KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Casey Borba homered twice and drove in six runs, including a grand slam in the sixth inning, to lead Texas to a 13-6 victory over Tennessee on Sunday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The Longhorns, who improved to 37-12 overall and 16-11 in Southeastern Conference play, avoided a three-game sweep after dropping the first two contests of the series by scores of 14-9 and 5-1. Tennessee fell to 34-18 overall and 15-12 in league play.

Texas grabbed an early lead in the first inning. Anthony Pack Jr. walked and stole third before Adrian Rodriguez crushed a three-run homer to right field. Borba followed with a solo shot to left, putting the Longhorns ahead 4-0.

Tennessee answered in the bottom of the first. Gage Wright doubled, Bennett Grimmer walked, and Hunter Ford singled to load the bases. Reese Chapman then launched a grand slam to right field, tying the game at 4-4.

Texas regained the lead in the third inning. Pack Jr. homered to right center, and Borba added a sacrifice fly to score Jalin Becerra, making it 6-4.

The Longhorns extended their advantage in the fifth. Becerra walked, moved to third on a single by Rodriguez, and scored on a fielder’s choice by Max Mendoza.

In the sixth, Texas broke the game open. Tommy Tinney walked, stole second and third, and scored on a single by Becerra. After a walk and an intentional walk loaded the bases, Borba homered to left field for his second grand slam of the season, increasing the lead to 12-4.

Chapman answered with his second homer of the game, a two-run shot in the bottom of the sixth that made it 12-6. But Texas added an insurance run in the ninth on a groundout by pinch hitter Cooper Larson.

Borba, who went 2 for 3, also had a sacrifice fly and was the top star for Texas. He entered Sunday batting just .250 in his previous four games, including an 0-for-4 performance Friday and a 1-for-4 effort Saturday in the series losses.

Rodriguez finished 3 for 4 with a home run and three runs batted in. Pack Jr. went 2 for 3 with a homer and an RBI. Becerra walked three times, stole a base and scored three runs.

Haiden Leffew earned the win with three innings of relief, striking out five without allowing a hit or an earned run. Ruger Riojas started and pitched four innings, allowing four earned runs on no hits and four strikeouts, though he walked three. Samuel Cozart pitched a scoreless ninth with one strikeout.

For Tennessee, Chapman was 2 for 4 with two homers and six RBIs, accounting for all of his team’s runs. Chandler Day pitched three innings in relief, allowing two earned runs on four hits. Bo Rhudy gave up one earned run in two innings, and Will Haas allowed one earned run in 1 1/3 innings.

Tennessee starter Trey Tracey was lifted after allowing four runs in the first inning. The Volunteers managed seven hits, including doubles by Wright and Grimmer, and a single by Ford.

Texas’s 10-hit attack included two home runs and four doubles. The Longhorns also stole three bases, including two by Tinney.

The game featured a total of seven home runs, with the teams combining for five in the first inning alone. Chapman’s grand slam in the first and Borba’s grand slam in the sixth were the biggest swings.

Texas had lost four of its previous five games before Sunday’s win. Tennessee had won four of its previous five, including the first two games of this series.

The Longhorns return home to face Missouri in a three-game series starting Thursday. Tennessee hosts Belmont on Tuesday before traveling to Oklahoma City for a series against Oklahoma beginning Thursday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Tennessee 7, Texas 6. The ELO system gave Tennessee a 54.90 percent probability to win. Texas was installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of plus 1.5.