Tennessee Advances to Fifth Consecutive Baseball Super Regional After Wake Forest Win

The Tennessee Volunteers baseball team secured their fifth straight trip to the NCAA Super Regional by defeating Wake Forest 11-5 in a decisive game at the Knoxville Regional. Key contributions came from Andrew Fischer, who hit a two-run homer, and Manny Marin, who delivered a three-run home run during a pivotal seven-run fourth inning that shifted momentum in Tennessee's favor. Tennessee will face Arkansas in the Super Regional, which will be held at Arkansas; the Volunteers had lost to Arkansas in their most recent regular-season series but hold a strong 9-6 road record. The path to the Super Regional was hard-fought, as Tennessee had to rebound from a 7-6 loss to Wake Forest in a previous elimination game, where Wake Forest scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Throughout the tournament, Tennessee utilized multiple pitchers, including standout performances from Liam Doyle and Andrew Fischer, while Wake Forest showed resilience with several late-inning comebacks before ultimately falling short. Tennessee's coach Tony Vitello praised his team's effort despite some game-day challenges and emphasized the competitive nature of the upcoming Super Regional matchup.