Tennessee defeats Hofstra for the third straight game to sweep the season opening series. The Tennessee Volunteers have run ruled Hofstra for the third straight game after they defeated them by a score of 13-1 on Sunday.

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.

The Tennessee Volunteers kicked off their 2025 season in dominant fashion, sweeping Hofstra in a three-game series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. After winning the

Jay Abernathy played in all three games for Tennessee baseball against Hofstra, but the freshman entered all three games.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee found itself trailing for the first time in 2025 during the top of the first inning on Sunday against Hofstra. However, the Vols responded with 13 unanswered runs, securing a 13-1 victory and completing a three-game sweep of the Pride.

Tennessee baseball moved the game times for the final two games of its season-opening series against Hofstra. The Vols will play at 2 p.m. ET Saturday and 11 a.m. ET Sunday. The games were originally scheduled for 4 p.m. and noon, respectively. Tennessee did not immediately give a reason for moving the game times.

Nate Snead threw three innings in Tennessee baseball's 13-1 win against Hofstra on Sunday. This doctor's golden rule? “You should be thinking about nothing when you're peeing."

The Tennessee Volunteers are still undefeated following their weekend series opener as they run ruled Hofstra all three games in the seventh inning. They are many takeaways from the series that Tennessee on SI provided below.