KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Manny Marin delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday, lifting Tennessee to a 4-3 comeback victory over Wright State at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The Volunteers, who trailed 3-0 after three and a half innings, completed the rally when Marin’s sharp single up the center scored Griffin Wright from second base. Wright had led off the inning with a double off Wright State reliever J.J. Thompson.

Tennessee improved to 11-3 with its fifth straight win, while Wright State fell to 4-7.

The most important part of the game was Tennessee’s bullpen dominance, which completely stifled a potent Wright State offense after the third inning and kept the Volunteers within striking distance. After starter Tegan Kuhns allowed three runs on eight hits over five innings, relievers Brandon Arvidson and Brady Frederick combined for four perfect innings, striking out seven of the 12 batters they faced.

Arvidson, named the top star for Tennessee, was particularly overpowering. The right-hander struck out five over three hitless frames, earning the win. His performance marked a strong rebound after allowing three earned runs in a brief outing against UCLA on Feb. 27. Frederick closed it with a perfect ninth, striking out two.

Wright State built its early lead on the back of second baseman Hunter Warren, who drove in two runs. His first-inning double scored Julian Duncan, and he added an RBI single in the third to plate Duncan again. Andrew Fultz extended the lead to 3-0 with a solo home run to right field off Kuhns in the top of the fourth.

Tennessee chipped away. Henry Ford cut the deficit to 3-1 with an RBI single in the third. Blake Grimmer then launched a solo homer in the sixth to make it 3-2. The Volunteers tied it in the seventh when Ford struck again, lacing a two-out single to right field to score Jay Abernathy, who had walked.

Wright State outhit Tennessee 10-6 but went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position after the third inning and could not solve the Volunteers’ bullpen. Raiders starter Cam Allen was sharp, throwing four innings of one-hit, one-run ball with one strikeout. However, the Tennessee relievers were better.

The game was a reversal of the pregame projections. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of 8-4 in favor of Tennessee, and its ELO system gave the Volunteers an 85.10 percent probability to win, but the contest turned into a tense, low-scoring affair decided by late-game execution.

The teams continue their three-game series Saturday and Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Tennessee will next host Tennessee Tech on Tuesday before opening Southeastern Conference play at Georgia next weekend. Wright State faces Indiana on Tuesday before its home opener against Southeast Missouri State on Friday.