Official Tennessee baseball game notes for its midweek tilt against ETSU on April 17
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Page 1 2012 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes 14 CWS Appearances on Staff | 36 All-Americans | 15 1st-Round Picks | 3 SEC Championships TENNESSEE 2012 VOLUNTEER BASEBALL TENNESSEE VS. ETSU Tennessee holds a commanding 55-14 lead in the all-time series against East Tennessee State, but the Buccaneers have won each of the last five matchups, sweeping the season series in both 2008 and 2009 and winning last week in Johnson City. The Vols will get their second crack at ETSU pitcher Kerry Doane who held them to just two runs on seven hits and struck out seven in a career-high 5.2 innings on April 11. It was his first career start and Tuesday’s contest will be his second. Freshman Will Maddox paced UT offensively in that game, going 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Junior Zach Luther also added a pair of singles and an RBI. TENNESSEE TIDBITS Tennessee currently ranks 51st in the NCAA RPI with wins over No. 5 Kentucky, No. 13 South Carolina and No. 1 Florida. The Tennessee bullpen has an ERA of 1.31 over its last 13 games (9 ER in 62.0 IP), including 11.1 shutout innings in its sweep over Alabama. During the run, eight pitchers have combined to strike out 52 and hold opposing hitters to a .225 average. In 14 appearances out of the bullpen, junior RHP Nick Blount has a 1.08 ERA (2 ER) over 16.2 innings of work. During that time, he has struck out 13 and walked just two. He is 9-for- 9 in save opportunities, including a remarkable seven in seven straight games from March 27-April 6. As a starter, he had an ERA of 6.45 over 22.1 innings. With a double in the third inning against Alabama on March 30, UT senior Zach Osborne became just the 15th play- er in school history to record 200+ hits. He currently has 209 which places him 12 out of the top 10 (221 - Jeff Christensen). TENNESSEE (21-15) vs. ETSU (16-18) April 17 |Lindsey Nelson Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn. weet This... Important facts about today’s game are included below in 140 characters or less. The @Vol_Baseball team is looking to snap a five- game skid against @ETSUAthletics, dating back to the 2008 campaign. UT senior shortstop @ZOzzie2 is just the 15th player in #Vols history with over 200 hits, having ac- cumulated 209. In addition, @ZOzzie2 has the highest fielding per- centage among all regular @SECSportsUpdate short- stops this season at .984 Live Video: www.UTSports.com/AllAccess Live Stats/Blog: www.UTSports.com Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Vol_Baseball Radio: WNML “The Sports Animal” AM 990/FM 99.1 or 99.3 with John Wilkerson and Roger Hoover BROADCAST INFO >>> Tennessee 2012 Record: 21-14, 7-8 SEC Head Coach: Dave Serrano First year at UT (310-154-1) TUESDAY - 7 pm RHP Nick Williams (2-4, 3.16) TUESDAY - 7 pm RHP Kerry Doane (3-1, 2.70) VOLUNTEERS STARTING PITCHER BUCCANEERS STARTING PITCHER Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result FEBRUARY 17 Fri. Northern Illinois W, 7-1 18 Sat. Northern Illinois W, 10-5 19 Sun. Northern Illinois W, 7-2 21 Tue. Western Kentucky W, 8-7 (13) 24 Fri. Seton Hall W, 9-2 25 Sat. Seton Hall W, 3-2 (11) 26 Sun. Seton Hall W, 10-2 28 Tue. MTSU L, 5-4 (10) MARCH 2 Fri. vs. Houston & (ESPN3) L, 7-4 3 Sat. vs. #16 Texas & (LHN) W, 5-4 4 Sun. vs. #4 Rice & (ESPN3) L, 11-1 7 Wed. Ball State W, 9-7 9 Fri. Louisiana-Monroe W, 4-0 10 Sat. Louisiana-Monroe L, 8-6 (10) 11 Sun. Louisiana-Monroe L, 7-4 13 Tue. Tennessee Tech (FS South) L, 5-1 16 Fri. at #19 Georgia * L, 4-0 17 Sat. at #19 Georgia * L, 10-5 18 Sun. at #19 Georgia * W, 3-0 21 Wed. Florida International W, 4-3 (11) 23 Fri. #2 Kentucky * W, 4-1 24 Sat. #2 Kentucky * L, 6-2 25 Sun. #2 Kentucky * L, 6-0 (7) 27 Tue. Mississippi Valley State W, 5-2 28 Wed. Mississippi Valley State W, 8-4 30 Fri. Alabama * W, 10-8 31 Sat. Alabama * (CSS) W, 4-2 APRIL 1 Sun. Alabama * W, 5-3 (7) 4 Wed. Memphis (FSSO) W, 6-3 6 Fri. at #10 South Carolina * W, 5-4 7 Sat. at #10 South Carolina * (ESPNU) L, 2-1 8 Sun. at #10 South Carolina * L, 6-1 11 Wed. at ETSU L, 4-3 13 Fri. #4 Florida * L, 3-1 14 Sat. #4 Florida * (SPSO) W, 5-4 15 Sun. #4 Florida * L, 8-1 17 Tue. ETSU 7 p.m. 19 Thu. at Mississippi State * (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. CT 20 Fri. at Mississippi State * 6:30 p.m. CT 21 Sat. at Mississippi State * 1 p.m. CT 24 Wed. Austin Peay 7 p.m. 27 Fri. at Auburn * 6 p.m. CT 28 Sat. at Auburn * 3 p.m. CT 29 Sun. at Auburn * 1 p.m. CT MAY 4 Fri. Vanderbilt * 6 p.m. 5 Sat. Vanderbilt * (CSS) 1 p.m. 6 Sun. Vanderbilt * 2 p.m. 9 Wed. at Memphis (FOX SS) 6:30 p.m. CT 11 Fri. at Ole Miss * 6:30 p.m. CT 12 Sat. at Ole Miss * 4 p.m. CT 13 Sun. at Ole Miss * 1:30 p.m. CT 15 Tue. at MTSU 6 p.m. CT 17 Thu. Arkansas * 6 p.m. 18 Fri. Arkansas * 6 p.m. 19 Sat. Arkansas * 4 p.m. Home Games in Bold *-SEC Game & - Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park) C 21 Ethan Bennett So. .181 2 9 Second on team with nine career home runs 1B 30 Davis Morgan Sr. .283 1 14 Hit .390 (23x59, 11 RBIs) during month of March 2B 1 Will Maddox Fr. .309 1 13 Has a team-leading 10 multi-hit games this year 3B 11 Zach Luther Jr. .248 0 4 Has hits in seven of his last nine games (10-for-35) SS 12 Zach Osborne Sr. .278 0 11 Just 15th player in UT history with 200+ hits (209) RF 5 Chris Pierce Sr. .291 1 14 Stole home vs. Alabama (3/30), first Vol to do so since 2010 CF 7 Chris Fritts Jr. .281 2 23 Diving catch vs UF earned top billing on SC Top-10 Plays LF 23 Richard Carter Fr. .278 0 5 Was 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs in win over #4 Florida (4/14) DH 20 Drew Steckenrider Jr. .233 5 17 First player to hit HR off of SC’s Michael Roth this year PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes 2012 SCHEDULE (21-15, 7-8 SEC) ETSU 2012 Record: 16-18 Head Coach: Tony Skole 13th year at ETSU (323-376) Weather Forecast Tuesday Cloudy 70° | 54° | 30% Series Breakdown Overall: Tennessee leads 55-14 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 31-6 In Johnson City: Tennessee leads 24-8 At Neutral Sites: No meetings Last 10 Meetings: ETSU leads 7-3 (W5) LAST 10 MEETINGS 3/23/2005 Johnson City W, 15-12 3/29/2006 Knoxville L, 8-9 4/5/2006 Johnson City (11) L, 7-8 4/4/2007 Knoxville W, 13-6 4/24/2007 Johnson City W, 14-8 4/9/2008 Johnson City L, 9-10 4/23/2008 Knoxville L, 9-11 3/31/2009 Johnson City L, 3-9 4/21/2009 Knoxville L, 8-9 4/11/2012 Johnson City L, 3-4
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Page 12012 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes
TENNESSEE VS. ETSU Tennessee holds a commanding 55-14 lead in the all-time
series against East Tennessee State, but the Buccaneers have won each of the last five matchups, sweeping the season series in both 2008 and 2009 and winning last week in Johnson City. The Vols will get their second crack at ETSU pitcher Kerry
Doane who held them to just two runs on seven hits and struck out seven in a career-high 5.2 innings on April 11. It was his first career start and Tuesday’s contest will be his second. Freshman Will Maddox paced UT offensively in that game,
going 3-for-5 with two runs scored. Junior Zach Luther also added a pair of singles and an RBI.
TENNESSEE TIDBITS Tennessee currently ranks 51st in the NCAA RPI with wins
over No. 5 Kentucky, No. 13 South Carolina and No. 1 Florida. The Tennessee bullpen has an ERA of 1.31 over its last 13
games (9 ER in 62.0 IP), including 11.1 shutout innings in its sweep over Alabama. During the run, eight pitchers have combined to strike out 52 and hold opposing hitters to a .225 average. In 14 appearances out of the bullpen, junior RHP Nick
Blount has a 1.08 ERA (2 ER) over 16.2 innings of work. During that time, he has struck out 13 and walked just two. He is 9-for-9 in save opportunities, including a remarkable seven in seven straight games from March 27-April 6. As a starter, he had an ERA of 6.45 over 22.1 innings. With a double in the third inning against Alabama on
March 30, UT senior Zach Osborne became just the 15th play-er in school history to record 200+ hits. He currently has 209 which places him 12 out of the top 10 (221 - Jeff Christensen).
TENNESSEE (21-15) vs. ETSU (16-18) April 17 |Lindsey Nelson Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn.
