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Tennessee returns to action in the NCAA Baseball Tournament Chapel Hill Regional on Saturday against the VCU Rams. The elimination game will be interesting to say the least.
The Vols won the only meeting back in 2001, but now meet on the big stage. Tennessee lost to East Carolina, 7-3, in 14 innings on Friday. While VCU also lost to host North Carolina, 8-0. Both are looking to survive with no room for error.
The final eight teams standing will take part in the 2026 men’s College World Series, which will be played from Friday, June 12 through either Sunday, June 21 or Monday, June 22.
| 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee (38-21) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||
| VCU (37-24) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
Tennessee vs. VCU baseball box score: Live stats from NCAA Baseball Championship
Tennessee Volunteers
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Garrett Wright | LF | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .349 | .441 |
| 14 | Blake Grimmer | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .283 | .382 |
| 9 | Henry Ford | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .295 | .362 |
| 30 | Trent Grindlinger | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .347 | .416 |
| 16 | Levi Clark | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .349 |
| 13 | Reese Chapman | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .314 | .417 |
| 27 | Stone Lawless | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .368 |
| 4 | Manny Marin | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .340 |
| 8 | Jay Abernathy | CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .354 |
| Total | 2042 | 302 | 494 | 405 | 186 | 11 | ||||
2B:
- Wright 1 (17)
H:
- Chapman 1 (11)
- Lawless 1 (7)
RBI:
- Chapman 2 (46)
- Lawless 1 (18)
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Tegan Kuhns | P | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 3.6 |
| 19 | Cam Appenzeller | P | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 6 | Brady Frederick | P | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Mark Hindy | P | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Total | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 32 | |||
- Appenzeller 23 (18 strikes)
- Frederick 25 (11 strikes)
- Hindy 10 (5 strikes)
- Kuhns 70 (46 strikes)
VCU Rams
| Batter | POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Dante DeFranco | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 | .353 |
| 1 | Michael Petite | CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .274 | .392 |
| 11 | Teige Lethert | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .332 |
| 37 | Jacob Lee | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .341 | .439 |
| 6 | Nick Flores | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .318 | .359 |
| 3 | Nate Kirkpatrick | 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .309 | .355 |
| 31 | Quinn Maher | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .228 | .339 |
| 24 | Alec Warden | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .378 |
| 9 | Trent Adelman | RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .333 |
| Total | 2056 | 319 | 483 | 391 | 277 | 10 | ||||
2B:
- Flores 1 (23)
- Kirkpatrick 1 (17)
H:
- Adelman 1 (5)
RBI:
- Kirkpatrick 2 (58)
- Maher 1 (44)
- Warden 1 (30)
- Adelman 1 (43)
| Pitcher | POS | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | BF | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Elias Holbert | P | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 27 | 2.9 |
| 39 | Zachary Peters | P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 31 | |||
- Peters 13 (9 strikes)
- Holbert 102 (71 strikes)
How to watch: Tennessee vs. VCU 2026 NCAA Baseball Championship Game 1
Date: Saturday, May 30
Time: Noon ET
TV: ESPN
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