2018 TENNESSEE BASEBALL | UTSPORTS.COM | @VOL_BASEBALL TENNESSEE BASEBALL 1 THE RECORD OVERALL RECORD: 24-18 SEC 7-11 NON-CONFERENCE 17-7 HOME 18-10 AWAY 6-8 NEUTRAL 0-0 STREAK W1 2018 » SCHEDULE & RECORD THE SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT 2/16 MARYLAND (SECN+) L, 4-0 2/17 MARYLAND (SECN+) POSTPONED 2/18 MARYLAND (DH) (SECN+) L, 10-4 2/18 MARYLAND (DH) (SECN+) W, 13-6 2/20 LIPSCOMB (SECN+) W, 8-5 2/23 UNCG (SECN+) W, 3-2 2/24 UNCG (SECN+) W, 11-4 2/25 UNCG (SECN+) L, 3-2 2/27 MIDDLE TENN. (SECN+) W, 5-4 2/28 ARK.-PINE BLUFF (SECN+) W, 9-1 3/2 ETSU^ L, 10-9 3/3 MEMPHIS^ W, 2-1 3/4 MIDDLE TENNESSEE^ L, 7-5 (12) 3/6 JAMES MADISON (SECN+) W, 10-1 3/7 JAMES MADISON (SECN+) L, 21-2 3/9 @ Cincinnati W, 3-2 (12) 3/10 @ Cincinnati W, 7-5 3/11 @ Cincinnati W, 2-1 3/14 WCU (SECN+) W, 5-0 3/16 @ #8 Ole Miss* (SECN+) W, 8-6 3/17 @ #8 Ole Miss* (SECN+) L, 7-1 3/18 @ #8 Ole Miss* (SECN+) L, 5-0 3/20 ETSU (SECN+) L, 9-6 3/23 ALABAMA* (SECN+) W, 5-4 3/24 ALABAMA* (SECN) POSTPONED 3/25 ALABAMA* (SECN+) W, 2-1 (7) 3/25 ALABAMA* (SECN) W, 3-0 (7) 3/27 @ WCU (WatchESPN) W, 17-3 3/29 @ South Carolina* (ESPNU) L, 6-1 3/30 @ South Carolina* (SECN) L, 6-2 3/31 @ South Carolina* (SECN) L, 6-3 4/3 BELMONT (SECN+) W, 9-2 4/6 #1 FLORIDA* (SECN+) POSTPONED 4/7 #1 FLORIDA* (SECN+) L, 22-6 4/8 #1 FLORIDA* (SECN) L, 6-4 (11) 4/8 #1 FLORIDA* (SECN+) W, 6-4 (7) 4/10 UT MARTIN (SECN+) W, 9-0 4/11 UT MARTIN (SECN) W, 15-1 4/13 @ #19 LSU* (SECN+) L, 9-3 4/14 @ #19 LSU* (SECN+) L, 14-5 4/15 @ #19 LSU* (SECN) L, 9-7 4/17 @ ETSU W, 6-2 4/20 #14 TEXAS A&M* (SECN+) W, 7-4 4/21 #14 TEXAS A&M* (SECN+) L, 8-3 4/22 #14 TEXAS A&M* (SECN+) W, 6-4 4/24 #20 TENN TECH (SECN+) POSTPONED 4/25 #20 TENN TECH (SECN+) 5 PM 4/27 @ #13 Georgia* (SECN+) 7 PM 4/28 @ #13 Georgia* (SECN+) 2 PM 4/29 @ #13 Georgia* (SECN+) 1 PM 5/1 MOREHEAD STATE (SECN+) 6:30 PM 5/4 KENTUCKY* (SECN+) 6:30 PM 5/5 KENTUCKY* (SECN+) 6 PM 5/6 KENTUCKY* (SECN+) 1 PM 5/11 VANDERBILT* (SECN+) 6:30 PM 5/12 VANDERBILT* (SECN+) 6 PM 5/13 VANDERBILT* (SECN) 12 PM 5/17 @ Missouri* (SECN+) 7:30 PM 5/18 @ Missouri* (SECN+) 7:30 PM 5/19 @ Missouri* (SECN+) 3 PM 5/22-27 SEC Tournament TBD 6/1-4 NCAA Regionals TBD 6/8-11 NCAA Super Regionals TBD 6/16-27 College World Series TBD KEY Home Games in BOLD CAPS * Denotes Southeastern Conference Game ^ Tri-Star Classic (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) 38 ALL-AMERICANS » 17 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS » 4 CWS APPEARANCES » 3 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS WHAT'S UP ON ROCKY TOP? Tennessee Volunteers vs. #20 Tennessee Tech APRIL 25, 2018 » LINDSEY NELSON STADIUM (4,283) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. TENNESSEE Record: 24-18, 7-11 SEC Head Coach: Tony Vitello First Year at UT (24-18) (Overall record: 24-18) WEDNESDAY-25 LHP Will Heflin (4-1, 5.08 ERA) VOLUNTEERS PROBABLE STARTER TENNESSEE VS. TENNESSEE TECH ALL-TIME Overall: UT leads, 69-29-1 Home: UT leads, 41-9 Away: UT leads, 24-15-1 Unknown: TTU leads, 5-4 Last Meeting: W, 6-0 (2017) Past Five Meetings (4-1) W, 6-0 (3/28/17) W, 9-1 (3/22/16) W, 10-1 (4/8/14) L, 1-5 (3/13/12) W, 9-3 (3/30/10) BROADCAST INFORMATION Stream: SEC Network+ (WatchESPN) Talent: John Wilkerson & Vince Ferrara Radio: WNML (FM 99.1 | AM 990) / UTSports.com Talent: John Wilkerson & Vince Ferrara Live Stats: UTSports.com Twitter: @Vol_Baseball WEDNESDAY-25 LHP Nic Dye (4-1, 5.09 ERA) GOLDEN EAGLES PROBABLE STARTER TENNESSEE TECH Record: 34-5, 17-1 OVC Head Coach: Matt Bragga 15th Year at TTU: (427-385-2) (Overall record: 552-479-2) LEADING OFF... ¢ 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. ¢ 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. ¢ Sophomore LHP Will Heflin is slated to make his third start of the year on Wednesday. In his previous two starters, Heflin has pitched 11.1 scoreless innings and allowed just six hits while picking up two wins. ¢ Benito Santiago continued to crush non-confer- ence pitching with two more hits and three more RBI in last Tuesday's win at ETSU. The senior catcher leads the Vols with a .407 batting average, 35 hits and 23 RBI in non-conference games this season. TEAM STAT COMPARISON TENNESSEE AVG: .259 ERA: 4.35 RUNS: 234 IP: 372.1 HITS: 363 SHO: 3 HR: 30 K: 284 SLG %: .385 BB: 147 OB %: .370 B/AVG: .274 SB: 39-49 FLD %: .969 TENNESSEE TECH AVG: .358 ERA: 4.80 RUNS: 448 IP: 349.0 HITS: 526 SHO: 4 HR: 95 K: 371 SLG %: .645 BB: 170 OB %: .455 B/AVG: .249 SB: 17-22 FLD %: .974 GAME 43 TENNESSEE BULLPEN LIGHTS OUT • The Vols' bullpen was a major contributing factor in the team's series win over No. 14 Texas A&M last weekend. • UT's bullpen allowed just five hits and one run in 10 innings of work against the Aggies, good for a 0.90 ERA. • 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). VOLS LOOK TO CONTINUE MIDWEEK SUCCESS • With a win on Wednesday, Tennessee would improve to 11-2 in midweek games this season. • UT has outscored its opponents 101-46 in midweek games so far this season and has won five straight midweek contests. • The Vols have scored five or more runs in 11 of their 12 midweek games this year and have scored eight or more runs seven times. • UT scored a season-high 17 runs in a blowout win at Western Carolina on March 27, the most runs they've scored in a game since plating 18 in a win over Austin Peay on March 15 of last year. • Projected UT starting pitcher Will Heflin is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and has allowed just six combined hits over his last two midweek starts.
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Record: 34-5, 17-1 OVCHead Coach: Matt Bragga15th Year at TTU: (427-385-2)(Overall record: 552-479-2)
LEADING OFF...¢ 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.¢ 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.¢ Sophomore LHP Will Heflin is slated to make his
third start of the year on Wednesday. In his previous two starters, Heflin has pitched 11.1 scoreless innings and allowed just six hits while picking up two wins.¢ Benito Santiago continued to crush non-confer-
ence pitching with two more hits and three more RBI in last Tuesday's win at ETSU. The senior catcher leads the Vols with a .407 batting average, 35 hits and 23 RBI in non-conference games this season.
TENNESSEE BULLPEN LIGHTS OUT• The Vols' bullpen was a major contributing factor in the
team's series win over No. 14 Texas A&M last weekend.• UT's bullpen allowed just five hits and one run in 10
innings of work against the Aggies, good for a 0.90 ERA.• 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).
