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. FIU Tennessee and FIU have played six times, with the all-time series tied at 3-3. The Vols won the only contest in Knoxville, claiming a 5-4 victory in the 1988 season finale on May 10. Former MLB pitch- er Greg McMichael picked up the win for UT and Eric Bodman tallied the game-winning RBI. Senior T.J. Thornton will make his first start of the season against the Golden Panthers. In three starts last season, Thorn- ton was 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA, striking out four in 10.0 innings. Tennessee Tidbits... Senior Davis Morgan paced the Vols offensively last week, going 6-for-11 (.545) during Tennessee’s SEC-opening series at No. 19 Georgia. After recording just one hit in February, the Overland Park, Kansas, native has taken off in March, hitting .444 with six RBIs through the first 10 games of the month to up his batting average to .325 on the season. Sophomore Nick Williams made the first start of his col- legiate career at No. 19 Georgia on Sunday and passed the test with flying colors, firing six shutout innings while allowing just two hits and four baserunners total, none of which advanced past first base, to lead the Vols to a 3-0 win over the Bulldogs. Freshman Will Maddox has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games, a streak in which he is hitting .410 (16-for-39) with five runs scored, four walks, two RBIs and a pair of stolen bases. Since moving to the leadoff spot, Maddox has posted four multi-hit contests in six games, going 11-for-26 (.423). 300 and Counting... Tennessee skipper Dave Serrano picked up his 300th career win and first SEC victory in the Vols’ last con- test as they shut out No. 19 Georgia, 3-0, in Athens. Serrano’s lifetime record now stands at 300-147-1 (.670) in eight seasons as a Division I head coach. TENNESSEE (11-8) vs. FIU (8-10) March 21 | 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 3-3 all-time against @ FIUBaseball with a 5-4 win in the only meeting in Knox- ville. #Vols head coach @DaveSerranoUT picked up his 300th career victory at Georgia on March 18. His life- time record stands at 300-147-1 (.670). Both of @DMorgan250’s two home runs as a Vol have come off of Georgia starting pitcher Michael Pala- zzone. Live Stats/Blog: www.UTSports.com Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Vol_Baseball Radio: WNML “The Sports Animal” FM 99.1/99.3 John Wilkerson (PxP) and Roger Hoover (Analyst) BROADCAST INFO >>> Tennessee 2012 Record: 11-8 Head Coach: Dave Serrano First year at UT (300-147-1) WEDNESDAY LHP T.J. Thornton (0-0, 5.14) WEDNESDAY RHP Eddy Pidermann (2-0, 5.19) VOLUNTEERS STARTING PITCHER GOLDEN PANTHERS 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 7 p.m. 23 Fri. Kentucky * 6 p.m. 24 Sat. Kentucky * 4 p.m. 25 Sun. Kentucky * 2 p.m. 27 Tue. Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m. 28 Wed. Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m. 30 Fri. Alabama * 6 p.m. 31 Sat. Alabama * (CSS) 1 p.m. APRIL 1 Sun. Alabama * 2 p.m. 4 Wed. Memphis 7 p.m. 6 Fri. at South Carolina * 7 p.m. 7 Sat. at South Carolina * (ESPNU) 8 p.m. 8 Sun. at South Carolina * 1:30 p.m. 11 Wed. at ETSU 7 p.m. 13 Fri. Florida * 6 p.m. 14 Sat. Florida * (SPSO) 3 p.m. 15 Sun. Florida * 2 p.m. 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. .243 1 7 Second on team with eight career home runs 1B 30 Davis Morgan Sr. .325 1 7 Hitting .444 (12-for-27) over his last 11 games 2B 1 Will Maddox Fr. .328 0 2 Hitting .410 (16-for-39) during the month of March 3B 5 Chris Pierce Sr. .300 1 10 Has already more than doubled his 2011 RBI total (4) SS 12 Zach Osborne Sr. .267 0 4 Has hit safely in 16 of UT’s 19 games this year LF 20 Drew Steckenrider Jr. .281 3 9 Leads the SEC in Walks (18), 10th in OPB (.468) CF 7 Chris Fritts Jr. .258 1 18 Leads the Vols with six two-out RBIs this year RF 13 Jared Allen Fr. .239 1 9 Hit first career home run in 6th inning vs. ULM (3/11) DH 44 Wes Walker Sr. .406 0 8 Hitting .700 (7x10) with runners in scoring position PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes 2012 SCHEDULE (11-8, 1-2 SEC) Weather Forecast Wednesday Sunny 84° | 61° | 20% FIU 2012 Record: 8-10 Head Coach: Turtle Thomas 5th year at FIU (138-113-1) Series Breakdown Overall: Tied 3-3 In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 1-0 In Miami: FIU leads 3-2 ALL-TIME MEETINGS 5/10/1988 Knoxville W, 5-4 2/15/1989 Miami L, 0-7 2/16/1989 Miami L, 0-1 2/15/1991 Miami L, 5-6 2/16/1991 Miami W, 10-3 2/17/1991 Miami W, 16-8
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Tennessee vs. FIU Tennessee and FIU have played six times, with the all-time
series tied at 3-3. The Vols won the only contest in Knoxville, claiming a 5-4
victory in the 1988 season finale on May 10. Former MLB pitch-er Greg McMichael picked up the win for UT and Eric Bodman tallied the game-winning RBI. Senior T.J. Thornton will make his first start of the season
against the Golden Panthers. In three starts last season, Thorn-ton was 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA, striking out four in 10.0 innings.
Tennessee Tidbits... Senior Davis Morgan paced the Vols offensively last week,
going 6-for-11 (.545) during Tennessee’s SEC-opening series at No. 19 Georgia. After recording just one hit in February, the Overland Park, Kansas, native has taken off in March, hitting .444 with six RBIs through the first 10 games of the month to up his batting average to .325 on the season. Sophomore Nick Williams made the first start of his col-
legiate career at No. 19 Georgia on Sunday and passed the test with flying colors, firing six shutout innings while allowing just two hits and four baserunners total, none of which advanced past first base, to lead the Vols to a 3-0 win over the Bulldogs. Freshman Will Maddox has hit safely in 10 of his last 11
games, a streak in which he is hitting .410 (16-for-39) with five runs scored, four walks, two RBIs and a pair of stolen bases. Since moving to the leadoff spot, Maddox has posted four multi-hit contests in six games, going 11-for-26 (.423).
