1 week Ago By Vols Wire
No. 6 Tennessee (35-8, 13-7 SEC) tied a three-game series at No. 5 LSU (35-9, 13-7 SEC) on Saturday.
The Vols defeated LSU, 9-3, at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Poll.The Tigers opened the series with a, 6-3, win on Friday.
LSU won the contest after a walk-off three-run home run by Jared Jones. Game No. 1 did not end until after 2 a.
m. EDT due to being delayed from inclement weather. First pitch for the series opener took place at 10:50 p.
m. EDT.Following game No.
2, Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello said there was "a lot of looking forward and extra communication" with the Vols on Saturday.“It’s different and I wish I could do something, or say something, but we didn’t even meet last night,” Vitello said. "It didn’t make a lot of sense.
We got to bed, probably everybody around four or five, so what are you going to do other than you show up and you hope your team acts and competes the way that you want them to. "I’m just telling you right now, they did a good job, but our assistant coaches were on an absolute mission. Not that it’s been bad in the past, but just different level of determination, positivity and pushing forward.
The guys had no chance but to follow that group, and of course follow Marcus Phillips too."Sunday’s series finale between Tennessee and LSU will take place at 3 p.m.
EDT (SEC Network).Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello discusses Vols' win at LSU.
