TENNESSEE 2012 VOLUNTEER BASEBALL 14 CWS Appearances on Staff | 36 All-Americans | 15 1st-Round Picks | 3 SEC Championships TENNESSEE (24-24, 8-16) at OLE MISS (31-18, 11-13)
2012 SCHEDULE
May 11-13 |Oxford-University Stadium at Swayze Field | Oxford, Miss. Date
Tennessee
VOLUNTEERS STARTING ROTATION LHP Dalton Saberhagen (5-1, 2.92) RHP Nick Williams (3-4, 3.67) TBA
2012 Record: 23-24, 8-16 SEC FRIDAY SATURDAY Head Coach: Dave Serrano SUNDAY First year at UT (312-163-1)
Ole Miss
REBELS STARTING ROTATION
2012 Record: 31-18, 11-13 SEC FRIDAY Head Coach: Mike Bianco SATURDAY 12th year at OM (565-341-1) SUNDAY
RHP Bobby Wahl (5-1, 2.14) RHP Mike Mayers (4-2, 4.01) TBA
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TENNESSEE AT OLE MISS
TV (Sat.): SportSouth with Bob Kesling and Rusty Ensor Radio: WNML “The Sports Animal” AM 990/FM 99.1 or 99.3 with John Wilkerson and Roger Hoover
Weather Forecast
In Tennessee’s last visit to Oxford, the Vols returned to Rocky Top with a series win after victo- Friday Saturday Sunday ries in the second and third games. UT junior Chris Fritts hit a home run off of former Ole Miss ace and current Colorado Rockies starter Drew Pomeranz during that series in Oxford. Sunny Showers Scattered T-Storms TENNESSEE TIDBITS 80° | 57° | 0% 78° | 59° | 50% 73° | 57° | 50% Tennessee hosted the Knoxville Challenger League at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Monday and visited St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital on Wednesday morning. Overall: Ole Miss leads 38-34-1 Senior Zach Osborne and junior Drew Steckenrider have In Knoxville: Tied 16-16 been named to the watch lists for the Brooks Robinson Short- In Oxford: Ole Miss leads 18-15-1 stop of the Year and John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year At Neutral Sites: Ole Miss leads 3-1 awards, respectively, by the College Baseball Hall of Fame. Tennessee has welcomed 57,434 fans into Lindsey Nelson Last 10 Meetings: Tied 5-5 Stadium this season, the second-highest attendance total in LAST 10 MEETINGS school history. 5/4/07 Knoxville W, 3-2 Steckenrider has found a home in the Tennessee bullpen 5/5/07 Knoxville W, 7-6 this season. In a team-high 22 relief appearances, he has a 2.34 5/6/07 Knoxville L, 6-7 ERA (13 ER) over 50.0 innings. He is averaging 11.16 strikeouts 5/24/07 Hoover, Ala. L, 3-6 per nine innings (62 total) and is holding opposing hitters to a 4/2/10 Oxford L, 3-7 miniscule .182 batting average (30 hits). In three starts, he was 4/3/10 Oxford W, 5-2 1-1 with a 3.48 ERA. 4/4/10 Oxford W, 10-6 Among all NCAA Division I players, Steckenrider currently Knoxville L, 1-6 ranks 11th in hits allowed per nine innings (5.77) and 12th in 3/25/11 Knoxville W, 6-4 strikeouts per nine innings (11.08). He also ranks second in the 3/26/11 SEC with a .191 opposing batting average and fifth with 73 3/27/11 Knoxville L, 1-6 strikeouts, including a league-high 31 punchouts looking. With 544 career defensive assists, Osborne has already shattered the school record previously set by fellow Louisville native and bearer of the number two UT jersey Chris Burke (524). He is currently tied for fourth in school history with 209 games played.
Series Breakdown
weet This... Important facts about today’s game are included below in 140 characters or less. The @Vol_Baseball team won its last series in Oxford, taking two games from the Rebels in 2010. UT’s @ZOzzie2 and Drew Steckenrider have been named to the Brooks Robinson & John Olerud Award Watch Lists respectively, by @CollegeDiamonds Freshman @Willmaddox1 has hit safely in eight straight games, while junior @Dmorgan250 has a seven-game hitting streak. 2012 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes
(24-24, 8-16 SEC)
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 * 6:30 p.m. CT 12 Sat. at Ole Miss * (SPSO) 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. .194
3
12 Hit third HR of the year, 10th of his career last Friday
1B
30
Davis Morgan
Sr. .281
2
19 Has seven-game hitting streak (.308, 5 R, 3 2B, HR, 4 RBI)
2B
1
Will Maddox
Fr. .306
2
19 Hitting .345 (10x29) w/ 7 R, 3 2B, HR, 3 SB in 8-game streak
3B
11
Zach Luther
Jr. .243
0
6
SS
12
Zach Osborne
Sr. .265
0
16 Just 15th player in UT history with 200+ hits (219)
LF
5
Chris Pierce
Sr. .266
2
21 Stole home vs. Alabama (3/30), first Vol to do so since 2010
CF
7
Chris Fritts
Jr. .257
2
26 Has 14 career OF assists, most by any Vol since 2000
RF
23
Jared Allen
Fr. .190
1
10 Third on the team with 11 HBP in just 84 AB
DH
20
Drew Steckenrider Jr. .253
6
25 Hit .571 (8x14) w/ 5 2B, 7 RBIs vs. Vanderbilt last week
Has at least one hit in 15 of his last 21 games (20-for-74)
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