300 and Counting... Tennessee skipper Dave Serrano picked up his 300th career win and first SEC victory in the Vols’ last con-
test as they shut out No. 19 Georgia, 3-0, in Athens. Serrano’s lifetime record now stands at 300-147-1 (.670) in eight seasons as a Division I head coach.
TENNESSEE (11-8) vs. FIU (8-10)March 21 | 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 3-3 all-time against @
FIUBaseball with a 5-4 win in the only meeting in Knox-ville. #Vols head coach @DaveSerranoUT picked up his
300th career victory at Georgia on March 18. His life-time record stands at 300-147-1 (.670). Both of @DMorgan250’s two home runs as a Vol
have come off of Georgia starting pitcher Michael Pala-zzone.
Live Stats/Blog: www.UTSports.comTwitter: www.Twitter.com/Vol_Baseball
Radio: WNML “The Sports Animal” FM 99.1/99.3John Wilkerson (PxP) and Roger Hoover (Analyst)
BROADCAST INFO >>>
Tennessee2012 Record: 11-8Head Coach: Dave Serrano First year at UT (300-147-1)
WEDNESDAY LHP T.J. Thornton (0-0, 5.14)
WEDNESDAY RHP Eddy Pidermann (2-0, 5.19)
VOLUNTEERS STARTING PITCHER
GOLDEN PANTHERS 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 7 p.m.23 Fri. Kentucky * 6 p.m.24 Sat. Kentucky * 4 p.m.25 Sun. Kentucky * 2 p.m.27 Tue. Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m.28 Wed. Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m.30 Fri. Alabama * 6 p.m.31 Sat. Alabama * (CSS) 1 p.m.APRIL1 Sun. Alabama * 2 p.m.4 Wed. Memphis 7 p.m.6 Fri. at South Carolina * 7 p.m.7 Sat. at South Carolina * (ESPNU) 8 p.m.8 Sun. at South Carolina * 1:30 p.m.11 Wed. at ETSU 7 p.m.13 Fri. Florida * 6 p.m.14 Sat. Florida * (SPSO) 3 p.m.15 Sun. Florida * 2 p.m.17 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. .243 1 7 Second on team with eight career home runs
1B 30 Davis Morgan Sr. .325 1 7 Hitting .444 (12-for-27) over his last 11 games
2B 1 Will Maddox Fr. .328 0 2 Hitting .410 (16-for-39) during the month of March
3B 5 Chris Pierce Sr. .300 1 10 Has already more than doubled his 2011 RBI total (4)
SS 12 Zach Osborne Sr. .267 0 4 Has hit safely in 16 of UT’s 19 games this year
LF 20 Drew Steckenrider Jr. .281 3 9 Leads the SEC in Walks (18), 10th in OPB (.468)
CF 7 Chris Fritts Jr. .258 1 18 Leads the Vols with six two-out RBIs this year
RF 13 Jared Allen Fr. .239 1 9 Hit first career home run in 6th inning vs. ULM (3/11)
DH 44 Wes Walker Sr. .406 0 8 Hitting .700 (7x10) with runners in scoring position
PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes
2012 SCHEDULE (11-8, 1-2 SEC)
Weather Forecast Wednesday
Sunny84° | 61° | 20%
FIU2012 Record: 8-10Head Coach: Turtle Thomas5th year at FIU (138-113-1)
C 44 Wes Walker Sr. .421 0 7 Hitting .857 (6x7) with runners in scoring position
3B 11 Zach Luther Jr. .217 0 1 Has reached base in 12-of-29 leadoff opportunities (.414)
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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]).
The official Tennessee website is: UTsports.comThe official SEC website is: SECsports.com
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[26]Off Day
TUESDAY[27] vs. Miss. Valley St.7 p.m.Knoxville
WEDNESDAY[28]vs. Miss. Valley St.7 p.m.Knoxville
THURSDAY[29]Practice: 2:30-6 p.m.
FRIDAY[30]vs. Alabama6 p.m.Knoxville
SATURDAY[31]vs. Alabama1 p.m.Knoxville
SUNDAY[1]vs. Alabama2 p.m.Knoxville
NEXT WEEK IN TENNESSEE BASEBALL
2012 TENNESSEE BASEBALL ROSTER
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/Furman28 David Horne Fr. RHP R-R 6-4 220 Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central29 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
MEDIA INFORMATION
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 300-147-1 .670 Assistant Coach 10 years 453-190-1 .704 Total 17 years 753-337-2 .690
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: 300-147-1 (.670)Cerritos College, 1985Trinity College & University, 2003
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Whatever It Takes... Tennessee will take runs any way it can get
them. So far this season, the Vols have already scored a run 19 different ways. How the Vols Have Scored
How RunsBalk 5Walk 1Hit By Pitch 1Infield Single 4Bunt Single 1Single 20Double 14Triple 3Home Run 14Stolen Base 1
How RunsThrowing Error 5Fielding Error 4Wild Pitch 2Groundout 6Double Play 2Safety Squeeze 3Suicide Squeeze 1Fielder’s Choice 4Sacrifice Fly 9TOTAL 100
Tennessee has already had six innings in which it has scored at least one run without the benefit of even a single hit this season, totaling 10 runs in those frames.
Osborne the Ironman The only four-year starter on the UT roster, senior
shortstop Zach Osborne is likely to play more games in the Orange and White than almost anyone in Ten-nessee history. The Louisville, Ky., native has played in 180 games in his collegiate career, placing him just nine games outside of the top-10 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. 192 Brandon Hopkins 99-029. 188 Josh Liles 08-1110. 186 Chris Burke 99-01-- 180 Zach Osborne 09-12 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 20 games.
