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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee’s streak of four-straight series finale victories was snapped on Sunday in a 13-6 loss to No. 3/4 Texas at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Final from Knoxville.#GBO 🍊 // #OTH pic.twitter.com/KECErfYdno
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 10, 2026
Despite an inspiring effort from Reese Chapman on Senior Day, the Volunteers (34-18, 13-14 SEC) struggled on the mound and were unable to slow down the Longhorns at the plate.
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Chapman finished the day with two home runs, including a first-inning grand slam, while tying his career high with six RBIs.
T8 | Rhudy issues a two-out walk and that'll be the end of the road for the junior right-hander.
Mark Hindy getting an appearance on Senior Day as he looks to secure the third out of the frame.
12-6 Texas#GBO🍊// #OTH pic.twitter.com/Ei3v1pyQlU
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 10, 2026
The Longhorns (37-12, 16-10 SEC) jumped out to another early lead on Sunday with a four-spot off of freshman left-hander Taylor Tracey in the top of the first inning. All four runs came with two outs as Adrian Rodriguez got the scoring started with a three-run shot into the UT bullpen before Casey Borba followed with a solo homer into the porches to give Texas a quick 4-0 advantage.
M7 | Bo throws up a zero in the seventh with a 1-2-3 frame.
Grimmer set to lead off the home half as we look to try and claw our way back into this one.#GBO🍊// #OTH pic.twitter.com/UHf0AWljYO
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 10, 2026
For the second straight game after falling behind in the top of the first, the Big Orange punched back with four runs of their own in the bottom half of the frame. After Blake Grimmer, Henry Ford and Levi Clark all reached to load the bases, Chapman sent a 106-mph laser over the right field wall for his fourth career grand slam, tying the game at four apiece.
Lot of work to do over the final three frames. #GBO🍊// #OTH pic.twitter.com/iFbKuG2WyN
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 10, 2026
Anthony Pack Jr. put Texas back in front in the top of the third inning with a solo home run that hit off the top of the videoboard in right field. Borba added another run on a sacrifice fly to center field to give the Horns a two-run lead.
Second of the day, on Senior Day, for Reese. 🚀
📺 https://t.co/xha96rGLKJ #GBO🍊// #OTH pic.twitter.com/dgibSxoJv6
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 10, 2026
Texas tacked on another run in the fifth on a fielder’s choice groundball to the shortstop before blowing the game open with five runs in the sixth inning. Borba hit his second home run of the day, a grand slam into the porches, to give the Longhorns a 12-4 lead.
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 10, 2026
Chapman cut into the deficit in the bottom of the sixth with his second-round tripper of the day. After a long battle with Texas reliever Thomas Burns, the sweet-swinging lefty launched a two-run, no-doubt shot into the parking lot beyond the right field wall on the 12th pitch of the at-bat to make it a 12-6 game.
Levi flashing the leather!
📺 https://t.co/xha96rGLKJ #GBO🍊// #OTH pic.twitter.com/vVflvX3Oef
— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) May 10, 2026
That would prove to be the final runs of the game for Tennessee, however, as Longhorns’ reliever Haiden Leffew gave up just one hit over three scoreless innings to pick up his fourth victory of the season.
The freshman duo of Chandler Day and Will Haas provided the Vols with some solid relief outings early in the game, but a combined 10 walks from the UT pitching staff proved to be too much to overcome in its attempt to finish off a series sweep.
UP NEXT: Tennessee hosts Belmont in its final regular-season home game on Tuesday at 5 p.m. before closing out the regular season with a trip to Oklahoma City for a series against the Sooners that will start on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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