TENNESSEE 2012 VOLUNTEER BASEBALL 14 CWS Appearances on Staff | 36 All-Americans | 15 1st-Round Picks | 3 SEC Championships TENNESSEE (10-6) vs. #19 GEORGIA (13-5)
2012 SCHEDULE
March 16-18 | Foley Field | Athens, Ga.
Tennessee
VOLUNTEERS STARTING ROTATION
2012 Record: 10-6 Head Coach: Dave Serrano First year at UT (299-145-1)
FRIDAY RHP Nick Blount (2-1, 5.56) SATURDAY RHP Zack Godley (3-0, 1.44) SUNDAY TBA
#19 Georgia
BULLDOGS STARTING ROTATION
2012 Record: 13-5 FRIDAY Head Coach: David Perno SATURDAY 11th year at UGA (351-282-1) SUNDAY
LHP Alex Wood (3-1, 2.36) RHP Pete Nagel (0-0, 1.56) RHP Michael Palazzone (0-1, 3.71)
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Tennessee vs. Georgia
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Weather Forecast
Tennessee travels to Athens for the first time since 2010 when it swept Georgia, outscoring the Friday Saturday Sunday Bulldogs, 43-17 in the series. The Vols then won the series opener in Knoxville last season before Georgia battled back to claim the next two. UT junior Chris Fritts is a career 8-for-17 (.471) PM T-Storms Isolated T-Storms Isolated T-Storms against Georgia with six runs scored and a pair of 79° | 57° | 40% 81° | 57° | 30% 80° | 55° | 30% stolen bases. He was 5-for-8 as a freshman and 3-for-9 in last year’s series. Davis Morgan’s lone career home run as a Vol came off of Overall: Georgia leads 114-103 Georgia pitcher Michael Palazzone last season. In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 65-40 In nine career games against the Bulldogs, senior SS Zach Os- In Athens: Georgia leads 59-42 borne is hitting .389 (14-for-36) with five runs scored and six RBIs. Neutral Site: Tennessee leads 3-0 Drew Steckenrider has struck out six Georgia batters in three Last 10 Meetings: Tied 5-5 career innings (2 K, 1.0 IP in 2010, 4 K, 2.0 IP in 2011).
Series Breakdown
LAST 10 MEETINGS 3/23/2008 Athens 3/27/2009 Knoxville 3/28/2009 Knoxville 3/29/2009 Knoxville 5/7/2010 Athens 5/8/2010 Athens 5/9/2010 Athens 4/22/2011 Knoxville 4/23/2011 Knoxville 4/24/2011 Knoxville
Tennessee Tidbits...
W, 4-3 (10)
With a record of 299-145-1 (.672) in eight seasons as a DiviL, 6-12 sion I head coach, Tennessee skipper Dave Serrano is currently L, 9-11 one win away from notching career victory No. 300. L, 3-4 Freshman Will Maddox has hit safely in eight straight W, 4-1 games, the longest streak by a UT player this season. In his W, 25-5 W, 14-11 current run, Maddox is hitting .480 (12-for-25) with three runs W, 5-4 (10) scored, four walks, two RBIs and a stolen base. Since moving to L, 6-8 the leadoff spot, Maddox has posted three consecutive multiL, 3-5 hit contests, going 7-for-12 (.583). Junior Drew Steckenrider has done a little bit of everything for the Vols this year. At the plate, he currently ranks second in the SEC in walks (17), 10th in OPB (.493), eight in home runs (3) and 11th in SLG (.580). On the mound, he is tied for first in hits allowed (10), ranks fourth in strikeouts looking (12), runs allowed (4) and opponent’s batting average (.167). Since moving to the bullpen for his last three appearances, Steckenrider has been almost unhittable, striking out 13 of the 207batters he has faced in 7.2 innings of two-hit, shutout ball.