Williams Moving Up Saves List Since an injury ended Matt Ramsey’s season
last year, Nick Williams has become a fixture at the back-end of the Tennessee bullpen, having already notched seven saves. That total ties him for eighth all-time in UT his-
tory with two other players. Vol legend Todd Helton holds the school record with 23 career saves. Tennessee Career Saves
Saves Player Years1. 23 Todd Helton 93-952. 18 Sean Watson 04-063. 11 Jeff Lockwood 07-094. 10 Randy MacNeill 91-925. 9 Matt Ramsey 09-11 9 Rich DeLucia 83-866. 8 Clark Odom 97-988. 7 Nick Williams 11-12 7 Joey Andrews 02-05 7 Danny Wiltz 06-0910. 6 Brandon Crowe 00-04 6 Jeffery Terrell 2002 6 Will Curtiss 98-01 6 Doug Hecker 90-92
Godley Off to Hot Start After spending his entire first year as a Vol in the
bullpen, junior Zack Godley has quickly adjusted to his new role in the starting rotation. In his first four starts, he was 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA, 23 strikeouts in 25.0 IP and held opposing hitters to a .193 batting average. Godley was extremely impressive in outings
against No. 16 Texas and ULM, going 7.0 innings to lead the Vols to a 5-4 win over the Longhorns on March 3, before coming back with a career-high 8.0 shutout frames against ULM on March 9, allowing just three hits and striking out 10.
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
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.
Charlie Puleo to Speak at Luncheon The season’s first Tennessee Baseball luncheon
is set to take place at noon on March 22nd with guest speaker and former major league player, Charlie Puleo.
Puleo spent eight seasons in the major leagues, pitching for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves. The luncheon will be held in the MVP room
of Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Those who attend will receive a sneak peak of UT’s game plan for SEC op-ponent Kentucky and hear from the Tennessee baseball coaching staff and players as they give an update on the season. Tickets for the event are $10. Bullpen members
will receive a discount of $5. To RSVP for this event please contact Tyler Jones at (865) 974-9001 or by email at [email protected].
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.
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/FSTNApril 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
Record-Setting Crowd 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. Highest Attended Home Openers
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Head Coach Result Opponent DateD. Aydelot W, 15-4 vs. Grant 4/5/1897T.R. Cornick W, 5-2 vs. Vanderbilt 4/5/1900William H. Newman W, 7-2 vs. Emory & Henry 4/4/1902Frank Moffett W, 4-3 vs. Emory & Henry 4/3/1903James DePree W, 16-3 vs. Emory & Henry 4/3/1906Z.G. Clevenger W, 11-1 vs. Mooney 3/24/1911J.G. Bender W, 5-2 vs. Indiana 1917Frank Callaway T, 9-9 vs. Centre College 4/15/1919M.B. Banks L, 6-7 vs. Cincinnati 3/9/1921Williams S. Harkness L, 1-4 vs. Hiwassee 4/9/1927John Mauer W, 23-5 vs. Hiwassee 4/15/1939Ike Peel L, 1-3 vs. Maryville 4/17/1947S.W. Anderson L, 6-13 vs. Auburn 4/2/1948Bernard O’Neil W, 9-2 vs. Wofford 3/28/1953George Cafego L, 4-5 at Georgia Tech (11) 3/28/1958Bill Wright W, 10-1 vs. Vanderbilt 3/22/1963John Whited W, 1-0 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan 3/2/1982Ronnie Osborne L, 2-7 vs. MTSU 4/1/1987Mark Connor L, 9-13 at Tampa 2/19/1988Rod Delmonico W, 17-12 vs. ETSU 2/21/1990Todd Raleigh W, 9-4 vs. Morehead State 2/22/2008Dave Serrano W, 7-1 vs. Northern Illinois 2/17/2011
The 24th head coach in Tennessee history, Dave Serrano became the 14th to win his managerial debut in the Orange and White. In the 103-year history of the Vol program with a 7-1 victory over Northern Illinois on Feb. 17.
HEAD COACHING DEBUTS
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.
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
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 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.
Baseball America (March 19)1. Florida .....................................19-12. Stanford .............................................. 13-23. Arkansas ..................................19-24. North Carolina ................................. 16-45. Arizona................................................ 16-46. Florida State ...................................... 16-27. UCLA .................................................... 15-48. South Carolina ........................15-49. Rice ..........................................15-610. Texas A&M ...................................... 16-511. LSU ..................................................... 16-412. Miami (Fla.) ..................................... 16-413. Cal State Fullerton ....................... 12-714. Arizona State .................................. 12-715. Georgia Tech .................................. 14-616. Kentucky ...............................21-017. Ole Miss .................................15-518. Georgia ..................................15-619. Oregon State .................................. 14-520. NC State ........................................... 15-321. Central Florida ............................... 16-522. Texas ......................................10-823. Texas State ...................................... 13-624. Oregon ............................................. 13-525. Purdue .............................................. 14-3
USA Today/ESPN (March 19)1. Florida .....................................19-12. Stanford .............................................. 13-23. Arkansas ..................................19-24. Florida State ...................................... 16-25. North Carolina ................................. 16-46. Kentucky .................................21-07. Rice ..........................................15-68. South Carolina ........................15-49. Miami (Fla.) ........................................ 16-410. Texas A&M ...................................... 16-511. Arizona ............................................. 16-412. UCLA ................................................. 15-413. LSU ..................................................... 16-414. Georgia Tech .................................. 14-615. Cal State Fullerton ....................... 12-716. Oregon State .................................. 14-517. Georgia ..................................15-618. Oregon ............................................. 13-519. Ole Miss .................................15-520. NC State ........................................... 15-321. Central Florida ............................... 16-522. Louisville .......................................... 14-623. TCU .................................................... 11-624. Purdue .............................................. 14-325. Texas ......................................10-8
NCBWA (March 19)1. Florida .....................................19-12. Stanford .............................................. 13-23. Arkansas ..................................19-24. Florida State ...................................... 16-25. North Carolina ................................. 16-46. South Carolina ........................15-47. Miami (Fla.) ........................................ 16-48. Texas A&M ......................................... 16-59. Rice ..........................................15-610. Arizona ............................................. 16-411. UCLA ................................................. 15-412. LSU ..................................................... 16-413. Kentucky ...............................21-014. Cal State Fullerton ....................... 12-715. Georgia Tech .................................. 14-616. Oregon State .................................. 14-517. Georgia ..................................15-618. Arizona State .................................. 12-719. Central Florida ............................... 16-520. Ole Miss .................................15-521. Louisville .......................................... 14-622. Oregon ............................................. 13-523. Clemson ..............................................9-824. TCU .................................................... 11-625. Texas ......................................10-8
2012 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLLS
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Vols Not Fazed by SEC Coaches 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 Collegiate Na-tional 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. An announcement will be made prior to the end
of the year and details will be available on www.US-ABaseball.com. In 2011, the Collegiate team finished with an 11-2-1 record, and its season was highlight-ed by a 3-1-1 series win over Japan in the two coun-ties’ bi-annual collegiate all-star friendship series.
