University of Tennessee Athletics
Friday, April 27
Athens, GA
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Baseball Central: Tennessee at No. 20 Georgia
April 26, 2018 | Baseball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – After four straight home games, Tennessee hits the road and returns to conference play with another important series against No. 20 Georgia this weekend in Athens.
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The Volunteers will be playing their fifth, sixth and seventh consecutive games against a ranked opponent this weekend when they face the Bulldogs. UT will also be aiming for its second straight SEC series win after taking two of three games at home last weekend against No. 14 Texas A&M. The last time the Big Orange won back-to-back SEC series was 2010 when they took two games form Kentucky (4/30 – 5/2) before sweeping Georgia (5/7 – 5/9).
Broadcast Info
All three games in the series will be streamed live on SEC Network+ (WatchESPN). John Wilkerson will also call the action on Sports Radio WNML (FM 99.1 / AM 990) / UTSports.com.
Projected Starting Pitchers
Overall: UT leads, 119-114
In Knoxville: UT leads, 67-46
In Athens: UGA leads, 70-52
Neutral Sites: UT leads, 3-0
Last Meeting: L, 3-1 (4/2/17)
The Vols will be looking for their second straight series win in Athens after taking two of three from the Bulldogs back in 2016. UT has won three of the past five meetings after losing six straight prior to that.
Need to Know
No. 20 Georgia Bulldogs
Following this weekend's road trip, the Vols will finish off their regular-season home slate with seven straight games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, starting with their final midweek contest of the season on Tuesday against Morehead State.
First pitch versus the Eagles is slated for 6:30 p.m. The game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ (WatchESPN) and feature a live radio broadcast on Sports Radio WNML (FM 99.1 / AM 990).
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Game Times & Broadcast Info
- Opponent: No. 20 Georgia Bulldogs
- Location: Athens, Ga.
- Venue: Foley Field (3,291)
- Game 1: Friday, April 27 – 7 p.m. (WATCH)
- Game 2: Saturday, April 28 – 2 p.m. (WATCH)
- Game 3: Sunday, April 29 – 1 p.m. (WATCH)
- Online Stream: SEC Network+ (WatchESPN)
- Radio: WNML / UTSports.com
- Live Stats: UTSports.com
Tennessee (24-19, 7-11 SEC)
Roster Schedule Stats Game NotesNo. 20 Georgia (28-13, 10-8 SEC)
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The Volunteers will be playing their fifth, sixth and seventh consecutive games against a ranked opponent this weekend when they face the Bulldogs. UT will also be aiming for its second straight SEC series win after taking two of three games at home last weekend against No. 14 Texas A&M. The last time the Big Orange won back-to-back SEC series was 2010 when they took two games form Kentucky (4/30 – 5/2) before sweeping Georgia (5/7 – 5/9).
Broadcast Info
All three games in the series will be streamed live on SEC Network+ (WatchESPN). John Wilkerson will also call the action on Sports Radio WNML (FM 99.1 / AM 990) / UTSports.com.
Projected Starting Pitchers
- RHP Sean Hunley (6-0, 1.90 ERA) vs. RHP Chase Adkins (3-0, 3.68 ERA)
- RHP Garrett Stallings (4-4, 3.99 ERA) vs. RHP Emerson Hancock (4-3, 4.15 ERA)
- RHP Will Neely (4-1, 3.59 ERA) vs. LHP Ryan Webb (1-5, 4.32 ERA)
Overall: UT leads, 119-114
In Knoxville: UT leads, 67-46
In Athens: UGA leads, 70-52
Neutral Sites: UT leads, 3-0
Last Meeting: L, 3-1 (4/2/17)
The Vols will be looking for their second straight series win in Athens after taking two of three from the Bulldogs back in 2016. UT has won three of the past five meetings after losing six straight prior to that.
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.
- The Vols will be aiming to secure their second straight SEC series win and third overall this season. UT has not won three SEC series in a single season since 2015.
- 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).
- Senior Benito Santiago continued his strong play in non-conference games with two more hits in Wednesday's 7-6 loss to No. 21 Tennessee Tech. The Florida native is now batting .411 with 37 hits and 23 RBI in non-conference play this season.
- Freshman Zach Daniels hit his fifth home run of the season in UT's loss to the Golden Eagles on Wednesday.
- Sophomore shortstop Andre Lipcius had a big bounce-back week last week, leading the Vols with a .444 batting average and four RBI. 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 last 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. Â
No. 20 Georgia Bulldogs
- Record: 28-13 (10-8 SEC)
- 2017 Postseason: N/A
- Ranked in four of the five major polls, with their highest ranking being No. 13 in the Collegiate Baseball News poll.
- Were picked to finish fifth in the Eastern Division of the SEC in the preseason coaches' poll but enter the weekend in a tie for second in the division with Vanderbilt.
- With an RPI of No. 7 and a 28-13 overall record, Georgia is having its best season since 2009 when that club was 32-8 after 40 games and advanced to an NCAA Regional.
- Junior utility man Michael Curry was named preseason All-SEC first team and currently leads the Bulldogs with 38 RBI this season.
- Senior left fielder Keegan McGovern leads the team with a .329 batting average, 46 runs, 12 homers, a .664 slugging percentage and a .457 on-base percentage this season.
- Friday night starter Chase Adkins is 3-0 on the year and leads the weekend rotation with a 3.68 ERA.
Following this weekend's road trip, the Vols will finish off their regular-season home slate with seven straight games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, starting with their final midweek contest of the season on Tuesday against Morehead State.
First pitch versus the Eagles is slated for 6:30 p.m. The game will be streamed live on SEC Network+ (WatchESPN) and feature a live radio broadcast on Sports Radio WNML (FM 99.1 / AM 990).
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