weet This... Important facts about today’s game are included below in 140 characters or less. UT freshman @WillMaddox1is hitting .480 during his current seven-game hitting streak to up his average 126 points to .340 on the year. #Vols head coach @DaveSerranoUT is one win away from the 300th victory of his career. His lifetime record stands at 299-145-1 (.672). In its last trip to Athens, @Vol_Baseball swept Georgia, outscoring the Bulldogs 43-17, in the 2010 series. 2012 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes
(10-6, 0-0 SEC)
Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result FEBRUARY 17 Fri. Northern Illinois W, 7-1 18 Sat. Northern Illinois W, 10-5 19 Sun. Northern Illinois W, 7-2 21 Tue. Western Kentucky W, 8-7 (13) 24 Fri. Seton Hall W, 9-2 25 Sat. Seton Hall W, 3-2 (11) 26 Sun. Seton Hall W, 10-2 28 Tue. MTSU L, 5-4 (10) MARCH 2 Fri. vs. Houston & (ESPN3) L, 7-4 3 Sat. vs. #16 Texas & (LHN) W, 5-4 4 Sun. vs. #4 Rice & (ESPN3) L, 11-1 7 Wed. Ball State W, 9-7 9 Fri. Louisiana-Monroe W, 4-0 10 Sat. Louisiana-Monroe L, 8-6 (10) 11 Sun. Louisiana-Monroe L, 7-4 13 Tue. Tennessee Tech (FS South) L, 5-1 16 Fri. at Georgia * 7 p.m. 17 Sat. at Georgia * 3 p.m. 18 Sun. at Georgia * 2 p.m. 21 Wed. Florida International 7 p.m. 23 Fri. Kentucky * 6 p.m. 24 Sat. Kentucky * 4 p.m. 25 Sun. Kentucky * 2 p.m. 27 Tue. Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m. 28 Wed. Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m. 30 Fri. Alabama * 6 p.m. 31 Sat. Alabama * (CSS) 1 p.m. APRIL 1 Sun. Alabama * 2 p.m. 4 Wed. Memphis 7 p.m. 6 Fri. at South Carolina * 7 p.m. 7 Sat. at South Carolina * (ESPNU) 8 p.m. 8 Sun. at South Carolina * 1:30 p.m. 11 Wed. at ETSU 7 p.m. 13 Fri. Florida * 6 p.m. 14 Sat. Florida * (SPSO) 3 p.m. 15 Sun. Florida * 2 p.m. 17 Tue. ETSU 7 p.m. 19 Thu. at Mississippi State * (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. CT 20 Fri. at Mississippi State * 6:30 p.m. CT 21 Sat. at Mississippi State * 1 p.m. CT 24 Wed. Austin Peay 7 p.m. 27 Fri. at Auburn * 6 p.m. CT 28 Sat. at Auburn * 3 p.m. CT 29 Sun. at Auburn * 1 p.m. CT MAY 4 Fri. Vanderbilt * 6 p.m. 5 Sat. Vanderbilt * (CSS) 1 p.m. 6 Sun. Vanderbilt * 2 p.m. 9 Wed. at Memphis (FOX SS) 6:30 p.m. CT 11 Fri. at Ole Miss * 6:30 p.m. CT 12 Sat. at Ole Miss * 4 p.m. CT 13 Sun. at Ole Miss * 1:30 p.m. CT 15 Tue. at MTSU 6 p.m. CT 17 Thu. Arkansas * 6 p.m. 18 Fri. Arkansas * 6 p.m. 19 Sat. Arkansas * 4 p.m. Home Games in Bold *-SEC Game & - Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park)
PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes C
21
Ethan Bennett
So. .226
1
7
Second on team with eight career home runs
1B
30
Davis Morgan
Sr. .241
0
4
Hitting .375 (6-for-16) over his last seven games
2B
1
Will Maddox
Fr. .340
0
2
Current 8-game hitting streak has upped his avg. 126 pts
3B
11
Zach Luther
Jr. .217
0
1
Has reached base in 12-of-29 leadoff opportunities (.414)
SS
12
Zach Osborne
Sr. .262
0
4
Hit .333 (9x27) during recent 7-game hitting streak
LF
5
Chris Pierce
Sr. .310
1
10 Has already more than doubled his 2011 RBI total (4)
CF
7
Chris Fritts
Jr. .250
1
17 Leads the Vols with six two-out RBIs this year
RF
13
Jared Allen
Fr. .306
1
9
Hit first career home run in 6th inning vs. ULM (3/11)
DH
20
Drew Steckenrider Jr. .300
3
9
2nd in SEC in Walks (17), 10th in OPB (.493), 11th in SLG (.580) Page 1