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Tennessee 2014 Record: 30-20, 11-16 Head Coach: Dave Serrano 3rd year at UT (76-81)
Thursday Friday Saturday
#13 Florida
GATORS PROBABLE STARTERS
2014 Record: 35-18, 19-8 Thursday Head Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan Friday 7th year at UF (287-150) Saturday
AT FIRST GLANCE
RHP Hunter Martin (Fr., 4-3, 2.85 ERA) RHP Nick Williams (Sr., 5-4, 3.32 ERA) TBA
RHP Logan Shore (Fr., 7-2, 1.47 ERA) TBA TBA
Weather Forecast
QUICK HITS
¢ Tennessee needs 9,313 fans in the series against Florida to break the single-season record for total attendance (64,107) set in 1997. ¢ Since the beginning of the Vanderbilt series on April 4, sophomore Christin Stewart has raised his batting average 48 points by hitting .392 (38for-97) with 23 runs, 11 doubles, three triples, two home runs and 21 RBIs over 23 games. ¢ The Vols are coming off the longest game in school history after beating Morehead State, 14-13, in a 12-inning game that took four hours and 57 minutes to complete. ¢ Tennessee has played three consecutive extra inning games (two at Mississippi State, one vs. Morehead State), marking the first time in the 105year history of the program that has happened. ¢ Senior Scott Price had UT’s first five-hit game of the season on Tuesday, including a walk-off single in the 12th. He is also the last player to have five hits in a game, doing so in his debut as a Vol in the season opener last season at UNLV (2/15/13).
VOLS WELCOME FLORIDA TO ROCKY TOP
¢ This week’s three-game series against Florida will give the Vols 222 all-time contests against the Gators. That makes them the fourth-most played opponent in UT history behind only Vanderbilt (321), Kentucky (287) and Georgia (224). ¢ In six career games against Florida, junior Will Maddox is hitting .333 (8-for-24) with two runs, three doubles, three RBIs and two stolen bases. ¢ Last year in Gainesville, Tennessee salvaged the series with a 4-2 win in the finale behind a complete-game effort by Zack Godley. Current UT sophomore Vincent Jackson hit .385 (5-for-13) in that series while classmate A.J. Simcox hit .333 (4for-12) with three RBIs.
Thursday Friday Saturday
Rain PM Showers 64°|44°|100% 65°|44°|30%
Showers 61°|46°|30%
BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio: WNML - John Wilkerson and Vince Ferrara TV (Sat.): CSS - Matt Stewart and Rusty Ensor Live Stats/Blog: www.UTSports.com Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Vol_Baseball Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VolBaseball Instagram: www.Instagram.com/Vol_Baseball
INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: UF leads 142-77 In Knoxville: UF, 60-43 In Gainesville: UF, 79-35 Last 10: UF, 8-2
Last Three Games 4/26/13 Knoxville L, 2-7 4/27/13 Knoxville L, 2-3 4/28/13 Knoxville W, 4-2
POSTSEASON FATE ON THE LINE VS. UF
¢ Currently 11th in the SEC standings, Tennessee is looking for its first berth in the SEC tournament since the 2007 campaign. ¢ The Vols (11-16) are currently one game behind Kentucky (12-15) but hold the series tiebreaker, UT is also one game ahead of Georgia (10-16-1) and Auburn (10-17). ¢ Prior to its series finale against the Gators on Saturday, UT will honor its five seniors – Pierce Bily, Scott Price, Dalton Saberhagen, Taylor Smart and Nick Williams – with the traditional Senior Day ceremony.
PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes C 22 David Houser 1B 15 Nathaniel Maggio 2B 1 Will Maddox 3B 2 Taylor Smart SS 10 A.J. Simcox LF 20 Christin Stewart CF 40 Vincent Jackson RF 5 Scott Price DH 13 Nick Senzel
So. Fr. Jr. Sr. So. So. So. Sr. Fr.
.225 .235 .305 .290 .273 .342 .226 .289 .317
0 0 3 2 0 5 2 3 1
14 17 19 25 10 39 25 29 37
Thrown out 50% (11-of-22) of attempted base stealers Hitting .375 (9x24) w/ 5 RBIs over his last 10 games Second in the SEC with 23 stolen bases Second on team with 13 two-out RBIs on the year Only extra base-hit in 187 at-bats came vs. Bama 4/20 Hitting .392 (38x97) w/ 23 R, 11 2B, 21 RBIs since 4/4 24 of his 25 RBIs have come with less than two outs Was 5-for-8 w/ walk-off 1B vs. Morehead St. (5/13) Leads SEC frosh in RBIs (37) & OBP (.424)
2014 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
TENNESSEE (30-20, 11-16) vs. #13 FLORIDA (35-18, 19-8)
OVERALL RECORD:
30-20
SEC 11-16 NON-CONFERENCE 19-4 HOME 21-8 AWAY 9-12 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 15 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 16 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 L, 1-3 at #24 Arizona State W, 6-5 at #24 Arizona State W, 6-4 at Middle Tennessee W, 2-0 at Missouri * L, 2-5 at Missouri * W, 5-1 at Missouri * W, 4-1 Austin Peay W, 8-7 (12) #29 Auburn * L, 2-3 #29 Auburn (CSS) * L, 2-4 #29 Auburn * W, 8-6 at #2 South Carolina * L, 2-3 (14) at #2 South Carolina * L, 6-9 at #2 South Carolina * L, 0-8 ETSU L, 1-2 #4 Vanderbilt * L, 4-6 #4 Vanderbilt (CSS) * W, 10-9 #4 Vanderbilt * W, 7-0 at Tennessee Tech W, 10-1 at Georgia (ESPNU) * W, 5-3 at Georgia * L, 1-4 at Georgia * L, 4-7 vs. Virginia Tech & Cancelled Western Carolina W, 6-2 #8 Alabama * L, 5-8 #8 Alabama * L, 6-7 #8 Alabama * W, 10-9 at ETSU L, 7-9 at #6 LSU * L, 7-8 at #6 LSU (CST) * W, 6-3 at #6 LSU * L, 4-9 Middle Tennessee Cancelled Kentucky (ESPNU) * L, 1-15 Kentucky * W, 8-2 Kentucky (FSN) * W, 5-1 UNC Asheville L, 5-7 at Mississippi St * W, 4-2 at Mississippi St (CSS) * L, 0-1 (10) at Mississippi St (CBSSN) * L, 3-4 (12) Morehead State W, 14-13 (12) Florida * 6 p.m. Florida * 6 p.m. Florida (CSS) * 1 p.m.
* Southeastern Conference game & Hokie-Smokey Classic (Salem, Va.) All times Eastern