KNOXVILLE – The rain stayed in a holding pattern, and so did Tennessee’s baseball season this weekend.
Besieged by storm clouds that parted only when the opposition’s charter bus left campus, the Volunteers’ weekend Southeastern Conference series with Arkansas ended the same way the series with Vanderbilt ended the weekend before: in a wash.
Rain eliminated a game, and the teams split the two that were played, leaving the Vols (24-19, 7-15) treading water in their pursuit of postseason berths. Tennessee won 5-4 and lost 2-0.
“There’s disappointment, but on the other side the team did what we had to do, and that’s get at least one of these two games,” said Tennessee coach Dave Serrano, who is in the last year of his contract. “We would have liked two. You can’t win enough. I can’t win enough, and I hope the players get that feeling sooner rather than later.”
The Vols arrived at Lindsey Nelson Stadium at 7:30 a.m. Saturday to pull the tarp off the infield. A long day ensued.