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Tennessee Vols morning report: Pruitt on spring game, baseball shocks Texas A&M

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 09: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half of the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Neyland Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 09: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half of the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Neyland Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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Jeremy Pruitt discussing the Tennessee Vols spring game and recaps of baseball and softball series lead our Volunteers news for Monday, April 23, 2018.

We’ve finished one major event regarding Tennessee Vols athletics, and this week leads to another one. Meanwhile, the other spring sports continue to chug along, and all of this leads our morning news on Rocky Top.

As we get set to bring you today’s updates, there aren’t many things to bring you. But the news that we do have is huge and a heavy focus for everybody around. We still have residual recaps of the spring game to discuss.

On top of that, there’s a huge baseball upset that happened over the weekend. It capped off what was a good overall weekend when it comes to the spring sports. We’ll get to those, but let’s start with the spring game.

Jeremy Pruitt discusses spring game – Blake Toppmeyer, Knoxville News Sentinel

Tennessee Vols football head coach Jeremy Pruitt did not sugarcoat anything when it came to the spring game. He even noted that the fans produced mixed results with their attendance despite the inflated number that was over 65,000. Meanwhile, he was highly critical of some of the players and their focus.

"Pruitt compared his assessment of fan turnout to his analysis of the way his team played. He thought some of the Vols competed hard but said others “flat-out quit.”"

Baseball takes series vs. No. 14 Texas A&M – Wes Rucker, GoVols247

The Tennessee Vols baseball team shocked the Texas A&M Aggies over the weekend, taking two of three in the series. Tennessee was able to clinch the series with a 6-4 win on Sunday in what was a huge moment for the Tony Vitello’s first team in Knoxville. With the win, Tennessee moves to 24-18 on the year and 7-11 in the SEC.

"Sunday’s win gave the Vols their first series win over a ranked opponent since last season, and it came against a team that had been one of the SEC’s hottest heading into the weekend."

Softball clinches series with Alabama – UTSports

The Tennessee Lady Vols softball team defeated the No. 17 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide Sunday to clinch the series. With the win, Tennessee moved to 40-8 overall and 10-7 in the SEC. Alabama fell to 27-15 overall and 7-10 in the SEC. The two play again Monday night at 7 p.m. in Tuscaloosa.

"Caylan Arnold (19-4) picked up her 19th win of the season, as she tossed her fifth complete game of 2018. Arnold finished the game with six strikeouts and allowed only three earned runs."

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