VOLS LOOK TO CONTINUE MIDWEEK SUCCESS• With a win on Wednesday, Tennessee would improve to
11-2 in midweek games this season. • UT has outscored its opponents 101-46 in midweek
games so far this season and has won five straight midweek contests.
• The Vols have scored five or more runs in 11 of their 12 midweek games this year and have scored eight or more runs seven times.
• UT scored a season-high 17 runs in a blowout win at Western Carolina on March 27, the most runs they've scored in a game since plating 18 in a win over Austin Peay on March 15 of last year.
• Projected UT starting pitcher Will Heflin is 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA and has allowed just six combined hits over his last two midweek starts.
Media CredentialsMedia credentials will be issued to members of the
working media only. Children and other non-workers will be prohibited. Requests for credentials should be made by calling or e-mailing Sean Barows at least one day in advance of each home game or series. All credentials not picked up at the Media Relations Office will be left at the ticket will call window at the entrance of the stadium.
Postgame InterviewsTennessee Head Coach Tony Vitello is available to
meet working members of the media following the game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Media members are not permitted in the locker room or clubhouse area at anytime.
Interviews with visiting team members may also be done on the field, subject to the policy of the visiting team’s media relations representative.
PhotographersMedia credentials are required for all photographers
and television media. All credentials not picked up at the Media Relations office will be left at the ticket will-call window at the main entrance of the stadium.
Photo decks are located atop the stairwells behind the first- and third-baselines. There are also field-level photo wells at the far end of each dugout. Both still and televi-sion photographers are welcome to shoot from these locations. Television crews are welcome to film from the mezzanine level underneath the press box.
Photographers will not be permitted in or between the dugouts and may not use the weight room to change locations.
The Press BoxThe Lindsey Nelson Stadium press box is for working
members of the media only. The press box is located atop the grandstand behind home plate and includes space for working members of the press, official and visiting scorers, public address announcer and score-board operator. Also located on the press level are two radio booths and a television/VIP booth. Admission to the press box is by credential only.
Press Box ServicesUpdated cumulative statistics, game notes and score-
cards, along with team rosters, will be available in the press box at each home game. A final box score will be compiled and distributed at the completion of each game.
An official scorer is assigned to all home games, and Sean Barows will keep the media informed of all scoring decisions, notable facts and records.
InternetHigh-speed wireless Internet is available in the
Lindsey Nelson Stadium press box, including both radio booths and the television booth. There also are a limited number of DSL connections available for use by the media in the press box (but not in the radio booths), and phone lines for dial-up access are avail-able as well. Questions regarding system requirements can be directed to Thomas Moats in the UT Athletic Department prior to the day of the game (865-974-9027 or [email protected]).
The official web site of Tennessee athletics is: UTSports.com
The official web site of the Southeastern Conference is: SECSports.com
Head Coach: #22 Tony Vitello, First YearAssistant Coach: #3 Frank Anderson, First YearAssist. Coach/Recruiting Coord.: #24 Josh Elander, First YearVolunteer Assistant Coach: #16 Ross Kivett, First YearStudent Assistant Coach: #44 J.P. Arencibia Strength & Conditioning Coach: Quentin Eberhardt, First YearDirector of Baseball Operations: Chad Zurcher, Third YearDirector of Player Development: Todd Helton, Second YearAthletic Trainer: Jeff Wood, 18th year Video Coordinator: Sean McCann, First YearManagers: Adam Aucker, Nick Chambers, Theo Hooper,Joe Johnson & Terry Tatum
Ammons, Justin 9Benoit, Donovan 20Charleston, Jay 4Chinea, Brandon 8Crochet, Garrett 34Daniels, Zach 5Darling, Connor 17Derkay, Pete 10Fell, Reed 42Gilliam, Evan 21 Gobbell, Cal 7Harper-Cook, Alex 28
Heflin, Will 11 Hunley, Sean 32Jackson, Richard 37Leftridge, Brodie 1Linginfelter, Zach 25Lipcius, Andre 13Lipcius, Luc 40Mascia, Nico 35Neely, Will 15Plummer, Joshua 33Ricketts, Gunnar 19Russell, Evan 6
Santiago, Benito 31Schultz, Andrew 30Sosnowski, Alex 2Springer, Sam 41Stallings, Garrett 27Stapp, Wyatt 12Trammell, Brandon 26Vasquez, Daniel 29Wallace, Chase 18 Walsh, Redmond 46Watkins, Riley 23Woods, Nick 14
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No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School1 Brodie Leftridge OF Sr. R/R 6-1 175 Baltimore, Md./St. John’s College HS2 Alex Sosnowski INF R-Fr. R/R 6-1 190 Orange, Calif./Villa Park HS4 Jay Charleston OF/INF So. R/R 5-10 170 Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley HS5 Zach Daniels OF Fr. R/R 6-1 190 Stockbridge, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian Academy6 Evan Russell C/INF Fr. R/R 5-11 190 Lexington, Tenn./Scotts Hill HS7 Cal Gobbell OF R-Fr. R/R 6-0 190 Savannah, Tenn./Hardin County HS8 Brandon Chinea INF So. R/R 5-8 165 Miami, Fla./Florida Christian9 Justin Ammons OF So. L/R 5-10 180 Memphis, Tenn./Bartlett HS10 Pete Derkay UTL So. L/R 5-11 210 Acworth, Ga./Allatoona HS11 Will Heflin LHP So. L/L 5-11 165 Morristown, Tenn./Morristown West HS12 Wyatt Stapp INF Fr. L/R 6-1 180 Keller, Texas/Southlake Carroll HS13 Andre Lipcius INF So. R/R 6-1 190 Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette HS14 Nick Woods INF Fr. R/R 6-1 190 Chattanooga, Tenn./East Hamilton HS15 Will Neely RHP Jr. R/R 5-11 155 Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley Academy17 Connor Darling RHP So. R/R 6-4 200 Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett HS18 Chase Wallace RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 195 Sevierville, Tenn./Sevier County HS19 Gunnar Ricketts OF Fr. L/R 5-11 185 Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor HS20 Donovan Benoit RHP Fr. R/R 6-4 190 Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola Catholic HS21 Evan Gilliam OF Fr. R/R 5-10 180 Lexington, Tenn./Lexington HS23 Riley Watkins RHP Fr. R/R 6-1 180 Eads, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School25 Zach Linginfelter RHP So. L/R 6-5 220 Sevierville, Tenn./Sevier County HS26 Brandon Trammell INF/RHP Fr. L/R 6-5 235 Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden HS27 Garrett Stallings RHP So. R/R 6-2 200 Chesapeake, Va./Grassfield HS28 Alex Harper-Cook LHP R-So. L/L 6-2 180 Maryville, Tenn./Maryville HS29 Daniel Vasquez RHP Jr. R/R 5-10 175 El Cajon, Calif./Granite Hill HS30 Andrew Schultz RHP So. R/R 6-4 195 Alpharetta, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian School31 Benito Santiago C Sr. L/R 6-0 190 Pembroke Pines, Fla./Coral Springs Christian Academy32 Sean Hunley RHP Fr. R/R 6-4 220 Mount Juliet, Tenn./Mount Juliet HS33 Joshua Plummer RHP Fr. S/R 6-3 205 Mechanicsville, Va./Hanover HS34 Garrett Crochet LHP Fr. L/L 6-5 210 Ocean Springs, Miss./Ocean Springs HS35 Nico Mascia C R-So. S/R 5-10 200 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut HS37 Richard Jackson RHP R-Jr. R/R 5-11 185 Atlanta, Ga./Woodward Academy40 Luc Lipcius INF/OF So. L/L 6-2 215 Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette HS41 Sam Springer LHP Fr. L/L 6-0 190 Knoxville, Tenn./West HS42 Reed Fell INF Jr. L/R 6-1 165 Springdale, Ark./NE Oklahoma A&M46 Redmond Walsh LHP R-Fr. L/L 5-11 155 Louisville, Tenn./Alcoa HS
Tony Vitello accepted the position of head coach for the Tennessee Volunteers baseball program on June 7, 2017.
A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Vitello arrived on Rocky Top following four seasons as assistant coach/recruiting coordinator at Arkansas. His rise to the head coaching ranks also includes stops at Missouri (his alma mater) and TCU. He has earned a reputation as one of the elite recruiters on the college baseball landscape, having assembled eight top-15 signing classes--including America’s top-rated crop of talent in 2014.
In November 2016, D1Baseball.com ranked Vitello No. 2, and tops in the SEC, on its list of the top 30 recruiting coordinators in America.
During a full-time, Division I coaching career spanning just 14 years, Vitello has signed and developed six first-round MLB Draft picks and a handful of players who advanced to the big leagues. That list includes Andrew Benintendi, Brandon Finnegan, Kyle Gibson, All-Star Aaron Crow, Gold Glove Award winner and four-time All-Star Ian Kinsler and five-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer.