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Important facts about today’s game are included below in 140 characters or less. The @Vol_Baseball team is looking to snap a five-
game skid against @ETSUAthletics, dating back to the 2008 campaign. UT senior shortstop @ZOzzie2 is just the 15th
player in #Vols history with over 200 hits, having ac-cumulated 209. In addition, @ZOzzie2 has the highest fielding per-
centage among all regular @SECSportsUpdate short-stops this season at .984
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Tennessee2012 Record: 21-14, 7-8 SECHead Coach: Dave Serrano First year at UT (310-154-1)
TUESDAY - 7 pm RHP Nick Williams (2-4, 3.16)
TUESDAY - 7 pm RHP Kerry Doane (3-1, 2.70)
VOLUNTEERS STARTING PITCHER
BUCCANEERS STARTING PITCHER
Date Opponent (TV) Time/ResultFEBRUARY17 Fri. Northern Illinois W, 7-118 Sat. Northern Illinois W, 10-519 Sun. Northern Illinois W, 7-221 Tue. Western Kentucky W, 8-7 (13)24 Fri. Seton Hall W, 9-225 Sat. Seton Hall W, 3-2 (11)26 Sun. Seton Hall W, 10-228 Tue. MTSU L, 5-4 (10)MARCH2 Fri. vs. Houston & (ESPN3) L, 7-43 Sat. vs. #16 Texas & (LHN) W, 5-44 Sun. vs. #4 Rice & (ESPN3) L, 11-17 Wed. Ball State W, 9-79 Fri. Louisiana-Monroe W, 4-010 Sat. Louisiana-Monroe L, 8-6 (10)11 Sun. Louisiana-Monroe L, 7-413 Tue. Tennessee Tech (FS South) L, 5-116 Fri. at #19 Georgia * L, 4-017 Sat. at #19 Georgia * L, 10-518 Sun. at #19 Georgia * W, 3-021 Wed. Florida International W, 4-3 (11)23 Fri. #2 Kentucky * W, 4-124 Sat. #2 Kentucky * L, 6-225 Sun. #2 Kentucky * L, 6-0 (7)27 Tue. Mississippi Valley State W, 5-228 Wed. Mississippi Valley State W, 8-430 Fri. Alabama * W, 10-831 Sat. Alabama * (CSS) W, 4-2APRIL1 Sun. Alabama * W, 5-3 (7)4 Wed. Memphis (FSSO) W, 6-36 Fri. at #10 South Carolina * W, 5-47 Sat. at #10 South Carolina * (ESPNU) L, 2-18 Sun. at #10 South Carolina * L, 6-111 Wed. at ETSU L, 4-313 Fri. #4 Florida * L, 3-114 Sat. #4 Florida * (SPSO) W, 5-415 Sun. #4 Florida * L, 8-117 Tue. ETSU 7 p.m.19 Thu. at Mississippi State * (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. CT20 Fri. at Mississippi State * 6:30 p.m. CT21 Sat. at Mississippi State * 1 p.m. CT24 Wed. Austin Peay 7 p.m.27 Fri. at Auburn * 6 p.m. CT28 Sat. at Auburn * 3 p.m. CT29 Sun. at Auburn * 1 p.m. CTMAY4 Fri. Vanderbilt * 6 p.m.5 Sat. Vanderbilt * (CSS) 1 p.m.6 Sun. Vanderbilt * 2 p.m.9 Wed. at Memphis (FOX SS) 6:30 p.m. CT11 Fri. at Ole Miss * 6:30 p.m. CT12 Sat. at Ole Miss * 4 p.m. CT13 Sun. at Ole Miss * 1:30 p.m. CT15 Tue. at MTSU 6 p.m. CT17 Thu. Arkansas * 6 p.m.18 Fri. Arkansas * 6 p.m.19 Sat. Arkansas * 4 p.m.Home Games in Bold*-SEC Game& - Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park)
C 21 Ethan Bennett So. .181 2 9 Second on team with nine career home runs
1B 30 Davis Morgan Sr. .283 1 14 Hit .390 (23x59, 11 RBIs) during month of March
2B 1 Will Maddox Fr. .309 1 13 Has a team-leading 10 multi-hit games this year
3B 11 Zach Luther Jr. .248 0 4 Has hits in seven of his last nine games (10-for-35)
SS 12 Zach Osborne Sr. .278 0 11 Just 15th player in UT history with 200+ hits (209)
RF 5 Chris Pierce Sr. .291 1 14 Stole home vs. Alabama (3/30), first Vol to do so since 2010
CF 7 Chris Fritts Jr. .281 2 23 Diving catch vs UF earned top billing on SC Top-10 Plays
LF 23 Richard Carter Fr. .278 0 5 Was 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs in win over #4 Florida (4/14)
DH 20 Drew Steckenrider Jr. .233 5 17 First player to hit HR off of SC’s Michael Roth this year
PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes
2012 SCHEDULE (21-15, 7-8 SEC)
ETSU2012 Record: 16-18Head Coach: Tony Skole13th year at ETSU (323-376)
Weather Forecast Tuesday
Cloudy70° | 54° | 30%
Series BreakdownOverall: Tennessee leads 55-14In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 31-6In Johnson City: Tennessee leads 24-8At Neutral Sites: No meetingsLast 10 Meetings: ETSU leads 7-3 (W5)
LAST 10 MEETINGS3/23/2005 Johnson City W, 15-123/29/2006 Knoxville L, 8-94/5/2006 Johnson City (11) L, 7-84/4/2007 Knoxville W, 13-64/24/2007 Johnson City W, 14-84/9/2008 Johnson City L, 9-104/23/2008 Knoxville L, 9-113/31/2009 Johnson City L, 3-94/21/2009 Knoxville L, 8-94/11/2012 Johnson City L, 3-4
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Media CredentialsMedia credentials will be issued to members of the work-
ing media only. Children and other non-workers will not be allowed. Requests for credentials should be made by calling Assistant Media Relations Director Cameron Harris 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 main entrance of the stadium.
Postgame InterviewsTennessee head coach Dave Serrano is available to meet
any working member of the media following the game on the field at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Media are asked to conduct player interviews on the field, and media members are not permitted in the clubhouse area.
Interviews with visiting team members also may 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 photo field-level photo wells at the far end of each dugout. Both still and television photographers are welcome to shoot from these spots. Television crews are welcome to film from the mezzanine level underneath the press box.
Photographers will not be permitted in or between the dugouts.
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 scor-ers, public address announcer and scoreboard 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 Cameron Harris 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 available as well. Questions regarding system requirements can be directed to Eddie Howell in the UT Athletic Department prior to the day of the game (865-974-4730 or [email protected]).
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Head Coach: 12 Dave Serrano, First YearAssociate Head Coach: 9 Greg Bergeron, First YearAssistant Coach: 14 Bill Mosiello, First YearVolunteer Assistant Coach: 10 Gregg Wallis, First YearDirector of Baseball Operations: Kenny Gajewski, First YearAthletic Trainer: Jeff Wood, 12th yearStrength & Conditioning Coach: Herman Demmink, Third yearManagers: Andrew Busa, Matt McCoy, Hunter Mitchem
MONDAY[23]Off Day
TUESDAY[24] vs. Austin Peay7 p.m.Knoxville
WEDNESDAY[25]Practice2:30-5:30 p.m.
THURSDAY[26]Practice2:30-5:30 p.m.
FRIDAY[27]at Auburn7 p.m. ETAuburn, Ala.
SATURDAY[28]at Auburn4 p.m. ETAuburn, Ala.
SUNDAY[29]at Auburn2 p.m. ETAuburn, Ala.
NEXT WEEK IN TENNESSEE BASEBALL
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No. Name Cl. Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Will Maddox Fr. INF L-R 5-11 180 Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville 2 Zach Osborne Sr. SS R-R 5-8 170 Louisville, Ky./Pleasure Ridge Park 4 Parker Wormsley Fr. INF/OF R-R 6-0 170 Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School 5 Chris Pierce Sr. INF/OF R-R 5-9 195 Kalama, Wash./Lower Columbia College 6 Jake Rowland Fr. OF L-R 6-1 180 Decatur, Tenn./Meigs County 7 Chris Fritts Jr. OF R-R 5-9 180 Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge 8 Hunter Daniel Jr. LHP/1B L-L 6-3 215 Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden11 Zach Luther Jr. INF/OF R-R 6-0 175 Laguna Niguel, Calif./Texas A&M/Fullerton JC13 Jared Allen Fr. OF R-R 6-2 220 Delano, Tenn./Polk County15 Zack Godley Jr RHP R-R 6-3 245 Bamberg, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist16 Andy Yates Jr. C R-R 5-11 155 Mount Juliet, Tenn./Wilson Central17 Josh Allman Sr. LHP L-L 6-0 185 Bryson City, N.C./Swain County19 Samuel Davis Jr. RHP R-R 6-0 190 Manchester, Tenn./Columbia State CC20 Drew Steckenrider Jr. RHP/OF S-R 6-5 230 Lawrenceville, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian21 Ethan Bennett So. C R-R 6-0 215 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut22 Steve Weaver So. 1B/OF R-R 6-1 205 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut/Dyersburg State CC23 Richard Carter Fr. 1B/OF L-L 5-10 190 Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood24 T.J. Thornton Sr. LHP L-L 6-4 210 Lake Worth, Fla./Indian River CC25 Carter Watson So. RHP R-R 6-3 205 Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel26 Nick Powell Fr. INF R-R 5-9 170 Cordova, Tenn./Houston27 Kevin O’Leary So. INF R-R 6-2 195 Norcross, Ga./Wesleyan/Furman29 Blake Thomas Jr. RHP R-R 5-11 200 Milledgeville, Ga./Gordon College30 Davis Morgan Sr. 1B R-R 6-1 225 Overland Park, Kansas/Johnson County CC31 Dalton Saberhagen So. LHP L-L 6-1 190 Calabasas, Calif./Calabasas32 Jason Manis Fr. C R-R 5-10 180 Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School33 Robbie Kidd Fr. RHP R-R 6-1 180 Fairfax Station, Va./Paul VI34 Nick Williams So. RHP R-R 6-2 230 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut35 Conner Stevens Fr. RHP R-R 6-1 195 Raleigh, N.C./St. David’s School37 Brandon Zajac Fr. LHP L-L 6-4 220 Cleveland, Tenn./Walker Valley41 Nick Blount Jr. RHP R-R 6-6 220 Loganville, Ga./South Gwinnett44 Wes Walker Sr. C R-R 6-0 200 Seymour, Tenn./Walters State CC45 Eric Martin Fr. RHP R-R 6-2 190 Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin46 Joseph Vanderplas Fr. LHP L-L 6-2 215 Fairfax, Va./Fairfax
Allen, Jared 13Allman, Josh 17Bennett, Ethan 21 Blount, Nick 41Carter, Richard 23Daniel, Hunter 8Davis, Samuel 19Fritts, Chris 7Godley, Zack 15Horne, David 28Kidd, Robbie 33Luther, Zach 11
Maddox, Will 1Manis, Jason 32Martin, Eric 45Morgan, Davis 30O’Leary, Kevin 27Osborne, Zach 2Pierce, Chris 5Powell, Nick 26Rowland, Jake 6Saberhagen, Dalton 31Steckenrider, Drew 20Stevens, Conner 35
Thomas, Blake 29Thornton, T.J. 24Vanderplas, Joseph 46Walker, Wes 44Watson, Carter 25Weaver, Steve 22Williams, Nick 34Wormsley, Parker 4Yates, Andy 16Zajac, Brandon 37
ALPHABETICAL ROSTER
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Media Relations Contact InfoCameron HarrisOffice: (865) 974-8876Cell: (817) 408-7604
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“Coach Serrano was the pitching coach when I was at Tennessee, and it was obvious even then that he was going to be a very successful head coach down the road. He has certainly proven that, taking both UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton to the College World Series. He is extremely knowledgeable about the game of baseball, and Vol fans should be very excited that we were able to steal him away. I look forward to him getting the Tennessee program back on the winning track.”
