Tennessee baseball had one hit in seven innings against Arkansas starter Zach Root as the Vols lost the opener of the Fayetteville Super Regional.

Arkansas ended Tennessee’s reign as champions with an 11-4 win Sunday, which came one day after the Razorbacks edged the Vols 4-3. UT (46-19) is now 2-13 under coach Tony Vitello against Arkansas since 2018, and the Vols are 1-10 at Walker-Baum Stadium during that stretch.

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Arkansas is a balanced team that plays excellent defense, hits the ball really well and has great pitching. Yet, April was not good to the Razorbacks. It appeared they might be trending in the wrong direction when they lost three conference series in a row before breaking the drought with a sweep of Texas on the first weekend of May.

Tennessee baseball struggled to find traction offensively in the first game of the Fayetteville Super Regional. No. 3 Arkansas beat No. 14 Tennessee 4-3 on June 7 at Baum-Walker Stadium.

Arkansas ranks sixth in the Southeastern Conference and No. 18 overall in the penultimate 2024-25 Learfield Directors’ Cup Standings released on Tuesday by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of America (NACDA).

Arkansas players celebrate in the Hog Pen, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following the Razorbacks' 11-4 win over Tennessee in game two of the NCAA Fayetteville Super Regional at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville. (Hank Layton/WholeHogSports)

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