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Texas A&M
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THURSDAY 2013 Record: 21-28, 7-18 Head Coach: Dave Serrano FRIDAY Second year at UT (334-198-1) SATURDAY
2013 Record: 28-24, 11-15 THURSDAY Head Coach: Rob Childress FRIDAY 9th year at TAMU (317-177-2) SATURDAY
AT FIRST GLANCE
RHP Zack Godley (Sr., 5-6, 3.44) RHP Nick Williams (Jr., 2-4, 5.03) TBA
RHP Daniel Mengden (So., 6-3, 2.01) RHP Parker Ray (Jr., 0-1, 1.83) RHP Rafael Pineda (Jr., 5-4, 2.87)
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SEC TOURNAMENT SCENARIOS ¢ Currently 13th in the SEC standings, Tennessee is looking to play its way up one spot in order to make its first SEC Tournament appearance since 2007. ¢ The Vols can make the SEC Tournament if they win one more game than Missouri does this weekend. If UT and the Tigers, who host Kentucky, both sweep their series, the Wildcats would be the ones knocked out of the postseason conversation.
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.
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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. Tennessee All-Time One-Run Games ¢ Sophomore Will Maddox ranks eighth in the Year Total Record Pct. Overall SEC with 67 hits. 2007 18 12-6 .667 34-25 ¢ Maddox is also eight behind Vanderbilt’s Tony 2005 18 12-6 .667 46-21 Kemp for the league lead in stolen bases with 19, 2013 17 6-11 .353 18-26 but has done it in 14 fewer attempts (24-38). 2008 16 9-7 .563 27-29 ¢ During his current nine-game hitting streak, 1999 16 11-5 .688 28-28 Scott Price is hitting .359 (14-for-39) with four RBIs 1990 16 6-10 .375 28-31 and four runs scored. He also has a triple, a walk and 1983 16 9-7 .563 26-16 two stolen bases. ¢ Of Ethan Bennett’s 77 career hits, 39 have gone QUICK HITS for extra bases (23 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR) ¢ The Vols are second in the SEC with 79 stolen ¢ Freshman A.J. Simcox leads the Vols with a .337 bases in 109 attempts. (29-for-86) batting average in SEC play. That ranks ¢ UT has grounded into just 14 double plays this seventh among all league players and also stands secyear, five fewer than any other SEC team. ond among SEC true freshmen behind only LSU’s Alex ¢ Senior Zack Godley leads the SEC with five Bregman (.381). complete games - including three straight from April
PROBABLE UT STARTERS 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 4 Parker Wormsley RF 35 Pierce Bily DH 20 Christin Stewart
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Avg. HR RBI Notes .324 .349 .270 .286 .338 .290 .235 .271 .296
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Of his 77 career hits, 39 have gone for extra bases Hitting .417 (30x72) 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 102 career starts are the most on the UT roster Fourth on team with .312 avg. (29x93) in SEC play Has six multiple-hit games in 19 starts this year Tied for team lead with 12 RBIs in SEC games Hitting .413 (26x63) with runners on base
2013 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE RECORD
TENNESSEE (21-28, 7-18) vs. TEXAS A&M (28-24, 11-15)
Overall Record:
21-28
SEC 7-18 Non-conference 14-10 Home 12-12 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 W, 6-4 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