-- Todd Helton, former Vol and five-time MLB All-Star
“Dave is a guy that believes in the legacy of Tennessee baseball and I feel like that is a big part of what this program is all about. I know it was when I was here. I’m certainly aware that I am no more than the product of people that poured into me well and loved on me well while I was here, two of them being Bill Mosiello and Dave Serrano. I think whatever level of talent I brought into UT from high school, they cultivated it.”
-- R.A. Dickey , former Vol and current New York Mets Pitcher
“I think the world of him, not only as a baseball coach, but as a business man and a people person. From the chair I sit in, the Tennessee’s search has been a very successful venture and will be putting a coach in a position to make a significant impact for the sport of baseball at that university. The SEC is already a great league and the addition of Dave only makes it even more competitive. He is simply one of the brightest young minds in college baseball.”
-- George Horton, Oregon baseball coach
“Coach Serrano is, without question, one of the best coaches in all of baseball today, at any level. He has a unique ability to not just put together great teams but to build a successful and sustainable program that will be known as one of excellence both on and off the field. He is a great friend and has an amazing wife and family. The Vols have hit a grand slam with this hire and I look for Tennessee to be in Omaha in the very near future.”
-- Jim Schlossnagle, TCU baseball coach
SPEAKING ‘VOL’UMES
Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano is one of only 11 coaches in NCAA history to lead two programs to the College World Series.
Larry Cochell Cal State LA, Fullerton, Oklahoma Augie Garrido Fullerton, Texas Andy Lopez Pepperdine, Florida, Arizona Paul Mainieri Notre Dame, LSU Pat McMahon Mississippi State, Florida Tom Petroff Rider, Northern Colorado Ron Polk Georgia Southern, Miss. St., Georgia Dave Serrano UC Irvine, Fullerton Dave Snow Loyola Marymount, Long Beach State Jack Stallings Florida St., Georgia Southern Dave Van Horn Nebraska, Arkansas
TWO PROGAMS TO OMAHA
YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES1988 Cerritos College Assistant 38-13 .745 C1989 Cerritos College Assistant 43-9 .827 C/S1990 Cerritos College Assistant 36-7 .837 C1991 Cerritos College Head Coach 28-16 .636 C1992 Cerritos College Assistant 30-10 .750 C1993 Cerritos College Assistant 19-18-1 .513 1994 Cerritos College Assistant 27-15 .643
JUNIOR COLLEGE TOTALS Head Coach 1 year 28-16 .636 Assistant Coach 6 years 193-72-1 .727 Total 7 Years 221-88-1 .715
YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES1995 Tennessee Assistant 54-16 .771 C/R/CWS1996 Tennessee Assistant 43-20 .683 C UT Assistant Coach Totals 97-36 .729
YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES1997 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 39-24-1 .617 C1998 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 47-17 .734 South1999 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 50-14 .781 C/R/SR/CWS2000 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 38-21 .644 C2001 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 48-18 .727 C/R/SR/CWS2002 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 37-22 .6272003 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 50-16 .758 R/SR/CWS2004 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 47-22 .681 C/R/SR/CWS/N CSF Assistant Coach Totals 356-154-1 .698
YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES2005 UC Irvine Head Coach 31-25 .5542006 UC Irvine Head Coach 36-24 .6002007 UC Irvine Head Coach 47-17-1 .723 R/SR/CWS2008 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 41-22 .651 C/R2009 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 47-16 .746 R/SR/CWS2010 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 46-18 .719 C/R2011 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 41-17 .707 C UC Irvine Head Coach Totals (3 yrs) 114-66-1 .633 Fullerton Head Coach Totals (4 yrs) 175-73 .706
DIVISION I TOTALS Head Coach 7 years 310-154-1 .668 Assistant Coach 10 years 453-190-1 .704 Total 17 years 763-344-2 .689
C = Conference Title, S = State Championship, R = Regional Title, SR = Super Regional Title, CWS = College World Series Appearance, N = National Championship
YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD
Following a nationwide search, Dave Serrano’s energy and passion for the University of Tennessee, combined with his impeccable track record of success made him the choice to become the 24th head coach of the Volunteer baseball program. A former UT assistant, he was welcomed back to the Big Orange fam-ily on June 15, 2011.
A veteran of seven College World Series and one of just 11 coaches to lead two different programs to Omaha, Serrano arrives at Rocky Top with a career record of 289-139-1 (.675) in seven seasons as a Division I head coach. After leading UC Irvine to the 2007 CWS in his third year at the helm of the Anteaters, he moved on to Cal State Fullerton where he averaged 43.75 wins per season in his four campaigns with the Titans, including an appearance in Omaha in 2009.
Serrano, 46, returns to the site of his first Division I job, as he served two seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee from 1995-96, following seven years at Cerritos Junior College. His first taste of Omaha came as a Volunteer, as he helped lead a Big Orange squad featuring all-time UT greats Todd Helton and R.A. Dickey to the College World Series for the first time in over four decades in 1995. During Serrano’s first stint in Knoxville, Tennessee posted an impressive 97-36 (.729) record, including a school-record 54 wins in 1995.
Serrano recently finished his fourth season as the head coach at Cal State Fullerton, where he earned Big West Coach of the Year honors for the second season in a row after leading the Titans to their 20th consecutive NCAA Tourna-ment appearance. He previously claimed Baseball America National Coach of the Year accolades after guiding UC Irvine to the first College World Series appearance in program history in 2007.
During his 17 seasons at the Division I level, Serrano has posted an impec-cable track record that includes continuous top 25 recruiting classes and 16 postseason bids. He has also tutored 161 draft picks, including seven first-round selections, dating back to the start of his coaching career at Cerritos College in 1988, a total of 23 of which have reached the Major League level.
Serrano graduated from Cerritos High School in 1982 and played two seasons at Cerritos College. In 1985, he went 12-1 and earned junior college All-American honors while helping the Falcons to a 39-5 record en route to the state championship. Serrano then pitched for Augie Garrido’s 1986 Cal State Fullerton squad, posting a 3-4 record with one save in 15 appearances.
In 2010, Serrano represented his country for the first time in his career, serv-ing as the pitching coach for Bill Kinneberg’s USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. He helped coach the team, which included Titan pupils Nick Ramirez and Noe Ramirez, to a V FISU Championship silver medal in Tokyo, Japan. Serrano has coached 19 players that have starred for USA Baseball National Teams, including Helton, Dickey and Augie Ojeda from Tennessee.
Serrano holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College and University (2003) and was born on June 28, 1964, in Torrence, Calif. He and his wife, Tracy, have three sons, Kyle, Zachary and Parker.
HEAD COACH First Season at TennesseeOverall Record: 310-154-1 (.668)Cerritos College, 1985Trinity College & University, 2003
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IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME... It hasn’t taken long for fans in Knoxville to buy in to Coach Serrano and the Vols. Tennessee has already had 10 home crowds of 2,000+, which is four more than it had all of last season. The UT-Florida series saw 9,516 fans click the
turnstiles at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, making it the second-highest attended series in school history. Only the 1994 series against the Gators has been bet-ter, as it had a total of 11,280 fans on hand. Tennessee set a school record for the highest-at-
tended home opener when 2,812 fans were on hand to witness the start of the Dave Serrano era on Feb. 17.
20 IN A HURRY The Vols needed just 30 games to reach 20 wins
this season, their fastest path to that mark since go-ing 20-8 to open the 2005 campaign, which resulted in a trip to the College World Series.
MR. WIZARD Senior shortstop Zach Osborne has been a de-
fensive wizard for Tennessee this season, having committed just three errors in the first 36 games for a fielding percentage of .984. Osborne had a streak of 80 consecutive defensive
chances without a miscue snapped on March 28 vs. Mississippi Valley State. Among SEC shortstops with at least 25 starts at
the position in 2012, Osborne currently sports the highest fielding percentage and is tied for the few-est errors. Top Defensive SEC Shortstops (min. 25 starts)
Player Team G E FLD %Zach Osborne Tennessee 36 3 .984Nolan Fontana Florida 36 3 .980Austin Nola LSU 36 4 .968Kyle Farmer Georgia 35 5 .968Adam Frazier Mississippi State 36 8 .953Matt Reida Kentucky 37 9 .952Dan Glevenyak Auburn 35 11 .933Anthony Gomez Vanderbilt 36 10 .931 Jared Reaves Alabama 33 12 .925Tim Carver Arkansas 35 15 .907Joey Pankake South Carolina 34 13 .896
OSBORNE THE IRONMAN The only four-year starter on the UT roster, se-
nior shortstop Zach Osborne is likely to play more games in the Orange and White than almost anyone in Tennessee history. The Louisville, Ky., native has played in 197 games in his collegiate career, push-ing him past fellow Louisville native Chris Burke, for-mer teammate Josh Liles and Brandon Hopkins into eighth in school history. Tennessee Career Games Played
Games Player Years1. 219 Michael Rivera 03-062. 217 Ed Lewis 93-963. 210 Travis Copley 95-984. 209 Jeff Christensen 98-015. 206 Justin Parker 98-016. 202 Cody Brown 06-097. 199 Todd Helton 93-958. 197 Zach Osborne 09-129. 192 Brandon Hopkins 99-0210. 188 Josh Liles 08-11 Osborne started 148 consecutive games, span-
ning a total of 795 days, before a bruised finger kept him out of the lineup for two games late during the 2010 campaign. Since returning to the lineup on May 17, 2011 vs. Belmont, Osborne has started his last 40 games.
