Tennessee-Western Kentucky Game Notes

TENNESSEE 2012 VOLUNTEER BASEBALL 14 CWS Appearances on Staff | 36 All-Americans | 15 1st-Round Picks | 3 SEC Championships TENNESSEE (3-0) vs. WESTERN KENTUCKY (1-2)

2012 SCHEDULE

Feb. 21 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee

VOLUNTEER STARTING PITCHER

2012 Record: 3-0 Head Coach: Dave Serrano First year at UT

TUESDAY

RHP David Horne (0-0, 0.00)

Western Kentucky HILLTOPPERS STARTING PITCHER 2012 Record: 1-2 Head Coach: Matt Myers First year at WKU

RHP G.J. Strauss (0-0, 0.00)

TUESDAY

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Welcome Home

 When Tennessee hosts Western Kentucky on Tuesday, there Tuesday will be a familiar face in the opponent’s dugout as former Vol Matt Myers is in his first season as the Hilltoppers’ head coach after spending the previous four seasons as the team’s pitching coach.  Myers pitched two seasons at Tennessee (1996-97), posting Partly Cloudy/Windy a 13-4 career mark and helping the Volunteers to a pair of NCAA 58° | 41° | 20% Regional appearances. The 1996 Tennessee team was one win shy of making the College World Series, the equivalent of being a Super Regional finalist. His .765 winning percentage ranks fifth all-time at Tennessee.  Also returning to Rocky Top is former Tennessee baseball media relations director Melissa Anderson. She worked with the team during the 2009 campaign while earning her master’s degree in journalism. The St. Louis native previous earned her bachelor’s degree in sport management at UT in 2007.

Playing the Best

 According to the BoydsWorld.com 2012 preseason strength of schedule rankings, Tennessee is set to play the 11th-toughest slate in the nation this year and third-hardest among SEC schools.  2012 NCAA Toughest Schedule (BoydsWorld.com) 1. Stanford 6. California 11. TENNESSEE 2. Southern Cal 7. Washington St. 12. Ole Miss 3. Oregon 8. Arizona State 13. Baylor 4. UCLA 9. Washington 14. Georgia 5. Florida 10. Auburn 15. Vanderbilt

16. Cal St. Fullerton 17. Clemson 18. Long Beach St. 19. Georgia Tech 20. Miami (Fla.)

21. Florida State 22. Mississippi St. 23. Alabama 24. UCSB 25. South Carolina

Vols Earning Their Way On

 The Big Orange put its new-look “pressure” system on full display against Northern Illinois, outscoring the Huskies, 24-8. UT was able to get runners on base consistently, getting at least one runner on in 22 of the 24 innings in which it came to bat, including a streak of 20 consecutive frames to end the weekend.  Pacing the effort was new UT leadoff hitter junior Zach Luther who reached base to start an inning four times in six chances. Also helping the effort was the team’s ability to earn free passes, walking 18 times and getting hit by pitches nine times.

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Important facts about today’s game are included below in 140 characters or less.  Junior Drew Steckenrider became the first #Vol since 2010 to earn SEC Player of the Week honors on Monday.  According to Boyd’s World, the #Vols have the 11th toughest schedule in the nation and third toughest in the SEC this season.  Dave Serrano became just the 14th first-year head coach to win his managerial debuts in the 103-year history of the @Vol_Baseball program.

2012 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes

(3-0, 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 3 p.m.

24 Fri. Seton Hall 4 p.m.

25 Sat. Seton Hall 1 p.m.

26 Sun. Seton Hall 1 p.m.

28 Tue. MTSU 4 p.m.

MARCH 2 Fri. vs. Houston # (ESPN3) 3:30 p.m. CT 3 Sat. vs. Texas # (LHN) 3:30 p.m. CT 4 Sun. vs. Rice # (ESPN3) 6 p.m. CT 7 Wed. Ball State 6 p.m.

9 Fri. Louisiana-Monroe 6 p.m.

10 Sat. Louisiana-Monroe 4 p.m.

11 Sun. Louisiana-Monroe 2 p.m.

13 Tue. Tennessee Tech 7 p.m.

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 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH

44 30 1 11 12 5 7 13 20

Wes Walker Davis Morgan Will Maddox Zach Luther Zach Osborne Chris Pierce Chris Fritts Jared Allen Drew Steckenrider

Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr.

.500 .000 .300 .417 .200 .417 .250 .500 .625

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1

2 0 0 0 0 7 7 1 2

Was hit by a pitch 2x, recorded first career SB last weekend Spent his summer playing in the Alaska Baseball League Attended same high school as Vol LB A.J. Johnson Has reached base in four-of-six leadoff opportunities 12 games away from entering UT career top-10 list (164) Almost doubled his RBI total from 2011 (4) last weekend Had career-high 6 RBI game vs. Northern Illinois (2/18 DH-1) 2011 MaxPreps All-American 1st Team out of Polk County HS Earned first SEC Player of the Week honors of the year Page 1

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MEDIA INFORMATION

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Media Credentials

Media credentials will be issued to members of the working media only. Children and other non-workers will not be allowed. Requests for credentials should be made by calling Assistant Media Relations Director Cameron Harris at least one day in advance of each home game or series. All credentials not picked up at the Media Relations Office will be left at the ticket will call window at the main entrance of the stadium.

Postgame Interviews

Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano is available to meet any working member of the media following the game on the field at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Media are asked to conduct player interviews on the field, and media members are not permitted in the clubhouse area.

Interviews with visiting team members also may be done on the field, subject to the policy of the visiting team’s media relations representative.

Photographers

Media credentials are required for all photographers and television media. All credentials not picked up at the Media Relations office will be left at the ticket will-call window at the main entrance of the stadium.

Photo decks are located atop the stairwells behind the first- and third-baselines. There are also photo field-level photo wells at the far end of each dugout. Both still and television photographers are welcome to shoot from these spots. Television crews are welcome to film from the mezzanine level underneath the press box.

Photographers will not be permitted in or between the dugouts.

The Press Box

The Lindsey Nelson Stadium press box is for working members of the media only. The press box is located atop the grandstand behind home plate and includes space for working members of the press, official and visiting scorers, public address announcer and scoreboard operator.

