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TENNESSEE (14-2) vs. AUSTIN PEAY (8-6)
2011 SCHEDULE (14-2, 0-0)
Home: 14-2 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 | Vs. Top 25: 0-0 Date FEBRUARY 18 Fri. 19 Sat. 20 Sun. 25 Fri. 26 Sat. 27 Sun. MARCH 4 Fri. 5 Sat. 6 Sun. 8 Tue. 9 Wed. 11 Fri. 12 Sat. 13 Sun. 15 Tue. 16 Wed. 18 Fri. 19 Sat. 20 Sun. 23 Wed. 25 Fri. 26 Sat. 27 Sun. 30 Wed. APRIL 1 Fri. 2 Sat. 3 Sun. 5 Tue. 7 Thu. 8 Fri. 9 Sat. 12 Tue. 14 Thu. 15 Fri. 16 Sat. 20 Wed. 22 Fri. 23 Sat. 24 Sun. 26 Tue. 27 Wed. 29 Fri. 30 Sat. MAY 1 Sun. 6 Fri. 7 Sat. 8 Sun. 11 Wed. 13 Fri. 14 Sat. 15 Sun. 17 Tue. 19 Thu. 20 Fri. 21 Sat.
Opponent (TV) Milwaukee Milwaukee Milwaukee Canisius Canisius Canisius Bradley Indiana Morehead State New Orleans New Orleans Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Manhattan Alabama A&M at Austin Peay *at Kentucky *at Kentucky *at Kentucky at Lipscomb *Ole Miss *Ole Miss (SS) *Ole Miss (SS) UNC Asheville
Clarksville, Tenn. • Raymond C. Hand Park • March 16
Time/Result W, 4-0 W, 7-6 L, 6-9 W, 4-0 W, 6-2 W, 9-4 W, 7-3 L, 6-3 W, 10-8 W, 14-0 (7 Inn.) W, 18-4 W, 4-2 W, 11-5 W, 3-2 (7 inn.) W, 15-1 W, 9-1 6 p.m. CT 6:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 6 p.m. CT 6 p.m. 4 p.m. 2 p.m. 7 p.m.
*at Florida (CSS) 7 p.m. *at Florida (CSS) 7 p.m. *at Florida 1 p.m. Presbyterian College 7 p.m. *South Carolina (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m. *South Carolina 6 p.m. *South Carolina (SS) 2 p.m. Appalachian State 7 p.m. *at Alabama (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. CT *at Alabama 6:30 p.m. CT *at Alabama 5 p.m. CT Western Carolina 7 p.m. *Georgia 6 p.m. *Georgia 4 p.m. *Georgia 2 p.m. MTSU 7 p.m. at Tennessee Tech 6 p.m. CT *at Vanderbilt 6 p.m. CT *at Vanderbilt (CSS) 2 p.m. CT *at Vanderbilt 1 p.m. CT *Mississippi State 6 p.m. *Mississippi State 4 p.m. *Mississippi State (SS) 2 p.m. at MTSU 6 p.m. CT *at LSU (CST) 7 p.m. CT *at LSU (CSS) 6:30 p.m. CT *at LSU 1 p.m. CT Belmont 7 p.m. *Auburn 6 p.m. *Auburn 6 p.m. *Auburn 2 p.m.
Home Games in Bold *-SEC Game 2011 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 -- 7 p.m. ET LHP Rob Catapano (1-0, 5.40) vs. LHP Alex Belew (1-1, 5.54)
WEATHER FORECAST Wednesday
BROADCAST INFORMATION Live Stats/Blog: www.UTSports.com Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Vol_Baseball Radio (Wed.): FM 99.1/99.3 The Sports Animal with John Wilkerson and Roger Hoover
Partly Cloudy 60° | 41° | 20%
NOTES AND STORYLINES uTennessee won six games in a six-day span last week and has won eight consecutive contests to mark the longest run since head coach Todd Raleigh arrived in Knoxville in 2008. Leading the way last week was senior third baseman Matt Duffy who was named the SEC Player of the Week after hitting .381 and knocking in 12 runs on the week. uThe Vols hold a 16-3 advantage over Austin Peay all-time, although the Governors won the last matchup, 5-3, in Knoxville, on Feb. 24, 2009. uThe contest with Austin Peay on Wednesday will mark the Orange and White's first road game of the year, as Tennessee opened the 2011 season with 16 straight home games. That is the longest homestand for the Vols since they played 22 consecutive games in Knoxville to open the 1963 campaign. uFreshman Ethan Bennett has hit four home runs in the last three games to grab the team lead. During that stretch, he is hitting .583 (7-for-12) with 10 RBIs and six runs scored. uThe Tennessee offense currently ranks first all in the Southeastern Conference in all three major offensive categories with a .340 batting average, a .442 on base percentage and .508 slugging pct. uThe Orange and White has been ultra-aggressive on the bases this season, swiping an SEC-high 44 bags in 49 attempts. That is eight more than any other team in the conference. With his league-leading 15, senior Khayyan Norfork alone has as many or more than three different SEC teams. The Vols had nine thefts alone on Feb. 27 vs. Canisius, led by three each from Matt Duffy and Andrew Toles. Khayyan Norfork also had two in that contest. uAfter recording four saves in all of 2010, the Vols already have surpassed that mark with seven saves in 16 games this year. They have come from six different pitchers no less as well (Williams, Steckenrider, Dean, Ramsey, Thornton and Godleyx2). uIn UT's 18-4 win over New Orleans on March 9, Duffy became just the second player in UT history to hit for the cycle, finishing 4-for-6 with three runs scored and four RBIs. Chris Burke is the only other Vol to accomplish the rare feat, doing so against Vanderbilt on May 11, 2001. uUT Opening Day starter junior Steven Gruver has set the tone for the Vol pitching staff so far in 2011, leading the team to a pair of shutouts in his first three starts and throwing a complete game in his fourth. He opened the year with 16.2 scoreless innings, and has struck out 30 while walking just six. uHaving recently scored the 100th run of his career, senior Josh Liles is nearing two more milestones. He needs just one RBI to reach 100 in that category as well, while 36 more hits would make him the 15th player in UT history with 200 hits.
PROBABLE UT STARTERS
Avg. HR RBI Notes
C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH
.265 .268 .473 .389 .347 .293 .344 .256 .462
28 33 8 13 2 7 1 12 21
Matt Ramsey Jr. Josh Liles Sr. Khayyan Norfork Sr. Matt Duffy Sr. Zach Osborne Jr. Chris Fritts So. Andrew Toles Fr. Charley Thurber Jr. Ethan Bennett Fr.
0 0 1 3 1 2 0 1 4
2 10 17 24 9 9 13 5 15
Has thrown out eight of 14 base runners (57.1%) this year Had five hits in doubleheader last Saturday (5-for-7) Leads the nation with a .618 on-base percentage Leads all SEC players in RBIs, second in OBP Has started 125 of 126 games at SS since arriving at UT Is 8-for-19 with 8 runs and 7 RBIs in last five games Hitting .405 (17-for-42) with 12 RBIs in last 11 games Has four of team's six outfield assists Has four HRs in last three games, 7x12 in that span Page 1