SAVING THE DAY After opening the year in the starting rotation,
junior Nick Blount has found a new home in the UT bullpen, taking complete control of the closer role. Blount switched roles with sophomore Nick
Williams, who became a starter, on March 18. Since then, all he has done is record nine saves in nine save opportunities, including seven in seven con-secutive games and two in one day. Blount became the first pitcher in Tennessee his-
tory to record seven saves in seven straight games as he did so March 27-April 6, with two against MVSU, three versus Alabama and one against both Memphis and South Carolina His last two against the Tide both came on the same day as he helped close out UT’s sweep. Blount has rocketed up both the UT single-sea-
son and career saves charts, already placing 4th on both lists. He also ranks 9th in school history with 57 appearances, tying him with Dusty Johnson (01-04). Tennessee Career Saves
Saves Player Years1. 23 Todd Helton 93-952. 18 Sean Watson 04-063. 11 Jeff Lockwood 07-094. 10 Nick Blount 10-12 10 Randy MacNeill 91-926. 9 Matt Ramsey 09-11 9 Rich DeLucia 83-868. 8 Clark Odom 97-989. 7 Nick Williams 11-12 7 Two Players 10. 6 Four Players
Tennessee Single-Season SavesSaves Player Year1. 12 Todd Helton 19952. 11 Sean Watson 2006 11 Todd Helton 19944. 9 Nick Blount 2012 9 Randy MacNeill 19926. 8 Jeff Lockwood 20077. 7 Sean Watson 20058. 6 Jeffery Terrell/Clark Odom 2002/1998
TAKING THEIR DOSES With Tennessee batters having been hit by a
pitch 66 times this season, they have already sur-passed their total of 58 for the entire 2011 campaign (54 games). The Vols currently rank seventh in the NCAA in hit by pitch.
LAYIN' IT DOWN For someone who has no recollection of ever
laying down a sac bunt until his freshman year of college, Chris Fritts sure has figured it out. The ju-nior outfielder is currently tied for the SEC lead with eight sacrifice bunts. As a team, Tennessee ranks second in the SEC
with 36 sac bunts, behind only Auburn’s total of 38.
RISING TO THE CHALLENGE Tennessee has defeated five ranked teams this season, downing No. 16 Texas, No. 2 Kentucky, No. 19 Georgia, No. 10 South Carolina and No. 4 Florida. The common denominator in three of those con-tests was UT starting pitcher Zack Godley who start-ed against the Longhorns, Wildcats and Gamecocks, posting a 2-0 record, a 2.61 ERA and 13 strikeouts in 20.2 IP in those games. For the year, Godley is now 4-2 with a 3.81 ERA in a team-leading 56.2 innings, spanning nine starts. He has struck out 44 and walked just 12 while holding opposing hitters to a .257 batting average.
WHATEVER IT TAKES... Tennessee will take runs any way it can get
them. So far this season, the Vols have already scored a run 20 different ways. How the Vols Have Scored
How RunsBalk 5Walk 3Hit By Pitch 2Infield Single 7Bunt Single 1Single 33Double 25Triple 5Home Run 22Stolen Base 2Throwing Error 6
How RunsFielding Error 5Wild Pitch 6Groundout 11Double Play 2Safety Squeeze 8Suicide Squeeze 1Fielder’s Choice 6Sacrifice Fly 14Passed Ball on K 1TOTAL 165
Tennessee has already had eight innings in which it has scored at least one run without the benefit of even a single hit this season, totaling 13 runs in those frames. The Vols accomplished the feat twice in one game against Mississippi Valley State on March 27, scoring three runs in those two frames.
HAVE A MONTH BUDDY After going just 1-for-13 in the month of Feb-
ruary, senior Davis Morgan found another gear in March, hitting .390 (23-for-59) with three doubles, a home run and 11 RBIs over 18 games. Morgan hit safely in 14 of those 18 games, re-
cording six multi-hit contests. He also hit .393 (11-for-28) with runners on base, including a .400 mark (6-for-15) with runners in scoring position and was 11-for-21 (.524) with two outs.
WHEREVER I WIND UP Former Vol and current New York Mets pitcher
R.A. Dickey’s memoir, entitled “Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball,” officially went on sale Thursday, March 29. In it, he details a difficult childhood and describes his long journey in Major League Baseball. Dickey became the 18th person inducted into
the Tennessee Baseball Hall of Fame at the program’s annual preseason banquet, held this year on Jan. 18.
WILLIAMS GETS THE NOD The team’s closer for much of his short career,
sophomore Nick Williams has grabbed hold of a role in the starting rotation. He opened his stint as a starter with 13.2 consecutive shutout innings, span-ning his first two starts and part of his third. In his five starts, he has a 3.60 ERA with 11 strikeouts and 14 hits allowed.
VOLS IN THE PROS With the start of the 2012 MLB campaign last
week, five former Vols were named to the Opening Day roster for a Major League ball club. Vols on Opening Day MLB Rosters
Player Years at UT MLB TeamJ.P. Arencibia, C 2005-07 Toronto Blue JaysR.A. Dickey, RHP 1994-96 New York MetsChase Headley, 3B 2004-05 San Diego PadresTodd Helton, 1B 1993-95 Colorado RockiesLuke Hochevar, RHP 2003-05 Kansas City Royals
300 AND COUNTING... Tennessee skipper Dave Serrano picked up his
300th career win and first SEC victory in the Vols’ last contest as they shut out No. 19 Georgia, 3-0, in Ath-ens. Serrano’s lifetime record now stands at 310-154-1 (.668) in eight seasons as a Division I head coach.
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SERRANO ALREADY MAKING HISTORY Head Coach Dave Serrano helped lead the Vols
to the second-best start in school history, as they tal-lied seven straight wins to open the 2012 campaign. The 7-0 start also marked the best by any UT
skipper to start his Tennessee managerial career, topping the previous mark of 4-0 set by William H. Newman in 1902 and tied by Z.G. Clevenger in 1911. Best Starts in School History
Year Head Coach Start Final Record2003 Rod Delmonico 8-0 31-241992 Rod Delmonico 8-0 35-202011 Dave Serrano 7-0 ----2001 Rod Delmonico 5-0 48-201987 John Whited 5-0 17-271978 Bill Wright 5-0 25-211908 Frank Moffett 5-0 16-31995 Rod Delmonico 4-0 54-161983 John Whited 4-0 26-161911 Z.G. Clevenger 4-0 10-81902 William Newman 4-0 8-4
GODLEY DOWNS CATS, EARNS PITCH-ER OF THE WEEK HONORS After tossing eight strong innings to lead Ten-
nessee to a 4-1 victory over No. 2 Kentucky on Fri-day, March 23, snapping the Wildcats’ 22-game win-ning streak and handing them their first loss of the season, junior right-hander Zack Godley was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week, CB360 Primetime Per-former of the Week and the College Baseball Insider Southeast Region Pitcher of the Week. Godley became just the 14th Volunteer pitch-
er to earn the SEC honors, joining the likes of R.A. Dickey, Todd Helton and Luke Hochevar, and just the third to do so since the 2007 campaign with the last player being Bryan Morgado in 2010. In the win over Kentucky, Godley held the top-
hitting team in the SEC to just one run on three hits and struck out four over a career-high tying 8.0 in-nings. After yielding a first-inning run, he retired 21 of the final 25 batters that he faced and didn’t allow anyone past first base over the next seven frames.
VOLS RETURN TO HOUSTON COLLEGE CLASSIC Tennessee made its third appearance in the
Houston College Classic when it made the trek to the Lone Star State, March 2-4. The Vols dropped a 7-4 decision to Houston on the first day before bounc-ing back with an impressive, 5-4, triumph over No. 16 Texas on Saturday. UT then fell to Rice, 11-1, in the final game of the weekend. Senior shortstop Zach Osborne was named to the all-tournament team. The event was held at the home of the Houston Astros, Minute Maid Park. The Vols previously participated in the event in both 2005 and 2008.
VOLS HOOK HORNS DEEP IN HEART OF TEXAS Led by a career-high seven strong innings on
the mound from Zack Godley, Tennessee defeated No. 16 Texas, 5-4, at Minute Maid Park in the Hous-ton College Classic on March 3. The win marked UT’s first over a ranked squad
since it swept a doubleheader from then No. 15 Vanderbilt in Knoxville on April 10, 2010.
PUPIL TAKES DOWN THE TEACHER When the Vols defeated No. 16 Texas, 5-4, at the
Houston College Classic on March 3, it marked Dave Serrano’s third career victory, first at Tennessee, over his former head coach Augie Garrido. Serrano made 15 appearances as part of Garrido’s pitching staff at Cal State Fullerton in 1986. En route to the program’s first College World Se-
ries berth, Serrano’s UC-Irvine squad also defeated Texas twice in the Round Rock Regional in the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
ROOF OVER UT’S HEAD In the 103-year history of the Tennessee base-
ball program, the Vols have played 22 games in domes or stadiums with retractable roofs, posting a 12-10 record in those contests. UT is 4-3 in the Kingdome, playing in the College
Baseball Classic in Seattle, Wash., in 1992 and 1994.
The Vols played in the Hormel Foods Classic in the Metrodome in 1996 and 2002, going 5-1 in games played in the Minneapolis, Minn., venue. Including its three games this season, Tennes-
see is 3-6 at Minute Maid Park with a pair of wins over Texas and and another over Oklahoma State.
IT’S A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT The Vols took that saying a little too literally on
Tuesday, Feb. 21, when they played a 13-inning, four hour, 48-minute contest, the longest in school his-tory, against Western Kentucky. In that game, UT was down to its last strike on
two occasions, rallying from a run down in both the ninth and 11th innings. The game broke the previous school record of
four hours, 30 minutes set against Morehead State on Feb. 26, 1989. The 13-inning game was the longest (by in-
nings) for the Vols since it played 13 against Arkan-sas on May 26, 2004, in the SEC Tournament.
STECKENRIDER NAMED SEC POTW Junior Drew Steckenrider got the season off to
a scalding start, earning the first SEC Player of the Week honor of the season. Hitting out of the cleanup spot, the 6-5 switch-
hitting junior reached base 11 times in 14 plate ap-pearances, going 5-for-8 (.625) with a pair of doubles and his second career home run. He also served as the team’s Opening Day starter, picking up the win after allowing just two hits and no runs and striking out two in his pre-determined four innings of work.
VOLS UNVEIL NEW UNIS Tennessee unveiled a new set of uniforms de-
signed to create more of a traditional look for the Vols when they hit the field this season.
“It brings back a little bit of history to UT baseball and I think it gives us a sharp look,” Serrano said.
