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march 15-17 » SEWELL-THoMAS STADIUM » TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Tennessee
VOLUNTEERS STARTING ROTATION
Alabama
CRIMSON TIDE STARTING ROTATION
FRIDAY 2013 Record: 9-7 Head Coach: Dave Serrano SATURDAY Second year at UT (322-177-1) SUNDAY
FRIDAY 2013 Record: 9-8 Head Coach: Mitch Gaspard SATURDAY Fourth year at ALA (317-233) SUNDAY
AT FIRST GLANCE
¢ Last year in Knoxville, Tennessee swept Alabama for just the second time in school history, dating back to the start of the rivalry in 1897. The only other time the Vols accomplished that feat was in 1994 in Tuscaloosa. ¢ Including two wins in 2011, the Vols have now defeated the Crimson Tide a school record five consecutive times. Both of those wins two years ago came on the same day as UT swept a doubleheader in Tuscaloosa to claim the series victory.
RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF ROOKIES
¢ With 18 freshmen on this year’s roster, Tennessee set the school record for the highest percentage of true freshmen on an Opening Day roster when it hit the field last Friday in Las Vegas. True freshmen make up 56.25 percent of this year’s roster, with 18 of 32 players. That breaks the previous record of 53.66 percent previously set in 1989. ¢ Most True Freshmen (Pct.), UT History Year Fr. Total Pct. of Freshmen 2013 18 32 56.25% 1989 22 41 53.66% 2006 13 29 44.83% ¢ The 18 true freshmen on the Opening Day roster also ranks second in school history behind only the 1989 season when the Vols had an incredible 22. ¢ Most True Freshmen (Total), UT History 1989 22 2013 18 2012 13 2006 13 ¢ The 18 true freshmen tie for the most of any team in NCAA D-I this season, matching Florida A&M.
AND THEY PLAY TOO...
¢ To this point in the season, Tennessee played a total of 16 true freshmen, two more than any other school in the nation. ¢ 2013 NCAA Most True Freshmen Played..................... 16 Tennessee 12 Radford 14 Iona 12 Cincinnati 12 Florida A&M 11 Clemson
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF
22 David Houser 5 Scott Price 2 Taylor Smart 1 Will Maddox 10 A.J. Simcox 8 Vance Vizcaino 35 Pierce Bily
RF 20 Christin Stewart DH 24 Andrew Lee
RHP Charley Sullivan (Sr., 0-1, 4.09) LHP Jon Keller (So., 2-2, 3.00) RHP Spencer Turnbull (So., 0-1, 5.30)
Weather Forecast
A SWEEP REMEMBERED
PROBABLE UT STARTERS
RHP Zack Godley (Sr., 1-1, 3.29) RHP Aaron Quillen (Fr., 1-1, 4.05) TBA
Friday
Saturday
Sunny 76° | 47° | 0%
Sunday
Sunny Party Cloudy 77° | 54° | 0% 74° | 60° | 10%
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INSIDE THE SERIES UT vs. ALA: ALA, 69-33 5/22/10 Knoxville L, 7-9 In Tuscaloosa: ALA, 24-20 4/14/11 Tuscaloosa L, 2-8 Last 10 Games: Tied, 5-5 4/16/11 Tuscaloosa (7) W, 2-1 4/16/11 Tuscaloosa (7) W, 1-0 Last 10 Games vs. ALA: 3/30/12 Knoxville W, 10-8 4/5/09 Tuscaloosa L, 4-8 4/1/12 Knoxville W, 4-2 5/20/10 Knoxville L, 3-11 4/1/12 Knoxville (7) W, 5-3 5/21/10 Knoxville (11) L, 2-4
11 Florida 11 St. John’s 11 Virginia 11 Northern Illinois 11 Purdue ¢ The Vols set the school record for most true freshmen in an Opening Day starting lineup as well. With five in the lineup against UNLV on Feb. 15, the Vols topped the previous mark of four set during the 1989 campaign when true freshmen Mike Basse, Jason Imperial, Shawn McDonnell and Lar Gilligan earned starting nods in the first game. ¢ Freshman Andrew Lee also accomplished a rare feat on Opening Day, becoming the first true freshman since 1990 to hit in the cleanup slot for the Vols on the first day of a new season. The last UT player to do so was Doug Hecker against ETSU on Feb. 21, 1990.
