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No. 2 Tennessee sweeps Hofstra to open 2025 baseball season
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Nate Snead
No. 2 Tennessee (3-0) completed a series sweep against Hofstra (0-3) to open its 2025 baseball season. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll . All three contests in the series were decided by a run-rule decision.
The Vols defeated Hofstra, 13-1 in seven innings, on Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium .
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Nate Snead made his first start of the season for Tennessee in the series finale. He pitched 3.0 innings, recording three strikeouts, while allowing two hits, one run (one earned), two walks and one wild pitch. Snead totaled 40 pitches, including 25 strikes, against 13 batters.
Andrew Behnke (1-0) earned his first win of the 2025 campaign after pitching one inning in relief.
Tennessee's offense totaled nine hits, including a grand slam by Reese Chapman in the second inning. Dean Curley and Hunter Ensley recorded two hits each for the Vols. Chapman led Tennessee in RBIs with five.
Tennessee will next play on Tuesday against UNC Asheville at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch is slated for 4:30 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+. The Vols will also host Samford, Friday-Sunday, for a three-game series (SEC Network+).
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Vols open 2025 baseball season with series sweep against Hofstra