Renovations Continue at Lindsey Nel-son 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 protection for players and create a cleaner, more simple look. In conjunction, the bat-ter’s eye has been painted black as well. Another ad-dition 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 Mad-
dox will look to follow the example set this fall by a fellow first-year Vol and Gainesville High School graduate, A.J. Johnson. Maddox’s former prep classmate was named a freshman All-American by five different 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.
Woody Completes Second Tour in Italy For the second time in as many summers, Ten-
nessee baseball athletic trainer Jeff Wood traveled
to Italy to assist in the Major League Baseball Acad-emy.
The 12-year Vol veteran ventured to Tierrenia on the country’s northwestern Mediterranean coast, near Pisa, where the Italian Olympic Training Center is located. The academy brought together promis-ing European and, in some cases, African baseball players, ages 15-19, for the best in U.S. major league coaching and instruction.
2012 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS (as of March 15)
MARCH 23 (Friday)*Ole Miss at Alabama 6:30 p.m. CT*Arkansas at Mississippi State 6:30 p.m. CT*LSU at Auburn 6 p.m. CT*Florida at South Carolina [#-CSS] 7 p.m. ET*Georgia at Vanderbilt 6 p.m. CT*Kentucky at Tennessee 6 p.m. ET
MARCH 24 (Saturday)*Ole Miss at Alabama 2 p.m. CT*Arkansas at Mississippi State 2 p.m. CT*LSU at Auburn 3 p.m. CT*Florida at South Carolina [#-CSS] 1 p.m. ET*Georgia at Vanderbilt 2 p.m. CT*Kentucky at Tennessee 4 p.m. ET
MARCH 25 (Sunday)*Ole Miss at Alabama 1 p.m. CT*Arkansas at Miss. State [#-SPSO] Noon CT*LSU at Auburn 1 p.m. CT*Georgia at Vanderbilt 1 p.m. CT*Kentucky at Tennessee 2 p.m. ET
THIS WEEKEND AROUND THE SEC
Check out the newest edition of “This Week in Tennessee Baseball,” a weekly series that airs on UTSports.com every Thursday throughout the season by scanning the QR code above. This week’s episode is hosted by Jenna Waters, sports nutritionist for the Volunteer baseball team.
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SENIOR L/L • 6-4 • 210Left-Handed Pitcher
Lake Worth, Fla.American Heritage HS/Indian River CC
LHP T.J. THORNTON24
2012 - SENIOR• Set to make his first start of the season (fourth of his career) on Wednesday after five
relief appearances to start the year.• First appearance came against Ball State on March 7 (1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 1 K)• Came out of the bullpen to pick up a crucial strikeout against the only batter he
faced in the ninth inning of UT’s 3-0 shutout at Georgia on March 18.
2011 - JUNIOR• Pitched in 17 games in his first season with the Vols, making three starts.• Finished with a 1-1 record, one save and 15 strikeouts in 27.2 innings of work.• His 3.25 ERA was the best on the team among pitchers that had at least nine ap-
pearances.• Picked up a win in his UT debut, allowing just one run on three hits and striking out
three in 3.0 innings against New Orleans on March 9. • Tallied a save in his next appearance with another three-inning effort, this one
against Alabama A&M on March 15.• Longest outing of the season was 4.0 innings as he was saddled with a no-decision in
a start against Middle Tennessee State on May 10 after yielding two runs on five hits.• Lone loss of the year was to Belmont on May 17 when he was touched for two runs
(one earned) on two hits in 3.0 frames.
JUNIOR COLLEGE• Was the ace of the Indian River staff in 2010, going 6-5 with a 3.83 ERA in a team-high
77.2 frames spanning 15 appearances.• Twice named the FCCAA Pitcher of the Week as a sophomore in 2009 when he made
11 appearances in his first collegiate campaign.• Posted a 3-4 record with a 4.12 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 59.0 innings of work.
HIGH SCHOOL• Graduated from American Heritage High School in Delray Beach, Fla., where he was
coached by Carm Mazza.• Lettered all four years and was a team captain in his final two seasons.• Was named the 2008 South Florida Sun-Sentinel 3A-2A-1A Player of the Year, Palm
Beach County Player of the Year, all-state and all-county as a senior after going 10-1 with a 1.20 ERA and 90 strikeouts.
PERSONAL• Full name is Thomas John
Thornton• Born December 3, 1989, in
Laguna Hills, Calif.• Son of Mike and Susan
Thornton• Has one brother, Will• Credits his parents and
high school coach Carm Mazza as his biggest influ-ences
• Chose Tennessee over South Carolina and Col-lege of Charleston
• Recipient of the Hattie Ogle McGriffin Athletic Scholarship• Academic major: Sociology - criminal justice.
Innings (Starter) ...........................4.0 vs. MTSU (5/10/11)Innings (Reliever) ..... 3.0 (2x), last vs. App. St. (4/12/11)Runs Allowed ................................... 3 vs. Ball State (3/7/12)ER Allowed ...................................... 3 vs. Ball State (3/7/12)Strikeouts .......................3 (3x), last at Georgia (3/16/12)Walks ..................................................... 3 vs. MTSU (5/10/11)Hits Allowed ...................................... 5 vs. MTSU (5/10/11)Wild Pitches ................. 1 (3x), last vs. Ball State (3/7/12)HBP.......................................................1 at Georgia (3/16/12)
LOB - Team (151), Opp (156). DPs turned - Team (9), Opp (15). IBB - Team (1), STECKENRIDER 1, Opp (3). Picked off - STECKENRIDER 2, MADDOX 2, WALKER 1, MORGAN 1, FRITTS 1.