Avg. HR RBI Notes
Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr.
.180 .325 .265 .386 .207 .235 .325
0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Fr. Fr.
.308 1 .234 0
3 6 6 14 9 7 8 8 8
Holds Perfect Game pop-time record at 1.75 seconds Was 5x10 with 6 runs, 4 2B, 2 RBIs vs. Alcorn State Has hit safely in nine of his 11 starts this year Hitting .556 (10x18) with 9 RBIs with two outs Was 4x9 with 3 runs, 5 RBIs in series vs. Alcorn State Drafted in 31st round by NY Mets in 2012 Hit .360 (9x25) w/ 5 RBIs in 7-gm streak (2/26-3/10) Had walk-off HBP in 10th inning vs. WKU (3/13) Broke out w/ 4x5, 5-RBI game vs. Alcorn State (3/9)
2013 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
TENNESSEE (9-7) at ALABAMA (9-8)
Overall Record:
9-7
SEC 0-0 Non-conference 9-7 Home 7-2 Away 1-3 NEUTRAL 1-2
THE SCHEDULE Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result Feb. 15 at UNLV L, 9-10 Feb. 16 at UNLV (DH-1) W, 8-3 (7) Feb. 16 at UNLV (DH-2) L, 4-5 Feb. 17 at UNLV L, 2-3 (14) Feb. 22 #20 Arizona State L, 0-4 Feb. 23 #20 Arizona State W, 11-2 Feb. 24 #20 Arizona State L, 1-5 Feb. 26 ETSU W, 9-7 March 1 vs. #22 Notre Dame ^ L, 2-3 (12) March 2 vs. UMass ^ W, 6-4 March 3 vs. #25 Virginia Tech ^ L, 3-7 March 5 Belmont Postponed March 8 Alcorn State W, 16-0 March 9 Alcorn State W, 13-6 March 10 Alcorn State W, 12-4 March 12 Western Kentucky W, 4-0 March 13 Western Kentucky W, 5-4 (10) March 15 at Alabama * 7:35 p.m. March 16 at Alabama * 7:05 p.m. March 17 at Alabama * 2:05 p.m. March 20 Western Carolina 6 p.m. March 22 Missouri * 4 p.m. March 23 Missouri * 2 p.m. March 24 Missouri * 6 p.m. March 26 Tennessee Tech 7:30 p.m. March 29 at Vanderbilt * 7 p.m. March 30 at Vanderbilt * (CSS) 7 p.m. March 31 at Vanderbilt * 2 p.m. April 2 Longwood 3 p.m. April 5 South Carolina * 6 p.m. April 6 South Carolina (SPSO) * 12:30 p.m. April 7 South Carolina * 2 p.m. April 9 at ETSU 7:05 p.m. April 12 at Kentucky * 6:30 p.m. April 13 at Kentucky * 2 p.m. April 14 at Kentucky * 1 p.m. April 16 vs. Virginia Tech & 6 p.m. April 19 Ole Miss * 6 p.m. April 20 Ole Miss * 4 p.m. April 21 Ole Miss (ESPNU) * 2 p.m. April 23 at MTSU 7 p.m. April 26 at Florida * 7 p.m. April 27 at Florida * 7 p.m. April 28 at Florida * 1 p.m. April 30 MTSU 6 p.m. May 3 Georgia * 6 p.m. May 4 Georgia (CSS) * 7 p.m. May 5 Georgia (ESPNU) * 1 p.m. May 8 Arkansas State 6 p.m. May 10 at Arkansas * 7:35 p.m. May 11 at Arkansas * 7:05 p.m. May 12 at Arkansas (CSS) * 2:05 p.m. May 14 Morehead State 6 p.m. May 16 Texas A&M * 6 p.m. May 17 Texas A&M * 6 p.m. May 18 Texas A&M (SPSO) * 1 p.m. * Southeastern Conference game ^ USA Baseball-Irish Classic (Cary, N.C.) & Hokey-Smokey Classic (Greeneville, Tenn.) All times Eastern