ROUND ROCK, Texas – The undefeated Tennessee baseball team will hit the road for the first time this season to play in the inaugural Round Rock Classic this weekend.

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Opponents: Texas Tech, Houston, Stanford
Location: Round Rock, Texas
Venue: Dell Diamond (11,631)
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Tennessee Volunteers (4-0)

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Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-0)

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Houston Cougars (1-2)

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Stanford Cardinal (1-3)

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The Vols are part of a stacked field that includes Texas Tech, Houston and Stanford. UT will play each team once in the round robin tournament format at Dell Diamond, home to the Houston Astros triple-A affiliate, the Round Rock Express.

Weekend Schedule / Broadcast Info
Game 1: Friday, Feb. 21 vs. Texas Tech (8 p.m. ET)
Game 2: Saturday, Feb. 22 vs. Houston (3 p.m. ET)
Game 3: Sunday, Feb. 23 vs. Stanford (12 p.m. ET)

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Mike Hardge (PxP) and David Saltzman (color) will be on the call for Friday and Saturday's contests versus Texas Tech and Houston, while Hardge and Chris Mycoskie (color) will announce Sunday's game against Stanford.
Fans can also listen to all three games for free on UTSports.com as the Voice of Tennessee Baseball, John Wilkerson, calls the action.

Projected Starting Pitchers
Friday vs. Texas Tech: RHP Chad Dallas (1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Clayton Beeter (1 GS, 1-0, 2.25 ERA)
Saturday vs. Houston: RHP Chase Wallace (1 GS, 1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Clay Aguilar (1 GS, 0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Sunday vs. Stanford: TBD vs. RHP Alex Williams (1 GS, 1-0, 1.29 ERA)

Series History
vs. Texas Tech
Overall: Texas Tech leads, 1-0
In Knoxville: N/A
In Lubbock: N/A
Neutral Sites: Texas Tech leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: L, 7-3 (March 1, 2008 - Houston)

vs. Houston
Overall: Houston leads, 1-0
In Knoxville: N/A
In Houston: N/A
Neutral Sites: Houston leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: L, 7-4 (March 2, 2002)

vs. Stanford
Overall: Series tied, 1-1
In Knoxville: N/A
In Stanford: N/A
Neutral Sites: Series tied, 1-1
Last Meeting: W, 6-2 (June 6, 1995 – Omaha, Neb. // CWS)

Notable
Bats On Fire Early
Tennessee's bats are off to a hot start after a season-opening sweep of Western Illinois and a midweek win over Charlotte. The Vols scored 45 runs during their three wins over the Leathernecks, including 19 on Saturday and 23 on Sunday, and added eight more against the 49ers on Tuesday. Through four games, UT is second in the SEC and fourth nationally in scoring at 13.3 runs per game. Tennessee also ranks sixth in the country with 53 total runs.

Notable offensive achievements from the Vols' opening series sweep are listed below:

The Vols' 45 runs scored marked the most by a Tennessee team over the course of a three-game series since May 11-13, 2005 against Radford.
Sunday's 23-run outing coupled with Saturday's 19-run day gave the Big Orange back-to-back games of 15 or more runs for the first time since 2010.
UT's 19 runs on Saturday were the most it had scored in a game since Tony Vitello took over as head coach in 2018, only to be surpassed on Sunday when the Vols scored 23 runs.
Tennessee has scored six or more runs in four different innings this season.
UT's 19 hits in Sunday's win were the most in a single game since 2016.
The Vols hit two home runs in each of their three games last weekend with five different players going yard, led by sophomore infielder Austin Knight with two.

Pitching Staff Off to Solid Start
While the offense has certainly stolen the show, the pitching staff has been just as effective, posting a pair of shutouts while holding opponents to just six total runs so far this season. UT held Western Illinois scoreless over the first 22.1 innings of the season and posted back-to-back shutouts to open the season for the second consecutive year. The Vols lead the SEC and rank fourth in the nation with a 1.25 ERA entering this weekend.
Notable pitching stats from last weekend's series are listed below:

UT pitchers held Western Illinois hitters to just 11 hits over the three games (.118 average) and racked up 33 strikeouts while issuing just six walks. 16 of those strikeouts came in Sunday's series finale.
All three starting pitchers for Tennessee last weekend were making their first career starts and all three earned wins.
Sophomore RHP Chad Dallas threw five shutout innings and allowed just one hit on Friday while junior RHP Chase Wallace tossed 5.2 shutout frames on Saturday, giving up just two hits and striking out six batters.
Dallas and Wallace became the second and third pitchers on Tennessee's current roster to not allow a run during their first start with the program, joining Camden Sewell (2019 vs. Middle Tennessee).
Junior RHP Jackson Leath got the start and struck out 12 batters in just 4.1 innings of work on Sunday.

Dinger SZN
The Vols have displayed their increased power through the first four games this season. The Big Orange have already hit eight home runs (two in each game), which leads the SEC and ranks fourth in the nation. For comparison, it took Tennessee 10 games to hit eight home runs last season. Five Vols have already gone deep this season, including three with two homers each (Zach Daniels, Jake Rucker and Austin Knight).

