Texas vs Tennessee baseball score today: Replay, highlights

May 22, 2025

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HOOVER, Ala. — The debut at the SEC Tournament for the Texas baseball team was a short one.

Gavin Kilen’s two-run double in the 12th inning was the difference for Tennessee in a 7-5 win at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The top seed and the conference’s championship during the regular season, Texas was eliminated in the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament.

The 2025 SEC Tournament is a single-elimination competition. Texas had received byes for this event’s first two rounds, but the Longhorns have now dropped six straight games at the conference tournaments it has appeared in dating back to the 2022 season.

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In defeat, Texas stuck out 18 times against four Tennessee pitchers. Texas left 10 runners on base and squandered several late opportunities to secure the game-winning run.

Texas vs Tennessee baseball: Live updates

Final: Tennessee 7, Texas 5

Three fly balls to center field ended the Longhorns’ chance at another rally in Hoover. Texas (42-12) must now wait until Monday to learn its draw for NCAA Tournament, but a top-eight seed seems like a formality for the Longhorns.

Tennessee (43-15) advances to Saturday’s semifinals. The Volunteers will play either Oklahoma or in-state rival Vanderbilt.

Mid 12: Tennessee 7, Texas 5

Tennessee leadoff hitter Gavin Kilen is 2-for-6 today, but both of his hits have given the Volunteers a lead in extra innings. In the 10th inning, Kilen hit a solo homer to give Tennessee a 5-4 lead it quickly squandered. Two innings later, he again pushed Tennessee ahead of Texas with a two-run double off of Dylan Volantis.

Tennessee reliever Nate Snead will remain in the game to face the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 hitters in the Texas lineup.

End 11: Tennessee 5, Texas 5

Texas got two runners aboard with one out, but pinch-runner Jayden Duplantier was caught off second base as Rylan Galvan lined out to the Tennessee shortstop. This game remains tied as we head to the 12th inning.

Duplantier replaced Casey Borba on the bases. He will remain in the game as UT’s new third baseman.

Mid 11: Tennessee 5, Texas 5

Tennessee got its leadoff hitter aboard in the 11th inning, but star freshman Dylan Volantis entered the game and struck out three Volunteers. Casey Borba, the No. 9 hitter in the Texas lineup, will lead things off for the Longhorns in the bottom of the 11th inning before Ethan Mendoza and Max Belyeu get their shots at Tennessee reliever Nate Snead.

End 10: Tennessee 5, Texas 5

Needing a run to stay alive in Hoover, Texas quickly produced some offense. Rylan Galvan led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a single, and he then scooted over to third base on a throwing error by Tennessee pitcher Brandon Arvidson. Kimble Schuessler then brought Galvan home with his second RBI single of the afternoon.

A stolen base got Schuessler to second base with one out, but the Longhorns stranded him there with their 16th and 17th strikeouts.

Max Grubbs remains on the mound for Texas. The heart of the Tennessee batting order is due up in the 11th inning.

Mid 10: Tennessee 5, Texas 4

With two outs in the top of the 10th inning, Tennessee leadoff hitter Gavin Kilen hammered a 2-2 pitch from Max Grubbs into the Texas bullpen. That swing gave Tennessee its first lead of the day.

Needed a run to stay alive, Texas will send Rylan Galvan, Kimble Schuessler and Adrian Rodriguez to the plate in the bottom of the 10th inning. The third, fourth and fifth batters in the Texas lineup are 2-for-11 today, and Galvan has struck out four times.

Brandon Arvidson remains on the mound for Tennessee.

End 9: Tennessee 4, Texas 4

Texas slugger Max Belyeu nearly ended the game in the 10th inning, but his blast to right field was foul. Belyeu later struck out, and Tennessee’s Brandon Arvidson has now retired 10 straight batters. The left-hander has struck out nine Longhorns over his 5 ⅓ innings.

Texas is 1-3 in extra-inning games this season. Tennessee is 1-1.