Also located on the press level are two radio booths and a television/VIP booth. Admission to the press box is by credential only.

Press Box Services

Updated cumulative statistics, game notes and scorecards, along with team rosters, will be available in the press box at each home game. A final box score will be compiled and distributed at the completion of each game.

An official scorer is assigned to all home games, and Cameron Harris will keep the media informed of all scoring decisions, notable facts and records.

Internet

High-speed wireless Internet is available in the Lindsey Nelson Stadium press box, including both radio booths and the television booth. There also are a limited number of DSL connections available for use by the media in the press box (but not in the radio booths), and phone lines for dial-up access are available as well. Questions regarding system requirements can be directed to Eddie Howell in the UT Athletic Department prior to the day of the game (865-9744730 or edhowell@utk.edu).

The official Tennessee website is: UTsports.com The official SEC website is: SECsports.com

Media Relations Contact Info Cameron Harris

Office: (865) 974-8876 Cell: (817) 408-7604

Email: CHarri48@utk.edu Twitter: @CHarrisUT

No. 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 11 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 41 44 45 46

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2012 TENNESSEE BASEBALL ROSTER Name Will Maddox Zach Osborne Parker Wormsley Chris Pierce Jake Rowland Chris Fritts Hunter Daniel Zach Luther Jared Allen Zack Godley Andy Yates Josh Allman Samuel Davis Drew Steckenrider Ethan Bennett Steve Weaver Richard Carter T.J. Thornton Carter Watson Nick Powell Kevin O’Leary David Horne Blake Thomas Davis Morgan Dalton Saberhagen Jason Manis Robbie Kidd Nick Williams Conner Stevens Brandon Zajac Nick Blount Wes Walker Eric Martin Joseph Vanderplas

Cl. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr.

B-T L-R R-R R-R R-R L-R R-R L-L R-R R-R R-R R-R L-L R-R S-R R-R R-R L-L L-L R-R R-R R-R R-R R-R R-R L-L R-R R-R R-R R-R L-L R-R R-R R-R L-L

Ht. 5-11 5-8 6-0 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-5 6-0 6-1 5-10 6-4 6-3 5-9 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-0 6-2 6-2

Wt. 180 170 170 195 180 180 215 175 220 245 155 185 190 230 215 205 190 210 205 170 195 220 200 225 190 180 180 230 195 220 220 200 190 215

Hometown/Previous School Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville Louisville, Ky./Pleasure Ridge Park Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School Kalama, Wash./Lower Columbia College Decatur, Tenn./Meigs County Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden Laguna Niguel, Calif./Texas A&M/Fullerton JC Delano, Tenn./Polk County Bamberg, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist Mount Juliet, Tenn./Wilson Central Bryson City, N.C./Swain County Manchester, Tenn./Columbia State CC Lawrenceville, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut/Dyersburg State CC Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood Lake Worth, Fla./Indian River CC Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel Cordova, Tenn./Houston Norcross, Ga./Wesleyan/Furman Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central Milledgeville, Ga./Gordon College Overland Park, Kansas/Johnson County CC Calabasas, Calif./Calabasas Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School Fairfax Station, Va./Paul VI Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut Raleigh, N.C./St. David’s School Cleveland, Tenn./Walker Valley Loganville, Ga./South Gwinnett Seymour, Tenn./Walters State CC Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin Fairfax, Va./Fairfax

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Allen, Jared Allman, Josh Bennett, Ethan Blount, Nick Carter, Richard Daniel, Hunter Davis, Samuel Fritts, Chris Godley, Zack Horne, David Kidd, Robbie Luther, Zach

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Pos. INF SS INF/OF INF/OF OF OF LHP/1B INF/OF OF RHP C LHP RHP RHP/OF C 1B/OF 1B/OF LHP RHP INF INF RHP RHP 1B LHP C RHP RHP RHP LHP RHP C RHP LHP

13 17 21 41 23 8 19 7 15 28 33 11

Maddox, Will Manis, Jason Martin, Eric Morgan, Davis O’Leary, Kevin Osborne, Zach Pierce, Chris Powell, Nick Rowland, Jake Saberhagen, Dalton Steckenrider, Drew Stevens, Conner

1 32 45 30 27 2 5 26 6 31 20 35

COACHING STAFF

Thomas, Blake Thornton, T.J. Vanderplas, Joseph Walker, Wes Watson, Carter Weaver, Steve Williams, Nick Wormsley, Parker Yates, Andy Zajac, Brandon

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Head Coach: 12 Dave Serrano, First Year Associate Head Coach: 9 Greg Bergeron, First Year Assistant Coach: 14 Bill Mosiello, First Year Volunteer Assistant Coach: 10 Gregg Wallis, First Year Director of Baseball Operations: Kenny Gajewski, First Year Athletic Trainer: Jeff Wood, 12th year Strength & Conditioning Coach: Herman Demmink, Third year Managers: Andrew Busa, Matt McCoy, Hunter Mitchem

29 24 46 44 25 22 34 4 16 37

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Nick Blount (BLUNT) Kenny Gajewski (guy-YES-key) Jason Manis (MAN-iss) Jake Rowland (ROW-lund) Dalton Saberhagen (SAY-burr-hay-ginn) Drew Steckenrider (STECK-inn-rider) Joseph Vanderplas (VAN-durr-plass) Brandon Zajac (ZAY-jack)

NEXT WEEK IN TENNESSEE BASEBALL MONDAY [27]

TUESDAY [28]

WEDNESDAY [29]

THURSDAY [1]

FRIDAY [2]

SATURDAY [3]

SUNDAY [4]

Off Day

vs. MTSU 4 p.m.

Practice: 2:30-6 p.m.

TRAVEL DAY

vs. Houston Minute Maid Park 3:30 p.m. CT

vs. Texas Minute Maid Park 3:30 p.m. CT

vs. Rice Minute Maid Park 6 p.m. CT

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2012 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes

DAVE SERRANO HEAD COACH

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First Season at Tennessee Overall Record: 292-139-1 (.676) Cerritos College, 1985 Trinity College & University, 2003

Following a nationwide search, Dave Serrano’s energy and passion for the University of Tennessee, combined with his impeccable track record of success made him the choice to become the 24th head coach of the Volunteer baseball program. A former UT assistant, he was welcomed back to the Big Orange family on June 15, 2011.