“This is as good of an opportunity as there is in the country,” Vitello said after being hired. “I consider myself incredibly blessed to be a part of the athletic department at the University of Tennessee. It’s the ultimate combination of an elite conference, a state school with great in-state players, a phenomenal city and outstanding tradition that exists not just with baseball, but across all sports.
“It’s no coincidence that it’s been a place where so many great coaches have been leaders in their sport. I want to work like crazy to uphold that standard.”
The 39-year-old Vitello already boasts the incredibly rare distinction of having mentored both a National Hitter of the Year (Benintendi) and National Pitcher of the Year (Crow). Benintendi won the 2015 Golden Spikes Award as America’s top amateur baseball player after batting .376 with 20 home runs, 57 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. Crow--who Vitello coached during his tenure on staff at his alma mater, Missouri--claimed the 2008 Roger Clemens Award following a campaign in which he won 13 games, posted four shutouts, totaled 127 strikeouts and at one point threw 43 consecutive scoreless innings.
Crow became the highest MLB Draft pick in Mizzou history when the Washington Nationals selected him ninth overall that summer.
Benintendi--drafted seventh overall by the Boston Red Sox in 2015 and the recipient of a $3.6 million signing bonus--is a prime example of Vitello’s abilities in player development. From his freshman to sophomore season, Benintendi improved his batting average by 100 points and hit 19 more home runs. En route to National Player of the Year honors in 2015, he became just the third player in SEC history to lead the league in home runs and batting average. Just 421 days after being drafted, Benintendi was promoted to the Majors.
Arkansas stood among the most competitive programs in the nation during Vitello’s four seasons in Fayetteville, averaging nearly 38 wins per year, winning 40 or more games three times, appearing in three NCAA Tournaments and advancing to the 2015 College World Series. That 2015 squad set a school record with a stellar .975 team fielding percentage. In 2017, Arkansas belted an SEC-best 83 home runs en route to 45 wins.
Vitello coached 22 Razorbacks who were selected in four MLB Drafts.Vitello’s tenure with the Razorbacks was preceded by three seasons as an
assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at TCU (which was a member of the Mountain West in his first season [2011] before joining the Big 12). Prior to that, he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Missouri (then a member of the Big 12) for eight years.
In his three years at TCU, Vitello lured some of the top players in the country to Fort Worth and helped the Horned Frogs to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Super Regional berth in 2012. The Horned Frogs started seven freshmen, recruited by Vitello, in the Super Regional at UCLA. His final recruiting class at TCU was ranked 17th in the country, and three student-athletes he signed also played for Team USA.
During Vitello’s eight years at Mizzou, the Tigers made the postseason seven times. He served as the pitching coach, while also working with the team’s hitters and serving as the first base coach. Vitello’s 2008 Missouri recruiting class was ranked No. 11 nationally by Baseball America, and he had top-25 recruiting classes in three of his final four years in Columbia.
During his time as a Tiger assistant coach, Vitello recruited and developed 19 players who were drafted by major league teams, including major leaguers Kinsler, Scherzer, Crow, Gibson, Nick Tepesch, Doug Mathis and Justin James.
A three-year letterwinner at Missouri (2000-02), Vitello earned Academic All-Big 12 Conference honors as a senior and was named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll twice. Following his playing career and the completion of his management degree at MU, Vitello joined the Missouri coaching staff as a volunteer assistant in 2003 and completed his course work for his master’s degree in Business. In 2004, he was elevated to full-time assistant coach.
Vitello served as the associate head coach for the Salinas Packers of the California Collegiate League in 2002. The Packers finished 50-14 and earned their first trip to the NBC World Series in Wichita, Kansas.
First Season at TennesseeOverall Record: 24-18 (1st Season)Alma Mater: Missouri, 200214 Seasons as DI Assistant Coach
TONYVITELLO
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YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT POSTSEASON 2002 Salinas Packers Assoc. Head Coach 50-14 .781 NBC World Series
CALIFORNIA COLLEGIATE LEAGUE TOTALS Assoc. Head Coach 1 Year 50-14 .781 Total 1 Year 50-14 .781
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS- Rated top recruiter in the SEC and No. 2 recruiter in all of college baseball by D1Baseball.com in 2016- Helped the Razorbacks average nearly 38 wins per year, winning 40 or more games three times, appearing in three NCAA Tournaments and advancing to the 2015 College World Series- Coached 22 Razorbacks who were selected in four MLB Drafts- Helped lead TCU to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Super Regional berth in 2012- Horned Frogs started seven freshmen who recruited by Vitello in the NCAA Super Regional at UCLA in 2012- Final recruiting class at TCU was ranked 17th in the country, and three stu-dent- athletes he signed also played for Team USA- During time at Missouri, recruited and developed 19 players who were drafted by major league teams, including Ian Kinsler, Max Scherzer, Aaron Crow, Kyle Gibson, Nick Tepesch, Doug Mathis and Justin James - Made the postseason seven times with the Tigers- Had Top-25 recruiting classes in three of his final four years in Columbia, including the 2008 class that ranked No. 11 nationally by Baseball America
THE SCOUTING REPORTNo. 20 TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES¢ Record: 34-5 (17-1 OVC)¢ 2017 Postseason: NCAA Regionals (1-2)¢ Ranked in all five major polls, with their high-
est ranking coming in at No. 20 in the Collegiate Baseball News Poll.¢ Picked to win the Ohio Valley Conference this
season after taking home the regular season and tournament titles last season. ¢ Had five players selected to the OVC Pre-
season All-Conference Team.¢ Returned six starting position players and eight
pitchers from last season's NCAA Regional team.¢ Have five everyday players batting over .350
and five players with 11 or more home runs. They also have nine players with 20 or more RBI this season.¢ Alex Junior leads the country with 60 runs
scored, Chase Chambers ranks third in the country with 55 RBI and Kevin Strohschein ranks second na-tionally with 72 hits.
SERIES HISTORY¢ Tennessee leads the all-time series, 69-29-1.¢ The Vols have won three straight and 35 of the
past 38 meetings in the series.¢ Tennessee Tech's last win in the series came
back in 2012, which was also their first win in Knox-ville since 1990.
AMMONS PUTTING TOGETHER ALL-SEC CALIBER SEASON ¢ Sophomore outfielder Justin Ammons is in
the midst of a breakout season for the Vols.¢ Ammons is second on the team with 48 hits
and leads the team with a .310 batting average. ¢ The Memphis native also leads the team with a
.323 batting average in conference play.¢ Ammons had three hits and drove in the
game-winning run in Sunday's series finale vs. No. 14 Texas A&M. ¢ Ammons has recorded at least one hit in 13 of
UT's 18 SEC games this season.
OFFENSE STARTING TO PICK UP STEAM¢ Tennessee's offense is starting to find its
groove, having scored six or more runs in nine of its last 13 games while plating nine or more runs three times in that span.¢ UT scored 16 total runs in its series vs. No. 14
Texas A&M, who entered the series with an SEC leading 2.82 team ERA.¢ Two weeks ago vs. No. 1 Florida, the Vols were
able to find success against one of the nation's top pitching staffs, scoring a total of 16 runs in the series.¢ The Vols have five players with 15 or more hits
in conference play.
DERKAY IS MR. CONSISTENT¢ Sophomore first baseman Pete Derkay has
been one of the most consistent hitters in the Vols lineup this season.¢ Derkay has reached base in 40 of UT's 42
games this season.¢ The Georgia native ranks second on the team
with a .304 batting average in SEC play and third with 17 hits in conference play.¢ Derkay is batting .424 with 14 hits, five dou-
bles, 10 RBI and a team-leading .548 on-base per-centage over his past 10 games.¢ Derkay is tied for second on the team with 27
RBI heading into this week's games.
STALLINGS & NEELY ONE-TWO PUNCH¢ Weekend starters Garrett Stallings and Will
Neely have been great for the Vols so far this season.¢ The duo has combined to post a 8-5 record
with five complete games and have walked just 20 batters in 128.0 innings of work this season. ¢ Stallings and Neely have pitched at least five
innings in 19 of their 20 combined starts.¢ Neely leads the SEC with three complete
game efforts this season after tossing his third in a 6-4 win vs. No. 1 Florida on April 8.¢ Stallings threw his second complete game of
the year in the middle game of UT's series sweep over Alabama, allowing just one unearned run on six hits while tying a career high with five strikeouts.
HUNLEY HAVING HISTORIC FRESHMAN SEASON FOR VOLS¢ UT freshman RHP Sean Hunley is 6-0 and
leads the SEC with a 1.90 ERA.¢ The freshman right hander is the first UT
freshman to ever start a season 6-0.¢ Hunley made his first SEC start last Friday vs.
