University of Tennessee Athletics
Orange Team Wins Orange & White World Series with 6-4 Victory
October 27, 2017 | Baseball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee baseball team wrapped up its first fall season under new head coach Tony Vitello as the Orange Team won the decisive Game 3 of the Orange and White World Series on Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Vols played three intrasquad scrimmages to conclude their fall season and cap off six weeks of practices.
The highlights from all three Orange and White World Series games can be seen below.
UT opens its 2018 season at home on Feb. 16 against Maryland. Be on the lookout for the full 2018 schedule, which will be released tomorrow on UTSports.com.
Game 1: Orange Team 7, White Team 2
Line Score: Orange Team - 7 – 14 – 2
White Team - 2 – 4 – 0
WP: Will Heflin LP: Richard Jackson S: None
Tennessee two top starting pitchers, sophomore's Zach Linginfelter (Orange Team) and Garrett Stallings (White Team), took the mound in Game 1 and both produced solid outings for their respective teams.
Linginfelter and Stallings both worked out of some trouble in the first inning before settling in for the remainder of their starts. Linginfelter pitched 4 2/3 shutout innings with five strikeouts and only two hits allowed while Stallings went five scoreless with four strikeouts and four hits allowed.
The Orange Team scored the game's first run in the top of the sixth inning on an RBI single by freshman Brandon Trammell and went on to break the game open with a five-run seventh that was punctuated by a Andre Lipcius grand slam.
Sophomore lefty Will Heflin and freshman right hander Sean Hunley were both great in relief for the Orange team, combining for 3 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing just one hit and striking out six to keep the White Team from generating any sort of momentum.
Freshman Wyatt Stapp added to the Orange Team's lead with an RBI double in the top of the ninth to make it 7-0. Stapp was 5-for-5 on the night with a pair of RBIs.
The White Team avoided the shutout by plating a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth thanks to two errors by the Orange Team.
Top Performers from Game 1
Orange Team
RHP Zach Linginfelter: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
3B Wyatt Stapp: 5-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 Doubles
SS Andre Lipcius: 2-for-5, HR (Grand Slam), 4 RBI
C Benito Santiago: 3-for-5, Double, Triple, 3 Runs Scored
LHP Will Heflin: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP
RHP Sean Hunley: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
White Team
RHP Garrett Stallings: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
OF Justin Ammons: 1-for-3, Triple
2B Riley Watkins: 1-for-3, Double, BB
1B Luc Lipcius: 0-for-2, 2 HBP, Run Scored
Game 2: White Team 7, Orange Team 4
Line Score: White Team - 7 – 14 – 1
Orange Team - 4 – 4 – 0
WP: Joshua Plummer LP: Daniel Vasquez S: None
The White Team bounced back from a 7-2 loss on Tuesday with a 7-4 victory on Wednesday afternoon to even the Orange and White World Series at one game apiece.
Junior right-hander Will Neely provided a quality start for the White Team, giving up just one run on three hits in 4 2/3 innings while striking out four. Sophomore Justin Ammons provided a spark for the White Team all day with four singles, a run scored and a stolen base.
After both teams scored a run in the first inning, Luc Lipcius gave the White Team the lead for good with a two-run blast off the video board in right center to make it 3-1. Freshman Donovan Benoit entered the game to relieve Orange Team starter Daniel Vasquez later in the inning. Vasquez surrendered five hits and three earned runs but also had three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings of work.
The White Team busted the game open with a two-out rally in the top of the sixth. Redshirt sophomore catcher Nico Mascia drove in Nick Woods with a triple down the right-field line and came around to score on a double by Alex Sosnowski one batter later. Freshman Evan Russell capped off the scoring in the inning with an RBI double of his own to give the White Team a 6-1 lead.
The White Team added another insurance run in the eighth on an RBI groundout by Sosnowski with runners on second and third to make it 7-1.
The Orange Team made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth by drawing three walks to load the bases. An error in the outfield allowed all three runners to score and cut the deficit to 7-4. However, freshman Riley Watkins recorded his third strikeout of the inning to end the threat and give the White Team the win.
Top Performers from Game 2
White Team
1B Luc Lipcius: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB
OF Justin Ammons: 4-for-5, Run Scored, SB
C Nico Mascia: 2-for-4, 3B, RBI, Run Scored
RHP Will Neely: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Bullpen (Plummer, Harper-Cook, Clark, Watkins): 4.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 7 BB, 6 K
Orange Team
DH Benito Santiago: 2-for-4, RBI
1B Brandon Trammell: 1-for-3, Run Scored, BB
2B Brandon Chinea: 1-for-5, Run Scored, 2B
RHP Connor Darling: 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Game 3: Orange Team 6, White Team 4
Line Score: Orange Team - 6 – 9 – 1
White Team - 4 – 7 – 2
WP: Connor Darling LP: Sam Springer S: Will Heflin
The Orange Team came away victorious in a back-and-forth Game 3 to win the Orange and White World Series on Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
A four-run sixth inning proved to be the difference in the game. The Orange team hit a pair of home runs in the inning, including a three-run bomb by Pete Derkay that proved to be the game winner.
