The No. 8 seed Vols beat the No. 9 seed Alabama 15-10 in Hoover, Alabama, on May 21 with a huge offensive performance. Tennessee scored 10 straight runs after falling behind 6-5 in the top of the fifth. Every player in the Tennessee starting lineup had at least one hit while eight had at least two hits and three had three hits.

The Alabama baseball team's stay in Hoover for the SEC Tournament ultimately spanned two games. After the first, a 4-1 win on Tuesday against 16-seed Missouri, head coach Rob Vaughn said redshirt sophomore Riley Quick hoped to start Wednesday in the second round.

Following Tennessee's win against Alabama in the SEC Tournament second round, the Vols have an updated resume for RPI and strength of schedule.