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MAY 14 » LINDSEY NELSON STADIUM (4,283) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. Tennessee
VOLUNTEERS STARTING PITCHER
Morehead State
EAGLES STARTING PITCHER
TUESDAY 2013 Record: 20-28, 7-18 Head Coach: Dave Serrano Second year at UT (333-198-1)
2013 Record: 15-37 Head Coach: Mike McGuire 1st year at MSU (157-126)
TUESDAY
RHP Trevor Charpie (Fr., 2-4, 7.52)
RHP Tyler Keele (Fr., 3-6, 5.62)
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AT FIRST GLANCE
Tuesday
ENOUGH CLOSE CALLS, ALREADY ¢ 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. Tennessee All-Time One-Run Games
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
Pct. Overall .667 34-25 .667 46-21 .353 18-26 .563 27-29 .688 28-28 .375 28-31 .563 26-16
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Radio: WNML w/ John Wilkerson, Vince Ferrara Live Stats/Blog: www.UTSports.com Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Vol_Baseball Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VolBaseball Overall: Tennessee leads 30-2 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 30-2 Last 10 Meetings: Tennessee leads 9-1
¢ The Vols are second in the SEC with 77 stolen bases in 107 attempts. ¢ UT has grounded into just 14 double plays this year, five fewer than any other SEC team. ¢ Senior Zack Godley leads the SEC with five 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 7.49 innings per start and has a team-best 2.93-to-1 K:BB ratio in his 13 starts this year, leads the league with 99.1 total innings under his belt and is fourth with 85 strikeouts. ¢ Sophomore Will Maddox ranks eighth in the SEC in hits (67) and 10th in batting average (.347). ¢ Maddox is also seven behind Vanderbilt’s Tony Kemp for the league lead in stolen bases with 19, but has done it in 13 fewer attempts (24-37). ¢ During his current eight-game hitting streak,
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INSIDE THE SERIES
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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
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LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2/22/08 Knoxville 2/23/08 Knoxville 2/24/08 Knoxville 3/17/10 Knoxville 3/6/11 Knoxville
W, 9-4 L, 1-4 W, 8-4 W, 13-2 W, 10-8
Scott Price is hitting .361 (13-for-36) with four RBIs and three runs scored. He also has a triple and two stolen bases. ¢ Of Ethan Bennett’s 75 career hits, 37 have gone for extra bases (21 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR) ¢ Freshman A.J. Simcox leads the Vols with a .337 (29-for-86) 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 (.381). ¢ Tennessee has two paths to the SEC Tournament entering this weekend: 1) Win one more game than Missouri 2) If Missouri and UT both sweep their series, Kentucky would be knocked out of the tournament.
Avg. HR RBI Notes .313 .349 .264 .287 .347 .290 .143 .271 .295
3 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 3
14 23 17 24 20 24 2 25 24
Of his 75 career hits, 37 have gone for extra bases Hitting .420 (29x69) w/ 13 RBIs in two-out situations Has hit in seven different spots in the lineup this year UT’s leading hitter with .337 avg. (29x86) in SEC play Soph’s 101 career starts are the most on the UT roster Fourth on team with .312 avg. (29x93) in SEC play Has started the last eight games in CF for the Vols Tied for team lead with 12 RBIs in SEC games Hitting .419 (26x62) with runners on base
2013 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
TENNESSEE (20-28) vs. MOREHEAD STATE (15-37)
Overall Record:
20-28
SEC 7-18 Non-conference 13-10 Home 11-12 Away 7-14 NEUTRAL 2-2
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 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 W, 12-3 May 10 at #14 Arkansas * W, 8-3 May 11 at #14 Arkansas (CST) * L, 1-11 May 12 at #14 Arkansas (CST) * L, 2-10 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