Overview
- Alabama beat Tennessee 12-8 on Thursday in Knoxville to take a 1-0 series lead and move to 29-14 overall and 10-9 in the SEC, while Tennessee fell to 27-14 and 8-11.
- Alabama strung together multi-run frames and got a three-run homer from Eric Hines, then added three more in the seventh when Tennessee pitchers issued walks and hit batters.
- Alabama arrived on a slide with recent series losses and 19 errors over eight games, so the road win offered needed traction.
- Garrett Wright homered twice for Tennessee and Henry Ford added a homer and a double as the Vols kept closing the gap but could not catch up.
- Game 2 is set for Friday with Tegan Kuhns facing Zane Adams, and Saturday lists Evan Blanco against Myles Upchurch on SEC Network+.