Tennessee Completes Comeback to Top Oklahoma
The University of Tennessee baseball squad clinched a 9‑4 win over Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, completing a series victory that highlighted the Vols’ resurgence in the SEC.
Starter Evan Blanco opened the game by surrendering three runs in the first inning, but he settled into a six‑inning stretch that kept the Sooners from pulling away.
A lightning delay forced the contest to be split over two days, after which Tennessee answered an early 3‑0 hole with a four‑run third inning, flipping the momentum.
The Vols added four more runs in the eighth and ninth frames, while the relief corps limited Oklahoma to a single run after the pause.
Freshman Xander Mercurius made his collegiate debut for Oklahoma, allowing four earned runs in five innings, as the Tennessee bullpen stepped up to preserve the lead.
The victory lifted Tennessee to 15‑14 in SEC play, marking the program’s first winning conference record since March 13 and securing back‑to‑back series wins after a sweep of Texas.