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Team Highs and LowsBattingMost At-Bats ...............................45 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Fewest At-Bats .........................................................26 vs. ULM (3/9)Most Runs (Game): ................. 10 (2x), last vs. Seton Hall (2/26) Most Runs (Inning): ......6 (2nd) vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Hits (Game): .....................................15 vs. Seton Hall (2/24)Fewest Hits (Game): ................................................. 4 vs. ULM (3/9)Most Hits (Inning): ............. 4 (2x), last (3nd) vs. Ball State (3/7) Most RBIs: .............................10 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Doubles: ...................................................5 vs. Ball State (3/7)Most Triples: .................................... 1 (3x), last vs. Ball State (3/7)Most Home Runs: ............................2 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17)Most Total Bases: .......................................... 22 vs. Ball State (3/7) Most Walks: ..................8 (2x), last vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Fewest Walks: .................................................... 0 vs. Houston (3/2)Most Strikeouts: ...........12 (2x), last vs. Tennessee Tech (3/12)Fewest Strikeouts: .....................2 (2x), last vs. Seton Hall (2/24)Most Hit-by-Pitch: ............... 5 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1Most Sac Bunts: ................................3 (2x), last at Georgia (3/18)Most Sac Flies: .......................................2 (3x), last vs. ULM (3/10)Most Stolen Bases: ..................................... 7 vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Most Left on Base: .............13 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2Most Left on Base (X-Inn): .....12 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)
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: .........................2 (2x), last at Georgia (3/18)
PitchingMost Innings Pitched: ...........13.0 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Runs Allowed: ................................................11 vs. Rice (3/4)Most Runs Allowed (Inn.): ...................5 (4th) at Georgia (3/17)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 (2x), last vs. ULM (3/10)Fewest Strikeouts: ...................................... 2 vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Most Walks: ...............................................................7 vs. ULM (3/11)Fewest Walks: ....................... 0 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1Wild Pitches: ............................................3 (2x), last vs. Texas (3/3)Hit Batters:..........................................2 (7x), last at Georgia (3/18)Balks: .........................................................1 (3x), last vs. ULM (3/10)
Misc.Longest Winning Streak: .............................. 7 games, 2/17-2/26Longest Losing Streak: .................................. 5 games, 3/10-3/17Longest Game (Innings): .......13 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Longest Game (Time, 9 inn.): .. 3:07 vs. Tennessee Tech (3/13)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: . 2,812 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17)Largest Home Attendance (Series): ......... 5,255 vs. ULM (3/9-11)
Individual Highs and LowsBattingMost At-Bats: ..7, Luther/Osborne vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Runs:..3 (3x), last Drew Steckenrider vs. Ball State (3/7)Most Hits: ................. 3 (6x), last Will Maddox at Georgia (3/17)Most RBIs: ......................6, Chris Fritts vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Doubles: ....2 (3x), last Bennett/Allen vs. Ball State (3/7)Most Triples: ..............1 (3x), last Chris Fritts vs. Ball State (3/7) Most Home Runs: . 1 (8x), last Davis Morgan at Georgia (3/18)Grand Slams: .................................................................................... N/AMost Total Bases: .. 6 (2x), last Fritts vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1Most Walks: ................ 2 (12x), last Will Maddox vs. ULM (3/10)Most Strikeouts: ..3 (5x), last Fritts/Steckenrider vs. T. Tech (3/13)Most Sac Bunts: ........................... 2, Chris Fritts at Georgia (3/17)Most Sac Flies: .....1 (9x), last C. Pierce/J. Allen vs. ULM (3/10)Most Stolen Bases: ..... 2 (3x), last Chris Pierce vs. MTSU (2/28) Most Hit-by-Pitch: ...2 (4x), last Davis Morgan vs. ULM (3/11)
FieldingMost Putouts: ......15, Drew Steckenrider vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Most Assists: ..................................6, Zach Osborne vs. Rice (3/4)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, Zack Godley vs. ULM (3/9)Most IP, Relief: ............... 4.1, Robbie Kidd vs. Seton Hall (2/24) Most Runs:................7 (2x), last Zack Godley at Georgia (3/17)Most Earned Runs: ................ 7, Zack Godley at Georgia (3/17)Most Hits Allowed: .. 10 (2x), last Zack Godley at Georgia (3/17)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: ........3 (3x), last D. Steckenrider vs. Houston (3/2)Wild Pitches: .................................. 2, Zack Godley vs. Texas (3/3)Hit Batters:......................................... 2, Zacl Godley vs. ULM (3/9)Balks: .............................. 1 (3x), last Nick Williams vs. ULB (3/10)
Miscellaneous SuperlativesVols at Lindsey Nelson Stadium ............................ 9-4Vols on the road .......................................................... 0-0Vols at neutral sites .................................................... 1-2Record in 3/4-game series ....................................... 2-1February ......................................................................... 7-1March ............................................................................... 3-5April .................................................................................. 0-0May ................................................................................... 0-0June .................................................................................. 0-0vs. Non-Conference ...................................................10-6vs. SEC .............................................................................. 0-0vs. SEC East .................................................................... 