GALLERY: Tennessee and Vanderbilt Square Off in Dramatic Friday Night Game

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Tennessee 2B Christian Moore against Vanderbilt on Friday night. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.

Tennessee and Vanderbilt had a drama-filled game on Friday night to begin the three-game series in Knoxville. The Vols turned a ninth-inning comeback into a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th inning to stop a four-game losing streak and take the first game over the in-state rival.

Trailing 3-1 in the bottom of the ninth inning, Tennessee’s Kavares Tears began the comeback with a solo shot to bring the game to 3-2, which was then followed by a solo shot frmo Dylan Dreiling to tie the game at 3-3 and send the game into extra innings.

Just about half an hour later, after a string of dominant innings from starter-turned-relief pitcher Chase Burns, Tennessee’s Griffin Merritt sent everyone home with a walk-off solo home run in the bottom of the 12th inning.

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Here’s a look at Rocky Top Insider’s photo gallery from the game on Friday night including more than 30 pictures from the game, video from Zane Denton’s early game home run, and a video of Tennessee and Team USA legend Monica Abbott throwing out the first pitch before the game.

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Tennessee 2B Christian Moore against Vanderbilt in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee 3B Zane Denton (left), SP Andrew Lindsey (middle), and 1B Blake Burke (right). Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee pitcher Andrew Lindsey against Vanderbilt. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
Tennessee Baseball Vanderbilt
Tennessee pitcher Andrew Lindsey against Vanderbilt. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee pitcher Andrew Lindsey against Vanderbilt. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee pitcher Zander Sechrist before the Vanderbilt game in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee pitcher Andrew Lindsey against Vanderbilt. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee pitcher Camden Sewell doing his best Dirk Nowitzki impression before the Vanderbilt game. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Vanderbilt baseball. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Vanderbilt baseball taking on Tennessee in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee vs Vanderbilt in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
Tennessee Baseball Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt baseball taking on Tennessee in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee 2B Christian Moore. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee OF Hunter Ensley at the plate. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee OF Hunter Ensley against Vanderbilt Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee DH Kavares Tears against Vanderbilt. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee catcher Cal Stark against Vanderbilt. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee and Team USA softball legend Monica Abbott getting ready to throw the first pitch before the Vanderbilt game in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee and Team USA Legend Monica Abbott throwing out the first pitch in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Vanderbilt gearing up to take on Tennessee in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee vs Vanderbilt in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee HC Tony Vitello against Vanderbilt. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Vanderbilt LHP Carter Holton against Tennessee in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee OF/C Jared Dickey against Vanderbilt. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee 1B Blake Burke at the plate against Vanderbilt in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee 2B Christian Moore. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee OF Reese Chapman before the Vanderbilt game. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee pitcher Camden Sewell. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee pitcher Camden Sewell. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee OF Jared Dickey and OF Hunter Ensley. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee OF Jared Dickey and OF Kyle Booker. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee OF Jared Dickey and OF Christian Scott. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee OF Jared Dickey and OF Kavares Tears. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
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Tennessee vs Vanderbilt in Knoxville. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.

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