Tennessee baseball suffered a 16-6 loss in 12 innings Sunday against LSU in a series rubber match.
The Vols led 5-4 in the ninth with two outs, but an infield single would tie the game to force extras. After trading runs in the 11th, LSU opened it up with a 10-run 12th to put Tennessee away.
LSU designated hitter Cade Arrambide was the start in the victory, going 5-6 at the plate with seven RBI and four home runs.
Arrambide set the LSU single-game record with four long balls and also became the first player to ever leave the yard four times against Tennessee.
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Arrambide hit three solo homers, leaving the yard in fifth, seventh and 11th with solo blasts. But it was his fourth that truly put Tennessee away.
Up 7-6, Arrambide powered a grand slam off the top of Tennessee’s videoboard in right field to give LSU a five-run lead.
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Arrambide’s fourth blast traveled 385 feet and exited the park at 104 mph.
The sophomore entered Sunday with four homers on the season. He hit four in the win against Tennessee. Furthermore, he had not hit a homer in SEC play yet in 2026 and had only one career blast against a conference opponent.
Arrambide’s impact was the story in LSU’s Sunday win, but Tennessee’s inability to finish games has been the most troubling theme for the Vols this season.
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Per VolQuest’s Eric Cain, Tennessee was outscored 21-3 from the seventh inning on this weekend against LSU. The Vols outscored the Tigers 12-3 in the first six innings of all three games combined.
Additionally, Tennessee has been outscored 37-15 from the seventh inning on in all conference games.
Lack of consistency offensively and bullpen depth have been Tennessee’s biggest issues. The Vols have built leads but the bats have fallen flat late in games while bullpen pitching – specifically Sunday bullpen pitching – has underwhelmed.
Tennessee will aim to get back on track in SEC play when it travels to Mississippi State next weekend to battle the 25-7 (7-5 SEC) Bulldogs. The Vols’ final tune-up beforehand is a midweek matchup with Northern Kentucky Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET in Knoxville.
