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Although Kentucky erased a five-run deficit to tie the game in the sixth, the University of Tennessee baseball team was able to withstand the Wildcat rally and score twice in the eighth on a two-RBI single by junior Josh Liles to even the weekend series with an 8-6 triumph on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Kentucky hit six home runs, accounting for all of its runs, to claim the series opener against the University of Tennessee, 12-8, at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville on Friday night. The Volunteers added longballs by juniors P.J. Polk and Matt Duffy, but it was not enough to overcome the Wildcat offensive onslaught.

Currently two games out of the final spot for the SEC Tournament, the University of Tennessee baseball team (22-20, 6-12) will host border-rival Kentucky (23-19, 6-12) in a critical conference series this weekend. ESPNU will broadcast the opener at 5 p.m. on Friday and SportSouth will cover the final two games at 4 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday.

The University of Tennessee track & field programs will add nine new faces to their ranks for 2010-11, Director of Track & Field J.J. Clark confirmed as he announced the spring signing classes for both the Vols and Lady Vols on Thursday. Several of the UT students-to-be are ranked among the nation's best, according to Track & Field News magazine's top prep lists.

The second-ranked Tennessee Volunteers swept the regular-season and tournament SEC titles, and now they've earned the three major individual SEC awards as well.

Andy Kozar is being remembered Thursday as a prime example of a man who achieved success in other fields after an outstanding career in athletics.

One year ago, the Tennessee swimming and diving team sat down to nominate team members to serve as captains. Mike Wright's name was in the mix--until he removed it, that is.

After playing a large role in a pair of walk-off victories for Tennessee over Vanderbilt in a doubleheader last Sunday, including hitting a game-ending home run in the 11th inning of the first game, junior Blake Forsythe has been named to the CollegeBaseball360.com Primetime Performer Weekly Honor Roll.

Junior Blake Forsythe crushed his second grand slam of the season and finished with a career-high tying five RBIs as the University of Tennessee baseball team cruised to a 13-5 triumph over Belmont on Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville.

The Tennessee Volunteers remained second in the ITA national team rankings following their three shutout victories to capture last week's SEC Tournament championship.

Tennessee's David Holmes, Robin Wingardh and Jay Vandeventer are among those chosen Tuesday for the 2010 SEC Men's Golf Awards, as announced by the league office.

Tennessee athletes in men's and women's basketball and men's and women's swimming and diving were rewarded for their achievements in the classroom on Tuesday, as the 2009-10 Southeastern Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll was released by the league office.

The University of Tennessee baseball team will step away from its Southeastern Conference schedule briefly as it is set to host Belmont at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville.

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- The Tennessee Volunteers captured their first SEC Tournament title in eight years Sunday, shutting out Florida 4-0 in the championship match at Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex.

Down to its last out and its final strike, the University of Tennessee baseball team rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, capped off by a bases loaded hit-by-pitch by senior Cody Grisham, to defeat No. 15 Vanderbilt, 4-3, and claim a doubleheader sweep and series win on Sunday afternoon in front of a season-high crowd of 3,136 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville.

It took a little longer than expected, but a walk-off, two-run home run by Blake Forsythe gave the University of Tennessee baseball team a 4-2 win over No. 15 Vanderbilt in the 11th-inning of a game that was only scheduled to go seven on Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville. The victory evened the weekend series which will be decided in the second game of today's doubleheader.

LAJOLLA, Calif. -- Senior Matt Maloney won the men's javelin throw competition and junior Holly Kane placed third in the women's javelin Saturday night to lead the University of Tennessee track & field team on the final day of the UCSD Triton Invitational.

Follow the Vols live Sunday as they play for their first SEC Tournament title in eight years. The championship match against Florida starts at 1 p.m.

The Tennessee track & field team pulled off an incredible double-triple at the 116th Penn Relays.

Due to inclement weather in the Knoxville area, the second game of the series between Tennessee and Vanderbilt on Saturday has been postponed. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Both contests will be seven-inning affairs with the first game starting at 1 p.m.