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MAY 8 » LINDSEY NELSON STADIUM (4,283) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. Tennessee
VOLUNTEERS STARTING ROTATION
Arkansas State
RED WOLVES STARTING PITCHER
WEDNESDAY 2013 Record: 18-26, 6-16 Head Coach: Dave Serrano Second year at UT (331-195-1)
2013 Record: 24-24, 10-14 SBC WEDNESDAY Head Coach: Tommy Raffo 5th year at ASU (138-135-1)
AT FIRST GLANCE
Pct. Overall .667 34-25 .667 46-21 .353 18-26 .563 27-29 .688 28-28 .375 28-31 .563 26-16
INSIDE THE SERIES
¢ The Vols are second in the SEC with 75 stolen bases in 104 attempts. ¢ UT has grounded into just 13 double plays this year, five fewer than any other SEC team. ¢ Senior Zack Godley is tied for the SEC lead with four complete games - including three straight from April 14-28 - and is one of just two league pitchers with two shutouts this season (Aaron Nola - LSU). ¢ Godley is averaging 7.36 innings per start and has a team-best 2.81-to-1 K:BB ratio in his 12 starts this year, leads the league with 90.1 total innings under his belt and is fourth with 77 strikeouts. ¢ Sophomore Will Maddox ranks seventh in the SEC in hits (63) and 10th in batting average (.352). ¢ Maddox is also seven behind Vanderbilt’s Tony Kemp for the league lead in stolen bases with 18, but has done it in 13 fewer attempts (22-35). ¢ During his recent seven-game hitting streak, Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Overall: Arkansas State leads 2-1 At Neutral: Arkansas State leads 2-1
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Tennessee All-Time One-Run Games
ALL-TIME MEETINGS 3/20/69 Tuscaloosa 3/21/69 Tuscaloosa 3/22/69 Tuscaloosa
L, 0-4 (7 inn.) W, 3-1 (7 inn.) L, 5-7 (7 inn.)
Ethan Bennett hit .455 (10-for-22) with three RBIs and six runs scored. He also had four doubles, two triples and a home run. ¢ Of Bennett’s 72 career hits, 36 have gone for extra bases (20 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR) ¢ Freshman A.J. Simcox leads the Vols with a .351 (27-for-76) batting average in SEC play. That ranks seventh among all league players and also stands second among SEC true freshmen behind only LSU’s Alex Bregman (.393). ¢ Freshman Jeff Moberg ranks 28th in the nation and fifth in the SEC with 12 sacrifice bunts. Arkansas State’s Alex Potts leads the country with 21 sacrifices.
Avg. HR RBI Notes .316 .342 .270 .285 .352 .295 .143 .281 .281
3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
9 21 16 22 20 20 2 24 21
Overall Record:
18-26
SEC 6-16 Non-conference 12-10 Home 10-12 Away 6-12 NEUTRAL 2-2
THE SCHEDULE
Tuesday
¢ Tennessee currently leads the SEC having played 17 one-run games this season. The Vols are 6-11 in those contests. ¢ That total also ranks third in UT history, behind only the 2005 and 2007 campaigns in which it played 18 one-run games. The 11 one-run losses, meanwhile, are the most in school history.
C 21 Ethan Bennett 1B 5 Scott Price 2B 2 Taylor Smart SS 10 A.J. Simcox 3B 1 Will Maddox LF 40 Vincent Jackson CF 17 Derek Lance RF 35 Pierce Bily DH 20 Christin Stewart
TBA
Weather Forecast
ENOUGH CLOSE CALLS, ALREADY
Year Total Record 2007 18 12-6 2005 18 12-6 2013 17 6-11 2008 16 9-7 1999 16 11-5 1990 16 6-10 1983 16 9-7
RHP Matt Esparza (Fr., 1-1, 8.25)
2013 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
TENNESSEE (18-26) vs. ARKANSAS STATE (24-24)
Of his 72 career hits, 36 have gone for extra bases Had 3 hits in 2 starts at Florida after missing 5 games Has hit in seven different spots in the lineup this year UT’s leading hitter with .351 avg. (27x77) in SEC play Soph’s 97 career starts are the most on the UT roster Third on team with .321 avg. (26x81) in SEC play Had RBI double in 4-2 win over Florida (4/28) Tied for team lead with 12 RBIs in SEC games Hitting .404 (23x57) with runners on base
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 Cancelled 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 * L, 1-12 March 16 at Alabama * W, 7-6 March 17 at Alabama * L, 1-15 March 20 Western Carolina W, 10-5 March 22 Missouri * W, 4-0 March 23 Missouri * (DH-1) W, 7-6 March 23 Missouri * (DH-2) L, 14-6 March 26 Tennessee Tech Cancelled March 29 at #3 Vanderbilt * L, 3-4 (12) March 30 at #3 Vanderbilt * (CSS) L, 3-8 March 31 at #3 Vanderbilt * L, 8-12 April 2 Longwood L, 5-7 April 5 #11 South Carolina * L, 4-5 April 6 #11 South Carolina (SPSO) * L, 8-12 April 7 #11 South Carolina * L, 2-19 April 9 at ETSU W, 4-3 April 12 at #13 Kentucky * L, 4-5 April 13 at #13 Kentucky * W, 10-9 April 14 at #13 Kentucky * W, 5-0 April 16 vs. Virginia Tech & W, 5-4 April 19 #17 Ole Miss * L, 0-5 April 20 #17 Ole Miss * L, 4-6 April 21 #17 Ole Miss (ESPNU) * L, 3-4 April 23 at MTSU L, 5-11 April 26 at Florida * L, 2-7 April 27 at Florida * L, 2-3 (10) April 28 at Florida * W, 4-2 April 30 MTSU L, 6-7 May 3 Georgia * L, 7-8 May 4 Georgia (CSS) * Cancelled May 5 Georgia (ESPNU) * Cancelled May 8 Arkansas State 6 p.m. May 10 at Arkansas * 7:35 p.m. May 11 at Arkansas (CST) * 7:05 p.m. May 12 at Arkansas (CST) * 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.) & Hokie-Smokey Classic (Greeneville, Tenn.) All times Eastern