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Tennessee baseball powers through series win against Kentucky
Tennessee baseball picks up another SEC series win after winning two out of three against No. 3 Kentucky in Lexington. This makes for the Vols’ fifth-straight SEC series win as they improve to 33-7 on the season and 12-6 in conference play.
Kentucky received a huge jump in the top-25 rankings and jumped the Vols as the Cats moved up to No. 3, and the Vols stayed at No. 4 last week. The Vols should be scheduled to move up to No. 3 and, after another series win, could make the case to move up higher than that.
Christian Moore had a huge weekend and was the deciding factor in Tennessee’s win in the rubber match on Sunday. He started off the scoring on Sunday with a home run in the third inning to put up Tennessee 2-0 and followed that up with two more home runs in the sixth and eighth innings to tie the game and give Tennessee the lead that would give them the win.
Moore also put his name in the record books, tying the single-game home run record for a Vol. He also hit his 45th and 46th career home runs, lifting him above Blake Burke for the career home run record with 44 home runs.
Both Moore and Burke homered early in Saturday’s game to give the Vols an early lead, but Moore has made the home run race a bit more interesting with his Sunday performance. Four weeks remain in the season, so we could see these two battle it out the rest of the way for the bragging rights at the top of the Vols’ all-time list.
Last weekend, Tennessee and LSU faced off in a pitching matchup. Although the Vols’ bats weren’t nearly as hot as this weekend, they put together a dominant performance against one of the best teams in the SEC.
The Vols didn’t disappoint again this weekend. They used their bats to overwhelm the Kentucky pitching staff and win two out of three on the road.
There were whispers from national writers and outlets that claimed Tennessee wouldn’t be able to translate their scoring at the plate because of Kentucky’s much larger ballpark. They proved that theory false, outscoring the Cats 27-18.
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Tennessee has now won nine of its last ten games and is one of the hottest teams in baseball. The Vols will invite Missouri to Knoxville on Friday for their next SEC series. They look to continue their hot streak against a struggling Missouri team that is coming off a series loss to LSU.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Big hearts, small hands! Tennessee kids are stepping up to make a big difference this summer.
First Lady Maria Lee on Tuesday announced the eighth annual Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge, encouraging young students to dedicate part of their summer to helping others.
The program, part of the Tennessee Serves initiative, runs from June 1 through Aug. 1 and is open to rising kindergarteners through rising sixth graders across the state.
Participants must complete at least two hours of service across two of eight designated categories to finish the challenge, with top participants earning an invitation to a September carnival at the Tennessee Residence.
Since its launch in 2019, more than 3,500 children have contributed over 15,000 hours of service through activities ranging from park cleanups to assisting nursing homes and raising funds for disaster relief.
Registration opened Tuesday, with parents and guardians able to sign up participants and access additional details through the First Lady’s official website.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A bill moving through the Tennessee Legislature could reshape how pharmacies do business in the state, with CVS warning it could lead to widespread store closures.
The Tennessee Senate has passed legislation that would change the way pharmacies can operate. The proposal has been dubbed “the CVS bill” because it directly impacts the drugstore chain.
Under the bill, drugstores would no longer be allowed to negotiate prices directly with insurance providers or government programs. Instead, a third party would be required to step in.
The bill is now under debate in the House. CVS says the change would force more than 100 of its pharmacies to close across Tennessee, but lawmakers disagree.
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