The White Team struck early to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning with back-to-back doubles from Jay Charleston and Brodie Leftridge to start the frame.
White Team starting pitcher Andrew Schultz cruised through the first three innings without allowing a base runner, but ran into some trouble in the top of the fourth.
Schultz walked Brandon Chinea to lead off the inning before allowing a double to Andre Lipcius that tied the game at one. A wild pitch allowed another run to score while a pair of walks to Benito Santiago and Pete Derkay prompted a pitching change as Richard Jackson entered in relief. Schultz finished the day with 3 1/3 innings pitched, allowing two runs on one hit and three walks. He also recorded three strikeouts.
Orange Team starter Garrett Crochet was able to shake off a tough start with two scoreless innings before getting into some more trouble in the fourth. A walk and a single put runners on the corners before a passed ball allowed the tying run to score. Darling came on in relief of Crochet with two outs, but gave up an RBI single to freshman Evan Gilliam before getting out of the inning.
The Orange Team quickly erased its deficit with a four-run outburst in the sixth inning that included a pair of homers. Santiago and Wyatt Stapp led off the inning with a single and a double before Derkay cleared the bases with his three-run shot into the bullpen in right field. Three batters later, freshman Morgan Copeland launched a solo home run into the parking lot behind the left-field wall to make it 6-3.
Redshirt sophomore Nico Mascia continued his solid play with a sac fly in the bottom of the eighth to cut the White Team's deficit to two heading into the ninth inning. Mascia finished the night with a single and an RBI.
However, the Orange Team's bullpen negated any chance for a White Team comeback, allowing just three hits and one run in 5 1/3 innings of work. Will Heflin picked up the save after striking out the only batter he faced.
Top Performers from Game 3
Orange Team
LF Pete Derkay: 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
3B Wyatt Stapp: 3-for-5, Run Scored, Double
DH Morgan Copeland: 1-for-4, HR
RHP Connor Darling: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
White Team
LF Jay Charleston: 3-for-5, Run Scored, Double, SB
DH Nico Mascia: 1-for-3, RBI
2B Evan Gilliam: 1-for-3, RBI
RHP Richard Jackson: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
LHP Alex Harper-Cook: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
The Vols played three intrasquad scrimmages to conclude their fall season and cap off six weeks of practices.
The highlights from all three Orange and White World Series games can be seen below.
UT opens its 2018 season at home on Feb. 16 against Maryland. Be on the lookout for the full 2018 schedule, which will be released tomorrow on UTSports.com.
Orange and White World Series Game-by-Game Highlights
Game 1: Orange Team 7, White Team 2
Line Score: Orange Team - 7 – 14 – 2
White Team - 2 – 4 – 0
WP: Will Heflin LP: Richard Jackson S: None
Tennessee two top starting pitchers, sophomore's Zach Linginfelter (Orange Team) and Garrett Stallings (White Team), took the mound in Game 1 and both produced solid outings for their respective teams.
Linginfelter and Stallings both worked out of some trouble in the first inning before settling in for the remainder of their starts. Linginfelter pitched 4 2/3 shutout innings with five strikeouts and only two hits allowed while Stallings went five scoreless with four strikeouts and four hits allowed.
The Orange Team scored the game's first run in the top of the sixth inning on an RBI single by freshman Brandon Trammell and went on to break the game open with a five-run seventh that was punctuated by a Andre Lipcius grand slam.
Sophomore lefty Will Heflin and freshman right hander Sean Hunley were both great in relief for the Orange team, combining for 3 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing just one hit and striking out six to keep the White Team from generating any sort of momentum.
Freshman Wyatt Stapp added to the Orange Team's lead with an RBI double in the top of the ninth to make it 7-0. Stapp was 5-for-5 on the night with a pair of RBIs.
The White Team avoided the shutout by plating a pair of runs in the bottom of the ninth thanks to two errors by the Orange Team.
Top Performers from Game 1
Orange Team
RHP Zach Linginfelter: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 5 K
3B Wyatt Stapp: 5-for-5, 2 RBI, 2 Doubles
SS Andre Lipcius: 2-for-5, HR (Grand Slam), 4 RBI
C Benito Santiago: 3-for-5, Double, Triple, 3 Runs Scored
LHP Will Heflin: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K, 1 HBP
RHP Sean Hunley: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
White Team
RHP Garrett Stallings: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 4 K
OF Justin Ammons: 1-for-3, Triple
2B Riley Watkins: 1-for-3, Double, BB
1B Luc Lipcius: 0-for-2, 2 HBP, Run Scored
Game 2: White Team 7, Orange Team 4
Line Score: White Team - 7 – 14 – 1
Orange Team - 4 – 4 – 0
WP: Joshua Plummer LP: Daniel Vasquez S: None
The White Team bounced back from a 7-2 loss on Tuesday with a 7-4 victory on Wednesday afternoon to even the Orange and White World Series at one game apiece.
