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Vols Dominant in All Phases in Win over UT Martin
April 11, 2018 | Baseball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A dominating all-around performance led Tennessee to an easy 15-1 victory over UT Martin on Wednesday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Sophomore lefty Will Heflin was fantastic in his first-career start, allowing just two hits and no runs in 5.1 innings of work to improve to 3-1 on the season. The Volunteers' bullpen was also lights out, allowing just one run and one hit in 3.2 innings.
Benito Santiago had another solid day at the plate with three hits while tying career highs with three runs and four RBI. Pete Derkay, Andre Lipcius and Cal Gobbell all had multi-RBI games as well to help the Big Orange reach double-digit runs for the fifth time this season.
The Vols put up a three-spot in the second inning to jump out to an early lead. Derkay drove in the game's first run with a double to right field before two more runs came in to score on back-to-back wild pitches by Skyhawks' starter Dalton Westfall.
Derkay drove in another run with a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the third to increase the Tennessee lead to four.
Lipcius got in on the action with a two-run single in the fourth and Santiago made it 7-0 with his fifth home run of the year, an opposite-field solo blast in the bottom of the sixth.
The Big Orange scored another run in the seventh before exploding for seven runs in the eighth, including a bases-clearing three-run double by Santiago and a two-run single by Gobbell to give him the first two RBI of his career.
With 15 more runs on Wednesday, the Vols have now scored five or more runs in 10 of their 11 midweek games this season and have scored eight or more runs in seven of them. UT had nine players finish the game with a hit while 11 different players scored a run.
Blake Davis led UT Martin with two hits, including an RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning to break up the Vols' shutout bid.
Notables
Heflin Sharp in First-Career Start
Sophomore lefty Will Heflin had struggled over his last few outings entering Wednesday's game but was lights out in the Vols' win over the Skyhawks. Making his first-career start, the Morristown, Tenn., native was sharp from the onset and set a new career high with 5.1 innings pitched. Heflin allowed just two hits and did not give up a run en route to picking up his third win of the season.
Gobbell Makes Most of Opportunity
Redshirt freshman Cal Gobbell also made his first-career start on Wednesday and made the most of his opportunity. The Savannah, Tenn., native record his first career hit and RBI and finished the day with two base hits, a run scored and two RBI.
Next Up
The Vols will look to keep things rolling when they hit the road for another tough SEC series this weekend at No. 19 LSU. Friday's series opener is slated to begin at 8 p.m. ET and will be streamed live online via SEC Network+ (WatchESPN).
Sophomore lefty Will Heflin was fantastic in his first-career start, allowing just two hits and no runs in 5.1 innings of work to improve to 3-1 on the season. The Volunteers' bullpen was also lights out, allowing just one run and one hit in 3.2 innings.
Benito Santiago had another solid day at the plate with three hits while tying career highs with three runs and four RBI. Pete Derkay, Andre Lipcius and Cal Gobbell all had multi-RBI games as well to help the Big Orange reach double-digit runs for the fifth time this season.
The Vols put up a three-spot in the second inning to jump out to an early lead. Derkay drove in the game's first run with a double to right field before two more runs came in to score on back-to-back wild pitches by Skyhawks' starter Dalton Westfall.
Derkay drove in another run with a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the third to increase the Tennessee lead to four.
Lipcius got in on the action with a two-run single in the fourth and Santiago made it 7-0 with his fifth home run of the year, an opposite-field solo blast in the bottom of the sixth.
The Big Orange scored another run in the seventh before exploding for seven runs in the eighth, including a bases-clearing three-run double by Santiago and a two-run single by Gobbell to give him the first two RBI of his career.
With 15 more runs on Wednesday, the Vols have now scored five or more runs in 10 of their 11 midweek games this season and have scored eight or more runs in seven of them. UT had nine players finish the game with a hit while 11 different players scored a run.
Blake Davis led UT Martin with two hits, including an RBI double with two outs in the ninth inning to break up the Vols' shutout bid.
Notables
Heflin Sharp in First-Career Start
Sophomore lefty Will Heflin had struggled over his last few outings entering Wednesday's game but was lights out in the Vols' win over the Skyhawks. Making his first-career start, the Morristown, Tenn., native was sharp from the onset and set a new career high with 5.1 innings pitched. Heflin allowed just two hits and did not give up a run en route to picking up his third win of the season.
Gobbell Makes Most of Opportunity
Redshirt freshman Cal Gobbell also made his first-career start on Wednesday and made the most of his opportunity. The Savannah, Tenn., native record his first career hit and RBI and finished the day with two base hits, a run scored and two RBI.
Next Up
The Vols will look to keep things rolling when they hit the road for another tough SEC series this weekend at No. 19 LSU. Friday's series opener is slated to begin at 8 p.m. ET and will be streamed live online via SEC Network+ (WatchESPN).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Heflin, Will (3-1)
L: WESTFALL, Dalton (0-3)
Batting:
2B: DAVIS, Blake 1
RBI: DAVIS, Blake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: ALBRIGHT, Tyler 1
Batting:
2B: Gobbell, Cal 1 ; Derkay, Pete 1 ; Santiago, Benito 1
HR: Santiago, Benito 1
RBI: Gobbell, Cal 2 ; Lipcius, Andre 2 ; Daniels, Zach 1 ; Derkay, Pete 2 ; Santiago, Benito 4 ; Leftridge, Brodie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Charleston, Jay 2 ; Gobbell, Cal 1 ; Mascia, Nico 1 ; Daniels, Zach 1 ; Trammell, Brandon 1 ; Sosnowski, Alex 1 ; Derkay, Pete 1 ; Lipcius, Luc 1 ; Santiago, Benito 3 ; Leftridge, Brodie 1 ; Chinea, Brandon 2
SB: Charleston, Jay 1
CS: Chinea, Brandon 1
HBP: Sosnowski, Alex 1
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