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MARCH 7-9 » PACKARD STADIUM (3,879) » TEMPE, ARIZ.
VOLUNTEERS STARTING ROTATION
#19 Tennessee 2014 Record: 12-0 Head Coach: Dave Serrano 3rd year at UT (347-200-1)
FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
#24 Arizona State
SUN DEVILS STARTING ROTATION
2014 Record: 6-4 FRIDAY Head Coach: Tim Esmay SATURDAY 5th year at ASU (387-309-2) SUNDAY
AT FIRST GLANCE
RHP Nick Williams (Sr., 3-0, 1.00) RHP Andrew Lee (So., 2-0, 3.60) RHP Kyle Serrano (Fr., 3-0, 3.29)
LHP Brett Lilek (So., 1-0, 1.29) LHP Ryan Kellogg (So., 1-1, 4.50) RHP Darin Gillies (Jr., 1-1, 6.75)
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VOLS OFF TO BEST START EVER ¢ In 105 years of Tennessee baseball history, the Vols have made four College World Series appearances, nine NCAA Tournament appearances and won three SEC championships... But only the 2014 Diamond Vols have started a season 12-0. ¢ Tennessee’s previous best start in program history was 8-0, set in the 1992 and 2003 seasons. ¢ UT has recorded three-straight weekend series sweeps for the first time since 2005. If the Vols were to sweep Arizona State, it would be the first time UT has swept four-consecutive weekend series since the 1997 campaign. The Vols swept Georgia State, Eastern Kentucky, Long Beach State and Arkansas from Feb. 15 - March 9 in 1997. ¢ In his first year at Tennessee, head coach Dave Serrano and the Vols tallied seven straight wins to open the 2012 campaign. ¢ The 7-0 start marked the best by any UT skipper to start his Tennessee managerial career, topping the previous mark of 4-0 set by William H. Newman in 1902 and tied by Z.G. Clevenger in 1911. Best Starts in School History Year Head Coach Start Final Record 2014 Dave Serrano 12-0 TBD 2003 Rod Delmonico 8-0 31-24 1992 Rod Delmonico 8-0 35-20 2012 Dave Serrano 7-0 24-31 2001 Rod Delmonico 5-0 48-20 1987 John Whited 5-0 17-27 1978 Bill Wright 5-0 25-21 1908 Frank Moffett 5-0 16-3 1995 Rod Delmonico 4-0 54-16 1983 John Whited 4-0 26-16 1911 Z.G. Clevenger 4-0 10-8 1902 William Newman 4-0 8-4
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INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: ASU, 13-2 In Knoxville: ASU, 2-5 In Tempe: ASU, 3-0
2/9/02 Mesa L, 1-8 2/10/02 Mesa L, 4-5 6/19/05 Omaha L, 2-4 2/22/13 Knoxville L, 0-4 Series History (Last 7) 2/23/13 Knoxville W, 11-2 2/8/02 Mesa L, 4-7 2/24/13 Knoxville L, 1-5
VOLS ENTER TOP 25 ¢ The unbeaten Vols moved into the USA Today Coaches’ Poll at No. 21 and climbed nine spots to No. 19 in the latest Collegiate Baseball Newspaper table. ¢ UT enters the coaches’ poll for the first time since the organization’s 2007 preseason poll, when the Vols began the season ranked 25th. ¢ Collegiate Baseball bumped the Vols up from No. 28 to No. 19 after the Quinnipiac sweep. The ranking is UT’s highest since Baseball America tabbed the Big Orange 11th to start the 2007 campaign. ¢ Tennessee is also receiving votes in the NCBWA poll this week.
PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF
22 David Houser 15 Nathaniel Maggio 1 Will Maddox 2 Taylor Smart 10 A.J. Simcox 20 Christin Stewart 40 Vincent Jackson
RF 5 Scott Price DH 13 Nick Senzel
So. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. So. So.
.310 .222 .367 .412 .381 .302 .267
0 0 1 0 0 2 0
Sr. Fr.
.333 2 .406 1
11 5 9 6 5 12 9
Former switch hitter is now batting from the right only Drafted in 32nd round by Seattle Mariners in 2013 Named SEC Player of the Week on March 3 Leads team in average (.412), hits (14) & OBP (.556) Started 59 of the 61 games he’s played at shortstop Tied for the SEC lead with two triples Leads the Vols with 12 walks and has yet to strikeout
13 Reached base in 24 straight games, dating to 4/26/13 12 Leads SEC frosh in AVG (.406), SLG (.656) & OBP (.535)
2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
#19 TENNESSEE (12-0) vs. #24 ARIZONA ST. (6-4)
OVERALL RECORD:
12-0
SEC 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 12-0 HOME 12-0 AWAY 0-0 NEUTRAL 0-0
THE SCHEDULE DATE Feb. 16 Feb. 16 Feb. 17 Feb. 18 Feb. 21 Feb. 22 Feb. 23 Feb. 28 March 1 March 2 March 4 March 5 March 7 March 8 March 9 March 11 March 14 March 15 March 16 March 18 March 21 March 22 March 23 March 28 March 29 March 30 April 1 April 4 April 5 April 6 April 8 April 10 April 11 April 12 April 15 April 18 April 19 April 20 April 22 April 25 April 26 April 27 April 29 May 1 May 2 May 3 May 6 May 9 May 10 May 11 May 13 May 15 May 16 May 17
OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT Purdue W, 3-0 Purdue W, 20-2 Purdue W, 8-2 Appalachian State W, 5-3 #29 UNLV W, 8-7 #29 UNLV W, 5-4 #29 UNLV W, 4-2 Quinnipiac W, 13-2 Quinnipiac W, 4-3 (10) Quinnipiac W, 9-4 La Salle W, 14-0 La Salle W, 10-2 at #24 Arizona State 8:30 p.m. at #24 Arizona State 8:30 p.m. at #24 Arizona State 3:30 p.m. at Middle Tennessee 7p.m. at Missouri * 7 p.m. at Missouri * 3 p.m. at Missouri * 2 p.m. Austin Peay 6 p.m. Auburn * 6 p.m. Auburn (CSS) * 4 p.m. Auburn * 2 p.m. at South Carolina * 7 p.m. at South Carolina * 4 p.m. at South Carolina * 1:30 p.m. ETSU 6 p.m. Vanderbilt * 6 p.m. Vanderbilt (CSS) * 7 p.m. Vanderbilt * 2 p.m. at Tennessee Tech 7 p.m. at Georgia (ESPNU) * 7:30 p.m. at Georgia * 7 p.m. at Georgia * 4 p.m. vs. Virginia Tech & 6 p.m. Alabama * 6 p.m. Alabama * 4 p.m. Alabama * 2 p.m. at ETSU 6 p.m. at LSU * 8 p.m. at LSU (CST) * 7:30 p.m. at LSU * 1 p.m. Middle Tennessee 6 p.m. Kentucky (ESPNU) * 7:30 p.m. Kentucky * 6 p.m. Kentucky (FSN) * 12 p.m. UNC Asheville 6 p.m. at Mississippi State * 7:30 p.m. at Mississippi State (CSS) * 7 p.m. at Mississippi State (CBSSN) * 2:30 p.m. Morehead State 6 p.m. Florida * 6 p.m. Florida * 6 p.m. Florida (CSS) * 1 p.m.
* Southeastern Conference game & Hokey-Smokey Classic (Salem, Va.) All times Eastern