University of Tennessee Athletics
Vols Gear Up for Trip to Tennessee Tech Tonight
April 20, 2005 | Baseball
April 20, 2005
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The No. 16 Tennessee baseball team travels to Cookeville, Tenn., to face Tennessee Tech at 7 p.m. ET at the Averitt Express Baseball Complex. The game concludes a home-and-home series with the Golden Eagles, who fell to the Volunteers 16-1 in Knoxville Feb. 22.
Tennessee Tech has put together an 8-27 (3-8 OVC) record this season under second-year head coach Matt Bragga. Senior infielder Nathan Marty leads the Eagles with a .331 batting average, 27 RBIs and seven home runs. As a club, Tennessee Tech is hitting .254 with a staff ERA of 7.33.
The Vols lead the all-time series with TTU 60-27-1, dating to 1942. Tennessee defeated the Golden Eagles twice last season and has won 12 of the last 13 meetings in Cookeville.
VOLS NO. 26 IN BOYD NATION'S PSEUDO-RPI RANKINGS
Tennessee is ranked No. 26 in Boyd Nation's RPI rankings. The RPI is the official NCAA measure of team quality used by the tournament selection committee. The Southeastern Conference is the top rated league in the RPI.
