The Tennessee Volunteers needed a late inning grand slam to defeat Samford. It was a slow start for the Volunteers on Saturday against Samford but some late inning heroics to keep their perfect season alive.

Tennessee baseball has four grand slams in six games to open the 2025 season. It hit 12 in 2024, which tied for the second-most in NCAA history.

Freshman Levi Clark pinch-hit for Tennessee in the eighth inning of a, 3-3, tie game. With a 3-1 count and one out with the bases loaded, Clark hit a grand slam in his only at-bat. His grand slam, hit 410 feet, would be the difference in the game, propelling Tennessee to a four-run win.