AUSTIN - Texas may have tried to treat this huge SEC series as ordinary against a "nameless, faceless opponent," but the Longhorns sure weren't emotionless about playing Texas A&M. "I think the atmosphere was unbelievable,

Texas closer Dylan Volantis struck out Texas A&M's Terrence Kiel II looking for the final out in the second consecutive game, resulting in another one-run victory for the Longhorns, 3-2 over the Aggies to claim the Lone Star Showdown series in Southeastern Conference play.

Vanderbilt baseball dropped out of the top 10 of the polls after losing a series at Ole Miss. The Commodores (31-13, 12-9 SEC) were ranked in the top 10 for the first time all season a week ago, but they dropped after losing a midweek game to Middle Tennessee and then two of three games to the Rebels (31-13, 12-9).

Tennessee baseball has lost three of four SEC series for the first time since 2023 after dropping Game 3 to LSU on April 26.

Friday’s series opener between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 6:30 p.m. EDT. Saturday’s game No. 2 will take place at 6 p.m. EDT and Sunday’s series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. EDT. All three games can be watched on SEC Network+.