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Tennessee baseball season to open with 8 straight home games

The reigning national champions will begin the season against Hofstra, and the Vols start SEC okay with a home series against Florida.
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Tennessee coach Tony Vitello, center, hoists the championship trophy following his team's 6-5 victory. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The reigning national champion Tennessee baseball team announced its full schedule for the 2025 season on Thursday.

The Vols will begin the season with eight straight home games, starting with a three-game series against Hofstra from February 14-16 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Tennessee will also host a series against Samford (Feb. 21-23) and standalone games against UNC Asheville (Feb. 19) and North Alabama (Feb. 25) during that stretch.

Tennessee will begin the SEC slate hosting 2024 MCWS team Florida from March 14-16 and the Vols will also get to play a rematch of the 2024 MCWS finalist Texas A&M from April 4-6. The Vols also play conference home series against 2024 MCWS team Kentucky (April 18-20), as well as Auburn (May 2-4) and in-state rival Vanderbilt (May 9-11).

The Vols' SEC road schedule features tough tests against Alabama (March 20-22), South Carolina (March 28-30), Ole Miss (April 11-13), LSU (April 25-27) and Arkansas (May 15-17).

The 2025 SEC Tournament will be held in Hooker, Alabama again, but will feature a new format with Texas and Oklahoma joining the conference. The tournament will not be single-elimination.

Overall, the Vols are set to play 28 total games total against 12 different opponents that made it to the NCAA Tournament last season, including nine games against teams that made it to the MCWS in 2024.

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