In addition to the team’s black batting practice top, Tennessee will also have separate orange and white tops with black piping and script Vols across
USA Today/ESPN (April 16)1. Florida .....................................28-82. Florida State ...................................... 29-73. Kentucky .................................32-54. LSU ....................................................... 30-75. Texas A&M ......................................... 28-86. North Carolina ................................. 27-97. UCLA .................................................... 24-88. South Carolina ..................... 27-109. Baylor .................................................. 30-710. Stanford ........................................... 22-911. Oregon ...........................................24-1012. Miami (Fla.) ...................................25-1113. Rice ..................................... 27-1114. Central Florida ............................... 30-815. Arkansas ............................. 25-1016. Arizona ...........................................24-1117. Purdue .............................................. 28-518. Cal State Fullerton .....................23-1219. NC State .........................................24-1020. San Diego ........................................ 29-821. Oregon State ................................23-1122. Ole Miss .............................. 24-1223. Louisville ........................................25-1124. Texas ................................... 20-1325. Virginia .......................................23-13-1
Baseball America (April 16)1. Florida State ...................................... 29-72. Texas A&M ......................................... 28-83. Kentucky .................................32-54. LSU ....................................................... 30-75. Florida .....................................28-86. Baylor .................................................. 30-77. Rice ....................................... 27-118. Oregon ..............................................24-109. South Carolina ..................... 27-1010. North Carolina ............................... 27-911. UCLA ................................................. 24-812. Cal State Fullerton .....................23-1213. Arizona ...........................................24-1114. Stanford ........................................... 22-915. Central Florida ............................... 30-816. Purdue .............................................. 28-517. Arkansas ............................. 25-1018. Miami (Fla.) ...................................25-1119. San Diego ........................................ 29-820. Arizona State ................................23-1321. NC State .........................................24-1022. Ole Miss .............................. 24-1223. Texas ................................... 20-1324. Sam Houston State ....................25-1025. New Mexico State ..................... 27-10
Collegiate Baseball (April 16)1. LSU ....................................................... 30-72. Kentucky .................................32-53. Baylor .................................................. 30-74. Florida .....................................28-85. Florida State ...................................... 29-76. Oregon ..............................................24-107. UCLA .................................................... 24-88. Arizona..............................................24-119. Texas A&M ......................................... 28-810. North Carolina ............................... 27-911. Rice ..................................... 27-1112. Central Florida ............................... 30-813. South Carolina ................... 27-1014. Cal State Fullerton .....................23-1215. Miami (Fla.) ...................................25-1116. Arkansas ............................. 25-1017. San Diego ........................................ 29-818. NC State .........................................24-1019. Stanford ........................................... 22-920. Sam Houston State ....................25-1021. Arizona State ................................23-1322. Purdue .............................................. 28-523. Texas ................................... 20-1324. Ole Miss .............................. 24-1225. New Mexico State ..................... 27-10
NCBWA (April 9)1. Florida St. ........................................... 27-52. Texas A&M ......................................... 26-63. Kentucky .................................30-34. Florida .....................................25-75. Stanford .............................................. 19-76. Miami (Fla.) ........................................ 24-87. South Carolina ........................23-98. LSU ....................................................... 25-79. North Carolina ................................. 23-910. Arkansas ................................24-711. UCLA ................................................. 21-712. Arizona ............................................. 23-913. Central Florida ............................... 26-714. Cal St. Fullerton ...........................21-1015. Rice ..................................... 23-1116. Oregon ............................................. 20-917. Baylor ................................................ 25-718. Purdue .............................................. 24-519. Louisville .......................................... 23-920. Ole Miss .............................. 21-1021. Arizona St. .....................................19-1222. Oregon St. .....................................18-1123. Virginia .......................................21-10-1 24. San Diego ........................................ 25-825. Texas ................................... 17-12
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the chest, as well as a traditional gray road uniform. The Big Orange will have their choice of plain white or pinstripe pants and will wear a black hat with an orange bill and an orange power T.
ALL THE NEW FACES In addition to an entirely new coaching staff,
the Vols have also welcomed a grand total of 18 newcomers to the squad as well. The revamped UT roster actually features more new players than re-turning (16). The group of first-year Vols is comprised of 13 true
freshmen, four junior college players and one transfer from a four-year school. There are four outfielders, five infielders, one catcher and eight pitchers, including six right-handers and two southpaws.
GOOD BLOODLINES Tennessee junior Zach Luther, a transfer infield-
er from Fullerton Junior College, is the son of former NFL quarterback Ed Luther. He played six seasons in the NFL, mostly withthe San Diego Chargers, and amassed nearly 3,200 career passing yards before spending the 1985 season as a quarterback for the USFL’s Jacksonville Bulls. Vol freshman right-handed pitcher Eric Martin is
the son of former Tennessee swimmer Kent Martin, who was a five-time SEC champion and was a mem-ber of the 1978 national champion swim team.
VOLS ON TELEVISION In its first year under head coach Dave Serrano,
the Tennessee baseball team will be featured on television at least 12 times during the 2012 cam-paign, including two appearances on ESPNU. 2012 Tennessee Television Appearances
Date Opponent TVMarch 2 vs. Houston ESPN3March 3 vs. Texas Longhorn NetworkMarch 4 vs. Rice ESPN3March 13 Tennessee Tech FSSO/FSTNMarch 31 Alabama CSSApril 4 Memphis FSSO/FSTN
April 7 at South Carolina ESPNUApril 14 Florida SportSouthApril 19 at Mississippi State ESPNUMay 5 Vanderbilt CSSMay 9 at Memphis SportSouthMay 12 at Ole Miss SportSouth
2013 SEC SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED The Southeastern Conference announced its
14-team league schedule for the 2013 season with Tennessee set to host both conference newcomers Missouri and Texas A&M. 2013Tennessee SEC Schedule
Date Opponent LocationMarch 15-17 Tennessee at Alabama TuscaloosaMarch 22-24 Missouri at Tennessee KnoxvilleMarch 29-31 Tennessee at Vanderbilt NashvilleApril 5-7 South Carolina at Tennessee KnoxvilleApril 12-14 Tennessee at Kentucky LexingtonApril 19-21 Ole Miss at Tennessee KnoxvilleApril 26-28 Tennessee at Florida GainesvilleMay 3-5 Georgia at Tennessee KnoxvilleMay 10-12 Tennessee at Arkansas FayettevilleMay 16-18 Texas A&M at Tennessee Knoxville
VOLS NOT FAZED BY SEC POLL The Southeastern Conference released its annu-
al preseason coaches’ poll with Tennessee projected to finish sixth in the Eastern Division. While not the most ideal place to start the season, Serrano and his staff just see it as another opportunity and another challenge to overcome.
“We want to prove it on the field,” Serrano said. “You look at all the polls around the country, the Baseball America’s and all that, that’s someone’s opinion. The game is still played on the field. We get that opportunity 30 times in the SEC and 55 times over the course of the year. My approach and my coaching staff’s approach this year is every day that we suit up in a uniform, we get the opportunity to be the best team on the field that day.
SERRANO TO COACH USA COLLE-GIATE NATIONAL TEAM Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano will don
the red, white and blue for the second time in his ca-reer this summer when he will serve as the manager of the 2012 Team USA Collegiate National Team. He previously served as the team’s pitching coach in 2010. Joining Serrano on the 2012 Collegiate National
Team staff will be Oregon head coach George Hor-ton, Loyola Marymount head coach Jason Gill and Grand Canyon head coach Andy Stankiewicz. The squad is set to travel to Cuba for a five-game