A veteran of seven College World Series and one of just 11 coaches to lead two different programs to Omaha, Serrano arrives at Rocky Top with a career record of 289-139-1 (.675) in seven seasons as a Division I head coach. After leading UC Irvine to the 2007 CWS in his third year at the helm of the Anteaters, he moved on to Cal State Fullerton where he averaged 43.75 wins per season in his four campaigns with the Titans, including an appearance in Omaha in 2009.

Serrano, 46, returns to the site of his first Division I job, as he served two seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee from 1995-96, following seven years at Cerritos Junior College. His first taste of Omaha came as a Volunteer, as he helped lead a Big Orange squad featuring all-time UT greats Todd Helton and R.A. Dickey to the College World Series for the first time in over four decades in 1995. During Serrano’s first stint in Knoxville, Tennessee posted an impressive 97-36 (.729) record, including a school-record 54 wins in 1995.

Serrano recently finished his fourth season as the head coach at Cal State Fullerton, where he earned Big West Coach of the Year honors for the second season in a row after leading the Titans to their 20th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. He previously claimed Baseball America National Coach of the Year accolades after guiding UC Irvine to the first College World Series appearance in program history in 2007.

During his 17 seasons at the Division I level, Serrano has posted an impeccable track record that includes continuous top 25 recruiting classes and 16 postseason bids. He has also tutored 161 draft picks, including seven first-round selections, dating back to the start of his coaching career at Cerritos College in 1988, a total of 23 of which have reached the Major League level.

Serrano graduated from Cerritos High School in 1982 and played two seasons at Cerritos College. In 1985, he went 12-1 and earned junior college All-American honors while helping the Falcons to a 39-5 record en route to the state championship. Serrano then pitched for Augie Garrido’s 1986 Cal State Fullerton squad, posting a 3-4 record with one save in 15 appearances.

In 2010, Serrano represented his country for the first time in his career, serving as the pitching coach for Bill Kinneberg’s USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. He helped coach the team, which included Titan pupils Nick Ramirez and Noe Ramirez, to a V FISU Championship silver medal in Tokyo, Japan. Serrano has coached 19 players that have starred for USA Baseball National Teams, including Helton, Dickey and Augie Ojeda from Tennessee.

Serrano holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College and University (2003) and was born on June 28, 1964, in Torrence, Calif. He and his wife, Tracy, have three sons, Kyle, Zachary and Parker.

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TWO PROGAMS TO OMAHA

“Coach Serrano was the pitching coach when I was at Tennessee, and it was obvious even then that he was going to be a very successful head coach down the road. He has certainly proven that, taking both UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton to the College World Series. He is extremely knowledgeable about the game of baseball, and Vol fans should be very excited that we were able to steal him away. I look forward to him getting the Tennessee program back on the winning track.”

-- Todd Helton, former Vol and five-time MLB All-Star “Dave is a guy that believes in the legacy of Tennessee baseball and I feel like that is a big part of what this program is all about. I know it was when I was here. I’m certainly aware that I am no more than the product of people that poured into me well and loved on me well while I was here, two of them being Bill Mosiello and Dave Serrano. I think whatever level of talent I brought into UT from high school, they cultivated it.”

-- R.A. Dickey , former Vol and current New York Mets Pitcher “I think the world of him, not only as a baseball coach, but as a business man and a people person. From the chair I sit in, the Tennessee’s search has been a very successful venture and will be putting a coach in a position to make a significant impact for the sport of baseball at that university. The SEC is already a great league and the addition of Dave only makes it even more competitive. He is simply one of the brightest young minds in college baseball.”

-- George Horton, Oregon baseball coach “Coach Serrano is, without question, one of the best coaches in all of baseball today, at any level. He has a unique ability to not just put together great teams but to build a successful and sustainable program that will be known as one of excellence both on and off the field. He is a great friend and has an amazing wife and family. The Vols have hit a grand slam with this hire and I look for Tennessee to be in Omaha in the very near future.”

-- Jim Schlossnagle, TCU baseball coach

 YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD YEAR SCHOOL 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994

Cerritos College Cerritos College Cerritos College Cerritos College Cerritos College Cerritos College Cerritos College

Cal State LA, Fullerton, Oklahoma Fullerton, Texas Pepperdine, Florida, Arizona Notre Dame, LSU Mississippi State, Florida Rider, Northern Colorado Georgia Southern, Miss. St., Georgia UC Irvine, Fullerton Loyola Marymount, Long Beach State Florida St., Georgia Southern Nebraska, Arkansas

2012 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes

POSITION

Assistant Assistant Assistant Head Coach Assistant Assistant Assistant

RECORD PCT TITLES 38-13 43-9 36-7 28-16 30-10 19-18-1 27-15

.745 .827 .837 .636 .750 .513 .643

C C/S C C C

JUNIOR COLLEGE TOTALS Head Coach Assistant Coach Total

1 year 6 years 7 Years

28-16 193-72-1 221-88-1

YEAR SCHOOL

.636 .727 .715

1995 Tennessee 1996 Tennessee

UT Assistant Coach Totals

POSITION

Assistant Assistant 97-36

RECORD PCT TITLES

YEAR SCHOOL

POSITION

RECORD PCT TITLES

1997 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 1998 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 1999 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 2000 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 2001 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 2002 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 2003 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 2004 Cal State Fullerton Assistant

CSF Assistant Coach Totals

YEAR SCHOOL

Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano is one of only 11 coaches in NCAA history to lead two programs to the College World Series.

