HOOVER, Ala. — In its Southeastern Conference Tournament debut, the second-ranked University of Texas baseball team fell to No. 21 Tennessee, 7-5, in 12 innings Thursday afternoon at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.
Tennessee infielder Gavin Kilen delivered a two-run double to vault the Volunteers (43-15) in front and punch their ticket to the tournament's semifinals on Saturday.
The Longhorns (42-12) — who became the first team to win the SEC in its first season since the league's inaugural campaign in 1933 — matched Tennessee step-for-step across the first 11 innings, but Kilen came through with the final blow.