Tennessee (30-15, 10-11 SEC) will play Kentucky (27-15, 9-12 SEC) in a three-game baseball series.

The series will open Friday at Kentucky Proud Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The SEC series will take place during the same week of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.

On Saturday for Game 2 between the Vols and Wildcats, first pitch is slated for 2 p.m. EDT and could conclude just before the running of the 152nd Kentucky Derby at 6:57 p.m. EDT. The race will be televised by NBC and can be streamed on Peacock.

Three weeks remain in the regular season ahead of the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama.

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