SCHEDULE UPDATE: Game two of the weekend series on Saturday night has been pushed back to a 9 p.m. ET start due to expected inclement weather in the area.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Following a successful six-game homestand, Tennessee hits the road this weekend for a three-game series at No. 19 LSU in Baton Rouge, La.

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Game Times & Broadcast Info

Opponent: LSU Tigers
Location: Baton Rouge, La.
Venue: Alex Box Stadium (10,326)
Game 1: Friday, April 13 – 8 p.m. ET (WATCH)
Game 2: Saturday, April 14 – 9 p.m. ET (WATCH)
Game 3: Sunday, April 15 – 5 p.m. ET (WATCH)
TV/Stream: SECN+ (Fri. & Sat.) | SEC Network (Sun.)
Radio: WNML / UTSports.com
Live Stats: UTSports.com

Tennessee (21-14, 5-7 SEC)

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No. 19 LSU (21-13, 6-6 SEC)

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The Volunteers come into the series on a three-game winning streak and will be looking to pick up their second SEC series win of the season and fourth overall.

Broadcast Info
Friday and Saturday's games will be streamed live online via SEC Network+ (WatchESPN) with Lyn Rollins (PxP) and Ben McDonald (Analyst) on the call. Mike Morgan (PxP) and Nick Belmonte (Analyst) will have the call for Sunday's series finale, which will be broadcast live on the SEC Network.

John Wilkerson will also be calling all three games on Sports Radio WNML (FM 99.1 / AM 990) and UTSports.com.

Projected Starting Pitchers

LHP Garrett Crochet (2-4, 5.64 ERA) vs. RHP Zack Hess (5-3, 4.08 ERA)
RHP Garrett Stallings (4-2, 3.13 ERA) vs. RHP Ma'Khail Hilliard (6-2, 1.34 ERA)
RHP Will Neely (4-1, 3.31 ERA) vs. TBA

Series History vs. LSU
Overall: LSU leads, 56-22
In Knoxville: LSU leads, 20-12
In Baton Rouge: LSU leads, 33-8
Neutral Sites: LSU leads, 3-1
Last Meeting: L, 4-5 in 2016 SEC Tournament (5/24/16)

The Vols have beaten the Tigers just once in the past 13 meetings between the two programs. UT will be looking to earn their first series win over LSU since 2009 when the Big Orange won the final two games of the series in Baton Rouge.

Need to Know

Tennessee has won three straight heading into this weekend's series at LSU after taking the series finale against No. 1 Florida last Sunday and winning a pair of midweek games over UT Martin earlier this week.
The Vols series against the Tigers this weekend will begin a string of five straight weekend series against ranked opponents.
UT was dominant in its two-game series sweep over the Skyhawks this week, outscoring them 24-1 while allowing just eight total hits. Starting pitchers Sean Hunley and Will Heflin did not allow a run in 12.1 innings of work.
The Vols' win over the Gators last was the program's second win over a top-10 team this season and first over a top-ranked opponent since defeating Florida on May 7, 2016.
With Sunday's win over Florida, the Vols snapped a five-game conference losing streak.
Junior starting pitcher Will Neely earned the win after throwing his third complete game of the season to improve to 4-1 on the year. As a staff, UT has thrown six complete games already this season while the rest of the SEC has thrown just five combined.
Pete Derkay extended his on-base streak to 17 games on Wednesday. The sophomore has reached base in 34 of the team's 35 games this season.
Freshman RHP Sean Hunley put forth yet another dominating performance on Tuesday, throwing seven shutout innings while allowing just four hits and setting a new career high with 11 strikeouts to improve to 6-0 on the year.
The Mount Juliet native was the first Vols' pitcher to record double-digit strikeouts since Bret Marks has 12 against Grand Canyon in 2015.
Benito Santiago combined to go 5-for-8 with four runs, three doubles, a home run and seven RBI in UT's two midweek wins over UT Martin.
After scoring nine and 15 runs, respectively in their two midweek games this week, the Vols have now scored five or more runs in 10 of their 11 midweek games and eight or more runs seven times such contests.

Opponent Scout
No. 19 LSU Tigers

Record: 21-13 (6-6 SEC)
2017 Postseason: College World Series (National Runner-Up)
Picked to finish fourth in the Western Division of the SEC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Boast two preseason All-SEC selections in outfielders Antoine Duplantis and Zach Watson.
Returned eight position players with starting experience and eight pitchers from last year's SEC Tournament Championship team.
Friday night starter Zack Hess and sophomore outfielder Zach Watson were both named to the initial Watch List for the 2018 Golden Spikes Award.
Duplantis is batting .346 and leads the Tigers with three triples and 24 RBI while Watson is batting .337 and is tied for the team lead with five home runs.
Freshman RHP Ma'Khail Hilliard has the top record on the team at 6-2 and leads the SEC with a 1.34 ERA entering this weekend's series.
Hess ranks sixth in the league with 60 strikeouts and is coming off his best start of the year, holding Texas A&M to just four hits in 8.0 scoreless innings to earn his fifth win of the season.

On Deck for the Vols
Tennessee will cap off its four-game road swing with an in-state midweek matchup at ETSU on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in Johnson City.

Baseball Central: Tennessee at No. 19 LSU

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Tennessee (21-14, 5-7 SEC)

No. 19 LSU (21-13, 6-6 SEC)

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Players Mentioned

Garrett Crochet

Pete Derkay

Will Heflin

Sean Hunley

Will Neely

Benito Santiago

Garrett Stallings

University of Tennessee Athletics

Baseball Central: Tennessee at No. 19 LSU

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Game Times & Broadcast Info

Tennessee (21-14, 5-7 SEC)

No. 19 LSU (21-13, 6-6 SEC)

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Players Mentioned

Garrett Crochet

Pete Derkay

Will Heflin

Sean Hunley

Will Neely

Benito Santiago

Garrett Stallings

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