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Strike Zone Goes Digital: SEC Puts Ball-Strike Calls On Trial In Hoover
HOOVER, Ala. - For the first time in the history of college baseball, a machine will have the final word on balls and strikes. The 2026 SEC Baseball Tournament, which opens Tuesday at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium will deploy an automated ball-strike challenge system across every game of the field. It is a landmark experiment that puts the sport’s most prestigious conference tournament at the forefront of officiating technology. The Southeastern Conference announced earlier
Ellie Williamson
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Vols Steal a Series in OKC, Now Turn Their Attention to Hoover
OKLAHOMA CITY - Tennessee didn’t make it look pretty, but pretty doesn’t matter when you’re fighting for positioning heading into conference tournament week. The Volunteers wrapped up a series win at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark against No. 20 Oklahoma, taking two of three in what turned into a weather-delayed, double-header Saturday in Oklahoma City. It was a gritty finish to the regular season for Josh Elander’s first Tennessee team. A year that started 4-8 in SEC play and
Ellie Williamson
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Tennessee Baseball’s Season at a Crossroads: The Mississippi State Series Could Sink or Save The Vols
KNOXVILLE, TN- There comes a moment in every college baseball season when the margin between contender and also-ran becomes razor thin. For the 2026 Tennessee Volunteers, that moment will take place this weekend. The Vols enter Week 9 play with a 20-12 overall record, but that comes with a troubling 4-8 mark in SEC play. It is conference play that has quietly transformed what was supposed to be a promising year under first-year head coach Josh Elander into a genuine fight t
Ellie Williamson
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