University of Tennessee Athletics
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Vols Power Their Way to Series Win Over UNCG
February 24, 2018 | Baseball
KNOXVLLE, Tenn. – Tennessee scored early and often to win its first series this season, defeating UNC Greensboro 11-4 on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Vols cranked out 18 hits on the day, the most since also recording 18 at Memphis on Feb. 19 last season. Every player in UT's starting lineup had at least one hit while the one through four hitters in the batting order combined to go 10-for-18 and drive in six runs.
Seven Vols drove in a run and had multiple hits, led by three-hit performances from Justin Ammons and Andre Lipcius as the Big Orange won their fourth straight game after starting the season 0-2.
Sophomore right hander Garrett Stallings picked up his first win of the year after a solid outing. The Virginia native gave up three runs and scattered 10 hits but did not walk a single batter over seven innings of work.
After being retired in order through the first two innings, the bats came alive in the third as the Vols plated four runs to take a 4-0 lead.
Three straight singles by Nico Mascia, Brodie Leftridge and Zach Daniels loaded the bases with no outs before Jay Charleston brought in the game's first run with an RBI single. Ammons followed with a single of his own before Pete Derkay drove in a run with an RBI groundout and Lipcius capped the scoring with a single through the right side to score Charleston.
Daniels provided some more cushion for Tennessee in the fourth with his second home run of the season, an opposite-field shot off the bottom of the video board to make it 6-0 Vols.
The Big Orange tacked on three more runs in the fifth courtesy of back-to-back RBI doubles by Benito Santiago and Wyatt Stapp, who came in to score later in the inning on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 9-0.
After the Spartans broke up the shutout with a run in the top of the sixth, Derkay drove in his second run of the afternoon with a bloop single in the bottom of the inning to bring home Charleston and make it 10-1.
UNCG cut the deficit to seven with a pair of runs in the top of the seventh after a double from Austin Embler and an RBI infield single by Caleb Webster. The Spartans added their final run of the game in the ninth.
Spartans starter Bryce Hensley suffered his first loss of the season after giving up six runs in just 3.1 innings pitched. Embler led UNCG at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI.
Notables
Balanced Attack for Tennessee
The Vols got solid performances offensively throughout the lineup on Saturday as every player in the starting lineup recorded at least one hit. UT's one through four hitters combined to go 10-for-18 with six RBI on the afternoon.
Daniels Starting to Heat Up
Highly touted freshman Zach Daniels had the best game of the season after hitting a two-run homer and going 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Daniels and Brodie Leftridge combined to go 4-for-7 with four runs and two RBI while batting in the eight and nine holes in the batting order.
No Free Bases
After walking eight batters in yesterday's 3-2 win, Tennessee's pitching staff was much sharper on Saturday. The Vols did not walk or hit any batter's in today's 11-4 victory.
Next Up
The Vols will go for the series sweep over the Spartans tomorrow afternoon. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on SEC Network + (WatchESPN).
The Vols cranked out 18 hits on the day, the most since also recording 18 at Memphis on Feb. 19 last season. Every player in UT's starting lineup had at least one hit while the one through four hitters in the batting order combined to go 10-for-18 and drive in six runs.
Seven Vols drove in a run and had multiple hits, led by three-hit performances from Justin Ammons and Andre Lipcius as the Big Orange won their fourth straight game after starting the season 0-2.
Sophomore right hander Garrett Stallings picked up his first win of the year after a solid outing. The Virginia native gave up three runs and scattered 10 hits but did not walk a single batter over seven innings of work.
After being retired in order through the first two innings, the bats came alive in the third as the Vols plated four runs to take a 4-0 lead.
Three straight singles by Nico Mascia, Brodie Leftridge and Zach Daniels loaded the bases with no outs before Jay Charleston brought in the game's first run with an RBI single. Ammons followed with a single of his own before Pete Derkay drove in a run with an RBI groundout and Lipcius capped the scoring with a single through the right side to score Charleston.
Daniels provided some more cushion for Tennessee in the fourth with his second home run of the season, an opposite-field shot off the bottom of the video board to make it 6-0 Vols.
The Big Orange tacked on three more runs in the fifth courtesy of back-to-back RBI doubles by Benito Santiago and Wyatt Stapp, who came in to score later in the inning on a wild pitch to extend the lead to 9-0.
After the Spartans broke up the shutout with a run in the top of the sixth, Derkay drove in his second run of the afternoon with a bloop single in the bottom of the inning to bring home Charleston and make it 10-1.
UNCG cut the deficit to seven with a pair of runs in the top of the seventh after a double from Austin Embler and an RBI infield single by Caleb Webster. The Spartans added their final run of the game in the ninth.
Spartans starter Bryce Hensley suffered his first loss of the season after giving up six runs in just 3.1 innings pitched. Embler led UNCG at the plate, going 4-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI.
Notables
Balanced Attack for Tennessee
The Vols got solid performances offensively throughout the lineup on Saturday as every player in the starting lineup recorded at least one hit. UT's one through four hitters combined to go 10-for-18 with six RBI on the afternoon.
Daniels Starting to Heat Up
Highly touted freshman Zach Daniels had the best game of the season after hitting a two-run homer and going 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Daniels and Brodie Leftridge combined to go 4-for-7 with four runs and two RBI while batting in the eight and nine holes in the batting order.
No Free Bases
After walking eight batters in yesterday's 3-2 win, Tennessee's pitching staff was much sharper on Saturday. The Vols did not walk or hit any batter's in today's 11-4 victory.
Next Up
The Vols will go for the series sweep over the Spartans tomorrow afternoon. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on SEC Network + (WatchESPN).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Stallings, Garrett (1-0)
L: Bryce Hensley (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Austin Embler 2
RBI: Austin Embler 1 ; Caleb Webster 2 ; Andrew Moritz 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Austin Embler 1 ; Jake Kusz 1 ; Josh Madole 2
Batting:
2B: Ammons, Justin 1 ; Santiago, Benito 1 ; Stapp, Wyatt 1
3B: Derkay, Pete 1
HR: Daniels, Zach 1
RBI: Charleston, Jay 1 ; Ammons, Justin 1 ; Derkay, Pete 2 ; Lipcius, Andre 2 ; Santiago, Benito 1 ; Stapp, Wyatt 1 ; Daniels, Zach 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Charleston, Jay 2 ; Derkay, Pete 1 ; Lipcius, Andre 1 ; Santiago, Benito 1 ; Stapp, Wyatt 1 ; Mascia, Nico 1 ; Leftridge, Brodie 2 ; Daniels, Zach 2
SB: Leftridge, Brodie 1
CS: Lipcius, Andre 1
HBP: Sosnowski, Alex 1 ; Leftridge, Brodie 1
PO: Ammons, Justin 1
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