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Tennessee falls to Vanderbilt in SEC Tournament
No. 1 Tennessee lost 13-4 to eight-seeded Vanderbilt in Wednesday’s round two matchup in the SEC Tournament.
The Volunteers had a rough start to their playoff journey, losing 13-4 to the No. 8-seeded Vanderbilt in round two of the SEC Tournament. With this loss, the Volunteers will continue play in the losers bracket where they will take on Mississippi State tonight, 30 minutes after the conclusion of Kentucky and Arkansas’ contest at 9:30 am CT.
The theme of tonight’s matchup for the Volunteers was poor performances on the mound, the Vols pitching staff allowed 13 runs on 15 hits, causing a total of eight pitching changes throughout the night. Vanderbilt caused most of their damage in the third inning, scoring four runs courtesy of an RBI single hit by third baseman Davis Diaz, followed by a three-run home run hit by catcher Alan Espinal to give the Commodores a 5-1 lead to close out the third inning.
Vanderbilt would tack on an additional run in the fourth inning via an RBI single from center fielder Calvin Hewett, improving the Commodores lead to 6-1 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning. Tennessee and designated hitter Reese Chapman would respond in the bottom of the fourth with a three run home run of their own, cutting down their deficit to two runs entering the fifth inning.
Despite a spark in the fourth inning, the Tennessee bats would fall silent for the remainder of the game. Vanderbilt on the other hand would continue to pour on runs, with the final nail in the coffin being a three-run home run in the eighth inning hit by shortstop Jonathan Vastine, putting the commodores up 12-4.
Tennessee Head Coach Tony Vitello spoke with the media following the Vols loss. “The result was awful, especially for fans. I think the city of Hoover likes when we’re here because a lot of our fans will attend. So, again, a bad result, but as I look at the box score, it was good to get a lot of guys get their cleats in the dirt in a situation that might be new to them or certainly is new to our group this year.” Vitello said.
Next up, Tennessee will take on the No. 5 seed Mississippi State in an elimination game taking place tonight, approximately thirty minutes after the conclusion No. 3 Kentucky and No. 2 Arkansas game at 9:30 am CT.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – We’re experiencing our hottest weather since summer 2025.
The hottest weather of the year is having a major impact on Middle Tennesseans. Temperatures have soared well above average during the afternoon and remained unusually high at night for several days. That’s caused thousands across Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky to temporarily change the way they go about everyday life. The heat has been so significant that temperatures have actually been in record territory.
For example, this past Sunday, Nashville nearly tied the highest minimum temperature ever for the date — 80° set in 1936. Nashville’s low on Sunday was 79.
As for high temperatures, while it was easily the hottest day of the year on Tuesday, Nashville missed that day’s record by nine degrees.
We’ll be closer on Wednesday, missing it by just six degrees.
There’s an even closer approach in line for Thursday. Our forecast for Nashville is 98°. The record high temperature is 101.
Cooler weather will eventually take over. By early next week, we expect highs to return to more seasonable levels — the low 90s.
For life-saving weather alerts, customized messages on conditions and forecasts, and videos detailing upcoming weather events, download the WSMV 4 First Alert Weather app for iPhone or Android. Have weather pictures or videos? Share them here.
Former Tennessee baseball pitcher Garrett Stallings was called up by the Milwaukee Brewers on June 30.
Stallings, 28, likely will make his major league debut against the Cincinnati Reds on June 30 in the second game of the Brewers’ four-game homestand.
Stallings played at Tennessee from 2017 to 2019 in the early years of Tony Vitello’s stint at the Vols’ head coach. He earned a starting role as a freshman and became the ace by his junior season.
In 2019, the Los Angeles Angels selected Stallings in the fifth round of the MLB draft. He bounced around in the minors before landing firmly in Triple-A with the Norfolk Tides, and later the Brewers’ affiliate Nashville Sounds, in 2024.
Stallings posted a 3-3 record with the Sounds in 2026 with a 3.45 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 62⅔ innings.
He will be the 54th player in Tennessee history to reach the major leagues and the 12th since 2020. He will join left-hander Garrett Crochet (2020); right-hander Ben Joyce (2023); infielder Andre Lipcius (2023); IF Trey Lipscomb (2024); outfielder Jordan Beck (2024); RHP Seth Halvorsen (2024); RHP Chase Dollander (2025); RHP Blade Tidwell (2025); INF Christian Moore (2025); OF Drew Gilbert (2025); and RHP Chad Dallas (2026).
Dallas made his debut for the Toronto Blue Jays on June 4.
Wynton Jackson covers high school sports for Knox News. Email: wynton.jackson@knoxnews.com
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