series against its national team, July 5-9, before heading to The Netherlands for Honkbal Week in Haarlem, July 13-22.
PLAYING THE BEST According to the BoydsWorld.com 2012 pre-
season strength of schedule rankings, Tennessee is set to play the 11th-toughest slate in the nation this year and third-hardest among SEC schools.
2012 Toughest Schedule (BoydsWorld.com)1. Stanford 2. Southern Cal 3. Oregon4. UCLA 5. Florida 6. California7. Washington St.8. Arizona State9. Washington10. Auburn11. TENNESSEE 12. Ole Miss13. Baylor
14. Georgia 15. Vanderbilt 16. Cal St. Fullerton17. Clemson18. Long Beach St.19. Georgia Tech20. Miami (Fla.)21. Florida State22. Mississippi St.23. Alabama24. UCSB25. South Carolina
APRIL 20 (Friday)*Vanderbilt at Alabama 6:30 p.m. CT*Arkansas at Ole Miss 6:30 p.m. CT*South Carolina at Auburn 6 p.m. CT*Georgia at Florida {#-CSS] 7 p.m. ET*LSU at Kentucky [FSSO] 6:30 p.m. ET*Tennessee at Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. CT
APRIL 21 (Saturday)*Vanderbilt at Alabama 2 p.m. CT*Arkansas at Ole Miss 4 p.m. CT*South Carolina at Auburn [#-SPSO] 3 p.m. CT*Georgia at Florida [#-CSS] 8 p.m. ET*LSU at Kentucky [FSSO] 2 p.m. ET*Tennessee at Mississippi State 1 p.m. CT
APRIL 22 (Sunday)*Vanderbilt at Alabama 1 p.m. CT*Arkansas at Ole Miss [CST] 1:30 p.m. CT*South Carolina at Auburn 1 p.m. CT*Georgia at Florida [#-ESPN2] 3 p.m. ET*LSU at Kentucky 1 p.m. ET
THIS WEEKEND AROUND THE SEC
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RANK PREV. SCHOOL CONFERENCE RECORD ROAD NEUTRAL HOME NON-DI1 1 Florida Southeastern 25-7-0 6-4-0 1- 0- 0 18-3-0 0-0-02 2 Florida State Atlantic Coast 27-5-0 10-2-0 0- 1- 0 17-2-0 0-0-03 3 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 23-9-0 7-4-0 0- 0- 0 16-5-0 0-0-04 7 Texas A&M Big 12 26-6-0 3-0-0 0- 0- 0 23-6-0 0-0-05 4 Kentucky Southeastern 30-3-0 7-2-0 1- 0- 0 22-1-0 0-0-06 11 Miami (Fla.) Atlantic Coast 24-8-0 6-3-0 0- 0- 0 17-5-0 1-0-07 8 UCLA Pac-12 21-7-0 7-0-0 1- 0- 0 13-7-0 0-0-08 10 Baylor Big 12 25-7-0 6-4-0 1- 0- 0 18-3-0 0-0-08 9 Stanford Pac-12 19-7-0 6-5-0 0- 0- 0 13-2-0 0-0-010 17 LSU Southeastern 25-7-0 5-3-0 0- 0- 0 19-4-0 1-0-011 5 North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 21-9-0 5-6-0 3- 0- 0 13-3-0 0-0-012 16 Purdue Big Ten 24-5-0 13-3-0 6- 1- 0 4-1-0 1-0-013 12 South Carolina Southeastern 23-9-0 5-5-0 1- 0- 0 17-4-0 0-0-014 13 Rice Conference USA 23-11-0 7-5-0 2- 1- 0 14-5-0 0-0-015 25 UCF Conference USA 26-7-0 7-1-0 0- 0- 0 19-6-0 0-0-016 19 Cal State Fullerton Big West 21-10-0 5-5-0 0- 0- 0 16-5-0 0-0-017 14 Mississippi Southeastern 21-10-0 5-5-0 0- 0- 0 16-5-0 0-0-018 18 Arkansas Southeastern 24-7-0 2-4-0 2- 1- 0 20-2-0 0-0-019 15 New Mexico State Western Athletic 25-9-0 5-3-0 0- 2- 0 20-4-0 0-0-020 22 East Carolina Conference USA 22-8-1 4-5-0 2- 0- 0 16-3-1 0-0-021 30 Oregon Pac-12 20-9-0 10-6-0 0- 0- 0 10-3-0 0-0-022 6 Arizona Pac-12 23-9-0 5-4-0 0- 0- 0 18-5-0 0-0-023 31 Virginia Atlantic Coast 21-10-1 3-5-0 0- 1- 1 18-4-0 0-0-024 28 Maryland Atlantic Coast 21-13-0 7-9-0 2- 0- 0 12-4-0 0-0-025 27 Gonzaga West Coast 20-9-0 4-7-0 7- 0- 0 9-2-0 0-0-026 20 Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 19-13-0 3-10-0 0- 0- 0 16-3-0 0-0-027 34 Sam Houston State Southland 23-9-0 7-5-0 0- 0- 0 16-4-0 0-0-028 35 Washington Pac-12 17-11-0 7-6-0 0- 0- 0 10-5-0 0-0-029 33 San Diego West Coast 25-8-0 9-4-0 3- 1- 0 13-3-0 0-0-030 36 Appalachian State Southern 24-6-0 5-4-0 2- 1- 0 17-1-0 0-0-031 26 Pepperdine West Coast 19-13-0 4-7-0 1- 0- 0 14-6-0 0-0-032 21 Oregon State Pac-12 19-11-0 7-6-0 5- 1- 0 7-4-0 0-0-033 24 Elon Southern 19-14-0 9-10-0 0- 1- 0 10-3-0 0-0-034 41 Southern California Pac-12 19-10-0 5-6-0 0- 1- 0 14-3-0 0-0-035 29 Texas State Southland 20-11-0 7-7-0 0- 1- 0 13-3-0 0-0-036 32 Clemson Atlantic Coast 18-14-0 4-5-0 1- 1- 0 13-8-0 0-0-037 40 Ohio State Big Ten 18-12-0 4-7-0 7- 2- 0 7-3-0 0-0-038 52 Arizona State Pac-12 19-12-0 3-6-0 3- 1- 0 13-5-0 0-0-039 46 Belmont Atlantic Sun 23-10-0 8-4-0 0- 0- 0 15-6-0 0-0-040 38 Texas Big 12 17-12-0 7-5-0 2- 4- 0 8-3-0 0-0-041 39 Missouri State Missouri Valley 24-10-0 10-6-0 3- 2- 0 11-2-0 0-0-042 57 Cal Poly Big West 20-10-0 5-4-0 2- 1- 0 13-5-0 0-0-043 55 Dallas Baptist D-I Independents 21-9-0 6-7-0 0- 0- 0 15-2-0 0-0-044 23 Auburn Southeastern 17-14-0 3-7-0 1- 0- 0 13-7-0 0-0-045 47 Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 19-14-0 6-6-0 1- 1- 0 12-7-0 0-0-046 37 Mississippi State Southeastern 20-12-0 2-6-0 0- 0- 0 18-6-0 0-0-047 50 Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 22-12-0 6-8-0 4- 1- 0 12-3-0 0-0-048 56 Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 22-11-0 8-3-0 0- 0- 0 13-8-0 1-0-049 82 George Mason Colonial 22-11-0 7-6-0 4- 1- 0 11-4-0 0-0-050 49 College of Charleston Southern 22-11-0 10-6-0 0- 0- 0 12-5-0 0-0-051 68 TENNESSEE Southeastern 20-12-0 2-4-0 1- 2- 0 17-6-0 0-0-052 42 Indiana State Missouri Valley 26-7-0 11-6-0 6- 0- 0 8-1-0 1-0-053 48 TCU Mountain West 16-13-0 6-7-0 0- 0- 0 10-6-0 0-0-054 66 Texas-Arlington Southland 20-12-0 6-7-0 0- 0- 0 13-5-0 1-0-055 43 Illinois State Missouri Valley 19-10-0 8-8-0 6- 0- 0 3-2-0 2-0-056 51 Coastal Carolina Big South 20-10-0 4-4-0 0- 0- 0 16-6-0 0-0-057 53 Michigan State Big Ten 19-10-0 8-4-0 4- 4- 0 7-2-0 0-0-058 44 Southeastern Louisiana Southland 22-11-0 6-6-0 1- 1- 0 15-4-0 0-0-059 73 Stetson Atlantic Sun 21-10-0 5-5-0 0- 0- 0 16-5-0 0-0-060 63 Louisville Big East 23-9-0 2-3-0 3- 2- 0 18-4-0 0-0-061 54 Georgia Southeastern 19-13-0 2-4-0 1- 0- 0 16-9-0 0-0-062 45 Notre Dame Big East 17-13-0 3-9-0 8- 4- 0 6-0-0 0-0-063 70 Portland West Coast 19-7-0 4-4-0 2- 0- 0 11-3-0 2-0-064 84 Liberty Big South 27-8-0 6-1-0 5- 1- 0 16-6-0 0-0-065 67 Vanderbilt Southeastern 13-19-0 1-9-0 0- 0- 0 12-10-0 0-0-066 77 California Pac-12 17-12-0 8-8-0 2- 1- 0 7-3-0 0-0-067 58 Washington State Pac-12 15-13-0 6-10-0 0- 0- 0 9-3-0 0-0-068 59 UC Irvine Big West 17-12-0 2-6-0 5- 1- 0 10-5-0 0-0-069 86 Houston Conference USA 11-18-1 3-9-1 2- 1- 0 6-8-0 0-0-070 83 Long Beach State Big West 12-17-0 7-10-0 0- 0- 0 5-7-0 0-0-071 69 Western Carolina Southern 22-11-0 8-6-0 1- 2- 0 13-3-0 0-0-072 91 Wichita State Missouri Valley 19-15-0 4-5-0 0- 2- 0 15-8-0 0-0-073 95 Connecticut Big East 18-13-0 9-6-0 4- 6- 0 5-1-0 0-0-074 65 Illinois Big Ten 17-12-0 6-5-0 6- 5- 0 5-2-0 0-0-075 78 South Florida Big East 23-10-0 3-1-0 3- 0- 0 17-9-0 0-0-0
Shaded = 2012 Tennessee Opponent
2012 NCAA RATINGS PERCENTAGE INDEXRENOVATIONS CONTINUE AT LINDSEY NELSON STADIUM Tennessee fans will notice a number of
changes to Lindsey Nelson Stadium when they return for the first time in 2012. The most noticeable will be the new black padded wall in the outfield designed to provide more pro-tection for players and create a cleaner, more simple look. In conjunction, the batter’s eye has been painted black as well. Another addi-tion at LNS is the new playground on top of the batting cages down the right-field line for young Vol fans to enjoy during the game.
JOHNSON SETS EXAMPLE FOR MADDOX Tennessee freshman second baseman
Will Maddox will look to follow the example set this fall by a fellow first-year Vol and Gainesville High School graduate, A.J. John-son. Maddox’s former prep classmate was named a freshman All-American by five dif-ferent publications, including the Football Writers Association of America, Yahoo! Sports, Phil Steele, The Sporting News and FoxSports, after racking up 80 tackles for the Vol football team as its starting weakside linebacker.
No. 19 Georgia on March 18.• SecondcametheNo.2KentuckyWildcats.Hestruckoutthreein4.1IP,withhisbrother, Michael, recording the only hit against him. Nick got him to foul out in the second matchup between the brothers.•Allowedthreerunsonfourhitsin3.2IPagainstAlabamainhisthirdstart(4/1)•Sufferedhisthirdlossoftheyearat#10SouthCarolinaonApril8despitenotallow-
ing an earned run.•StruggledagainstNo.4Florida,yieldingfiverunsonfourhitsinjust1.1IP(4/15)•CurrentlystandsinatieforeighthinTennesseehistorywithsevencareersaves,in-
cluding three this season.• Pickedupfirstsaveoftheyearvs.NorthernIllinois,needingjust19pitchestogetthrough 2.2 perfect frames.• Firsttwolossescameafterfteryielding10thinningRBIsingles.• Secondsavecameagainst#16TexasashecameontorecordthefinalsixoutsatMinute Maid Park.• Escapedbasesloaded,nooutjamvs.BallStatetorecordhisthirdsave.
cord, team-high four saves and 6.48 ERA in 23 relief appearances. •Foursavesrankasthesecond-mostbyafreshmaninVolhistory.•Struckout30battersin33.1inningsandhelpedcloseoutthreeoftheteam’sfour
shutouts on the year.•RecordedsavesagainstMilwaukee(2/19),atAlabama(4/16),MTSU(5/10)andAu-
137 strikeouts and an 0.85 ERA during his three seasons on the varsity squad.
• Farragutwas 125-14dur-ing that span.
•Alsoplayedfirstbase,hit-ting .326 with 18 home runs and 77 RBIs during his prep career.
•Earnedall-state,all-districtand all-region honors in both 2009 and 2010 and was named a 2010 Hon-orable Mention Louisville Slugger High School All American alongside fel-low Vol and Admiral team-mate Ethan Bennett.
Innings (Starter) ........................ 6.0 at Georgia (3/18/12)Innings (Reliever) ..3.0 (2x) last vs. Westerm Ky (4/24/11)Runs Allowed ............................................. 7 at LSU (5/15/11)ER Allowed ...............................................7 at LSU (5/15/11)Strikeouts .......................5 (2x), last at Georgia (3/18/12)Walks ................................ 4 (2x), last vs. Alabama (4/1/12)Hits Allowed ............................................6 at LSU (5/15/11)Wild Pitches ...1 (4x), last vs. Tennessee Tech (3/13/12)HBP......................................1 (7x), last vs. Florida (4/15/12)
LOB - Team (277), Opp (298). DPs turned - Team (22), Opp (27). IBB - Team (3), STECKENRIDER 2, OSBORNE 1, Opp (7). Picked off - WALKER 2, MADDOX 2, STECKENRIDER 2, MORGAN 1, BENNETT 1, FRITTS 1, PIERCE 1.