Larry Cochell Augie Garrido Andy Lopez Paul Mainieri Pat McMahon Tom Petroff Ron Polk Dave Serrano Dave Snow Jack Stallings Dave Van Horn

SPEAKING ‘VOL’UMES

POSITION

2005 UC Irvine Head Coach 2006 UC Irvine Head Coach 2007 UC Irvine Head Coach 2008 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 2009 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 2010 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 2011 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach

UC Irvine Head Coach Totals (3 yrs)

Fullerton Head Coach Totals (4 yrs)

54-16 43-20 .729

39-24-1 47-17 50-14 38-21 48-18 37-22 50-16 47-22 356-154-1

.771 .683

.617 .734 .781 .644 .727 .627 .758 .681 .698

C/R/CWS C

C South C/R/SR/CWS C C/R/SR/CWS R/SR/CWS C/R/SR/CWS/N

RECORD PCT TITLES 31-25 36-24 47-17-1 41-22 47-16 46-18 41-17 114-66-1 175-73

.554 .600 .723 .651 .746 .719 .707 .633 .706

R/SR/CWS C/R R/SR/CWS C/R C

DIVISION I TOTALS Head Coach Assistant Coach Total

7 years 10 years 17 years

292-139-1 453-190-1 745-329-2

.676 .704 .692

C = Conference Title, S = State Championship, R = Regional Title, SR = Super Regional Title, CWS = College World Series Appearance, N = National Championship Page 3

Notes on the Vols...

Starting Pitchers Set the Tone

 In the opening weekend of play, Tennessee’s three starting pitchers set the tone on the mound, throwing four shutout innings each. In those 12 scoreless frames, juniors Drew Steckenrider, Zack Godley and Nick Blount allowed just 11 hits and one walk while striking out five.

Steckenrider Named SEC POTW

 Junior Drew Steckenrider got the season off to a scalding start, putting his enormous talent on display both offensively and on the mound in UT’s sweep over Northern Illinois en route to earning the first SEC Player of the Week honor of the season.  Hitting out of the cleanup spot, the 6-5 switchhitting junior reached base 11 times in 14 plate appearances, going 5-for-8 (.625) with a pair of doubles and his second career home run, in addition to walking four times, being hit by a pitch twice, stealing the first base of his career, scoring a team-high five runs and driving in two more.  The Lawrenceville, Ga., native also served as the team’s Opening Day starter, picking up the win after allowing just two hits and no runs and striking out two in his pre-determined four innings of work.

Record-Setting Crowd

 Tennessee set a school record for the highestattended home opener when 2,812 fans were on hand to witness the start of the Dave Serrano era on Feb. 17.  Highest Attended Home Openers Attendance Opponent 2,812 Northern Illinois 2,753 Louisville 2,345 Milwaukee

Date 2/17/2012 2/25/1995 2/18/2011

Osborne the Ironman

 The only four-year starter on the UT roster, senior shortstop Zach Osborne is likely to play more games in the Orange and White than almost anyone in Tennessee history. The Louisville, Ky., native has started 164 games in his collegiate career, placing him just 22 games outside of the top-10 in school history.  Tennessee Career Games Played Games Player 1. 219 Michael Rivera 2. 217 Ed Lewis 3. 210 Travis Copley 4. 209 Jeff Christensen 5. 206 Justin Parker 6. 202 Cody Brown 7. 199 Todd Helton 8. 192 Brandon Hopkins 9. 188 Josh Liles 10. 186 Chris Burke -- 164 Zach Osborne

Years 03-06 93-96 95-98 98-01 98-01 06-09 93-95 99-02 08-11 99-01 09-12

 Osborne started 148 consecutive games, span-

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ning a total of 795 days, before a bruised finger kept him out of the lineup for two games late during the 2010 campaign.

Chris 1 and Chris 2

 A pair of outfielders named Chris led the way for the Vols offensively against Northern Illinois last weekend in junior Chris Fritts and senior Chris Pierce.  In Saturday’s doubleheader, Fritts had a combined seven RBIs, including a career high six in the first game of the day. His seven RBIs on the day marked exactly half of his entire total from the 2011 season.  Fellow outfielder senior Chris Pierce also had seven RBIs on the weekend, giving him three more than he had in 37 games last year.

Vols on Television

 In its first year under head coach Dave Serrano, the Tennessee baseball team will be featured on television at least 12 times during the 2012 campaign, including two appearances on ESPNU.  2012 Tennessee Television Appearances Date Opponent TV March 2 vs. Houston ESPN3 March 3 vs. Texas Longhorn Network March 4 vs. Rice ESPN3 March 13 Tennessee Tech FSSO/FSTN March 31 Alabama CSS April 4 Memphis FSSO/FSTN April 7 at South Carolina ESPNU April 14 Florida SportSouth April 19 at Mississippi State ESPNU May 5 Vanderbilt CSS May 9 at Memphis SportSouth May 12 at Ole Miss SportSouth

Vols Unveil New Unis

newcomers to the squad as well. The revamped UT roster actually features more new players than returning (16).  The group of first-year Vols is comprised of 13 true freshmen, four junior college players and one transfer from a four-year school. There are four outfielders, five infielders, one catcher and eight pitchers, including six right-handers and two southpaws.

Good Bloodlines

 Tennessee junior Zach Luther, a transfer infielder from Fullerton Junior College, is the son of former NFL quarterback Ed Luther. He played six seasons in the NFL, mostly withthe San Diego Chargers, and amassed nearly 3,200 career passing yards before spending the 1985 season as a quarterback for the USFL’s Jacksonville Bulls.  Vol freshman right-handed pitcher Eric Martin is the son of former Tennessee swimmer Kent Martin, who was a five-time SEC champion and was a member of the 1978 national champion swim team.

Vols Not Fazed by SEC Coaches Poll

 The Southeastern Conference released its annual preseason coaches’ poll with Tennessee projected to finish sixth in the Eastern Division. While not the most ideal place to start the season, Serrano and his staff just see it as another opportunity and another challenge to overcome.

“We want to prove it on the field,” Serrano said.

“You look at all the polls around the country, the Baseball America’s and all that, that’s someone’s opinion. The game is still played on the field. We get that opportunity 30 times in the SEC and 55 times over the course of the year. My approach and my coaching staff’s approach this year is every day that we suit up in a uniform, we get the opportunity to be the best team on the field that day.

