University of Tennessee Athletics
BASEBALL CENTRAL: Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech (3/28)
March 27, 2017 | Baseball
March 27, 2017
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Volunteers host the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles for a midweek matchup on Tuesday, March 28 at 6 p.m. ET at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
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Game Time & Broadcast Info
- Opponent: Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
- Date: Tuesday, March 28
- Game: Tues. 3/28 at 6 p.m. ET
- Venue: Lindsey Nelson Stadium (Knoxville, Tenn.)
- Radio: UTSports.com
- Live Stats: UTSports.com
Tennessee (13-8, 0-6 SEC)
Roster Schedule 2017 Stats
Tennessee Tech (20-6, 9-0 OVC)
Roster Schedule 2017 Stats
UT enters the midweek contest following a series loss to Mississippi State. The Vols (13-8, 0-6 SEC ) welcome the Golden Eagles (20-6, 9-0 OVC) to Knoxville on Tuesday for the 99th game between the programs. Tennessee currently owns a 68-29-1 record in the overall series.
On the season, Tennessee is scheduled to play 15 of their 55 regular season games against five 2016 NCAA postseason participants, including 2016 SEC Tournament Champion Texas A&M.
Probable Midweek Matchup
- Tues. March 28 at 6 p.m. ET - RHP Zach Linginfelter (0-2, 5.40) vs. RHP Devin Lancaster (3-0, 3.46 ERA)
Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech All-Time
- All-time vs. Tennessee Tech: UT leads, 68-29-1
- In Knoxville: UT leads, 40-9
- Last Meeting: Vols won, 9-1 (3/22/16)
- Last 10 games: UT leads, 8-2
- Dave Serrano vs. TTU: 2-1, dating back to March 13, 2012
Eagle Watch
- Tennessee Tech is off to a 20-6 start (9-0 in Ohio Valley Conference) this year under longtime Head Coach Mike Bragga (14th season at TTU). Last week, TTU went 5-0 after defeating UNC Asheville and Alabama A&M in midweek action and taking a three-game sweep over Austin Peay.
- Junior Ryan Flick is currently pacing the Golden Eagles' offense, holding a .429 average while producing team-leading totals in RBI (32) and runs scored (33).
- On the mound, Tennessee Tech's pitchers have posted 235 strikeouts in 234.0 innings, with a 5.04 team ERA. TTU relief pitchers have posted seven of their 20 wins this season, while freshman righty Devin Lancaster owns a 3.46 ERA through 26.0 innings of work, tops on the TTU staff.
Tennessee on [Rocky] Top
UT on NCAA charts (as of March 26):
- Team Batting Average: 38th (.304)
- Team On Base Percentage: 42nd (.395)
- Team Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio: 19th (3.09)
- Team Walks Allowed/Nine Innings: 9th (2.70)
- Team WHIP: 46th (1.27)
- Jeff Moberg: 1.62 hits per game (37th)
- Jordan Rodgers: .415 batting average (27th), 1.70 hits per game (18th)
- Benito Santiago: three triples (25th) and 0.15 triples per game (34th)
- Justin Ammons: 0.44 doubles per game (44th)
- Hunter Martin: 7.80 K/BB ratio (29th)
As a team, Tennessee ranks among the SEC's Top 5 in the following categories (as of March 27):
- Team Batting Average: 4th (.304)
- Team On-Base Percentage: 5th (.395)
- Fewest Walks Allowed: 1st (56)
- Fewest Doubles Allowed: T-4th (32)
Vols rank among the SEC's Top 10 in the following categories (as of March 27):
- Jeff Moberg: .395 average (4th), .640 SLG (6th), 34 hits (T-7th), five home runs (T-8th) and 55 total bases (8th)
- Jordan Rodgers: .415 average (2nd), .585 SLG (10th), .473 OBP (10th) and 34 hits (T-7th)
- Pete Derkay: .484 OBP (8th), 18 walks (T-6th), 1.000 fielding percentage (T-1st)
- Justin Ammons: eight doubles (T-9th)
- Benito Santiago: three triples (T-2nd) and five runners caught stealing (T-6th)
- Andre Lipcius: 1.000 fielding percentage (T-1st), 188 putouts (5th) and 16 double plays fielded (T-4th)
- Hunter Martin: 16 batters struck out looking (T-4th)
- Garrett Stallings: three walks allowed (2nd), 12 appearances (T-4th) and 12 games in relief (T-3rd)
- Zach Linginfelter: fewest hits allowed (19 - 4th)
- Jon Lipinski: nine games finished (T-4th)
Quick Hits on the 2017 Vols
- The Vols' 2017 roster boasts 17 newcomers including 14 true freshmen, two JUCO transfers and one graduate transfer.
- The Vols have combined for 61 extra-base hits this year, including 17 home runs.
- Freshman Phenom: Freshman Andre Lipcius extended his team high streak of reaching base safely to 21 straight games. Lipcius has now reached safely in every game to begin his Tennessee career. The first baseman also owns a 10-game hit streak, dating back to the second game of the Cincinnati series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium (March 11).
- Bombin' Dom: Dom Thornton hit his second career home run (also his second of the series) in the second inning of Sunday's matchup with Mississippi State. His first longball came on the first pitch offered in his fourth-inning at-bat against the Bulldogs on Friday, March 24.
- Hot Bats: Jeff Moberg leads the Vols with 10 multi-hit games this season while Andre Lipcius has now recorded at least one hit in every SEC game this year.
- Reaching Safely: Jordan Rodgers (20), Pete Derkay (15), Jeff Moberg (14) and Max Bartlett (10) extended their streaks of reaching base safely for the Vols following their efforts on Sunday.
- Despite losing seven positional starters from the 2016 season, UT returns 18 lettermen including six true seniors.
Weekend Recap
Friday (3/24)
- Tennessee out-hit Mississippi State by two knocks but dropped a close series opener, 5-4, to the Bulldogs last Friday night (3/24) at Dudy Noble Field.
- Tennessee's bats caught fire in the fourth as the Orange and White plated three runs on five hits but Miss. State mounted a rally of their own in the bottom of the frame as Brent Rooker doubled to center field to lift Mississippi State past the Vols, 5-4.
- Justin Ammons went 2-for-5 in his first start since March 17 vs. South Carolina and was one of three Volunteers to record multiple hits vs. the Bulldogs.
- In Game Two of its weekend series, Tennessee fell to Mississippi State, 14-4.
- After jumping out to an early lead, the Bulldogs used five hits in the third frame and four in the fourth to tack on eight runs and take a 13-0 advantage.
- Tennessee posted its first run in the top of the sixth and plated two more runs in the seventh on two consecutive balk calls against State pitcher Trey Jolly, to trim the Mississippi State's' lead, 13-3.
- Tennessee staged a rally in the ninth, scoring one run for a final score of 14-4.
- In the series finale, Mississippi State used a four-run first inning to pull ahead and hold off the Volunteers for a 7-4 win on Sunday afternoon.
- Jeff Moberg (2-for-3), Jordan Rodgers (2-for-3) and Andre Lipcius (2-for-4) each had two hits for Tennessee while three other Vols tallied one hit apiece.
- In the first at-bat of the second frame, Dom Thornton hit his second home run of the series over the left-center field wall.
On Deck for the Vols
- Tennessee hosts the Georgia Bulldogs (10-15, 1-5 SEC) for a three game series in Knoxville, Tenn., on Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 2.
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