KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off a big series win against No. 14 Texas A&M over the weekend, Tennessee wraps up a four-game homestand this Wednesday at 5 p.m. against No. 20 Tennessee Tech.

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Opponent: No. 20 Tennessee Tech
Location: Knoxville, Tenn.
Venue: Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 25 – 5 p.m.
Online Stream: SEC Network+ (WatchESPN)
Radio: WNML (AM 990) / UTSports.com
Live Stats: UTSports.com
Tickets: AllVols.com

Tennessee (24-18, 7-11 SEC)

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No. 20 Tennessee Tech (34-5, 17-1 OVC)

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The Volunteers will be looking to win their sixth consecutive midweek contest and improve to 11-2 overall in midweek games this season. That will be no small task as the Golden Eagles enter Wednesday's game with the nation's longest active winning streak with 25 straight victories.

Broadcast Info
Tuesday's game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ (WatchESPN) and feature a live audio broadcast on Sports Radio WNML (AM 990) / UTSports.com.

Projected Starting Pitchers

LHP Will Heflin (4-1, 5.08 ERA) vs. LHP Nic Dye (4-1, 5.09 ERA)

Series History vs. Tennessee Tech
Overall: UT leads, 69-29-1
In Knoxville: UT leads, 41-9
In Cookeville: UT leads, 24-15-1
Unknown Location: TTU leads, 5-4
Last Meeting: W, 6-0 (3/28/17)
Streak: UT has won three straight

Tennessee has won three straight in the series and 35 of the past 38 meetings in the series. Tennessee Tech's last win in the series came back in 2012, which was also their first win in Knoxville since 1990.

Need to Know

Tennessee went 3-1 last week and earned its second SEC series victory of the season by taking two of three games from No. 14 Texas A&M.
The Vols series win was their first in program history over the Aggies and their first over a ranked team since taking two of three from No. 7 Florida in Gainesville in April of last season.
UT now has seven wins in SEC play, which matches their conference win total from all of last season with 12 games still left to play. The Vols are 6-3 at home in conference play.
Tennessee's bullpen was spectacular in the team's series win over the Aggies, allowing just five hits and one run in 10 innings of work. In that span the bullpen also had 11 strikeouts and walked just three batters while earning both of the team's wins (Chase Wallace & Garrett Crochet) and also recording a save (Wallace).
UT's Friday win over Texas A&M snapped the Aggies seven-game winning streak and gave junior RHP Mitchell Kilkenny his first loss of the season (8-1).
The Big Orange earned their fifth straight midweek win and improved to 10-2 overall in midweek games this season with a 6-2 road win at ETSU last Tuesday.
Senior Benito Santiago continued his strong play in non-conference games with a two-hit, three-RBI performance against the Buccaneers. The Florida native is now batting .407 with 35 hits and 23 RBI in non-conference play this season.
Sophomore left hander Will Heflin made his second start in as many weeks and was solid once again in UT's win at ETSU. The Morristown, Tenn., native set a new career high with six innings pitched and did not allow a run while striking out five batters. In his two starts this season, Heflin has thrown 11.1 scoreless innings and has allowed just six hits.
Sophomore shortstop Andre Lipcius had a big bounce-back week, leading the Vols with a .444 batting average and four RBI for the week. Lipcius hit his fourth home run of the year with a two-run blast in the top of the first inning of UT's game one win over the Aggies.
Sophomore Jay Charleston had a big weekend against the Aggies, leading the team with a .500 batting average, six hits and two stolen bases.
Senior center fielder Brodie Leftridge hit his first two home runs of the season with a pair of solo shots against Texas A&M this weekend.
Freshman RHP Chase Wallace earned his first-career win after allowing just one run on two hits while striking out four in four innings of work out of the bullpen in Tennessee's series-opening win over Texas A&M on Friday Wallace got the final two outs of Sunday's series finale to pick up his third save of the season.

Opponent Scout
No. 20 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles

Record: 34-5 (17-1 OVC)
2017 Postseason: NCAA Tallahassee Regional (1-2)
Ranked No. 20 in Collegiate Baseball News poll, No. 21 in Baseball America poll and No. 25 in D1Baseball.com and USA Today/ESPN.com Top 25 Coaches' Poll.
Picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference this season after taking home the regular season and tournament titles last season.
Had five players selected to the OVC Preseason All-Conference Team.
Returned six starting position players and eight pitchers from last season's NCAA Regional team.
Entering this week, the Golden Eagles feature one of the most potent offenses in the entire country. They lead the nation in team batting average (.358), hits (526), runs scored (448), home runs (95), on-base percentage (.455) and slugging percentage (.645).
TTU has five everyday players batting over .350 and five players with 11 or more home runs. They also have nine players with 20 or more RBI this season.
Alex Junior leads the country with 60 runs scored, Chase Chambers ranks third in the country with 55 RBI and Kevin Strohschein ranks second nationally with 72 hits.
The Golden Eagles pitching staff has proven to be vulnerable, however, sporting a 4.80 team ERA so far this season.

Game Promotions

$2 general admission tickets.
Free drink refills through the fourth inning with the purchase of a souvenir cup.
Trivia: Play trivia throughout the game for a chance to win prizes. Fans can pick up their trivia scorecard at the Fan HQ tent located on the concourse down the first-base line.

On Deck for the Vols
Tennessee hits the road this weekend to take on No. 13 Georgia in Athens on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All three games will be streamed live on SEC Network+ (WatchESPN) and feature a live radio broadcast on Sports Radio WNML (FM 99.1 / AM 990).

Gameday/Stadium Policies & Information
Clear Bag Policy
In an effort to enhance safety and expedite fan entry at Tennessee athletic events, UT has implemented a clear bag policy at Lindsey Nelson Stadium and all other athletic facilities. Only one clear bag no larger than 12 inches by 6 inches by 12 inches (gallon size) per person is permitted. Fans are also allowed a small clutch purse not exceeding 4.5 inches by 6.5 inches.

Stadium Entry
Please be aware that gates will not open until 90 minutes prior to game time as opposed to two hours like it has been in years past.

Parking
Baseball parking is located in Lots G16, GF2, GF3, GF4, and C22. (Thompson-Boling Arena and Neyland Stadium events have priority if on same days as baseball games.)

Additional parking is located on the street along Todd Helton Drive. Parking for MVP ticket holders is located in Lot GF1 and handicap parking is located in marked handicap spaces on Pat Head Summitt Drive and G16 Garage. Please refer to the parking map by clicking HERE.

Other Info
All of the information listed above and more can be found on the Tennessee Baseball Gameday Information page HERE.

Baseball Central: Tennessee vs. #20 Tennessee Tech

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Game Times & Broadcast Info

Tennessee (24-18, 7-11 SEC)

No. 20 Tennessee Tech (34-5, 17-1 OVC)

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Players Mentioned

Jay Charleston

Garrett Crochet

Will Heflin

Brodie Leftridge

Andre Lipcius

Benito Santiago

Chase Wallace

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Baseball Central: Tennessee vs. #20 Tennessee Tech

MORE INFO

Game Times & Broadcast Info

Tennessee (24-18, 7-11 SEC)

No. 20 Tennessee Tech (34-5, 17-1 OVC)

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Jay Charleston

Garrett Crochet

Will Heflin

Brodie Leftridge

Andre Lipcius

Benito Santiago

Chase Wallace

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