Successful Debuts
The Big Orange had 11 players make their Tennessee debuts last the weekend.

Junior infielder Liam Spence led all newcomers with four runs scored while posting three hits and three RBI. He also was outstanding defensively while splitting time at shortstop and second base, recording 10 assists, two putouts and a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage. Freshman two-way standout Drew Gilbert also impressed, going 3-for-4 with three runs and three RBI at the plate while also striking out the side in one inning of relief.

On the mound, junior RHP Jackson Leath had 12 strikeouts in just 4.1 innings of work on Sunday to earn his first win as a Vol, while Kody Davidson and Mark McLaughlin both tossed two shutout innings over the weekend.

Opponent Scout
No. 1 Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-0)

2019 Record: 46-20 (16-8 Big 12)
2019 Postseason: College World Series (Semifinalist)
Head Coach: Tim Tadlock (8^th season) // Has led the program to four College World Series appearances and is a two-time National Coach of the Year.
Texas Tech enters this weekend's tournament ranked No. 1 in the Collegiate Baseball News and NCBWA Polls. They are ranked in the top six of every major college baseball poll.
Tech is coming off their fourth College World Series appearance in the past six seasons after advancing to the semifinal round in 2019.
The Red Raiders were picked to repeat as Big 12 champions in the conference's preseason poll.
TTU had six players named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team in outfielder Dylan Neuse, infielder Brian Klein, catcher Braxton Fulford and pitchers John McMillon, Micah Dallas and Clayton Beeter.
Klein was tabbed as a preseason All-American by the NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and D1Baseball.com.
Freshman catcher Nate Rombach was named the National Player of the Week by the NVBWA and D1Baseball, as well as the Big 12 Player of the Week after his opening week performance. He batted .500 with five home runs and 15 RBI in four games for the Red Raiders.
Texas Tech leads the nation with 12 home runs heading into this weekend.
Sophomore RHP Clayton Beeter got the start on Opening Day for the Red Raiders and earned the win after allowing just one run on two hits in six innings. Beeter is expected to start against the Vols on Friday night.

Houston Cougars (1-2)

2019 Record: 32-24 (12-12 AAC)
2019 Postseason: N/A
Head Coach: Todd Whitting (10^th season) // Has led Houston to four American Athletic Conference regular season or tournament championships and four NCAA Tournament appearances.
The Cougars were picked to finish second in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll and has two preseason All-AAC selections in left handed pitchers Clay Aguilar and Lael Lockhart.
Houston defeated Youngstown State, 7-3, in its season opener but lost the next two games in extra innings to drop the series.
Junior first baseman Ryan Hernandez leads the team with five hits, six runs, two homers and four RBI heading into this weekend.
Junior LHP Clay Aguilar is slated to get the start against the Vols on Saturday. He pitched 5.2 innings and picked up a no-decision in his first start of the season, giving up three unearned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out five batters.

Stanford Cardinal (1-3)

2019 Record: 45-14 (22-7 Pac-12)
2019 Postseason: NCAA Starkville Super Regional (0-2)
Head Coach: David Esquer (3^rd season) // In 2018, he led Stanford to its first Pac-12 Conference title since 2004. He also led the Cardinal to their first NCAA Super Regional berth since 2014 last season.
The Cardinal were picked to finish third in the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll
Stanford opened its season with a series loss to Cal State Fullerton, dropping the first two games before picking up a 2-1 win in Sunday's series finale. The Cardinal are coming off a 3-2 loss to Santa Clara on Tuesday.
Stanford has struggled offensively so far this season, scoring only six runs while batting .156 as a team through four games.
Junior outfielder Christian Robinson leads the team with a .286 batting average, four hits and five total bases.
Sophomore RHP Alex Williams picked up the only win for the Cardinal after allowing just one run on five hits in seven innings of work last Sunday. He will be the starter for Stanford when they face UT on Sunday afternoon.

On Deck
Following this weekend's tournament, Tennessee will return home to begin a season-long 10-game homestand. The Vols will host Northern Kentucky and UNC Asheville on Tuesday and Wednesday before welcoming George Washington to Lindsey Nelson Stadium for a weekend series.

Baseball Central: Round Rock Classic

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Game & Broadcast Info

Tennessee Volunteers (4-0)

Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-0)

Houston Cougars (1-2)

Stanford Cardinal (1-3)

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Players Mentioned

Chad Dallas

Zach Daniels

Kody Davidson

Drew Gilbert

Austin Knight

Jackson Leath

Mark McLaughlin

Jake Rucker

Camden Sewell

Liam Spence

Chase Wallace

University of Tennessee Athletics

Baseball Central: Round Rock Classic

MORE INFO

Game & Broadcast Info

Tennessee Volunteers (4-0)

Texas Tech Red Raiders (4-0)

Houston Cougars (1-2)

Stanford Cardinal (1-3)

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Chad Dallas

Zach Daniels

Kody Davidson

Drew Gilbert

Austin Knight

Jackson Leath

Mark McLaughlin

Jake Rucker

Camden Sewell

Liam Spence

Chase Wallace

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