

-Cole Johnson flies out to CF in left-center.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 2, Bulldogs 4

7th Inning: 

T7

-Stone Lawless strikes out swinging.

• 8-pitch at-bat.

-Tyler Myatt slaps a single to center field.

-Manny Marin singles to center. Myatt to second.

-Jay Abernathy flies out to CF.

-Garrett Wright reaches on a fielder’s choice to SS. Myatt out at third, 6-5.

END OF TOP HALF

B7

-Ryan Black grounds out to SS through the right side.

• Hit into the shift.

-Tre Phelps flies out to CF.

-Daniel Jackson strikes out swinging.

• Appy wins a 6-pitch battle with the UGA star.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 2, Bulldogs 4

8th Inning: 

T8

-Blaine Brown works a leadoff walk.

• 7-pitch at-bat. Great walk.

-Henry Ford strikes out swinging on three pitches.

-Blake Grimmer slaps a double to left-center. Brown to third.

• Don’t know why Brown didn’t score there. Felt like he could’ve.

-Reese Chapman strikes out swinging.

• Went around on strike three. Close call.

-Stone Lawless flies out to CF.

END OF TOP HALF

B8

-Michael O’Shaughnessy slices a leadoff single to center.

*Ty Peeples pinch-running for O’Shaughnessy*

Henry Allen roped a ball just foul. No-doubt over the fence but foul.

-Henry Allen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Peeples out at second. Bases empty.

• Great backhand from Marin. Some tremendous defense from the Vols as of late.

-Brennan Hudson strikes out looking on three pitches.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 2, Bulldogs 4

9th Inning: 

T9

-Tyler Myatt strikes out swinging.

-Manny Marin strikes out swinging.

-Jay Abernathy flies out to LF.

END OF TOP HALF

Score: Vols 2, Bulldogs 4

END OF GAME

FINAL: Tennessee Vols 2, Georgia Bulldogs 4