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Team Highs and LowsBattingMost At-Bats ...............................45 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Fewest At-Bats .............................. 23 (2x), last vs. Alabama (4/1)Most Runs (Game): ....................10 (3x), last vs. Alabama (3/30) Most Runs (Inning): ......6 (2nd) vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Hits (Game): .....................................15 vs. Seton Hall (2/24)Fewest Hits (Game): ..............................3 at South Carolina (4/7)Most Hits (Inning): ..............................5, (2nd) vs. Memphis (4/4) Most RBIs: .............................10 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Doubles: ...................................................5 vs. Ball State (3/7)Most Triples: ....................................1 (5x), last vs. Memphis (4/4)Most Home Runs: ........................ 2 (2x), last vs. Alabama (3/30)Most Total Bases: .......................22 (2x), last vs. Alabama (3/30) Most Walks: ..................8 (2x), last vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Fewest Walks: ....................... 0 (2x), last at South Carolina (4/7)Most Strikeouts: .............................12 (3x), last vs. Florida (4/13)Fewest Strikeouts: ..........................2 (4x), last vs. Alabama (4/1)Most Hit-by-Pitch: ............... 5 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1Most Sac Bunts: .................... 3 (4x), last at South Carolina (4/6)Most Sac Flies: .................................... 2 (4x), last vs. MVSU (3/27)Most Stolen Bases: ..................................... 7 vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Most Left on Base: ................................ 13 (2x), last vs. FIU (3/21)Most Left on Base (X-Inn): ...................................13 vs. FIU (3/21)
FieldingMost Putouts: .............................39 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Assists: ...............................19 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Errors: ................................................... 5 vs. Seton Hall (2/24)Most Passed Balls: ............................................ 2 vs. Houston (3/2)Most Double Plays: ........................................... 3 vs. Florida (4/15)
PitchingMost Innings Pitched: ...........13.0 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Runs Allowed: ................................................11 vs. Rice (3/4)Most Runs Allowed (Inn.): ..... 5 (3x), last (3rd) vs. Alabama (3/30)Most Earned Runs Allowed: ...... 10 (2x), last at Georgia (3/17)Fewest Runs Allowed: ....................0 (2x), last at Georgia (3/18)Most Hits Allowed: .........................................18 at Georgia (3/17)Fewest Hits Allowed: ............................................... 3 vs. ULM (3/9)Most Hits Allowed (Inn.): .....................6 (4th) at Georgia (3/17)Most Home Runs Allowed: ................................ 3 at Georgia (3/17) Most Strikeouts: .................13 (4x), last at South Carolina (4/6)Fewest Strikeouts: ..........................1 (2x), last vs. Alabama (4/1)Most Walks: ..............................................9 at South Carolina (4/7)Fewest Walks: ....................... 0 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1Wild Pitches: ........................................... 3 (3x), last at ETSU (4/11)Hit Batters:................................................3 at South Carolina (4/7)Balks: .........................................................1 (3x), last vs. ULM (3/10)
Misc.Longest Winning Streak: ...............7 games (2x), last, 3/27-4/6Longest Losing Streak: .................................. 5 games, 3/10-3/17Longest Game (Innings): .......13 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Longest Game (Time, 9 inn.): 3:07 (2x), last vs. Memphis (4/4)Longest Game (Time, X-Inn):......... 4:48 vs. Western Ky. (2/21)Shortest Game (Time 9 inn.): ....2:16 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17)Largest Victory Margin: ................8 (10-2) vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Largest Defeat Margin: .............................10 (11-1) vs. Rice (3/4)Largest Home Attendance: ....................3,401 vs. Florida (4/13)Largest Home Attendance (Series): .. 9,561 vs. Florida (4/13-15)
Individual Highs and LowsBattingMost At-Bats: ..7, Luther/Osborne vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Runs:..............3 (4x), last Chris Pierce vs. Alabama (3/30)Most Hits: .....................3 (13x), last Will Maddox at ETSU (4/11)Most RBIs: ......................6, Chris Fritts vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Doubles: ..2 (4x), last Zach Osborne vs. Alabama (3/40)Most Triples: .........1 (6x), last Will Maddox at S. Carolina (4/6) Most Home Runs: ..............1 (13x), last Fritts at S. Carolina (4/8)Grand Slams: .................................................................................... N/AMost Total Bases: ..6 (3x), last W. Maddox vs. Alabama (3/30)Most Walks: ........2 (15x), last Steckenrider at S. Carolina (4/6)Most Strikeouts: .....3 (8x), last Steckenrider vs. Florida (4/13)Most Sac Bunts: ............. 2 (2x), last Chris Fritts vs. MVSU (3/28)Most Sac Flies: ........................2, Zach Osborne vs. MVSU (3/27)Most Stolen Bases: ..... 2 (3x), last Chris Pierce vs. MTSU (2/28) Most Hit-by-Pitch: ..2 (5x), last Ethan Bennett vs. MVSU (3/27)
FieldingMost Putouts: ......15, Drew Steckenrider vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Most Assists: ......6 (3x), last Zach Osborne at S. Carolina (4/8)Most Errors: ... 2 (3x), last Davis Morgan vs. Tenn. Tech (3/13)Most Passed Balls: ...................2, Wes Walker vs. Houston (3/2)
PitchingMost Inn. Pitched: .. 8.0 (2x), last Zack Godley vs. Kentucky (3/23)Most IP, Relief: ............... 4.1, Robbie Kidd vs. Seton Hall (2/24) Most Runs:............................. 8, Zack Godley vs. Alabama (3/30)Most Earned Runs: . 7 (2x), last Zack Godley vs. Alabama (3/30)Most Hits Allowed: ................11, Zack Godley vs. Alabama (3/30)Low-Hit CG: ....................................................................................... N/AMost HRs Allowed: ................ 2, Zack Godley at Georgia (3/17)Most Strikeouts: ...........................10, Zack Godley vs. ULM (3/9)Most Walks: ..................5, T.J. Thornton at South Carolina (4/7)Wild Pitches: ..............2 (3x), last Carter Watson at ETSU (4/11)Hit Batters:...2 (3x), last T.J. Thornton at South Carolina (4/7)Balks: .............................. 1 (3x), last Nick Williams vs. ULB (3/10)
Miscellaneous SuperlativesVols at Lindsey Nelson Stadium ..........................18-8Vols on the road .......................................................... 2-5Vols at neutral sites .................................................... 1-2Record in 3/4-game series ....................................... 2-5February ......................................................................... 7-1March .............................................................................10-9April .................................................................................. 4-5May ................................................................................... 0-0June .................................................................................. 0-0vs. Non-Conference ...................................................14-7vs. SEC .............................................................................. 7-8vs. SEC East .................................................................... 4-8vs. SEC West ................................................................... 3-0Monday ........................................................................... 0-0Tuesday ........................................................................... 2-2Wednesday .................................................................... 4-1Thursday ......................................................................... 0-0Friday ............................................................................... 6-3Saturday .......................................................................... 6-4Sunday ............................................................................ 3-5Decisions vs. LHP starters .......................................11-7Decisions vs. RHP starters ......................................10-8When Vols score first ...............................................10-6When opponents score first ..................................11-9Comeback wins (trailing after five inn.) .................. 5Last at-bat/Walk-off wins .........................................4/3Leading after 6/7/8 inn. .....................16-0/17-0/16-0Trailing after 6/7/8 inn. ......................1-14/2-15/1-13Tied after 6/7/8 inn. ....................................3-2/1-1/3-2Extra innings ................................................................. 3-21-run games .................................................................. 6-32-run games .................................................................. 4-2When starter went 6+ inn. ....................................... 7-1When UT pitchers have 10+ Ks ............................... 6-2When UT pitchers have 5+ walks ........................... 8-5When UT pitchers have 4- walks ....................... 13-10When Vols have 10+ hits ........................................10-2Day Games ...................................................................13-7Night Games ................................................................. 8-8When Vols score 4+ ..................................................19-5When Vols score 3- ....................................................2-10When Vols allow 4+ ..................................................8-13When Vols allow 3- ...................................................13-2When Vols hit a home run ....................................... 8-2When Vols out-hit opponent ................................12-3When opponent out-hits Vols ...............................6-11When Vols/opp. had = hits: ..................................... 3-1Solid White w/ Script “Vols” ...................................10-2Pinstripes / Script “Vols” ............................................ 6-6Orange w/ Script “Vols” ............................................ 4-5Gray w/ Block “Tennessee” ...................................... 1-2
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: Steven Gruver vs. Manhattan 3/11/11 (W, 4-2; 9 innings)Shutout (individual): Craig Cobb vs. LSU 4/8/06 (W, 19-0, 9.0 inn.)Shutout (Team): vs. Georgia 3/18/12 (W, 3-0)Back-to-Back shutouts: Morehead State 4/17/06 (doubleheader; wins of 3-0 and 9-0)10+ Strikeouts (individual): Zack Godley (10 Ks) vs. ULM 4/9/1210+ Innings Pitched: Jamie Bennett (10.0) vs. Auburn 4/14/001-0 Win: at Alabama (DH-2) 4/16/111-0 Loss: at Oregon State 2/28/10Hit for the Cycle: Matt Duffy vs. New Orleans 3/9/11Walk-Off Win Jake Rowland (RBI fielder’s choice in 11th inning) vs. FIU 3/22/12Inside the Park Home Run: Matt Ramsey vs. Florida 4/10/10Inside the Park Grand Slam: Joe Randa vs. Louisville 4/23/91Pinch-Hit Home Run: Chris Pierce vs. New Orleans 3/8/11Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Charley Thurber vs. Xavier 2/21/10Leadoff Home Run: Khayyan Norfork at Austin Peay 3/17/11Two-Home-Run Game: Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M 3/15/11Three-Home-Run Game: Cody Hawn vs. Ohio 3/6/09Two-Run Home Run: Drew Steckenrider at South Carolina 4/6/12Three-Run Home Run: Chris Fritts vs. Northern Illinois, 2/18/12 (DH-1)Grand Slam: Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M 3/15/11Back-to-Back HR: Khayyan Norfork (two-run) and Josh Liles (solo) vs. UNC Asheville 5/18/10Back-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 9-14/10Three-Double Game: Matt Duffy at Georgia 5/8/10Two-Triple Game: Hunter Rigsby vs. ETSU 4/17/02Four-Hit Game: Josh Liles and Khayyan Norfork vs. Mississippi State, 5/6/11Five-Hit Game: Matt Duffy and P.J. Polk at Georgia 5/8/10Six-Hit Game: Kris Bennett vs. Georgia 6/11/01
