TENNESSEE 2012 VOLUNTEER BASEBALL 14 CWS Appearances on Staff | 36 All-Americans | 15 1st-Round Picks | 3 SEC Championships TENNESSEE (24-27) at MTSU (27-25)
2012 SCHEDULE
May 15 |Reese Smith Jr. Field | Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Tennessee
VOLUNTEERS STARTING ROTATION RHP Jared Allen (0-0, 0.00)
2012 Record: 24-27, 8-19 SEC TUESDAY Head Coach: Dave Serrano First year at UT (313-166-1)
MTSU
BLUE RAIDERS STARTING ROTATION
2012 Record: 27-25 TUESDAY Head Coach: Steve Peterson 25th year at MTSU (940-722-3)
RHP Paul Mittura (2-1, 2.05)
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TENNESSEE AT MTSU
In the first meeting between the two squads this season, Tennessee rallied to tie the game with two runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, only to see MTSU end up with a 5-4 win in 10 innings.
Weather Forecast Tuesday
TENNESSEE TIDBITS
Tuesday’s game closes out a five-game, eight-day road trip. Partly Cloudy Senior Zach Osborne and junior Drew Steckenrider have 79° | 55° | 20% been named to the watch lists for the Brooks Robinson Shortstop of the Year and John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year awards, respectively, by the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Overall: Tennessee leads 32-19 Tennessee has welcomed 57,434 fans into Lindsey Nelson In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 16-10 Stadium this season, the second-highest attendance total in In Murfreesboro: Tennessee leads 15-4 school history. Junior Drew Steckenrider has found a home in the Tennes- At Neutral Sites: MTSU leads 3-2 see bullpen this season. In a team-high 23 relief appearances, Last 10 Meetings: Tennessee leads 7-3 he has a 2.98 ERA (18 ER) over 54.1 innings. He is averaging LAST 10 MEETINGS 10.77 strikeouts per nine innings (65 total) and is holding op- 5/25/01 Knoxville (NCAA) W, 2-1 posing hitters to a miniscule .183 batting average (33 hits). In 3/11/08 Knoxville W, 5-3 three starts, he was 1-1 with a 3.48 ERA. 4/15/08 Winchester L, 13-6 Among all NCAA Division I players, Steckenrider currently 4/15/09 Knoxville W, 16-4 ranks 11th in hits allowed per nine innings (5.70) and 23rd in 5/12/09 Knoxville (11) W, 5-4 strikeouts per nine innings (10.57). He also leads the SEC with Murfreesboro W, 8-6 a .189 opposing batting average and ranks sixth with 76 strike- 3/10/10 5/12/10 Knoxville W, 12-7 outs, including a league-high 31 punchouts looking. Knoxville W, 5-4 With 550 career defensive assists, Osborne has already shat- 5/10/11 tered the school record previously set by fellow Louisville native 5/11/11 Murfreesboro L, 12-3 and bearer of the number two UT jersey Chris Burke (524). He is 2/28/12 Knoxville (10) L, 5-4 currently third in school history with 212 games played. Osborne is currently second among all regular SEC shortstops with a .979 fielding percentage and five errors, behind only Florida’s Nolan Fontana (.986, three errors).
Series Breakdown
weet This... Important facts about today’s game are included below in 140 characters or less. The @Vol_Baseball team dropped a 5-4 decision in 10 innings to MTSU earlier this year, but it 7-3 in its last 10 matchups with the Blue Raiders. UT’s @ZOzzie2 and Drew Steckenrider have been named to the Brooks Robinson & John Olerud Award Watch Lists respectively, by @CollegeDiamonds Senior@Dmorgan250 has hit safely in 10 consecutive games, the longest stretch of his career and longest by a Vol this year. 2012 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes
(24-27, 8-19 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 #19 Georgia * L, 4-0 17 Sat. at #19 Georgia * L, 10-5 18 Sun. at #19 Georgia * W, 3-0 21 Wed. Florida International W, 4-3 (11) 23 Fri. #2 Kentucky * W, 4-1 24 Sat. #2 Kentucky * L, 6-2 25 Sun. #2 Kentucky * L, 6-0 (7) 27 Tue. Mississippi Valley State W, 5-2 28 Wed. Mississippi Valley State W, 8-4 30 Fri. Alabama * W, 10-8 31 Sat. Alabama * (CSS) W, 4-2 APRIL 1 Sun. Alabama * W, 5-3 (7) 4 Wed. Memphis (FSSO) W, 6-3 6 Fri. at #10 South Carolina * W, 5-4 7 Sat. at #10 South Carolina * (ESPNU) L, 2-1 8 Sun. at #10 South Carolina * L, 6-1 11 Wed. at ETSU L, 4-3 13 Fri. #4 Florida * L, 3-1 14 Sat. #4 Florida * (SPSO) W, 5-4 15 Sun. #4 Florida * L, 8-1 17 Tue. ETSU W, 5-4 19 Thu. at Mississippi State * (ESPNU) L, 2-1 (11) 20 Fri. at Mississippi State * L, 7-1 21 Sat. at Mississippi State * L, 3-2 (14) 24 Tue. Austin Peay L, 8-4 27 Fri. at Auburn * L, 12-5 28 Sat. at Auburn * L, 12-3 29 Sun. at Auburn * L, 11-4 MAY 4 Fri. Vanderbilt * W, 8-2 5 Sat. Vanderbilt * (CSS) L, 7-4 6 Sun. Vanderbilt * L, 12-6 9 Wed. at Memphis (SPSO) W, 8-7 11 Fri. at Ole Miss * L, 4-2 12 Sat. at Ole Miss * (SPSO) L, 7-4 (11) 13 Sun. at Ole Miss * L, 4-2 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. .194
4
13 Hit two HRs last week, leads team with 11 in his career
1B
4
Parker Wormsley
Fr. .274
0
6
2B
1
Will Maddox
Fr. .296
2
19 Has three stolen bases in his last two games
3B
11
Zach Luther
Jr. .234
0
6
SS
12
Zach Osborne
Sr. .264
0
16 Ranks 10th in UT history w/ 222 hits, 3rd w/ 212 games
LF
5
Chris Pierce
Sr. .263
2
23 Stole home vs. Alabama (3/30), first Vol to do so since 2010
CF
7
Chris Fritts
Jr. .250
2
27 Has 14 career OF assists, most by any Vol since 2000
RF
20
Drew Steckenrider Jr. .240
6
26 Hit .571 (8x14) w/ 5 2B, 7 RBIs vs. Vanderbilt last week
DH
30
Davis Morgan
2
19 Has 10-game hitting streak (.308, 6 R, 3 2B, HR, 5 RBIs)
Sr. .285
Has recorded at least one hit in nine of his 14 starts Has at least one hit in 15 of his last 23 games (20-for-79)
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