0-0vs. SEC West ................................................................... 0-0Monday ........................................................................... 0-0Tuesday ........................................................................... 1-2Wednesday .................................................................... 1-0Thursday ......................................................................... 0-0Friday ............................................................................... 3-1Saturday .......................................................................... 4-1Sunday ............................................................................ 1-2Decisions vs. LHP starters ......................................... 6-2Decisions vs. RHP starters ........................................ 4-4When Vols score first ................................................. 7-2When opponents score first .................................... 2-4Comeback wins (trailing after five inn.) .................. 2Last at-bat wins ................................................................ 2Leading after 6/7/8 inn. ............................8-0/8-0/8-0Trailing after 6/7/8 inn. .............................0-5/1-6/1-5Tied after 6/7/8 inn. ....................................2-1/1-0/1-1Extra innings ................................................................. 2-21-run games .................................................................. 3-12-run games .................................................................. 1-1When starter went 6+ inn. ....................................... 4-0When UT pitchers have 10+ Ks ............................... 4-1When UT pitchers have 5+ walks ........................... 3-2When UT pitchers have 4- walks ............................ 7-4When Vols have 10+ hits .......................................... 6-1Day Games ..................................................................... 9-2Night Games ................................................................. 1-4When Vols score 4+ .................................................... 9-4When Vols score 3- ...................................................... 1-2When Vols allow 4+ .................................................... 4-6When Vols allow 3- ..................................................... 6-0When Vols hit a home run ....................................... 5-1When Vols out-hit opponent .................................. 6-1When opponent out-hits Vols ................................. 4-5When Vols/opp. had = hits: ..................................... 0-0Solid White w/ Script “Vols” ..................................... 6-0Pinstripes / Script “Vols” ............................................ 2-4Orange w/ Script “Vols” ............................................ 2-2Gray w/ Block “Tennessee” ...................................... 0-0
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 Chris Pierce (scored from 1st on three WP in 11th inning) vs. Seton Hall 2/25/12Inside 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: Davis Morgan at Georgia 3/17/12Three-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: Chris Pierce vs. Northern Illinois, 2/17/11Five-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: Khayyan Norfork vs. Kentucky 5/2/10UT 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. Seton Hall (3-2 in 11 inn.) 2/25/12 Extra Innings Loss vs. ULM (6-8 in 10 innings) 3/10/12Home Series Won: Seton Hall, 2012Home Series Lost: ULM, 2011Home Series Sweep: Seton Hall, 2012Home Series Swept: Mississippi State, 2011Away Series Won: at Alabama, 2011Away Series Lost: at Georgia, 2012Away Series Sweep: at Georgia, 2010Away Series Swept: at LSU, 2011UT Player Ejection: Eli Iorg (9th) vs. Arkansas 4/15/05UT Head Coach Ejection: Todd Raleigh (6th) vs. South Carolina 4/9/11UT Assistant Coach Ejection: Gregg Wallis (6th) vs. Houston 3/2/11
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Last Home RunAllen ........................................ 3/11/12 vs. ULMBennett......................................3/9/12 vs. ULMCarter ...............................................................N/AFritts....2/18/12 vs. Northern Illinois (DH-1)Luther ..............................................................N/AMaddox ...........................................................N/AManis ................................................................N/AMorgan ..............................3/18/12 at GeorgiaOsborne ..............3/15/11 vs. Alabama A&MPierce ...........................2/17/12 vs. Seton HallPowell ..............................................................N/ARowland ..........................................................N/ASteckenrider ...................3/7/12 vs. Ball StateWalker ..............................................................N/AWeaver .............................................................N/AWormsley ........................................................N/A
When Bullpen Allows Runs: 8-8When Bullpen Allows No Runs: 3-0When Bullpen Pitches 3+ Inn.: 9-8When No Relievers are Used: 0-0
8 HUNTER DANIEL LHP 0-1, 40.50 ERA, 0 SV, 1 G CAREER: 0-1, 7.56 ERA, 0 SV, 23 GLast Win: None Save: NoneLoss: vs. ULM (3/11/12) Blown SV: None • Suffered first career loss in 2012 debut vs. ULM (3/11) • Appeared in 17 games as a sophomore and five as a freshman • Has also seen time as a late-inning defensive replacement at 1B this yearDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches3/11 ULM 4-7 L 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 21/13--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 SAMUEL DAVIS RHP 0-0, 99.00 ERA, 0 SV, 2 GLast Win: None Save: NoneLoss: None Blown SV: None • Made UT debut in the second game of a DH against Northern Illinois (2/18) • Only sidearm pitcher on the Vol staffDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 N. Illinois (DH-2) 7-2 -- 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 9/52/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 -- 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 9/1--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33 ROBBIE KIDD RHP 2-0, 4.05 ERA, 0 SV, 8 GLast Win: vs. Ball State (3/7) Save: NoneLoss: None Blown SV: None • Made collegiate debut with 3.0 IP and 2 K vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) • Tossed 2.0 more shutout innings vs. W. Kentucky, striking