Mid 9: Tennessee 4, Texas 4

After Max Grubbs retired Tennessee in order in the top of the ninth inning, can Texas walk it off? With Dripping Springs native Brandon Arvidson still dealing for Tennessee, Casey Borba, Ethan Mendoza and Max Belyeu are due up for the Longhorns.

Texas has recorded one walk-off win this season. At UFCU Disch-Falk Field on April 6, Rylan Galvan’s solo homer in the 10th inning lifted UT to a 4-3 win.

End 8: Tennessee 4, Texas 4

After forcing SEC Pitcher of the Year Liam Doyle into an early exit, Texas has had little luck against Tennessee reliever Brandon Arvidson. Over 4 ⅓ innings, Arvidson has two-hit the Longhorns. The redshirt sophomore from Dripping Springs has struck out eight batters and issued one walk.

Arvidson has retired the last seven batters he has faced.

Mid 8: Tennessee 4, Texas 4

After Tennessee got its leadoff hitter aboard in the eighth inning, Texas went to its bullpen. New Texas pitcher Max Grubbs quickly got Hunter Ensley, the No. 3 hitter in the Tennessee lineup, to ground into the Volunteers’ third double play of the day. Grubbs then struck out Tennessee cleanup hitter Dalton Bargo to end the half-inning.

End 7: Tennessee 4, Texas 4

For just the second time today, Texas was retired in order. In the top of the seventh inning, Tennessee also failed to get a runner on base.

End 6: Tennessee 4, Texas 4

Texas had a chance to retake the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, but a two-out groundout by Max Belyeu spoiled a pair of two-out singles from Casey Borba and Ethan Mendoza. Texas is outhitting Tennessee by an 8-4 margin today, but the Longhorns have left seven runners on base.

Texas struck out for the ninth and 10th time this afternoon during the sixth inning. This marks the 27th time this season that an opposing team has registered double-digit strikeouts against Texas.

Mid 6: Tennessee 4, Texas 4

The Tennessee offense got to Texas relievers Grayson Saunier and Thomas Burns during the sixth inning, and the Volunteers tied this game on a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly. Tennessee produced two hits against Saunier in the inning and then had batters get hit by a pitch and draw the aforementioned walk once Burns entered the game.

End 5: Texas 4, Tennessee 2

Texas got Kimble Schuessler to second base with one out in the second inning. The Longhorns left Schuessler stranded, though, as Adrian Rodriguez and Jalin Flores both struck out against Brandon Arvidson.

Texas has struck out eight times today.

Mid 5: Texas 4, Tennessee 2

Texas lost its shutout bid in the fifth inning after Tennessee rallied behind a costly error by Jalin Flores.

Following a pitching change and a delay caused by an umpire injury, Grayson Saunier had two runners aboard and one out. Saunier got Levi Clark to hit a grounder to Flores, but the Texas shortstop fumbled the baseball instead of potentially starting an inning-ending double play.

Tennessee cashed in on that mistake when Cannon Peebles hit a two-run single.

During the fifth inning, Texas pulled starter Ethan Walker. In his first start of the season, Walker allowed one hit while plunking two Tennessee batters. The 4 ⅓ innings he worked and the 55 pitches he threw were both season-high totals for Walker, who had pitched in relief in his seven previous appearances this season.

Game delayed as umpire enters concussion protocol

After a pitching change in the top of the fifth inning, there’s a delay at Hoover Met as home plate umpire Jason Bradley needed to be replaced. According to the Tennessee team account, Bradley took a foul ball off his face mask and is currently in concussion protocol. SEC Network replays showed that Bradley was hit by a Max Belyeu foul ball in the bottom of the fourth inning.

David Savage is now working behind the plate. Savage was not among the umpires who started this game.

End 4: Texas 4, Tennessee 0

Texas added to its lead in the fourth inning. After Adrian Rodriguez doubled and moved to third base on a wild pitch, Jalin Flores lifted a ball deep enough into left field to get his freshman teammate home. Ethan Mendoza later provided a two-run triple that chased SEC Pitcher of the Year Liam Doyle from the game.

