The unbeaten Volunteers were the class of the Astros Foundation College Classic. Defending national champion Tennessee (11-0) swept past Oklahoma State, Rice and Arizona. Four Tennessee relievers shut down Arizona in the de facto championship game of the event over the final seven innings.

There's a lot of confidence surrounding this Clemson Tigers baseball team. Since Erik Bakich left Michigan to take the head coaching job with Clemson ahead of the 2023 season, they have taken major steps forward as a program,

A three-run homer from Collin Priest in the eighth inning helped Clemson (10-1) break the game open, while Jarren Purify added an RBI single in the fifth. However, the biggest story of the day was the Tigers' pitching.