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Live Updates: No. 1 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Miami (Ohio) in Knoxville Regional

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Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Tennessee Baseball | Tennessee Athletics
Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Tennessee Baseball | Tennessee Athletics

Tennessee Baseball’s will begin its defense of its national championship in the NCAA Tournament Friday at 7:06 p.m. Eastern Time against Miami (Ohio) in the Knoxville Regional at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The game will be televised by ESPNU.

The Vols (43-16) are the No. 1 seed in the regional and Miami (35-21) is the No. 4 seed. Wake Forest (36-20) is the No. 2 seed and Cincinnati (32-24) is the No. 3.

Follow along for live updates before, during and after tonight’s game on The General’s Quarters

Wake and Cincinnati start the Knoxville Regional Friday at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The winners and losers from Friday’s games will match up Saturday in the double-elimination format. 

How To Watch: Tennessee vs. Miami (Ohio)

Start Time: Friday, 7:06 p.m. Eastern Time

TV: ESPNU

Streaming: ESPN+

Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.

FanDuel Line: Tennessee -4.5 (Total: 13.5)

The full 64-team bracket was revealed Monday afternoon, after the Vols were announced as one of the top-16 national seeds and a regional host Sunday night.

Vols hosting regional play for fourth time in five years

Tennessee is hosting a regional for the fourth time over the last five years. The Vols have advanced to the super regional round each of the last five seasons, including a road win in the Clemson Regional in 2023.

Last season the Vols started their run to the program’s first national championship by sweeping through Northern Kentucky, Indiana and Southern Miss in the Knoxville Regional. 

Tennessee then beat Evansville in three games in the Knoxville Super Regional to advance to the College World Series for the second straight time and third time in four years. 

In Omaha the Vols rallied with four runs in the bottom of the ninth to walk off with a 12-11 win in a stunner against Florida State. From there Tennessee beat North Carolina and then eliminated FSU with another win against the Seminoles. 

Tennessee lost to Texas A&M in the first game in the championship series, but answered with a 4-1 win in Game 2 and a 6-5 win in the decisive Game 3 to hoist the national championship trophy. 

Tennessee Baseball’s regional history under Tony Vitello 

Tennessee is 9-0 in Knoxville Regional games during the Tony Vitello era. 

In 2022 Tennessee beat Alabama State 10-0, Campbell 12-7 and Georgia Tech 9-6 to advance out of the regional round, before being upset by Notre Dame in the Knoxville Super Regional. 

In 2021 the Vols beat Wright State 9-8 on Drew Gilbert’s walk-off grand slam, then swept Liberty 9-3 and 3-1 to advance to the Super Regional, where Tennessee would also sweep LSU to advance to the College World Series. 

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