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Seth Halvorsen records first save in 2025 for Rockies
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Colorado (1-1) won its first game of the 2025 MLB season Saturday. The Rockies defeated Tampa Bay (1-1), 2-1, at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida.
Two former Vols played in the Rockies' win.
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Seth Halvorsen pitched the final 1.1 innings for Colorado and earned his first save of the season. He recorded one strikeout and did not allow a hit, run or walk. Halvorsen totaled 14 pitches, including nine strikes.
Former Vol Jordan Beck also started in left field for the Rockies. He went 1-for-3.
Halvorsen was selected by Colorado in the seventh-round (No. 202 overall) of the 2023 MLB draft. He was at Tennessee from 2022-23, but did not play in 2022 due to injury.
Halvorsen (3-3) appeared in 25 games, including one start, for the Vols in 2023. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound pitcher recorded 52 strikeouts and a .381 ERA in 52 innings.
Colorado will next play Tampa Bay on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. EDT.
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Former Vol Seth Halvorsen records first save in 2025 for Colorado