 Tennessee unveiled a new set of uniforms designed to create more of a traditional look for the Vols when they hit the field this season.

“It brings back a little bit of history to UT baseball and I think it gives us a sharp look,” Serrano said.

In addition to the team’s black batting practice top, Tennessee will also have separate orange and white tops with black  HEAD COACHING DEBUTS piping and script Vols across the chest, as well as a traditional gray  The 24th head coach in Tennessee history, Dave Serrano became the 14th road uniform. The Big Orange will to win his managerial debut in the Orange and White. In the 103-year history have their choice of plain white of the Vol program with a 7-1 victory over Northern Illinois on Feb. 17. or pinstripe pants and will wear a Head Coach Result Opponent Date black hat with an orange bill and D. Aydelot W, 15-4 vs. Grant 4/5/1897 an orange power T. T.R. Cornick W, 5-2 vs. Vanderbilt 4/5/1900

Vols Return to Houston College Classic

 Tennessee will make its third appearance in the Houston College Classic when it makes the trek to the Lone Star State, March 2-4. The Vols will play Houston, Texas and Rice in the three-day competition held at the home of the Houston Astros, Minute Maid Park. The Vols previously participated in the event in both 2005 and 2008.

All the New Faces

 In addition to an entirely new coaching staff, the Vols have also welcomed a grand total of 18

William H. Newman Frank Moffett James DePree Z.G. Clevenger J.G. Bender Frank Callaway M.B. Banks Williams S. Harkness John Mauer Ike Peel S.W. Anderson Bernard O’Neil George Cafego Bill Wright John Whited Ronnie Osborne Mark Connor Rod Delmonico Todd Raleigh Dave Serrano

W, 7-2 W, 4-3 W, 16-3 W, 11-1 W, 5-2 T, 9-9 L, 6-7 L, 1-4 W, 23-5 L, 1-3 L, 6-13 W, 9-2 L, 4-5 W, 10-1 W, 1-0 L, 2-7 L, 9-13 W, 17-12 W, 9-4 W, 7-1

vs. Emory & Henry 4/4/1902 vs. Emory & Henry 4/3/1903 vs. Emory & Henry 4/3/1906 vs. Mooney 3/24/1911 vs. Indiana 1917 vs. Centre College 4/15/1919 vs. Cincinnati 3/9/1921 vs. Hiwassee 4/9/1927 vs. Hiwassee 4/15/1939 vs. Maryville 4/17/1947 vs. Auburn 4/2/1948 vs. Wofford 3/28/1953 at Georgia Tech (11) 3/28/1958 vs. Vanderbilt 3/22/1963 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan 3/2/1982 vs. MTSU 4/1/1987 at Tampa 2/19/1988 vs. ETSU 2/21/1990 vs. Morehead State 2/22/2008 vs. Northern Illinois 2/17/2011

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Serrano to Coach USA Collegiate National Team

 Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano will don the red, white and blue for the second time in his career this summer when he will serve as the manager of the 2012 Team USA Collegiate National Team. He previously served as the team’s pitching coach in 2010.  The 2012 Collegiate National Team schedule and the remainder of the coaching staff are currently being finalized. An announcement will be made prior to the end of the year and details will be available on www.USABaseball.com. In 2011, the Collegiate team finished with an 11-2-1 record, and its season was highlighted by a 3-1-1 series win over Japan in the two counties’ bi-annual collegiate allstar friendship series.

Renovations Continue at Lindsey Nelson Stadium

 Tennessee fans will notice a number of changes to Lindsey Nelson Stadium when they return for the first time in 2012. The most noticeable will be the new black padded wall in the outfield designed to provide more protection for players and create a cleaner, more simple look. In conjunction, the batter’s eye has been painted black as well. Another addition at LNS is the new playground on top of the batting cages down the right-field line for young Vol fans to enjoy during the game.

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Johnson Sets Example for Maddox

 Tennessee freshman second baseman Will Maddox will look to follow the example set this fall by a fellow first-year Vol and Gainesville High School graduate, A.J. Johnson. Maddox’s former prep classmate was named a freshman All-American by five different publications, including the Football Writers Association of America, Yahoo! Sports, Phil Steele, The Sporting News and FoxSports, after racking up 80 tackles for the Vol football team as its starting weakside linebacker.

Woody Completes Second Tour in Italy

 For the second time in as many summers, Tennessee baseball athletic trainer Jeff Wood traveled to Italy to assist in the Major League Baseball Academy.

The 12-year Vol veteran ventured to Tierrenia on the country’s northwestern Mediterranean coast, near Pisa, where the Italian Olympic Training Center is located. The academy brought together promising European and, in some cases, African baseball players, ages 15-19, for the best in U.S. major league coaching and instruction.

PROBABLE TUESDAY STARTER >>>

RHP DAVID HORNE 28

FRESHMAN R/R • 6-4 • 220 Right-Handed Pitcher/Outfielder

Columbia, Tenn.

Columbia Central HS

 HORNE CAREER STATISTICS Season W-L GP-GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K SV WHIP BAA ERA 2012 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 TOTALS 0-0 0-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 HIGH SCHOOL

• Graduated from Columbia Central High in Columbia, Tenn., where he was coached by Mark Pickle.

• Was named a 2011 first team All-Mid-State selection, 2011 TSWA All-State Class-AAA, 2011 Rawlings All American and AllSoutheast Region Honorable Mention, All-District 8-AAA (2008-2010), All-Region 4-AAA (2009-2010), 2010 District 8-AAA co-MVP and first team All-Mid State (2009-2010).

• Helped lead the Lions to a 28-9 record and a 2011 state runner-up finish, along with 2011 district, region and sectional championships.

• Hit .356 with 43 RBIs and 11 home runs during his senior campaign.

• In his junior season, he hit .292 with 20 RBIs and two home runs helping the Lions to a 25-15 record landing them a 2010 state championship appearance and a 2010 region and district championship.

PERSONAL

• Full name is David Tyler Horne • Born August 24, 1992, in Columbia, Tenn.