out 2 (2/21) • Earned first win with 4.1 IP (2 H, 1 R, 1 ER) of relief vs. Seton Hall (2/24) • Tossed 2.2 scoreless vs. Ball State (3 H, 0 R, 2 K) for his second win (3/7) • First career start came at home against ULM (3/11)Date Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/17 N. Illinois 7-1 -- 3.0 2 1 1 3 2 52/302/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 -- 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 30/202/24 Seton Hall 9-2 W 4.1 2 1 1 1 0 72/452/28 MTSU 4-5 -- 2.1 3 3 2 1 1 40/253/2 vs. Houston 4-7 -- 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 36/163/7 Ball State 9-7 W 2.2 3 0 0 0 2 28/193/11 ULM * 4-7 -- 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 37/223/16 at Georgia 0-4 -- 4.0 1 0 0 1 5 --/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------45 ERIC MARTIN RHP 0-0, 8.10 ERA, 0 SV, 3 GLast Win: None Save: NoneLoss: None Blown SV: None • Made collegiate debut vs. #4 Rice at Minute Maid Park (3/4) • Son of former Vol swimmer, Kent Martin who was a five-time SEC Champion and was a member of the 1978 national championship swim teamDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches3/4 vs. Rice 1-11 -- 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 19/133/11 ULM 4-7 -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 18/123/17 at Georgia 5-10 -- 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 --/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31 DALTON SABERHAGEN LHP 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 7 G CAREER: 2-0, 4.24 ERA, 0 SV, 20 GLast Win: vs. Alabama A&M (3/15/11) Save: NoneLoss: None Blown SV: None • Picked up his first win of the season against Western Kentucky, tossing the last two innings for the Vols in the 13-inning contest. • Pitched against #4 Rice at Minute Maid Park on his 20th birthday • Son of two-time Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen • Older brother Drew is an assistant coach at Newberry CollegeDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 N. Illinois (DH-2) 7-2 -- 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 23/152/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 W 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 34/202/26 Seton Hall 10-2 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 18/113/4 vs. Rice 1-11 -- 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 10/63/11 ULM 4-7 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 18/93/13 Tennessee Tech 1-5 -- 0.2 0 1 0 1 0 17/83/17 at Georgia 5-10 -- 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 --/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 DREW STECKENRIDER RHP 1-1, 2.25 ERA, 0 SV, 7 G CAREER: 3-2, 4.88 ERA, 1 SV, 36 GLast Win: vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Save: vs. Canisius (2/26/11)Loss: vs. Houston (3/2) Blown SV: None • Tennessee’s Opening Day starter and Friday night starter for first three weekends • Picked up a win over Northern Illinois on the first day of the season • Suffered his first loss vs. Houston at Minute Maid Park • Has been stellar out of the bullpen in his last three outings, striking out 13 and walking just one in 7.2 shutout innings of two-hit ball.Date Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/17 N. Illinois * 7-1 W 4.0 2 0 0 1 2 47/312/24 Seton Hall * 9-2 -- 3.0 3 1 1 3 4 76/473/2 vs. Houston * 4-7 L 3.1 3 3 3 3 5 84/45
3/7 Ball State 9-7 -- 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 25/203/10 ULM 6-8 -- 4.0 1 0 0 0 7 59/413/13 Tennessee Tech 1-5 -- 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 22/143/17 at Georgia 5-10 -- 2.0 4 1 1 2 2 --/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------35 CONNER STEVENS RHP 0-1, 3.38 ERA, 0 SV, 7 GLast Win: None Save: NoneLoss: vs. Tennessee Tech (3/13/12) Blown SV: None • Made collegiate debut with 2.0 scoreless IP vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) • Posted career-high 3.2 innings of relief vs. Houston at Minute Maid Park (3/2) • Followed that up with a 3.1 IP effort (0 H, 0 R) vs. ULM • Made first career start vs. Tennessee Tech (3/13)Date Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/17 N. Illinois 7-1 -- 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 30/142/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 -- 0.0 1 3 1 0 0 15/92/26 Seton Hall 10-2 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 12/73/2 vs. Houston 4-7 -- 3.2 8 3 3 1 4 60/433/11 ULM 4-7 -- 3.1 0 0 0 2 0 35/183/13 Tennessee Tech * 1-5 L 3.0 2 1 1 0 1 28/193/18 at Georgia 3-0 -- 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 --/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------46 JOSEPH VANDERPLAS LHP 0-0, 14.73 ERA, 0 SV, 3 GLast Win: None Save: NoneLoss: None Blown SV: None • Made collegiate debut with 2.1 IP and 3 K vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) • Added a scoreless frame against Seton Hall, retiring the side on 9 pitchesDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 N. Illinois (DH-1) 10-5 -- 2.1 6 5 3 0 3 47/282/26 Seton Hall 10-2 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 9/63/4 vs. Rice 1-11 -- 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 24/12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25 CARTER WATSON RHP 0-0, 3.32 ERA, 1 SV,9 G CAREER: 5-3, 4.56 ERA, 1 SV, 32 GLast Win: vs. UNC Asheville (3/30/11) Save: at Georgia (3/180/12)Loss: at MTSU (5/11/11) Blown SV: None • Struck out a career high 4 in 2012 debut (4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R) vs. N. Illinois (2/18) • Added 2+ IP of relief against both W. Kentucky and Seton Hall • Earned first starting assignment vs. MTSU (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K) on 2/28 • Posted 1.1 scoreless innings vs. #4 Rice at Minute Maid Park (3/4) • Recorded final two outs of 3-0 shutout at #19 Georgia for first career save (3/18)Date Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 N. Illinois (DH-2) 7-2 -- 4.0 2 1 1 1 4 68/422/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 -- 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 26/192/25 Seton Hall 3-2 -- 2.2 2 1 0 1 2 56/352/28 MTSU * 4-5 -- 4.0 2 0 0 0 3 53/353/4 vs. Rice 1-11 -- 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 24/103/7 Ball State * 9-7 -- 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 42/233/11 ULM 4-7 -- 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 11/93/13 Tennessee Tech 1-5 -- 