21-05-2025
Tennessee eliminates Alabama baseball in SEC Tournament second round
The second round of the 2025 SEC baseball tournament started Wednesday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.
The first contest in the second round was between No. 8 seed Tennessee (42-15) and No. 9 seed Alabama (41-16). The Vols eliminated Alabama, 15-10.
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Marcus Phillips started for Tennessee its second-round matchup against the Crimson Tide. He pitched four innings and recorded five strikeouts. The 6-foot-4, 246-pound right-handed pitcher totaled 72 pitches, including 43 strikes, against 17 batters. Phillips allowed four hits, four runs (one earned) and two walks.
Brandon Arvidson relieved Phillips and pitched 0.1 innings. He totaled five pitches (three strikes) against one batter.
AJ Russell (2-1) was the Vols' third pitcher in the contest and earned a win. In 3.2 innings of relief, he totaled five strikeouts and 78 pitches (53 strikes) against 17 batters. Brayden Krenzel closed the game for the Vols in the ninth inning.
Tennessee's offense produced 20 hits. Center fielder Hunter Ensley, designated hitter Levi Clark and third baseman Manny Marin hit one double each for the Vols. Reese Chapman hit Tennessee's only home run in the contest during the eighth inning.
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Tennessee will next play No. 1 seed Texas on Thursday in the SEC Tournament quarterfinals.
Tennessee is playing for its third SEC Tournament championship in the past four years. The Vols have won the SEC baseball tournament five times in program history: 1993, 1994, 1995, 2022 and 2024.
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Vols defeat Alabama baseball, advances to SEC Tournament quarterfinals