• Son of Chris and Sue Horne • Has one sibling, Dylan • Credits his dad as his biggest sports influence • In high school, he was a Boys State nominee and a member of the FCA • Undecided in major

 HORNE CAREER BESTS Innings (Starter)..........................................................................N/A Innings (Reliever)................................................................. N/A Runs Allowed.......................................................................N/A ER Allowed............................................................................N/A Strikeouts..............................................................................N/A Walks........................................................................................N/A Hits Allowed.............................................................................N/A Wild Pitches..........................................................................N/A HBP...........................................................................................N/A

 2012 GAME-BY-GAME Date OPPONENT Feb. 21, 2012 WESTERN KY. Totals

GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA NP/S

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2012 FINAL TENNESSEE BASEBALL OVERALL STATISTICS Record: 3-0 Home: 3-0 Away: 0-0 SEC: 0-0

Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 20 Drew Steckenrider .625 3 3 8 5 5 2 0 1 2 10 1.250 4 2 0 0 .786 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 1.000 44 Wes Walker .500 2 2 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 .500 1 2 0 0 .714 0 1 1 1 10 1 0 1.000 13 Jared Allen .500 2 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 3 .750 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1.000 5 Chris Pierce .417 3 3 12 4 5 1 1 1 7 11 .917 0 2 2 0 .500 0 0 1 1 11 2 0 1.000 11 Zach Luther .417 3 3 12 3 5 2 0 0 0 7 .583 2 1 0 0 .533 0 0 1 2 2 5 0 1.000 22 Steve Weaver .400 2 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 .400 1 0 1 0 .500 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 1 Will Maddox .300 3 3 10 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 .300 2 1 2 0 .462 0 0 1 1 4 9 0 1.000 7 Chris Fritts .250 3 3 12 2 3 2 0 1 7 8 .667 1 1 1 0 .357 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 1.000 2 Zach Osborne .200 3 3 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 .200 4 0 0 0 .429 0 0 0 0 7 8 0 1.000 4 Parker Wormsley .200 2 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 0 1 0 .200 0 1 1 1 5 0 0 1.000 30 Davis Morgan .000 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .143 0 0 0 0 14 1 1 .938 23 Richard Carter .000 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1.000 21 Ethan Bennett .000 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 1.000 32 Jason Manis .000 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 8 Hunter Daniel .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000 Totals .319 3 3 94 24 30 8 1 3 22 49 .521 18 9 9 0 .467 1 2 7 10 81 33 2 .983 Opponents .253 3 3 99 8 25 4 0 1 7 32 .323 8 1 17 3 .309 2 0 2 2 72 34 5 .955 LOB - Team (28), Opp (21). DPs turned - Team (3). IBB - Team (1), STECKENRIDER 1.

Picked off - STECKENRIDER 1.

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 20 Drew Steckenrider 0.00 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 13 .154 0 0 0 0 0 15 Zack Godley 0.00 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 15 .200 0 0 0 0 0 41 Nick Blount 0.00 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 .400 0 0 0 0 0 34 Nick Williams 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 .000 0 0 0 1 0 35 Conner Stevens 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 .167 0 0 0 0 0 31 Dalton Saberhagen 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .500 0 0 0 0 0 25 Carter Watson 2.25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.0 2 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 14 .143 0 1 0 0 0 33 Robbie Kidd 3.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 10 .200 0 0 0 0 0 46 Joseph Vanderplas 11.57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 6 5 3 0 3 1 0 1 13 .462 0 0 1 1 0 19 Samuel Davis 99.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2.00 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 27.0 25 8 6 8 17 4 0 1 99 .253 0 1 1 2 0 Opponents 8.62 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 24.0 30 24 23 18 9 8 1 3 94 .319 3 9 4 1 2 Pickoffs - Team (1), BLOUNT 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - WALKER (2-2), STECKENRIDER (1-1), KIDD (1-1).

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI 2 Zach Osborne 15 7 8 0 1.000 3 0 0 .000 0 0 1 Will Maddox 13 4 9 0 1.000 3 0 0 .000 0 0 5 Chris Pierce 13 11 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 44 Wes Walker 11 10 1 0 1.000 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 7 Chris Fritts 7 6 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 11 Zach Luther 7 2 5 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 20 Drew Steckenrider 7 6 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 21 Ethan Bennett 6 6 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 Parker Wormsley 5 5 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 23 Richard Carter 4 4 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 8 Hunter Daniel 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 13 Jared Allen 2 2 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 25 Carter Watson 2 0 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 31 Dalton Saberhagen 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 33 Robbie Kidd 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 32 Jason Manis 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 30 Davis Morgan 16 14 1 1 .938 2 0 0 .000 0 0 41 Nick Blount 2 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 .000 0 0 35 Conner Stevens 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 34 Nick Williams 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 22 Steve Weaver 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 46 Joseph Vanderplas 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 15 Zack Godley 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 19 Samuel Davis 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Totals 116 81 33 2 .983 3 2 0 1.000 0 0 Opponents 111 72 34 5 .955 0 7 3 .700 0 0

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 2012 TEAM SUPERLATIVES Batting

Team Highs and Lows

Most At-Bats.........................35 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Fewest At-Bats................................ 28 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Most Runs (Game):.............10 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) DH-1 Most Runs (Inning):.......6 (2nd) vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Hits (Game):...............13 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Fewest Hits (Game):.........................7 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Most Hits (Inning):.........4 (2nd) vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most RBIs:..............................10 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Doubles:...... 3 (2x), last vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Triples:........................... 1 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Home Runs:.............................2 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Most Total Bases:................18 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Walks:............................. 8 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Fewest Walks:........................ 4 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Strikeouts:................................4 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Fewest Strikeouts:................ 2 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Hit-by-Pitch:................ 5 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Sac Bunts:..................... 2 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Sac Flies:....................... 1 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Stolen Bases:............... 3 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Left on Base:..............13 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Left on Base (X-Inn):............................................................ N/A

Fielding Most Putouts:......................................................... 27 (3x), all games Most Assists:.................................... 16 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Most Errors:........... 1 (2x), last vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Passed Balls:........................................................................... N/A Most Double Plays:..........................2 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17)

Pitching Most Innings Pitched:......................................... 9.0 (3x), all games Most Runs Allowed:............. 5 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Runs Allowed (Inn.):.......................................................3 (5th)

vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Earned Runs Allowed:....3 vs. vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Fewest Runs Allowed:.....................1 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Most Hits Allowed:.............11 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Fewest Hits Allowed:.......................5 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Most Hits Allowed (Inn.):.... 3 (5th) vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Home Runs Allowed:.... 1 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Strikeouts:.................... 7 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Fewest Strikeouts:............................4 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Most Walks:.........................................6 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Fewest Walks:........................ 0 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Wild Pitches:...................................................................................... N/A Hit Batters:.............................. 1 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Balks:......................................... 1 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1

Misc.