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 24/153/18 at Georgia 3-0 SV 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 --/----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------29 NICK WILLIAMS RHP 2-2, 2.05 ERA, 3 SV, 9 G CAREER: 4-3, 4.72 ERA, 7 SV, 33 GLast Win: at Georgia (3/18) Save: vs. Ball State (3/7)Loss: vs. ULM (3/10) Blown SV: vs. Indiana (3/5/11) • Picked up first save of the year vs. Northern Illinois, needing just 19 pitches to get through 2.2 perfect frames. • Both losses have come after fter yielding 10th inning RBI singles • Second save came against #16 Texas as he came on to record the final six outs at Minute Maid Park • Escaped bases loaded, no out jam vs. Ball State to record his third save • Fired 6.0 shutout innings in first career start at Georgia (3/18) • His brother, Michael, is a senior catcher at Kentucky • Was 19-0 with 137 strikeouts, 0.85 ERA and three state titles during HS careerDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 N. Illinois (DH-1) 10-5 SV 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 19/152/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 -- 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 38/292/25 Seton Hall 3-2 W 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 32/222/28 MTSU 4-5 L 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 33/213/3 vs. Texas 5-4 SV 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 35/243/7 Ball State 9-7 SV 1.0 4 1 1 0 2 24/183/9 UL Monroe 4-0 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 16/113/10 UL Monroe 6-8 L 1.0 3 2 1 0 2 26/193/13 Tennessee Tech 1-5 -- 0.2 2 1 1 1 1 30/193/18 at Georgia * 3-0 W 6.0 2 0 0 1 5 --/--
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Date Opposing Team (TV) Score R-H-E (UT) R-H-E Innings Overall SEC Pitcher of Record Attend. Time Feb 17, 2012 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 7-1 7-7-0 1-5-0 9 1-0-0 0-0-0 STECKENRIDER (W 1-0) 2812 2:16 Feb 18, 2012 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 10-5 10-10-1 5-9-2 9 2-0-0 0-0-0 GODLEY (W 1-0) - 2:41 Feb 18, 2012 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 7-2 7-13-1 2-11-3 9 3-0-0 0-0-0 BLOUNT (W 1-0) 2335 2:54 Feb 21, 2012 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 8-7 8-10-4 7-11-3 (13) 4-0-0 1-0-0 SABERHAGEN (W 1-0) 1297 4:48 Feb 24, 2012 SETON HALL W 9-2 9-15-2 2-6-3 9 5-0-0 0-0-0 KIDD (W 1-0) 1444 3:21 Feb 25, 2012 SETON HALL W 3-2 3-5-5 2-6-2 (11) 6-0-0 0-0-0 WILLIAMS (W 1-0) 1451 3:19 Feb 26, 2012 SETON HALL W 10-2 10-11-0 2-2-1 9 7-0-0 0-0-0 BLOUNT (W 2-0) 1468 2:56 Feb 28, 2012 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST. L 4-5 4-7-1 5-10-2 (10) 7-1-0 0-0-0 WILLIAMS (L 1-1) 1784 2:55 Mar 02, 2012 vs. Houston (ESPN3) L 4-7 4-10-1 7-13-1 9 7-2-0 0-0-0 STECKENRIDER (L 1-1) 8540 3:23 Mar 03, 2012 vs. #16 Texas (LHN) W 5-4 5-7-0 4-10-1 9 8-2-0 0-0-0 GODLEY (W 2-0) 8589 2:37 Mar 04, 2012 vs. #4 Rice (ESPN3) L 1-11 1-5-3 11-17-0 9 8-3-0 0-0-0 BLOUNT (L 2-1) 7788 2:42 Mar 07, 2012 BALL STATE W 9-7 9-12-0 7-13-2 9 9-3-0 0-0-0 KIDD (W 2-0) 1578 2:58 Mar 09, 2012 ULM W 4-0 4-4-0 0-3-3 9 10-3-0 0-0-0 GODLEY (W 3-0) 1391 2:17 Mar 10, 2012 ULM L 6-8 6-9-1 8-10-1 (10) 10-4-0 0-0-0 WILLIAMS (L 1-2) 2101 3:00 Mar 11, 2012 ULM L 4-7 4-9-0 7-6-1 9 10-5-0 0-0-0 DANIEL (L 0-1) 1736 2:36 Mar 13, 2012 TENNESSEE TECH (FSN) L 1-5 1-6-2 5-9-1 9 10-6-0 0-0-0 STEVENS (L 0-1) 1361 3:07* Mar 16, 2012 at Georgia L 0-4 0-9-1 4-7-1 9 10-7-0 0-1-0 BLOUNT (L 2-2) 1918 2:52* Mar 17, 2012 at Georgia L 5-10 5-10-1 10-18-1 9 10-8-0 0-2-0 GODLEY (L 3-1) 2348 2:44* Mar 18, 2012 at Georgia W 3-0 3-9-0 0-6-0 9 11-8-0 1-2-0 WILLIAMS (W 2-2) 2183 2:47
*-Conference game( )-Extra-inning gameLHN=Longhorn Network; ESPN3=ESPN3.com; CSS = Comcast Sports Southeast; FSN = FOX Sports Net South; SS = Sportsouth
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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 International3/23 Kentucky3/24 Kentucky2/25 Kentucky3/27 Mississippi Valley State3/28 Mississippi Valley State3/30 Alabama3/31 Alabama4/1 Alabama4/4 Memphis4/6 at South Carolina4/7 at South Carolina4/8 at South Carolina4/11 at ETSU4/13 Florida4/14 Florida4/15 Florida4/17 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 5 (4-1)41 Nick Blount 5 (2-3)20 Drew Steckenrider 3 (2-1)25 Carter Watson 2 (1-1)35 Conner Stevens 1 (0-1)34 Nick Williams 1 (1-0)28 David Horne 1 (1-0)33 Robbie Kidd 1 (0-1)
FIRST BASE:30 Davis Morgan 12 (6-6)20 Drew Steckenrider 5 (4-1) 4 Parker Wormsley 2 (1-1)
SECOND BASE: 1 Will Maddox 18 (10-8) 4 Parker Wormsley 1 (1-0)
THIRD BASE:11 Zach Luther 16 (10-6) 5 Chris Pierce 3 (1-2)
SHORTSTOP: 2 Zach Osborne 19 (11-8)
LEFT FIELD: 5 Chris Pierce 12 (6-6)23 Richard Carter 3 (3-0) 6 Jake Rowland 2 (1-1)20 Drew Steckenrider 1 (0-1) 4 Parker Wormsley 1 (1-0)
CENTER FIELD: 7 Chris Fritts 19 (11-8)
RIGHT FIELD:13 Jared Allen 14 (7-7) 5 Chris Pierce 4 (4-0)20 Drew Steckenrider 1 (0-1)
DESIGNATED HITTER:20 Drew Steckenrider 11 (6-5)22 Steve Weaver 4 (2-2) 6 Jake Rowland 1 (1-0)13 Jared Allen 1 (0-1)44 Wes Walker 1 (1-0)30 Davis Morgan 1 (1-0)
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LEADOFF:11 Zach Luther 13 (10-3) 1 Will Maddox 6 (1-5)
2ND SPOT: 2 Zach Osborne 11 (5-6) 1 Will Maddox 5 (5-0) 5 Chris Pierce 3 (1-2)
3RD SPOT: 5 Chris Pierce 11 (5-6) 2 Zach Osborne 5 (5-0)44 Wes Walker 2 (1-1)13 Jared Allen 1 (0-1)
CLEANUP:20 Drew Steckenrider 17 (10-7)13 Jared Allen 2 (1-1)
5TH SPOT: 7 Chris Fritts 14 (8-6) 5 Chris Pierce 3 (3-0)44 Wes Walker 1 (0-1)20 Drew Steckenrider 1 (0-1)
6TH SPOT:13 Jared Allen 10 (4-6) 7 Chris Fritts 3 (1-2)22 Steve Weaver 2 (2-0) 5 Chris Pierce 2 (2-0) 6 Jake Rowland 1 (1-0)30 Davis Morgan 1 (1-0)
7TH SPOT:30 Davis Morgan 11 (5-6) 4 Parker Wormsley 2 (1-1) 7 Chris Fritts 2 (2-0)23 Richard Carter 1 (1-0)13 Jared Allen 1 (1-0)22 Steve Weaver 1 (0-1) 6 Jake Rowland 1 (1-0)
9TH SPOT: 1 Will Maddox 7 (4-3) 2 Zach Osborne 3 (1-2)23 Richard Carter 2 (2-0) 4 Parker Wormsley 2 (2-0)11 Zach Luther 2 (0-2)30 Davis Morgan 1 (1-0)22 Steve Weaver 1 (0-1)13 Jared Allen 1 (1-0)
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 International3/23 Kentucky3/24 Kentucky2/25 Kentucky3/27 Mississippi Valley State3/28 Mississippi Valley State3/30 Alabama3/31 Alabama4/1 Alabama4/4 Memphis4/6 at South Carolina4/7 at South Carolina4/8 at South Carolina4/11 at ETSU4/13 Florida4/14 Florida4/15 Florida4/17 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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