Junior right-hander Will Neely provided a quality start for the White Team, giving up just one run on three hits in 4 2/3 innings while striking out four. Sophomore Justin Ammons provided a spark for the White Team all day with four singles, a run scored and a stolen base.
After both teams scored a run in the first inning, Luc Lipcius gave the White Team the lead for good with a two-run blast off the video board in right center to make it 3-1. Freshman Donovan Benoit entered the game to relieve Orange Team starter Daniel Vasquez later in the inning. Vasquez surrendered five hits and three earned runs but also had three strikeouts in 3 2/3 innings of work.
The White Team busted the game open with a two-out rally in the top of the sixth. Redshirt sophomore catcher Nico Mascia drove in Nick Woods with a triple down the right-field line and came around to score on a double by Alex Sosnowski one batter later. Freshman Evan Russell capped off the scoring in the inning with an RBI double of his own to give the White Team a 6-1 lead.
The White Team added another insurance run in the eighth on an RBI groundout by Sosnowski with runners on second and third to make it 7-1.
The Orange Team made things interesting in the bottom of the ninth by drawing three walks to load the bases. An error in the outfield allowed all three runners to score and cut the deficit to 7-4. However, freshman Riley Watkins recorded his third strikeout of the inning to end the threat and give the White Team the win.
Top Performers from Game 2
White Team
1B Luc Lipcius: 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI, BB
OF Justin Ammons: 4-for-5, Run Scored, SB
C Nico Mascia: 2-for-4, 3B, RBI, Run Scored
RHP Will Neely: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Bullpen (Plummer, Harper-Cook, Clark, Watkins): 4.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 7 BB, 6 K
Orange Team
DH Benito Santiago: 2-for-4, RBI
1B Brandon Trammell: 1-for-3, Run Scored, BB
2B Brandon Chinea: 1-for-5, Run Scored, 2B
RHP Connor Darling: 2.0 IP, H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K
Game 3: Orange Team 6, White Team 4
Line Score: Orange Team - 6 – 9 – 1
White Team - 4 – 7 – 2
WP: Connor Darling LP: Sam Springer S: Will Heflin
The Orange Team came away victorious in a back-and-forth Game 3 to win the Orange and White World Series on Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
A four-run sixth inning proved to be the difference in the game. The Orange team hit a pair of home runs in the inning, including a three-run bomb by Pete Derkay that proved to be the game winner.
The White Team struck early to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning with back-to-back doubles from Jay Charleston and Brodie Leftridge to start the frame.
White Team starting pitcher Andrew Schultz cruised through the first three innings without allowing a base runner, but ran into some trouble in the top of the fourth.
Schultz walked Brandon Chinea to lead off the inning before allowing a double to Andre Lipcius that tied the game at one. A wild pitch allowed another run to score while a pair of walks to Benito Santiago and Pete Derkay prompted a pitching change as Richard Jackson entered in relief. Schultz finished the day with 3 1/3 innings pitched, allowing two runs on one hit and three walks. He also recorded three strikeouts.
Orange Team starter Garrett Crochet was able to shake off a tough start with two scoreless innings before getting into some more trouble in the fourth. A walk and a single put runners on the corners before a passed ball allowed the tying run to score. Darling came on in relief of Crochet with two outs, but gave up an RBI single to freshman Evan Gilliam before getting out of the inning.
The Orange Team quickly erased its deficit with a four-run outburst in the sixth inning that included a pair of homers. Santiago and Wyatt Stapp led off the inning with a single and a double before Derkay cleared the bases with his three-run shot into the bullpen in right field. Three batters later, freshman Morgan Copeland launched a solo home run into the parking lot behind the left-field wall to make it 6-3.
Redshirt sophomore Nico Mascia continued his solid play with a sac fly in the bottom of the eighth to cut the White Team's deficit to two heading into the ninth inning. Mascia finished the night with a single and an RBI.
However, the Orange Team's bullpen negated any chance for a White Team comeback, allowing just three hits and one run in 5 1/3 innings of work. Will Heflin picked up the save after striking out the only batter he faced.
Top Performers from Game 3
Orange Team
LF Pete Derkay: 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
3B Wyatt Stapp: 3-for-5, Run Scored, Double
DH Morgan Copeland: 1-for-4, HR
RHP Connor Darling: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
White Team
LF Jay Charleston: 3-for-5, Run Scored, Double, SB
DH Nico Mascia: 1-for-3, RBI
2B Evan Gilliam: 1-for-3, RBI
RHP Richard Jackson: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
LHP Alex Harper-Cook: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
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