Longest Winning Streak:.........................3 games, 2/17-present Longest Losing Streak:.................................................................. N/A Longest Game (Innings):.............................. 9 innings, all games Longest Game (Time, 9 inn.):..... 2:54 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Longest Game (Time, X-Inn):...................................................... N/A Shortest Game (Time 9 inn.):.....2:16 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Largest Victory Margin:....... 6 (7-1) vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Largest Defeat Margin:.................................................................. N/A Largest Home Attendance:.. 2,812 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Largest Home Attendance (Series):.... 5,147 vs. Northern Illinois

Individual Highs and Lows

Batting

Most At-Bats:..................6, Zach Luther vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Runs:. 2 (5x), last Zach Luther vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Hits:.....................3, Zach Luther vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most RBIs:.......................6, Chris Fritts vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Doubles:............2, Zach Luther vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Triples:................1, Chris Pierce vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Home Runs:.. 1 (3x), last Fritts vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Grand Slams:..................................................................................... N/A Most Total Bases:... 6 (2x), last Fritts vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Walks:.... 2 (4x), last Steckenrider vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Strikeouts:............................................................................1 (9x) Most Sac Bunts:....1, Wormsley/Walker vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Sac Flies:...... 1, Ethan Bennett vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Stolen Bases:.......................................................................1 (7x) Most Hit-by-Pitch:.....2, Wes Walker vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1

Fielding Most Putouts:.................. 11, Davis Morgan vs. N. Illinois (2/17) Most Assists:......................... 5, Will Maddox vs. N. Illinois (2/17) Most Errors:........... 1 (2x), last Blount vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Passed Balls:........................................................................... N/A

Pitching Most Inn. Pitched:.................................................................... 4.0 (4x) Most IP, Relief:...4.0, Carter Watson vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Runs:.... 5, Joseph Vanderplas vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Earned Runs:....3, Joseph Vanderplas vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Hits Allowed:......6 (2x), last Blount vs. N. Ill. (2/18) DH-2 Low-Hit CG:........................................................................................ N/A Most HRs Allowed:..... 1, Joseph Vanderplas vs. N. Ill (2/18) DH-1 Most Strikeouts:....4, Carter Watson vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Most Walks:............................3, Robbie Kidd vs. N. Illinois (2/17) Wild Pitches:...................................................................................... N/A Hit Batters:..............1, Carter Watson vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-2 Balks:.............................1, Joseph Vanderplas vs. N. Ill (2/18) DH-1

Miscellaneous Superlatives Vols at Lindsey Nelson Stadium ............................. 3-0 Vols on the road ........................................................... 0-0 Vols at neutral sites ..................................................... 0-0 Record in 3/4-game series ........................................ 1-0 February .......................................................................... 3-0 March ................................................................................ 0-0 April ................................................................................... 0-0 May .................................................................................... 0-0 June ................................................................................... 0-0 vs. Non-Conference...................................................... 3-0 vs. SEC .............................................................................. 0-0 vs. SEC East ..................................................................... 0-0 vs. SEC West.................................................................... 0-0 Monday ............................................................................ 0-0 Tuesday ............................................................................ 0-0 Wednesday ..................................................................... 0-0 Thursday .......................................................................... 0-0 Friday ................................................................................ 1-0 Saturday .......................................................................... 2-0 Sunday ............................................................................. 0-0 Decisions vs. LHP starters .......................................... 2-0 Decisions vs. RHP starters ......................................... 1-0 When Vols score first .................................................. 3-0 When opponents score first ..................................... 0-0 Comeback wins (trailing after five inn.) ................... 0 Last at-bat wins ................................................................. 0 Leading after 6/7/8 inn. .............................3-0/3-0/3-0 Trailing after 6/7/8 inn. ..............................0-0/0-0/0-0 Tied after 6/7/8 inn. .....................................0-0/0-0/0-0 Extra innings .................................................................. 0-0 1-run games ................................................................... 0-0 2-run games ................................................................... 0-0 When starter went 6+ inn. ........................................ 0-0 When UT pitchers have 10+ Ks................................ 0-0 When UT pitchers have 5+ walks............................ 1-0 When UT pitchers have 4- walks............................. 2-0 When Vols have 10+ hits ........................................... 2-0 Day Games ...................................................................... 3-0 Night Games .................................................................. 0-0 When Vols score 4+ ..................................................... 3-0 When Vols score 3-....................................................... 0-0 When Vols allow 4+ ..................................................... 1-0 When Vols allow 3- ...................................................... 2-0 When Vols hit a home run ........................................ 2-0 When Vols out-hit opponent ................................... 3-0 When opponent out-hits Vols.................................. 0-0 When Vols/opp. had = hits: ...................................... 0-0 Solid White w/ Script “Vols”...................................... 1-0 Pinstripes / Script “Vols”............................................. 1-0 Orange w/ Script “Vols” ............................................. 1-0 Gray w/ Block “Tennessee” ....................................... 0-0

 THE LAST TIME...

No-Hitter: Jeffery Terrell vs. Bowling Green State 2/15/02 (W, 5-0) One-Hitter: Luke Hochevar at Auburn 3/18/05 (W, 2-1) Complete Game: Steven Gruver vs. Manhattan 3/11/11 (W, 4-2; 9 innings) Shutout (individual): Craig Cobb vs. LSU 4/8/06 (W, 19-0, 9.0 inn.)