No. 14 Texas A&M, giving up three runs in five in-nings while earning a no-decision. ¢ Hunley set a new career high with 11 strikeouts
in a win over UT Martin on April 10. The 11 punchouts were the most in a single game since Bret Marks had 12 vs. Grand Canyon (3/6/15).¢ Hunley had a streak of 22.2 consecutive score-
less innings earlier this season and has not allowed a run in four of his eight starts.¢ Hunley threw a complete-game shutout for
the Vols in a 5-0 win over Western Carolina (3/14). It was the first complete-game shutout by a Vols' pitcher since current Arizona Diamondbacks pitch-er Zack Godley threw one in 2013.¢ Hunley also became the first UT true freshman
to throw a complete game since Josh Lindblom went the distance for the Vols against Georgia on April 22, 2006 in a 3-0 loss.¢ The Mount Juliet, Tenn., native threw seven
scoreless innings and set a new career high with six strikeouts in his win over JMU (3/6).
Notes on the Vols...
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30» UT has 30 underclassmen on its roster, the most of any Power 5 conference school. 83.3 percent of the Vols' roster is made up of freshmen and sophomores.
6» Tennessee's six complete games this season lead the SEC. The rest of the league has thrown just six combined.
» RHP Sean Hunley is the first UT freshman to ever start a season 6-0 after picking up win No. 6 over UT Martin on April 10.
13» Sophomore outfielder Justin Ammons has recorded a hit in 13 of UT's 18 SEC games this sea-son and leads the team with 21 hits and a .323 batting average in conference play.
2006» The Vols have thrown back-to-back complete games twice this season. Prior to this year, the last time UT pitchers threw consecu-tive complete games was in 2006.
2015» With a sweep over Alabama last weekend, the Vols recorded their first series sweep in SEC play since 2015 vs. Mississippi State.
11» RHP Sean Hunley struck out a career-high 11 batters on April 10 vs. UT Martin. He is the first UT pitcher with 10+ Ks since Bret Marks in 2015.
.407» Senior catcher Benito Santiago is batting .407 in non-conference play and also leads the team with 35 hits and 23 RBI in non-confer-ence games this season.
C 31 Benito Santiago Sr. .264 10 66 Batting .407 with 23 RBI in non-conferece play1B 10 Pete Derkay So. .287 1 45 Has a hit in 12 of last 15 games2B 4 Jay Charleston So. .281 3 24 Leads team in hits, (49), runs (33) & stolen bases (15)3B 12 Wyatt Stapp Fr. .266 0 10 Leads all freshman on the team with 21 hitsSS 13 Andre Lipcius So. .282 5 59 Leads UT with 33 RBI and eight multiple RBI gamesLF 6 Evan Russell Fr. .227 2 14 Tied for team lead with seven RBI in SEC playCF 1 Brodie Leftridge Sr. .239 4 39 Hit first two HRs of the year last week vs. Texas A&MRF 9 Justin Ammons So. .277 5 33 Leads UT with .323 batting average in SEC playDH 35 Nico Mascia R-So. .273 4 11 Leads team in slugging pct (.526) & on-base pct (.450)Other Possible Starters8 Brandon Chinea So. .129 -- 8 Has started 23 games this season 5 Zach Daniels Fr. .159 4 14 Tied for second on the team with four home runs26 Brandon Trammell Fr. .203 2 10 Had two hits and scored a run last Tuesday at ETSU
PROBABLE STARTERS Career Avg. HR RBI More Career Notes
5+» Tennessee pitchers Garrett Stallings and Will Neely have thrown at least five innings in 19 of their 20 combined starts.
» The Volunteers have recorded 12 come-from-behind wins al-ready this season.12
40» Pete Derkay has reached base in 40 of Tennessee's 42 games this season and ranks second on the team with a .439 on-base percentage.
VOL STARTERS SHOULDERING THE LOAD¢ Tennessee's starting pitching has been the
driving force behind the team's success this season. ¢ UT's starters have thrown at least five innings
in 24 of the team's last 28 games while throwing five complete games in that span. ¢ In that span, the Vols' starters (Sean Hunley,
Garrett Crochet, Garrett Stallings, Will Neely, Will Heflin) have issued just 35 combined walks in 171.1 innings of work.¢ With another complete game by junior Will
Neely vs. Florida (4/8), Tennessee now has six on the season, which is the most since throwing six in 2013. The rest of the SEC has just six complete games combined.¢ On two occasions this season the Vols have
thrown consecutive complete games. Before this year, the last time that was done was back in 2006.
¢ Will Neely leads the SEC with three com-plete games this season while Garrett Stallings has thrown two. Neither had thrown any entering this year.¢ Sean Hunley is the first Tennessee freshman
pitcher to ever start a season 6-0. ¢ In two starts this season. Will Heflin is 2-0
and has allowed just six combined hits over 11.1 scoreless innings.
LIPCIUS LEADING THE WAY¢ Andre Lipcius have been leading the way of-
fensively for the Vols so far this season. ¢ Lipcius is bating .292 and leads the team in
RBI (33) and multi-RBI games (eight). ¢ Lipcius had four hits and a team-high four
RBI in UT's series win over No. 14 Texas A&M last weekend. ¢ Lipcius drove in a career-high six runs on Feb.
18 vs. Maryland, becoming the first Vol to record six RBI in a single game since former All-American and MLB first rounder Nick Senzel did it against Middle Tennessee on March 29, 2016.
COMEBACK KIDS¢ The Vols have already won 12 games this sea-
son in which they trailed at some point.
Tennessee Comeback Wins in 2018- Feb. 18 vs. Maryland: Trailed 3-0 (Won 13-6)- Feb. 23 vs. UNCG: Trailed 2-0 (Won 3-2)- Feb. 27 vs. Middle Tennessee: Trailed 3-0 (Won 5-4)- March 9 at Cincinnati: Trailed 2-0 (Won 3-2 in 12 Inn.)- March 10 at Cincinnati: Trailed 2-0 & 3-2 (Won 7-5)- March 11 at Cincinnati: Trailed 1-0 (Won 2-1)- March 16 at #8 Ole Miss: Trailed 2-0 (Won 8-6)- March 23 vs. Alabama: Trailed 3-2 (Won 5-4)- March 25 vs. Alabama: Trailed 1-0 (Won 2-1)- April 3 vs. Belmont: Trailed 1-0 (Won 9-2)- April 8 vs. #1 Florida: Trailed 1-0 (Won 6-4)- April 21 vs. #14 Texas A&M: Trailed 2-0 (Won 6-4)
VOLS VS. RANKED TEAMS/TOP 10¢ Tennessee has recorded 15 wins over top-10
teams since the start of the 2014 season.¢ The Vols have also posted eight wins over
top-5 opponents since 2014. ¢ UT's last win over a top-ranked opponent be-
fore knocking off No. 1 Florida on April 8 this sea-son was on May 7, 2016 at home vs. Florida (5-2).¢ The Big Orange have posted two wins over
top-10 teams this season. They also defeated No. 8 Ole Miss in their SEC opener.¢ UT has posted four wins over ranked teams
this season after taking two of three from No. 14 Texas A&M last weekend.
#SCTOP10¢ Tennessee senior center fielder Brodie
Leftridge was featured on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays on April 10, coming in at No. 6 after making an incredible diving catch against UT Martin.
MONSTERS OF THE MIDWEEK¢ Tennessee is 10-2 in midweek games and has
outscored its opponents 101-46 in such games so far this season. ¢ The Vols have scored five or more runs in 11
of their 12 midweek games this season and have scored eight or more runs seven times.
SHUT IT DOWN ¢ The Vols' bullpen was a major contributing
factor in the team's series win over No. 14 Texas A&M last weekend.¢ UT's bullpen allowed just five hits and one
run in 10 innings of work against the Aggies, good for a 0.90 ERA.¢ 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).
CHARLESTON'S SOPHOMORE SUCCESS¢ UT sophomore Jay Charleston has had a
solid sophomore season so far this year.¢ The Longwood, Fla., native ranks second in
the SEC with 15 stolen bases this season.¢ Charleston is bating .290 and leads the team
in runs (33) and multi-hit games (14). ¢ The speedy second baseman led the team
with a .500 batting average and six hits while also driving in three runs in UT's series win over Texas A&M last weekend. ¢ Charleston has also already hit three home
runs and five doubles this season after not record-ing a single extra-base hit as a freshman last year.¢ Charleston set the Valley Baseball League re-
cord for stolen bases with 39 this past summer and was only thrown out twice.
BE LIKE NICO¢ Redshirt sophomore Nico Mascia has had a
breakout year in 2018 after appearing in just one game over his first two seasons on Rocky Top.¢ Mascia currently leads the team with a .526
slugging percentage and .450 on-base percent-age. ¢ Over his last 10 games, Mascia leads the team
with three home runs, nine runs scored and a .654 slugging percentage.¢ Mascia's had five hits, two home runs and five
RBI in UT's series at No. 19 LSU, including a three-run homer in the series finale. ¢ On top of his success on the field, Mascia also
leads the team with a 3.99 GPA while majoring in Biomolecular Engineering.
