Tennessee (20-12, 4-8 SEC) enters Week 9 of the 2026 baseball season and fifth week in Southeastern Conference play.
In SEC play, the Vols have lost series at Georgia (2-1), at Vanderbilt (3-0) and versus LSU (2-1), while winning a home series against Missouri (2-1).
Tennessee will next play on Tuesday against Northern Kentucky. First pitch is slated for 6 p.m. EDT at Lindsey Nelson Stadium (SEC Network+). The Vols will also play at Mississippi State for a three-game SEC series in Week 9.
“We just need to be better in all facets and we got a chance to do it starting on Tuesday,” first-year Tennessee head coach Josh Elander said after Sunday’s series finale against LSU.
Below are Tennessee’s team statistics in SEC-only baseball games during the 2026 season.
2026 Tennessee baseball SEC-only stats after Week 8
Pitching
| Category | SEC rank |
| ERA – 5.66 | 10 |
| Saves – 1 | T-12 |
| Hits – 118 | 13 |
| Runs – 76 | 12 |
| Earned runs – 72 | 13 |
| Walks – 40 | 3 |
| Strikeouts – 123 | 10 |
| Home runs – 25 | 15 |
| Wild pitches – 2 | 1 |
| Hit by pitch – 11 | T-5 |
Batting
| Category | SEC rank |
| Batting average – .227 | 13 |
| Hits – 98 | 10 |
| Doubles – 19 | T-5 |
| Triples – 0 | T-16 |
| Home runs – 17 | T-6 |
| RBIs – 63 | 8 |
| Total bases – 168 | 8 |
| Slugging % – .389 | 9 |
| Walks – 53 | T-8 |
| Strikeouts – 130 | 5 |
| GDP – 7 | T-8 |
| On base % – .971 | 13 |
| Sacrifice flies – 5 | T-3 |
| Sacrifice hits – 3 | T-6 |
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This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: SEC-only stats for Tennessee baseball after Week 8 in 2026
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