Shutout (Team): at Alabama (DH-2) 4/16/11 (W, 1-0) Back-to-Back shutouts: Morehead State 4/17/06 (doubleheader; wins of 3-0 and 9-0) 10+ Strikeouts (individual): Steven Gruver (10 Ks) vs. Canisius 2/25/11 10+ Innings Pitched: Jamie Bennett (10.0) vs. Auburn 4/14/00 1-0 Win: at Alabama (DH-2) 4/16/11 1-0 Loss: at Oregon State 2/28/10 Hit for the Cycle: Matt Duffy vs. New Orleans 3/9/11 Inside the Park Home Run: Matt Ramsey vs. Florida 4/10/10 Inside the Park Grand Slam: Joe Randa vs. Louisville 4/23/91 Pinch-Hit Home Run: Chris Pierce vs. New Orleans 3/8/11 Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Charley Thurber vs. Xavier 2/21/10 Leadoff Home Run: Khayyan Norfork at Austin Peay 3/17/11 Two-Home-Run Game: Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M 3/15/11 Three-Home-Run Game: Cody Hawn vs. Ohio 3/6/09 Two-Run Home Run: Khayyan Norfork at Florida 4/2/11 Three-Run Home Run: Chris Fritts vs. Northern Illinois, 2/18/12 (DH-1) Grand Slam: Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M 3/15/11 Back-to-Back HR: Khayyan Norfork (two-run) and Josh Liles (solo) vs. UNC Asheville 5/18/10 Back-to-Back-to-Back HR: Ken Folkers, Ed Lewis & Ray Espinosa vs. ETSU 4/3/96 HR in Three-Straight Games: Ethan Bennett, March 12-15/11 HR in Four-Straight Games: Cody Hawn, May 9-14/10 Three-Double Game: Matt Duffy at Georgia 5/8/10 Two-Triple Game: Hunter Rigsby vs. ETSU 4/17/02 Four-Hit Game: Josh Liles and Khayyan Norfork vs. Mississippi State, 5/6/11 Five-Hit Game: Matt Duffy and P.J. Polk at Georgia 5/8/10

2012 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes

Six-Hit Game: Kris Bennett vs. Georgia 6/11/01 Four-Run Game: Josh Liles at Georgia 5/9/10 Five-Run Game: P.J. Polk at Georgia 5/8/10 Four-RBI Game: Chris Pierce vs. Northern Illinois, 2/17/11 Five-RBI Game: Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M 3/15/11 Six-RBI Game: Chris Fritts vs. Northern Illinois, 2/18/12 (DH-1) Seven-RBI Game: Tyler Horne vs. South Carolina 5/9/09 Eight-RBI Game: Cody Hawn at Georgia 5/9/10 Four Steals: Jordan Czarniecki vs. Tennessee Tech 3/26/03 Straight Steal of Home: Khayyan Norfork vs. Kentucky 5/2/10 UT Turned a Triple Play: Eastern Kentucky 2/22/97 (SS-1B) UT Hit into a Triple Play: vs. Florida 4/6/08 (Jeff Lockwood lined into 2B-SS-1B) No-Hitter vs. UT: LHP Brian Dodd of Arizona State 3/19/88 Opposing Player Hit Three HR: Gregg Maluchnik of Duke 1/31/98 Three Straight Complete Games: Ryan Meyers, Mike Lincoln & Scott Schroeffel,

1996 Atlantic Regional vs. Charleston Southern, Georgia Southern and West Virginia Home Series Won: Northern Illinois, 2012 Home Series Lost: Mississippi State, 2011 Home Series Sweep: Northern Illinois, 2012 Home Series Swept: Mississippi State, 2011 Away Series Won: at Alabama, 2011 Away Series Lost: at LSU, 2011 Away Series Sweep: at Georgia, 2010 Away Series Swept: at LSU, 2011 UT Player Ejection: Eli Iorg (9th) vs. Arkansas 4/15/05 UT Head Coach Ejection: Todd Raleigh (6th) vs. South Carolina 4/9/11 UT Assistant Coach Ejection: Bradley LeCroy (8th) at ETSU 4/9/08 Bold - Occurred in 2012

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2012 TENNESSEE BASEBALL RADIO/TELEVISION SPOTTING CHART

Jared Allen 13, OF, Fr.

Josh Allman 17, LHP, Sr.

Ethan Bennett 21, C, So.

Nick Blount 41, RHP, Jr.

Richard Carter 23, 1B/OF, Fr.

Hunter Daniel 8, LHP, Jr.

Samuel Davis 19, RHP, Jr.

Chris Fritts 7, OF, Jr.

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Zack Godley 15, RHP, Jr.

David Horne 28, RHP, Fr.

Robbie Kidd 33, RHP, Fr.

Zach Luther 11, INF, Jr.

Will Maddox 1, INF, Fr.

Jason Manis 32, C, Fr.

Eric Martin 45, RHP, Fr.

Davis Morgan 30, 1B, Sr.

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Kevin O’Leary 27, INF, So.

Zach Osborne 2, SS, Sr.

Chris Pierce 5, OF/INF, Sr.

Nick Powell 26, INF, Fr.

Jake Rowland 6, OF, Fr.

Dalton Saberhagen 31, LHP, So.

Drew Steckenrider 20, RHP/OF, Jr.

Conner Stevens 35, RHP, Fr.

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Blake Thomas 29, RHP, Jr.

T.J. Thornton 24, LHP, Sr.

Joseph Vanderplas 46, LHP, Fr.

Wes Walker 44, C, Sr.

Carter Watson 25, RHP, So.

Steve Weaver 22, 1B/OF, Jr.

Nick Williams 34, RHP, So.

Parker Wormsley 4, INF, Fr.

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Andy Yates 16, C, Jr.

Brandon Zajac 37, LHP, Fr.

Greg Bergeron Associate Head Coach 9, Third Base

Bill Mosiello Assistant Coach 14, Recruiting Coord.

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Dave Serrano Head Coach 12, Pitching Coach

Gregg Wallis Volunteer Asst. Coach 10, First Base

Kenny Gajewsku Director of Baseball Operations

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