HOW SWEEP IT IS¢ The Volunteers notched their second series
sweep of the season last weekend vs. Alabama (3/23-3/25) and the team's first against an SEC opponent since 2015. ¢ The Vols last recorded a series sweep in SEC
play vs. Mississippi State in the final series of the 2015 regular season. ¢ Tennessee recorded its first series sweep of
the year at Cincinnati, taking all three games from the Bearcats on the road. ¢ It marked the first series sweep for UT since
sweeping Norfolk State on March 3-5 in 2017.¢ It was the first road series sweep for the Vols
since sweeping Georgia in Athens back in 2010.¢ The two sweeps this season mark the first time
UT has done that in the same season since 2014.
MASCIA'S RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT¢ UT redshirt sophomore Nico Mascia has a
record-breaking performance in UT's 17-3 win over Western Carolina on March 27. ¢ The Knoxville native tied a program record
with five runs scored. P,J. Polk set the record near-ly 10 years ago against Georgia on May 8, 2010.¢ Mascia also hit his first-career homer in the
win and set career highs with four hits, three dou-bles and three RBI while reaching base in all seven of his plate appearances.
FRESHMEN TAKEOVER¢ The Vols have played 14 freshmen so far this
season with 11 of them being true freshmen. ¢ UT's freshmen pitchers have combined to
throw 148.0 innings. ¢ RHP Sean Hunley has been a revelation for
UT, starting the year 6-0 and leading the SEC with a 1.90 ERA.¢ Hunley threw 22.2 consecutive scoreless in-
nings earlier this season and leads the team with a 1.53 ERA. The freshman tossed a complete-game shutout vs. Western Carolina on March 14.¢ LHP Garrett Crochet made his first-career
start at Cincinnati (3/9), allowing just five hits and two runs while striking out eight batters in eight innings of work. He picked up his first win as a starter in an 8-6 victory at No. 8 Ole Miss (3/16).¢ Wyatt Stapp ranks fifth on the team with a
.280 batting average.¢ Zach Daniels hit his fourth home run of the
season at Western Carolina (3/27). ¢ Evan Russell had back-to-back game-winning
RBI walks in first two games of UT's series sweep over Alabama and is tied for the team lead with seven RBI in SEC play.¢ Russell led the Vols with four hits in their series
at South Carolina.¢ Russell hit his first-career home run in a loss
to ETSU (3/2), a two-run, pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning.¢ Brandon Trammell has started 17 games for
the Vols and has 10 RBI on the year.¢ Trammell hit his first-career home run in a
win over JMU (3/6), a pinch-hit, two-run shot in the seventh inning.¢ Tennessee started five freshman and used eight
total in a 9-1 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff (2/28).
TSWA PITCHERS OF THE WEEK¢ UT junior RHP Will Neely and freshman RHP
Sean Hunley were named the Baseball Pitchers of the Week in back-to-back weeks by the Tennessee Sports Writers' Association. ¢ Hunley was announced as the TSWA Pitcher
of the Week on March 21 for his complete-game shutout performance against Western Carolina the previous week.¢ Neely earned the honor for the first time in
his career on March 14 after throwing the first com-plete game of his career in a win over Cincinnati (3/11), securing a series sweep for the Vols.
YOUTHFUL EXUBERANCE¢ Tennessee boasts one of the youngest teams
in the country and the youngest squad in the SEC with 30 underclassmen (14 freshmen, three red-shirt freshmen, 11 sophomores and two redshirt sophomores).¢ The number represents 83.3 percent of the team.--
Team Total Players Underclassmen %1. Tennessee 36 30 83.332. Vanderbilt 37 27 72.973. Texas A&M 34 23 67.65--
¢ Among Power 5 schools, UT has the fewest upperclassmen (6) and is one of just 11 Power 5 schools to have two or less seniors on the squad in 2018.¢ The Vols have the youngest team in the Power
5 with 30 underclassmen and six upperclassmen.--
Team Total Players Underclassmen %1. Tennessee 36 30 83.332. Washington 34 25 73.533. Vanderbilt 37 27 72.97
CHICKS DIG THE LONG BALL¢ Tennessee hit four home runs in their series
win vs. No. 14 Texas A&M and has posted six multi-homer games this season.¢ On Tuesday, March 27 at Western Carolina,
Tennessee hit four home runs in a game for the first time since April 21, 2015 at ETSU. ¢ The Vols have hit two grand slams this sea-
son after belting just one last year. The Big Orange hit those slams in back-to-back games against Maryland (Feb. 18) and Lipscomb (Feb. 20), mark-ing the first time that has been done at Tennes-see since 1996, when the Vols hit grand slams in consecutive games against UT Martin on March 12 and March 13.¢ Zach Daniels' grand slam on Feb. 20 in Ten-
nessee's win over Lipscomb was the first by a UT freshman since Nick Senzel hit one against UNLV on Feb. 21, 2014. It was also his first-career hit after starting his career 0-for-11 at the plate.¢ Andre Lipcius recorded his first two-homer
game in a 10-9 loss vs. ETSU (3/2).
CAREER FIRSTS FOR VOL PITCHERS¢ Freshman RHP Sean Hunley made his first-
career SEC start in last Friday's series opener vs. No. 14 Texas A&M, tossing five innings en route to a no-decision. ¢ Freshman RHP Chase Wallace recorded his
first-career victory in a 7-4 win over No. 14 Texas A&M (4/20) after giving up just one run on two hits in four innings of relief. ¢ Sophomore LHP Will Heflin made his first-
career start on April 11 and earned the win after throwing 5.1 shutout innings vs. UT Martin.¢ Junior RHP Will Neely threw the first complete-
game shutout of his career in a 3-0 win over Alabama on March 25. Neely tossed his first-career complete game in a 2-1 win at Cincinnati on March 11.¢ Freshman LHP Garrett Crochet made his
first-career start at Cincinnati (3/9), allowing just five hits and two runs while striking out eight bat-ters in eight innings of work. ¢ Freshman LHP Sam Springer made his first-
career appearance vs. James Madison (3/7), regis-tering two strikeouts in 0.2 innings pitched.¢ Sophomore RHP Garrett Stallings threw his
first-career complete game in a 2-1 win over Mem-phis on March 3.¢ Sophomore LHP Will Heflin earned his first-
career win after tossing three scoreless innings in a series-opening 3-2 victory over UNCG (2/23). ¢ Freshman RHP Chase Wallace recorded his
first-career save in a 3-2 win over UNCG (2/23).¢ Freshman LHP Garrett Crochet earned his first-ca-
reer win in an 8-5 win over in-state foe Lipscomb (2/20).¢ Freshman RHP Sean Hunley earned his first-
career win on Wednesday, Feb. 28, against Arkan-sas Pine Bluff after tossing 4.2 scoreless innings. Hunley threw his first complete-game shutout in a 5-0 win over Western Carolina (3/14) to improve to 3-0 on the year.
BIG LEAGUE STUFF¢ Sophomore RHP Zach Linginfelter named to
D1Baseball.com's list of Top 100 college prospects that was released in January. The hard-throwing right hander checked in at No. 72 on the list that ranks the top 2018 draft-eligible players in college baseball.¢ Linginfelter is second on the team with two
saves and is fourth with 36 strikeouts this season.¢ Linginfelter is coming off a solid freshman
campaign where he led the Volunteers with 22 ap-pearances and three saves. The Sevierville, Tenn., native also finished second on the team with 61 strikeouts and tied for third on the squad with three victories.
THE VITELLO ERA ¢ Tennessee Head Baseball Coach Tony Vitello
was announced as head baseball coach for the Volunteers on June 7, 2017.¢ Vitello is made his head coaching debut on
Friday, Feb. 16 against Maryland after spending the last 14 seasons as an assistant coach at the Divi-sion I level with Missouri, TCU and Arkansas.¢ Vitello earned his first-career win on Sunday,
Feb. 18 with a 13-6 victory over Maryland.¢ During his years as an assistant coach and
recruiting coordinator, Vitello has assembled eight Top 15 recruiting classes.¢ Vitello's teams have made 12 postseason ap-
pearances, reached three NCAA Super Regionals and advanced to the College World Series once.¢ Vitello was named the top recruiter in the
SEC by D1Baseball.com in 2016. ¢ Vitello has recruited and coached a handful
of college and MLB stars including: Andrew Ben-intendi, Brandon Finnegan, Kyle Gibson, All-Star Aaron Crow, Gold Glove Award winner and four-time All-Star Ian Kinsler and five-time All-Star and three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer.
to make seven appearances in the College World Series - five as coaches and two as a players.¢ Head coach Tony Vitello was an assistant
coach and recruiting coordinator for Arkansas' 2015 CWS team.¢ Assistant/Pitching coach Frank Anderson
made three trips to Omaha during his time as an assistant at Texas and won a CWS title with the Longhorns in 2002.¢ Assistant coach/recruiting coordinator Josh
Elander has been to the CWS twice with TCU, once as a player in 2010 and once as a student assistant coach in 2016.¢ Student assistant coach J.P. Arencibia helped
lead the Vols to their last CWS appearance as a freshman back in 2005 while earning Freshman All-America honors and being named SEC Fresh-man of the Year.
