Tennessee baseball live score updates vs South Carolina: Vols face Gamecocks in SEC series

Mike Wilson, Knoxville News Sentinel
·1 min read

Tennessee baseball is in the race for another SEC title.

The No. 1 Vols (43-10, 19-8 SEC) are a game back of first place in the SEC heading into their final regular-season series against No. 23 South Carolina (33-18, 13-14), which starts Thursday (6:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+).

UT trails Kentucky by a game and is tied with Arkansas for second. The Vols have secured a top-four seed in the SEC Tournament.

Tennessee won the SEC regular-season title in 2022. It won the SEC East in 2021 and 2022. It won the SEC Tournament in 2022.

Tennessee has won four straight series against South Carolina and has not lost a series to the Gamecocks since Vitello's first season in 2018. Vitello is 9-6 against USC and coach Mark Kingston, who was hired the same year as Vitello.

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What channel is Tennessee baseball vs. South Carolina on today?

Streaming: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, SEC Network+

Tennessee baseball vs. South Carolina start times

  • Thursday, May 16: 6:30 p.m. ET

  • Friday, May 17: 6:30 p.m. ET

  • Saturday, May 18: 1 p.m. ET

Tennessee vs. South Carolina probable pitchers

  • Game 1: Tennessee's Chris Stamos vs. South Carolina's Ty Good

  • Game 2: Tennessee's Drew Beam vs. TBA

  • Game 3: Tennessee's Zander Sechrist vs. TBA

Tennessee baseball live score updates vs South Carolina

Tennessee baseball schedule 2024

Tennessee baseball’s next games after the series:

  • Wednesday, May 22: vs. TBD at SEC Tournament

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