Tennessee Rallies Late to Edge Wright State in Series Opener

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Interstat) — Mateo Marin’s walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning lifted Tennessee to a 4-3 victory over Wright State on Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The Volunteers, now 11-3, overcame a three-run deficit. Henry Ford drove in two runs, including a tying single in the seventh, and Blake Grimmer hit a solo homer in the sixth. Brandon Arvidson earned top star honors with three scoreless relief innings and five strikeouts.

Wright State’s Hunter Warren went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, but the Raiders fell to 4-7 despite outhitting Tennessee 10 to 6. Cam Allen started strong with four hitless innings for the Raiders.