ARENCIBIA: BACK ON ROCKY TOP VFL and former Tennessee All-American J.P.
Arencibia joined Tony Vitello's staff as a student as-sistant coach after 10 successful seasons in the pro-fessional ranks, including six in Major League baseball.¢ Arencibia helped lead the Vols to their last
CWS appearance as a freshman back in 2005 while earning Freshman All-America honors and being named SEC Freshman of the Year.¢ The Miami, Fla., native earned first-team All-
America honors from the College Baseball Foun-dation as a sophomore in 2006 after hitting .352 with 11 homers.
TENNESSEE ORANGE RUNS IN THE FAMILY¢ Tennessee orange runs in the family for Bran-
don Trammell, who's father was an All-American outfielder for the Vols from 1993-94.
¢ Brandon Trammell batted .395 and had a .617 slugging percentage to go with 34 RBIs, 23 walks and seven stolen bases as a junior at Bearden High School. He was rated the No. 1 outfielder and No. 8 overall player in the state of Tennessee by Perfect Game in the 2017 class.¢ Former Vol and MLB player Bubba Trammell
spent two seasons with Tennessee after transfer-ring from Cleveland State Community College. Trammell hit .354 with 53 RBIs and 10 home runs while starting all 56 games during UT's 1994 SEC Championship season.
¢ Bubba Trammell played seven MLB seasons during his career and appeared in the 2000 World Series with the New York Mets.
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT By Perfect Game reports, Tennessee’s 2018
signing class ranks sixth in the nation. As it stands, the Vols' class would be the highest ranked re-cruiting class since Baseball America and Colle-giate Baseball ranked Tennessee's 2005 class as No. 6 in the nation. UT’s 2017 and 2016 classes were ranked No. 15
and its 2015 class earned a No. 12 national ranking by PG, while the 2014 class was named No. 13 in the country by the same outlet. Baseball America put Tennessee’s 2013 class as No. 15 overall and the 2012 recruitment class as No. 20 overall:
STRAIGHT OUTTA KNOXVILLE...¢ In 2017, VFL Christin Stewart was named the
Detroit Tigers’ Minor League Player of the Year for the second straight season (also 2016). Stewart hit 28 home runs and had 86 RBI with Double-A Erie.¢ The Cincinnati Reds' No. 1 prospect, VFL Nick
Senzel batted .321/.391/.514 (AVG/OBP/SLG) with 14 home runs and 65 RBIs in 119 games in 2017, combined among Class-A Advanced Daytona and Double-A Pensacola.¢ Senzel is listed as MLB.com's ninth-best
overall prospect. Over the 57 games he played for Pensacola after his June 22 promotion, Senzel hit .340/.413/.560 with 10 homers.¢ The Volunteers had five players selected by
four different Major League organizations in the 2017 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.¢ Tennessee infielder Jordan Rodgers was
selected by the Atlanta Braves in the sixth round (170th overall). Rodgers became the 54th Volun-teer to be selected in the top 10 rounds of the draft since 1965 and is now the first UT draftee by the Atlanta organization since Ty'Relle Harris was se-lected in the 19th round of the 2009 draft.¢ Kyle Serrano was selected by the Houston
Astros in the 10th round (301st overall). Serrano was the first Astros draftee out of Rocky Top since VFL Matt Duffy was also selected by the franchise in the 20th round of the 2011 MLB Draft.¢ Left-handed pitcher Zach Warren was drafted
by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 14th round (413th overall). Previously drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates (23rd round -- 2014) out of high school, Warren was the first pick by Philadelphia out of Rocky Top since fellow lefty VFL Bryan Morgado was taken in the fourth round of the 2010 MLB Draft.¢ Hunter Martin was selected by Houston in the
20th round (601st overall), joining Serrano as part of the Astros organization. Martin finished his colle-giate career ranking ninth in NCAA Division I base-ball and tied for first in the SEC with four complete games in 2017. He was second among SEC pitchers with just 1.55 walks allowed per nine innings.
¢ Infielder Jeff Moberg rounded out Tennes-see's draft class and was selected in the 30th round (896th overall) by the Colorado Rockies. Moberg becomes the first Rockies draftee out of Knoxville since former Vol outfielder John Czar-niecki was selected in the 25th round of the June 2003 Draft. Moberg was the 132nd all-time player drafted out of Tennessee since 1965.¢ Since the MLB Draft began in 1965, Tennessee
has now had 104 players selected in the Top 20 rounds, including 55 players picked in Rounds 1-10.
ON DECK FOR UT¢ The Vols hit the road to take on No. 13 Geor-
gia this weekend Friday-Sunday in Athens. ¢ All three games will be streamed live on SEC
Network+ (WatchESPN) and feature live radio on Sports Radio WNML (FM 99.1 / AM 990).
LUC LIPCIUS NAMED TO VOLEADERS ACADEMY CLASS OF 2018-19¢ Tennessee sophomore Luc Lipcius was
named to the third annual VOLeaders Academy Class on Monday during UT's annual Volscars awards show.¢ Lipcius was one of 19 current student-ath-
letes selected to the class representing 15 different sports. ¢ The University of Tennessee announced the
inception of its VOLeaders Academy in July of 2015. The first-of-its-kind program is a dynamic partnership between the UT Center for Leadership and Service, the Center for Sport, Peace and Soci-ety and the Athletics Department.
VOLSCHOLARS¢ To be eligible to wear the VOLScholar patch,
University of Tennessee student-athletes must achieve a 3.0 GPA in either of the two previous se-mesters, or they must own a cumulative 3.0 GPA (freshmen are not eligible for the patch).¢ Currently, 14 Vols on the 2018 squad are eli-
gible to wear the patch:- Jay Charleston- Connor Darling- Pete Derkay- Cal Gobbell- Will Heflin- Brodie Leftridge- Zach Linginfelter- Andre Lipcius- Luc Lipcius- Nico Mascia- Benito Santiago- Alex Sosnowski- Garrett Stallings- Daniel Vasquez
FOLLOW YOUR VOLS...¢ The Voice of the Volunteers John Wilkerson
enters his 28th season on the Vol Baseball Net-work and his 20th year as UT’s play-by-play an-nouncer. Joining Wilkerson for his sixth-straight season with UT Baseball is color analyst Vince Fer-rara on Sports Radio WNML AM 990/FM 99.1.¢ Sports Radio WNML will carry the majority
of Tennessee's regular season games on-air or via UTSports.com.¢ Vol Baseball will also have 10 of its regular
season games featured on the ESPN family of net-works including the SEC Network as a part of the 2018 SEC Baseball television package.
¢ UT will have 10 games featured on national television, including five home games.¢ Overall, 35 of the Vols’ 36 home games will
be available for viewing on television or online stream, while each of UT’s road conference games will be broadcast through ESPN/SEC Network platforms.