Four-Run Game: Josh Liles at Georgia 5/9/10Five-Run Game: P.J. Polk at Georgia 5/8/10Four-RBI Game: Will Maddox vs. Alabama, 3/30/12Five-RBI Game: Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M 3/15/11Six-RBI Game: Chris Fritts vs. Northern Illinois, 2/18/12 (DH-1)Seven-RBI Game: Tyler Horne vs. South Carolina 5/9/09Eight-RBI Game: Cody Hawn at Georgia 5/9/10Four Steals: Jordan Czarniecki vs. Tennessee Tech 3/26/03Straight Steal of Home: Chris Pierce vs. Alabama, 3/30/12UT 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: Gregg Maluchnik of Duke 1/31/98Three Straight Complete Games: Ryan Meyers, Mike Lincoln & Scott Schroeffel, 1996 Atlantic Regional vs. Charleston Southern, Georgia Southern and West VirginiaExtra Innings Win vs. FIU (4-3 in 11 inn.) 3/21/12 Extra Innings Loss vs. ULM (6-8 in 10 innings) 3/10/12Home Series Won: Alabama, 2012Home Series Lost: Florida, 2012Home Series Sweep: Alabama, 2012Home Series Swept: Mississippi State, 2011Away Series Won: at Alabama, 2011Away Series Lost: at South Carolina, 2012Away Series Sweep: at Georgia, 2010Away Series Swept: at LSU, 2011UT Player Ejection: Eli Iorg (9th) vs. Arkansas 4/15/05UT Head Coach Ejection: Dave Serrano (4th) vs. Alabama 4/1/12UT Assistant Coach Ejection: Gregg Wallis (6th) vs. Houston 3/2/11
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Last Home RunAllen ........................................ 3/11/12 vs. ULMBennett...........................3/30/12 vs. AlabamaCarter ...............................................................N/AFritts.........................4/8/12 at South CarolinaLuther ..............................................................N/AMaddox ..........................3/30/12 vs. AlabamaManis ................................................................N/AMorgan ..............................3/18/12 at GeorgiaOsborne ..............3/15/11 vs. Alabama A&MPierce ...........................2/17/12 vs. Seton HallPowell ..............................................................N/ARowland ..........................................................N/ASteckenrider .........4/6/12 at South CarolinaWalker ..............................................................N/AWeaver .............................................................N/AWormsley ........................................................N/A
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DATE OPPONENT C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH2/17 Northern Illinois Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider2/18 Northern Illinois (DH-1) Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Wormsley Fritts Pierce Steckenrider Northern Illinois (DH-2) Manis Steckenrider Maddox Osborne Luther Carter Fritts Pierce Weaver2/21 Western Kentucky Bennett Steckenrider Maddox Osborne Luther Carter Fritts Pierce Weaver2/24 Seton Hall Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Carter Fritts Pierce Steckenrider2/25 Seton Hall Walker Morgan Wormsley Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider2/26 Seton Hall Bennett Steckenrider Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Rowland2/28 MTSU Walker Wormsley Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Steckenrider Allen3/2 vs. Houston Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/3 vs. Texas Bennett Steckenrider Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Morgan3/4 vs. Rice Walker Steckenrider Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Weaver3/7 Ball State Bennett Wormsley Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/9 Louisiana-Monroe Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/10 Louisiana-Monroe Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/11 Louisiana-Monroe Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/13 Tennessee Tech Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Weaver3/16 at Georgia Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/17 at Georgia Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Pierce Rowland Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/18 at Georgia Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Pierce Rowland Fritts Allen Walker3/21 Florida International Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Steckenrider Fritts Allen Walker3/23 Kentucky Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Walker3/24 Kentucky Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Steckenrider Pierce Allen Walker2/25 Kentucky Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Wormsley Fritts Pierce Allen Steckenrider3/27 Mississippi Valley State Bennett Daniel Maddox Osborne Wormsley Rowland Steckenrider Carter Morgan3/28 Mississippi Valley State Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Pierce Wormsley Fritts Steckenrider Weaver3/30 Alabama Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Steckenrider Weaver3/31 Alabama Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider4/1 Alabama Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider4/4 Memphis Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider4/6 at South Carolina Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider4/7 at South Carolina Bennett Wormsley Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Steckenrider Morgan4/8 at South Carolina Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Weaver Steckenrider4/11 at ETSU Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Steckenrider Weaver4/13 Florida Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Carter Fritts Pierce Steckenrider4/14 Florida Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Carter Fritts Pierce Steckenrider4/15 Florida Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Powell Fritts Pierce Steckenrider4/17 ETSU 4/19 at Mississippi State4/20 at Mississippi State4/21 at Mississippi State4/24 Austin Peay4/27 at Auburn4/28 at Auburn4/29 at Auburn5/4 Vanderbilt5/5 Vanderbilt5/6 Vanderbilt5/9 at Memphis5/11 at Ole Miss5/12 at Ole Miss5/13 at Ole Miss5/15 at MTSU5/17 Arkansas5/18 Arkansas5/19 Arkansas
PITCHER:15 Zack Godley 9 (7-2)41 Nick Blount 5 (2-3)34 Nick Williams 5 (2-3)33 Robbie Kidd 4 (3-1)25 Carter Watson 3 (1-2)24 T.J. Thornton 3 (2-1)20 Drew Steckenrider 3 (2-1)37 Brandon Zajac 2 (1-1)28 David Horne 1 (1-0)35 Conner Stevens 1 (0-1)
3RD SPOT:20 Drew Steckenrider 14 (8-6) 5 Chris Pierce 11 (5-6) 2 Zach Osborne 5 (5-0)44 Wes Walker 5 (3-2)13 Jared Allen 1 (0-1)
CLEANUP:20 Drew Steckenrider 17 (10-7)30 Davis Morgan 17 (10-7)13 Jared Allen 2 (1-1)
5TH SPOT: 7 Chris Fritts 23 (11-12) 5 Chris Pierce 3 (3-0)
20 Drew Steckenrider 3 (1-2)13 Jared Allen 3 (3-0)44 Wes Walker 2 (1-1)22 Steve Weaver 1 (1-0) 6 Jake Rowland 1 (1-0)
6TH SPOT:13 Jared Allen 14 (6-8) 7 Chris Fritts 8 (6-2)22 Steve Weaver 4 (3-1) 5 Chris Pierce 3 (2-1)23 Richard Carter 3 (2-1)44 Wes Walker 1 (0-1) 6 Jake Rowland 1 (1-0)30 Davis Morgan 1 (1-0)26 Nick Powell 1 (0-1)
7TH SPOT:30 Davis Morgan 11 (5-6) 5 Chris Pierce 11 (6-5) 7 Chris Fritts 3 (3-0) 4 Parker Wormsley 3 (1-2)13 Jared Allen 2 (2-0)22 Steve Weaver 1 (0-1)21 Ethan Bennett 1 (1-0)11 Zach Luther 1 (0-1)
6 Jake Rowland 1 (1-0)20 Drew Steckenrider 1 (1-0)23 Richard Carter 1 (1-0)
9TH SPOT: 2 Zach Osborne 20 (11-9) 1 Will Maddox 7 (4-3)23 Richard Carter 2 (2-0) 4 Parker Wormsley 2 (2-0)11 Zach Luther 2 (0-2)30 Davis Morgan 1 (1-0)13 Jared Allen 1 (1-0)22 Steve Weaver 1 (0-1)
DATE OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 92/17 Northern Illinois Luther Maddox Osborne Steckenrider Fritts Pierce Morgan Walker Allen2/18 Northern Illinois (DH-1) Luther Maddox Osborne Steckenrider Fritts Pierce Morgan Walker Wormsley Northern Illinois (DH-2) Luther Maddox Osborne Steckenrider Pierce Weaver Fritts Manis Carter2/21 Western Kentucky Luther Maddox Osborne Steckenrider Pierce Weaver Fritts Bennett Carter2/24 Seton Hall Luther Maddox Osborne Steckenrider Pierce Fritts Carter Walker Morgan2/25 Seton Hall Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Walker Wormsley2/26 Seton Hall Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Rowland Allen Bennett Maddox2/28 MTSU Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Wormsley Walker Maddox3/2 vs. Houston Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Walker Maddox3/3 vs. Texas Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Bennett Maddox3/4 vs. Rice Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Weaver Walker Maddox3/7 Ball State Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Wormsley Bennett Maddox3/9 Louisiana-Monroe Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Bennett Maddox3/10 Louisiana-Monroe Maddox Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Bennett Luther3/11 Louisiana-Monroe Maddox Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Bennett Luther3/13 Tennessee Tech Maddox Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Bennett Weaver3/16 at Georgia Maddox Pierce Allen Steckenrider Walker Fritts Morgan Luther Osborne3/17 at Georgia Maddox Pierce Walker Allen Steckenrider Fritts Morgan Rowland Osborne3/18 at Georgia Maddox Pierce Walker Allen Fritts Morgan Rowland Bennett Osborne3/21 Florida International Maddox Luther Walker Morgan Steckenrider Fritts Allen Bennett Osborne3/23 Kentucky Maddox Pierce Walker Morgan Fritts Allen Steckenrider Bennett Osborne3/24 Kentucky Maddox Pierce Walker Morgan Steckenrider Allen Luther Bennett Osborne2/25 Kentucky Maddox Wormsley Steckenrider Morgan Fritts Allen Pierce Bennett Osborne3/27 Mississippi Valley State Maddox Wormsley Steckenrider Morgan Rowland Carter Bennett Daniel Osborne3/28 Mississippi Valley State Maddox Pierce Steckenrider Morgan Walker Weaver Fritts Wormsley Osborne3/30 Alabama Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Weaver Fritts Pierce Bennett Osborne3/31 Alabama Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Allen Fritts Pierce Bennett Osborne4/1 Alabama Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Allen Fritts Pierce Bennett Osborne4/4 Memphis Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Allen Fritts Pierce Walker Osborne4/6 at South Carolina Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Fritts Allen Pierce Bennett Osborne4/7 at South Carolina Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Fritts Pierce Wormsley Bennett Osborne4/8 at South Carolina Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Fritts Weaver Pierce Bennett Osborne4/11 at ETSU Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Fritts Walker Pierce Weaver Osborne4/13 Florida Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Fritts Carter Pierce Bennett Osborne4/14 Florida Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Fritts Carter Pierce Bennett Osborne4/15 Florida Maddox Luther Steckenrider Morgan Fritts Powell Pierce Bennett Osborne4/17 ETSU 4/19 at Mississippi State4/20 at Mississippi State4/21 at Mississippi State4/24 Austin Peay4/27 at Auburn4/28 at Auburn4/29 at Auburn5/4 Vanderbilt5/5 Vanderbilt5/6 Vanderbilt5/9 at Memphis5/11 at Ole Miss5/12 at Ole Miss5/13 at Ole Miss5/15 at MTSU5/17 Arkansas5/18 Arkansas5/19 Arkansas
2012 TEAM SUPERLATIVES
2012 STARTING LINEUP BY LINEUP SPOT (Team W-L when starter)
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