Tennessee baseball just experienced the most embarrassing viral moment of the entire season
Not ideal for the Tennessee Vols baseball program.
It may take the Tennessee Vols baseball program a while to recover from what we saw on Sunday afternoon in Athens.
The Volunteers take game one of a three-game series against the Georgia Bulldogs on Friday before losing game two on Saturday.
Tennessee jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the rubber game on Sunday, but Georgia battled its way back into the game and eventually took the lead (thanks to a five run seventh inning).
The Vols had one final shot to win the game, and for a second it looked like they had taken a late lead.
With two outs in the top of the 9th inning, catcher Stone Lawless connected on what looked like a go-ahead pinch hit home run.
Instead, it was a long flyout.
Lawless, though, celebrated like he hit a no-doubter, even spiking the bat as teammates celebrated in the background.
Just brutal. Blowing a 5-0 lead was bad enough. But Gronk spiking the bat on a flyout — which, to be fair, was anything but routine — is a tough look.
Tennessee not only missed an opportunity to win an important road series, but they ensured that rival fans will be chirping all week (or longer) on social media.
I love seeing players play with emotion as much as anyone, but you probably want to make sure there’s something to celebrate before letting the emotion fly.
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