2018 SEC PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
Eastern Division SCHOOL POINTS1 Florida 912 Kentucky 743 Vanderbilt 724 South Carolina 505 Georgia 416 Missouri 327 Tennessee 25
Western Division SCHOOL POINTS1 Arkansas 902 Texas A&M 723 Ole Miss 624 LSU 595 Mississippi State 446 Auburn 387 Alabama 20
No-Hitter: Jeffery Terrell vs. Bowling Green State 2/15/02 (W, 5-0)One-Hitter: Luke Hochevar at Auburn 3/18/05 (W, 2-1)Complete Game: Will Neely vs. #1 Florida 4/8/18 (DH Game 2: W, 6-4, 7.0 inn.)Back-to-Back Complete Games: Garrett Stallings & Will Neely doubleheader vs. Alabama (3/25/18) Three Straight Complete Games: Ryan Meyers, Mike Lincoln & Scott Schroeffel 1996 Atlantic Regional vs. Charleston Southern, Georgia Southern & W. VirginiaShutout (Individual): Will Neely vs. Alabama 3/15/18 (DH Game 2: W, 3-0, 7.0 inn.)Shutout (Team): UT Martin 4/10/18 (W, 9-0)Back-to-Back shutouts: Morehead State 4/17/06 (doubleheader; wins of 3-0 and 9-0)10+ Strikeouts (Individual): Sean Hunley (11 Ks) vs. UT Martin 4/10/1810+ Innings Pitched: Jamie Bennett (10.0) vs. Auburn 4/14/001-0 Win: at Alabama (DH-2) 4/16/111-0 Loss: at Vanderbilt 4/28/17Hit for the Cycle: Jordan Rodgers vs. Kentucky 4/1/16Walk-Off Win: Evan Russell vs. Alabama 3/25/18 (Walk in 9th inning)Inside the Park Home Run: Benito Santiago vs. Vanderbilt 4/23/16Inside the Park Grand Slam: Joe Randa vs. Louisville 4/23/91Pinch-Hit Home Run: Brandon Trammell vs. JMU 3/6/18Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Charley Thurber vs. Xavier 2/21/10Leadoff Home Run: Brodie Leftridge vs. #14 Texas A&M 4/22/18Two-Home-Run Game: Andre Lipcius vs. ETSU 3/2/18Three-Home-Run Game: Cody Hawn vs. Ohio 3/6/09Two-Run Home Run: Andre Lipcius vs. #14 Texas A&M 4/20/18Three-Run Home Run: Nico Mascia at LSU 4/15/18Grand Slam: Zach Daniels vs. Lipscomb 2/20/18Grand Slam in Back-to-Back Games Andre Lipcius & Zach Daniels vs. Maryland (2/18/18 DH-2) and vs. Lipscomb (2/20/18)Back-to-Back HR: Jordan Rodgers (2-run) and Benito Santiago (solo) vs. Norfolk State 3/3/17Back-to-Back-to-Back HR: Ken Folkers, Ed Lewis & Ray Espinosa vs. ETSU 4/3/96HR in Three-Straight Games: Ethan Bennett, March 12-15/11HR in Four-Straight Games: Cody Hawn, May 9-14/10
Three-Double Game: Nico Mascia at WCU 3/27/18Four-Double Game: Drew Steckenrider vs. Vanderbilt 5/4/12Two-Triple Game: Hunter Rigsby vs. ETSU 4/17/02Four-Hit Game: Nico Mascia at WCU 3/27/18Five-Hit Game: Jeff Moberg vs. Central Michigan 2/28/16Six-Hit Game: Kris Bennett vs. Georgia 6/11/01Four-Run Game: Andre Lipcius vs. ETSU 3/2/18Five-Run Game: Nico Mascia at WCU 3/27/18Four-RBI Game: Benito Santiago vs. UT Martin 4/11/18Five-RBI Game: Nick Senzel vs. Central Michigan 2/28/16Six-RBI Game: Andre Lipcius vs. Maryland (DH-2) 2/18/18Seven-RBI Game: Tyler Horne vs. South Carolina 5/9/09Eight-RBI Game: Jordan Rodgers vs. Kentucky 4/1/16Four Steals: Jordan Czarniecki vs. Tennessee Tech 3/26/03Straight Steal of Home: Will Maddox vs. MTSU, 4/30/13UT Turned a Triple Play: Eastern Kentucky 2/22/97 (SS-1B)UT Hit into a Triple Play: vs. Florida 4/6/08 (Jeff Lockwood lined into 2B-SS-1B)No-Hitter vs. UT: LHP Brian Dodd of Arizona State 3/19/88Opposing Player Hit Three HR: Cole Lankford of Texas A&M 5/18/13Extra Innings Win: Cincinnati (3-2 in 12 inn.) 3/9/18 Extra Innings Loss: Middle Tennessee (5-7 in 12 inn.) 3/4/18Home Series Won: #14 Texas A&M, 4/20/18-4/22/18Home Series Lost: #1 Florida, 4/7/18-4/8/18Home Series Sweep: Alabama, 3/23/18-3/25/18Home Series Swept: Missouri, 5/18/17-5/20/17Away Series Won: at Florida, 4/7/17-4/9/17Away Series Lost: at LSU 4/13/18-4/15/18Away Series Sweep: at Cincinnati, 3/9/18-3/11/18Away Series Swept: at LSU 4/13/18-4/15/18Away Tournament Won: at Tony Gwynn Classic (3-0), 2017UT Player Ejection: Brodie Leftridge (9th) vs. ECU, 3/6/16UT Head Coach Ejection: Dave Serrano (5th) vs. Missouri 5/18/17UT Assistant Coach Ejection: Aric Thomas (9th) at UC Irvine 2/28/15
Bold -- Occurred in 2018
Vols at Lindsey Nelson Stadium 18-10Vols on the road 6-8Vols at neutral sites 0-0Record in 3/4-game series 4-5/0-0February 6-3March 11-9April 7-6May 0-0June 0-0vs. Non-Conference 17-7vs. SEC 7-11vs. SEC East 1-5vs. SEC West 6-6Monday 0-0Tuesday 7-1Wednesday 3-1Thursday 0-1
Friday 5-4Saturday 4-5Sunday 5-6Decisions vs. LHP starters 8-3Decisions vs. RHP starters 16-15When Vols score first 13-4When opponents score first 11-14Comeback wins (trailing after 5 inn.) 3-12Leading after 6/7/8 inn. 20-5/19-2/18-2Trailing after 6/7/8 inn. 2-12/0-12/0-13Tied after 6/7/8 inn. 2-1/2-3/3-2Extra innings 1-21-run games 7-22-run games 4-3When starter went 6+ inn. 13-5When UT pitchers have 10+ Ks 5-2When UT pitchers have 5+ walks 7-7
When UT pitchers have 4- walks 17-11When Vols have 10+ hits 12-3Day Games 18-12Night Games 6-6When Vols score 6+ 15-4When Vols score 5- 10-13When Vols allow 6+ 2-15When Vols allow 5- 22-3When Vols hit a home run 11-9When Vols out-hit opponent 15-1When opponent out-hits Vols 5-17When Vols/opp. had = hits: 4-0White Pinstripes 6-4Orange Vols Tops 9-8Smokey Grey Tops & Pinstripe Pants 6-4Smokey Grey Uniforms 2-2
2018 - SOPHOMORE• Pitched a career-long 6.0 innings in his second start on April 17 at ETSU, giving up just four hits and no runs while striking out five for the win.
• In his first start on the mound for UT, he tossed 5.1 scoreless innings and allowed just two hits to pick up his third win of the season (4/11).
• Charged with the first loss of his career against ETSU after allowing five runs (two earned) on five hits through 2.0 innings of work (3/20).
• Earned his second win of the season in his next appearance on Feb. 27 vs. Middle Tennessee. He threw 4.0 innings of relief and allowed just one run on three hits while striking out a career-high six batters.
• Picked up the first win of his career vs. UNCG, throwing 3.0 scoreless innings of relief on Feb. 23.
2017 - FRESHMAN• As a two-way player for UT, made 12 relief appearances during his freshman campaign while also playing 21 games (seven starts) primarily as designated hitter. On the mound, he posted no record with a 2.93 ERA over 15.1 innings, while hitting .171 with a double and six RBIs at the plate.
• Tossed 2.1 relief innings in Tennessee's Saturday contest visiting No. 8-ranked Kentucky, allowing just three hits (May 13).• Recorded his first career extra-base hit (double) as well as his first career multi-hit game for UT, going 2-for-4 with two RBIs as part of a 9-2 win over ETSU in Knoxville (May 2).
• Made his first career start as designated hitter at ETSU (April 11).• Helped UT to a 7-6 win over No. 7-franked Florida on April 7, knocking a bases-loaded sac fly as a pinch hitter in the 10th inning.• Made back-to-back appearances in relief against Georgia, combining for 2.0 scoreless innings against the Bulldogs (April 1-2).• Played both ways for Tennessee in its series finale vs. South Carolina (March 19), making his first career start in right field and going 1-for-3 before tossing 1.0 inning in relief.
• Recorded his first career hit as a Vol in a pinch-hit at-bat against Cincinnati, going 1-for-1 (March 10).• Appeared as a pinch-hitter vs. Memphis on Feb. 18, going 0-for-1 in his first collegiate at-bat.• Made his career debut for the Orange and White on Feb. 17, tossing 0.2 scoreless inning of relief as part of an 8-5 win in Memphis.
HIGH SCHOOL• Graduated from Morristown West in Tennessee.• Lettered all four years of high school in both baseball and football, serving as football captain for two years.• Tabbed All-Region Pitcher of the Year and IMAC Player of the Year in 2015 after posting a .439 batting average and 10-1 pitching record in addition to an ERA of .43.
• As a freshman, he went 6-0 with a 1.53 ERA and picked up 10 saves.• Threw a complete game shut-out at the Jupiter World Championship• Selected to the All-Region and All-Conference Teams three years in a row.• Named a Preseason 2016 Louisville Slugger Second Team All-American.• Earned TBCA All-State honors in 2016.• Ranked as the No. 3 left-handed pitcher and 16th overall player in the state of Tennessee. He was also tabbed the 100th LHP in the USA by Perfect Game in 2016.
PERSONAL• Full name is William George Heflin• Born April 9, 1997 in Knoxville, Tenn.• Son of George and Tracy Heflin• Has two siblings, Kenneth and Matthew• Majoring in Finance• Recipient of the Michael Chadwell Welch Memorial Scholarship• Recipient of the Gerdau Ameristeel Men's Athletic Endowed Scholarship
Innings (Starter) .................. 6.0 at ETSU (4/17/18)Innings (Reliever) ............. 4.0 vs. MTSU (2/27/18)Runs Allowed ......................... 7 vs. Florida (4/7/18)ER Allowed .............................. 7 vs. Florida (4/7/18)Strikeouts ................................6 vs. MTSU (2/27/18)Walks ................ 3 (2x), last vs. Maryland (2/18/18)Hits Allowed ...........................6 vs. Florida (4/7/18)Wild Pitches ................................... 1 at ETSU (4/11/17)
HEFLIN CAREER HIGHS
2018 Tennessee BaseballOverall Statistics for Tennessee (as of Apr 23, 2018)
LOB - Team (355), Opp (334). DPs turned - Team (37), Opp (32). CI - Team (0), Opp (2). IBB - Team (3), STAPP, W. 1, SANTIAGO1, LIPCIUS, A. 1, Opp (2). Picked off - AMMONS 3, SANTIAGO 1, DERKAY 1, LEFTRIDGE 1, LIPCIUS, A. 1, DANIELS, Z. 1.
