FOUR-TIME CWS PARTICIPANTS 1951, 1995, 2001, 2005
12 CWS APPEARANCES ON STAFF » 37 ALL-AMERICANS » 15 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS » 3 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS
APRIL 16-18, 2015 » CLIFF HAGAN STADIUM » LEXINGTON, KY. Tennessee
VOLUNTEERS STARTING ROTATION
Kentucky
WILDCATS STARTING ROTATION
2015 Record: 15-17, 5-10 SEC THURSDAY-16 FRIDAY-17 Head Coach: Dave Serrano Fourth year at UT (381-240-1) SATURDAY-18
LHP Andy Cox (Jr., 1-1, 2.93) RHP Bret Marks (Sr., 4-4, 3.20) LHP Drake Owenby (Jr., 2-4, 3.78)
2015 Record: 19-16, 5-9 SEC THURSDAY-16 Head Coach: Gary Henderson FRIDAY-17 Seventh year at UK (215-167) SATURDAY-18
AT FIRST GLANCE TENNESSEE vs. KENTUCKY ALL-TIME
¢ The Tennessee Volunteers (15-17, 5-10 SEC) travel to take on the Kentucky Wildcats (19-16, 5-9 SEC) on Thursday, April 16 - Sunday, April 18 for the start of a three-game series in Lexington, Kentucky. ¢ Tennessee looks to improve upon their 54-38 mark in games played in Lexington, Ky., as well as a 155-132 all-time mark against the Wildcats. ¢ The Volunteers are tied with the Wildcats at 5-5 over their last 10 contests. ¢ UT has won it’s last two series (2013-14) against Kentucky, including the last matchup in Lexington on April 12-14, 2013. ¢ In their last regular season matchup (May 3, 2014), lefthander Andy Cox finished off Tennessee’s series win over No. 25 Kentucky with an exclamation mark, carrying a no-hitter into the seventh inning to lead the Vols to a series-clinching 5-1 win over the Wildcats at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. ¢ The Vols send junior lefthander Andy Cox (1-1) to the mound for his second start of the season, while UT looks to improve upon its 3-9 mark against SEC East opponents.
Series Breakdown
Overall: UT leads, 155-132 Record in Lexington: UT leads, 54-38 LAST 10 MEETINGS 5/3/14 Knoxville W, 5-1 5/2/14 Knoxville W, 8-2 5/1/14 Knoxville L, 15-1 4/14/13 Lexington W, 5-0 4/13/13 Lexington W, 10-9 4/12/13 Lexington L, 5-4 3/25/12 Knoxville L, 6-0 3/24/12 Knoxville L, 6-2 3/23/12 Knoxville W, 4-1 3/20/11 Lexington L, 7-3
RHP Zack Brown (So., 3-4, 3.57) RHP Dustin Beggs (Jr., 4-2, 3.02) TBA
Weather Forecast
Thursday Friday Saturday
Cloudy 71° | 59°
Cloudy 76° | 56°
Cloudy 78° | 57°
BROADCAST INFORMATION Broadcast: SEC Network/SEC Network + Live Audio: UTSports.com/WNML FM 99.1 Live Stats/Blog: www.UTSports.com Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Vol_Baseball Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VolBaseball Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Vol_Baseball
VOLS ON THE SEC CHARTS
¢ Junior outfielder Christin Stewart continues to rank among league leaders in multiple offensive categories this week, with 10 home runs (4th), 33 RBI (T-8th), nine times hit by a pitch (T-3rd) and a .682 slugging percentage (4th). ¢ Sophomore second baseman Nick Senzel held a .364 batting average entering competition this week, the 12th-best mark in the SEC. His five triples on the year are also tied for second in the league. ¢ While Tennessee’s squad leads the SEC with 39 sacrifice bunts in 2015, the Vols’ all-time sac bunt leader A.J. Simcox has recorded eight of his own, which is tied for first in the league. ¢ On the hill, Tennessee’s staff ranks fifth in the SEC with a .236 opposing batter’s average and is tied for fourth with 11 saves. ¢ Junior Andrew Lee’s six saves in 2015 are tied for fourth-most in the SEC. ¢ Righthander Bret Marks has recorded 68 strikeouts this season, second-most in the league. His .184 opposing batter’s average also ranks second, while he currently sits in seventh place in total innings pitched with 56.1.
PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes (Career) C 22 David Houser 1B 24 Andrew Lee 2B 13 Nick Senzel 3B 36 Jared Pruett SS 10 A.J. Simcox LF 20 Christin Stewart RF 5 Chris Hall CF 1 Brodie Leftridge DH 15 Nathaniel Maggio
Jr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So.
.226 .247 .330 .381 .270 .319 .128 .215 .240
0 5 2 0 1 18 0 0 3
28 27 57 3 55 99 1 2 27
Posted a 1.000 fielding percentage over 34 games in 2014 Contributes on both sides, also as an RHP (5-4, 3.45, 11 SV) Earned Freshman All-SEC and All-American honors Has reached base safely in six straight games since debut on 3/29 Hit his first career HR on 3/13/15, after 115 games at UT Led UT with .330 avg. in 2014; One shy of 100 career RBI Led Cumberland Univ. to an NAIA Nat. Champ. in 2014 Started 19 of 24 games between CF & RF as a freshman Knocked his first career HR in a 6-3 win over UF in 2015
2015 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
TENNESSEE (15-17) at KENTUCKY (19-16)
OVERALL RECORD:
15-17
SEC 5-10 NON-CONFERENCE 10-7 HOME 6-7 AWAY 8-10 NEUTRAL 1-0
THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT 2/13 at FIU L, 4-3 2/14 at FIU W, 9-2 2/15 at FIU L, 3-0 2/18 vs. Tennessee Tech Postponed 2/20 at Lipscomb (Emerson, Ga.) W, 6-0 2/20 vs. Rutgers Cancelled 2/21 vs. Rutgers (DH) Cancelled 2/22 vs. Rutgers Cancelled 2/24 vs. Lipscomb Cancelled 2/25 at Belmont W. 4-1 2/27 at UC Irvine L, 5-2 2/27 at UC Irvine (DH) L, 2-1 2/28 at UC Irvine W, 12-10 3/3 vs. MTSU Cancelled 3/4 vs. Morehead State Postponed 3/6 vs. Grand Canyon W, 4-1 3/7 vs. Grand Canyon L, 1-0 3/8 vs. Grand Canyon W, 7-1 3/10 vs. ETSU W, 5-2 3/11 vs. Morehead State L, 11-8 3/13 at Florida * W, 6-3 3/14 at Florida * L, 8-3 3/15 at Florida * L, 9-4 3/17 vs. Austin Peay W, 3-0 3/20 vs. Georgia * L, 2-1 3/21 vs. Georgia * L, 12-7 3/22 vs. Georgia * L, 10-4 3/25 vs. Cincinnati W, 7-0 3/27 at Vanderbilt * L, 9-0 3/28 at Vanderbilt * W, 9-5 3/29 at Vanderbilt * L, 14-3 4/1 at Arkansas State W, 7-4 4/3 at Ole Miss * L, 10-7 4/4 at Ole Miss * W, 6-3 4/5 at Ole Miss * W, 4-2 4/7 at Western Carolina Cancelled 4/9 vs. Missouri * W, 5-2 4/10 vs. Missouri * L, 8-3 4/11 vs. Missouri * L. 10-1 4/14 at MTSU L, 7-5 4/16 at Kentucky * 7 p.m. ET 4/17 at Kentucky * 6:30 p.m. ET 4/18 at Kentucky * 12 p.m. ET 4/21 at ETSU 6:05 p.m. ET 4/24 vs. South Carolina * 6 p.m. ET 4/25 vs. South Carolina * 4 p.m. ET 4/26 vs. South Carolina * 1 p.m. ET 4/29 vs. Xavier 6 p.m. ET 5/1 vs. Texas A&M * 6 p.m. ET 5/2 vs. Texas A&M * 7 p.m. ET 5/3 vs. Texas A&M * 2 p.m. ET 5/6 vs. Belmont 6 p.m. ET 5/8 at Arkansas * 7:35 p.m. ET 5/9 at Arkansas * 7:05 p.m. ET 5/10 at Arkansas * 2:05 p.m. ET 5/12 vs. UNC Asheville 6 p.m. ET 5/14 vs. Mississippi State * 6 p.m. ET 5/15 vs. Mississippi State * 6 p.m. ET 5/16 vs. Mississippi State * 1 p.m. ET * DENOTES SEC CONTEST