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UT Southern Wins at Home in Extra Innings SSAC Opener
UT Southern Baseball, representing the University of Tennessee Southern, secured an 8–3 victory on March 21, 2026 in a Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) series opener against Blue Mountain Christian University at Bobby Walker Field in Pulaski. The Firehawks pulled ahead with a decisive five-run rally in the top of the 10th inning to seal the win. Blue Mountain had managed to tie the game in the fifth after UT Southern took an early 3–0 lead. Chip Harris earned the win by pitching five innings with four strikeouts, while Christian Maness added 4.1 innings of relief, also recording four strikeouts. The team built momentum heading into the remainder of the series.