PB - Team (8), SANTIAGO 8, Opp (15). Pickoffs - Team (11), WALLACE, C. 3, HUNLEY, S. 3, SANTIAGO 2, LINGINFELTER 2, SCHULTZ,A. 1, Opp (8). SBA/ATT - SANTIAGO (45-52), CROCHET, G. (10-11), MASCIA (9-10), STALLINGS (7-10), LINGINFELTER (10-10), HEFLIN(5-6), BENOIT, D. (4-5), HUNLEY, S. (4-5), NEELY (4-5), WALLACE, C. (3-4), WATKINS, R. (3-3), WALSH (1-1), SCHULTZ, A. (1-1),DARLING (1-1), VASQUEZ (1-1), JACKSON, R. (1-1).
2018 Tennessee BaseballOverall Statistics for Tennessee (as of Apr 23, 2018)
(Non-SEC games only Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 17-7 Home: 12-7 Away: 5-0 SEC: 0-0
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%31 Benito Santiago . 4 0 7 22-22 86 19 35 13 1 4 23 62 . 7 2 1 10 1 26 1 . 4 6 9 1 0 2-3 134 14 1 . 9 9 335 Nico Mascia . 3 1 3 19-13 48 11 15 5 0 2 6 26 . 5 4 2 10 5 5 1 . 4 7 6 0 1 1-1 40 4 0 1.000
LOB - Team (220), Opp (195). DPs turned - Team (21), Opp (19). CI - Team (0), Opp (2). IBB - Team (1), STAPP, W. 1, Opp (1).Picked off - AMMONS 3, LEFTRIDGE 1, DANIELS, Z. 1.
PB - Team (3), SANTIAGO 3, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (8), HUNLEY, S. 2, WALLACE, C. 2, LINGINFELTER 2, SCHULTZ, A. 1, SANTIAGO1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT - SANTIAGO (25-30), LINGINFELTER (6-6), CROCHET, G. (5-6), MASCIA (6-6), HEFLIN (4-5), HUNLEY, S. (3-4),WATKINS, R. (3-3), WALLACE, C. (2-3), NEELY (1-2), BENOIT, D. (2-2), STALLINGS (1-2), SCHULTZ, A. (1-1), DARLING (1-1),VASQUEZ (1-1), WALSH (1-1).
2018 Tennessee BaseballConference statistics for Tennessee (as of Apr 23, 2018)
(SEC games only Sorted by Batting avg)
Record: 7-11 Home: 6-3 Away: 1-8 SEC: 7-11
Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%
LOB - Team (135), Opp (139). DPs turned - Team (16), Opp (13). IBB - Team (2), SANTIAGO 1, LIPCIUS, A. 1, Opp (1). Picked off- DERKAY 1, LIPCIUS, A. 1, SANTIAGO 1.
(SEC games only Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
PB - Team (5), SANTIAGO 5, Opp (7). Pickoffs - Team (3), SANTIAGO 1, HUNLEY, S. 1, WALLACE, C. 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - SANTIAGO(20-22), STALLINGS (6-8), CROCHET, G. (5-5), LINGINFELTER (4-4), MASCIA (3-4), BENOIT, D. (2-3), NEELY (3-3), JACKSON, R.(1-1), WALLACE, C. (1-1), HUNLEY, S. (1-1), HEFLIN (1-1).
2018 Tennessee Baseball
Game Results for Tennessee (as of Apr 17, 2018)
(All games)
Date Opponent Score Inns Overall SEC Pitcher of record Attend Time
Feb 16, 2018 MARYLAND L 0-4 9 0-1-0 0-0-0 LINGINFELTER (L 0-1) 1 3 1 2 3:05
Feb 18, 2018 MARYLAND-1 L 4-10 9 0-2-0 0-0-0 DARLING (L 0-1) 2 3 3 0 3:18
Feb 18, 2018 MARYLAND-2 W 13-6 9 1-2-0 0-0-0 NEELY (W 1-0) 2 3 3 0 3:09
Feb 20, 2018 LIPSCOMB W 8-5 9 2-2-0 0-0-0 CROCHET, G. (W 1-0) 1 3 9 3 3:07
Feb 23, 2018 UNCG W 3-2 9 3-2-0 0-0-0 HEFLIN (W 1-0) 1 2 8 6 3:08
Feb 24, 2018 UNCG W 11-4 9 4-2-0 0-0-0 STALLINGS (W 1-0) 1 3 8 3 2:43
Feb 25, 2018 UNCG L 2-3 9 4-3-0 0-0-0 CROCHET, G. (L 1-1) 1 1 1 0 2:42
Feb 27, 2018 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 5-4 9 5-3-0 0-0-0 HEFLIN (W 2-0) 1 2 7 7 3:54
Feb 28, 2018 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF W 9-1 9 6-3-0 0-0-0 HUNLEY, S. (W 1-0) 9 6 8 2:59
Mar 02, 2018 ETSU L 9-10 9 6-4-0 0-0-0 WALLACE, C. (L 0-1) 1 2 6 6 3:31
Mar 03, 2018 MEMPHIS W 2-1 9 7-4-0 0-0-0 STALLINGS (W 2-0) 1 3 2 9 2:15
Mar 04, 2018 MIDDLE TENNESSEE L 5-7 (12) 7-5-0 0-0-0 CROCHET, G. (L 1-2) 1 4 9 5 3:45
Mar 06, 2018 JAMES MADISON W 10-1 9 8-5-0 0-0-0 HUNLEY, S. (W 2-0) 1 1 1 7 2:50
Mar 07, 2018 JAMES MADISON L 2-21 9 8-6-0 0-0-0 SCHULTZ, A. (L 0-1) 1 0 6 4 3:37
Mar 09, 2018 at Cincinnati W 3-2 (12) 9-6-0 0-0-0 LINGINFELTER (W 1-1) 4 6 7 2:56
Mar 10, 2018 at Cincinnati W 7-5 9 10-6-0 0-0-0 STALLINGS (W 3-0) 8 1 6 2:46
Mar 11, 2018 at Cincinnati W 2-1 9 11-6-0 0-0-0 NEELY (W 2-0) 6 6 1 2:20
Mar 14, 2018 WESTERN CAROLINA W 5-0 9 12-6-0 0-0-0 HUNLEY, S. (W 3-0) 1 0 9 6 2:12
* Mar 16, 2018 at #6 Ole Miss W 8-6 9 13-6-0 1-0-0 CROCHET, G. (W 2-2) 7 2 7 7 3:10
* Mar 17, 2018 at #6 Ole Miss L 1-7 9 13-7-0 1-1-0 STALLINGS (L 3-1) 8 8 7 5 2:32
* Mar 18, 2018 at #6 Ole Miss L 0-5 9 13-8-0 1-2-0 NEELY (L 2-1) 7 5 6 0 2:43
Mar 20, 2018 ETSU L 6-9 9 13-9-0 1-2-0 HEFLIN (L 2-1) 1 1 4 8 3:35
* Mar 23, 2018 ALABAMA W 5-4 9 14-9-0 2-2-0 LINGINFELTER (W 2-1) 1 8 7 4 3:21
* Mar 25, 2018 ALABAMA-1 W 2-1 7 15-9-0 3-2-0 STALLINGS (W 4-1) 2 2 9 9 1:58
* Mar 25, 2018 ALABAMA-2 W 3-0 7 16-9-0 4-2-0 NEELY (W 3-1) 2 2 9 9 1:56
Mar 27, 2018 at Western Carolina W 17-3 9 17-9-0 4-2-0 HUNLEY, S. (W 4-0) 5 7 2 3hr
* Mar 29, 2018 at South Carolina L 1-6 9 17-10-0 4-3-0 CROCHET, G. (L 2-3) 6 4 2 5 3:01
* Mar 30, 2018 at South Carolina L 2-6 9 17-11-0 4-4-0 STALLINGS (L 4-2) 6 9 4 5 2:55
* Mar 31, 2018 at South Carolina L 3-6 9 17-12-0 4-5-0 LINGINFELTER (L 2-2) 7 8 1 6 3:33
Apr 03, 2018 BELMONT W 9-2 9 18-12-0 4-5-0 HUNLEY, S. (W 5-0) 1 6 9 1 2:52
* Apr 07, 2018 #1 FLORIDA L 6-22 9 18-13-0 4-6-0 CROCHET, G. (L 2-4) 1 8 1 9 3:28