Today On Rocky Top: Vols Drop Heartbreaker To Gators

May 9, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; Baseball on the pitchers mound before the game between the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

From WBIR

"Two Tennessee errors on a stolen base by Florida in the top of the 11th allowed the 13th-ranked Gators to squeak out a 6-5 victory in the series opener at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Thursday evening.After a one-out single, Harrison Bader took off in an attempt to steal second two batters later. The throw down bounced off the runner into center where it was misplayed, allowing Bader to race around the bases and score the game-winning run and give the Gators (36-18, 20-8) at least a share of the SEC championship.“It’s frustrating but I’m not disappointed in our players though,” UT head coach Dave Serrano said. “They’re hurting in there right now, in the locker room. Like I told them, tomorrow’s a new day. I know this one stings, this definitely stings. We went toe-to-toe with the eventual champion of the SEC and came up short. We were an out away from sealing this down and we couldn’t do it. That’s what champions do late in games. I give kudos to Florida and Coach (Kevin) O’Sullivan and his staff for what they’ve accomplished, but it’s tough for us.Read more at WBIR"

From The Daily Times

"Have no sympathy for the Charleston Southern squad. The Buccaneers maybe making their first ever NCAA appearance. They may be very young around the diamond. They may be facing a veteran Lady Vol club in a sea of orange tonight. But they may be just so young and inexperienced at this NCAA thing to be properly intimidated.“We got a lot of young kids, so wether they were young and naive or what have it but we went into the Big South tournament as the seven seed playing against some teams that had played well all year long and we peaked at the right time,” Charleston Southern coach Shane Winkler said in his first experience with an NCAA press gaggle Thursday. “We were led by young kids there in the early part of the tournament. We have group of kids that are excited to be here and excited to make a good showing.”Read more at The Daily Times"

From FootballTime.com

"With a laudable dash to grab talent that will make Tennessee Basketball competitive in the 2014-2015 season, Coach Donnie Tyndall has been doing what few in his position have the moxie to do: he’s been racking up players at breakneck speed. All of this change in the Tennessee roster has lead to a renewed optimism about the program, an ever deepening affinity for Coach Tyndall and his hardworking staff as well as some question as to what Tennessee will look like as the Vols take the court next year.The first two are ephemeral emotions, based on the moment. But the response to the latter point is actually answerable:Tennessee will look like a One-And-Done Kentucky team.There are clear differences, of course. Tennessee and its shiny new roster will have considerably more experience than any of the talented kittens that John Calipari brings in every year. They will also be less NBA ready, which matters to their own economic future, but not to their viability as a mechanism to win games next year.Read more at FootballTime.com"