Over 3 ⅔ innings and 79 pitches, Doyle allowed six hits and two walks. Doyle struck out five batters.

End 3: Texas 1, Tennessee 0

In the top of the third inning, Tennessee got its first runner aboard when Ethan Walker hit Levi Clark with a pitch. Clark, however, was quickly erased by a double play. Through three innings, Walker has faced just nine batters.

In the inning’s bottom half, the Longhorns were retired in order for the first time today. Tennessee’s Liam Doyle has stifled the last five batters that he’s faced.

End 2: Texas 1, Tennessee 0

Tennessee starter Liam Doyle has thrown 44 pitches over the first two innings as Texas has drawn two walks and worked three full counts against the SEC’s top pitcher. The Longhorns got two runners aboard with one out in the second inning, but Doyle struck out two batters to end the threat.

Meanwhile, Ethan Walker’s pitch count is at 27. Tennessee has not gotten a runner on base against Walker, who has not yet pitched more than two innings in a game this season.

End 1: Texas 1, Tennessee 0

Some aggression on the base paths has led to the game’s first run. After ending a seven-pitch battle with Tennessee’s Liam Doyle with a walk, Texas leadoff hitter Ethan Mendoza tagged from first base on a flyout to center field and successfully made it to second base. That put Mendoza in a position to later score on Kimble Schuessler’s two-out single.

That was the team-leading 51st run scored by Mendoza this season.

Mid 1: Tennessee 0, Texas 0

Texas starting pitcher Ethan Walker cruised through his first inning of work at Hoover Met. Facing three batters who all entered the day with batting averages that topped .340, Walker got two strikeouts and a deep flyout to right field.

Texas receives championship trophy from Greg Sankey

Ahead of today’s game, league commissioner Greg Sankey presented the Texas baseball team with the trophy it earned for being the Southeastern Conference’s champion during the regular season. Texas went 22-8 in SEC play.

Probable pitching plan pits first-time starter against SEC’s top arm

On Thursday, Ethan Walker and Liam Doyle are expected to start for Texas and Tennessee on the mound. Both Doyle and Walker are third-year left-handers who joined their teams this past offseason as transfers, but that may be where the similarities end.

Doyle won the SEC Pitcher of the Year award this season, and he has compiled a 9-3 record with a 2.72 ERA, 137 strikeouts and 25 walks over 79 ⅓ innings. Doyle pitched at Coastal Carolina in 2023 and Ole Miss in 2024.

This will be the first start of the spring for Walker, who started three times at Walters State during the 2024 season and redshirted in 2023. Walker has pitched just 6 ⅔ innings over seven relief appearances this year, but he has been a reliable bullpen option for UT coach Jim Schlossnagle since he made his Texas debut on April 15. For the season, Walker sports a 1-0 record and a 2.70 ERA.

Texas vs Tennessee starting lineups

Texas batting order

2B Ethan Mendoza
RF Max Belyeu
C Rylan Galvan
1B Kimble Schuessler
DH Adrian Rodriguez
SS Jalin Flores
LF Tommy Farmer IV
CF Will Gasparino
3B Casey Borba

Tennessee batting order

SS Gavin Kilen
1B Andrew Fischer
CF Hunter Ensley
LF Dalton Bargo
2B Dean Curley
RF Reese Chapman
DH Levi Clark
C Cannon Peebles
3B Manny Marin

Texas starting pitcher

LHP Ethan Walker (1-0, 2.70 ERA)

Tennessee starting pitcher

LHP Liam Doyle (9-3. 2.72 ERA)

What time does Texas baseball play Tennessee today?

Time: 3 p.m. CT
Date: May 22
Location: Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala.

How to watch Texas baseball vs Tennessee today

TV: SEC Network
Radio: The Longhorn Radio Network

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