BASEBALL 40 ALL-AMERICANS » 17 FIRST-ROUND MLB DRAFT PICKS » 10 NCAA REGIONAL APPEARANCES » 4 CWS APPEARANCES » 3 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS THE MATCHUP 2020 SCHEDULE GAME 4 FEB. 18, 2020 | ROBERT M. LINDSAY FIELD AT LINDSEY NELSON STADIUM (4,283) | KNOXVILLE, TENN. RECORD 3-0 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS (3-0, 0-0 SEC) CHARLOTTE 49ERS (1-2, 0-0 C-USA) SEC 0-0 vs NON-CONFERENCE 3-0 Head Coach: Head Coach: HOME 3-0 Tony Vitello Robert Woodard AWAY 0-0 Record at UT: Record at Charlotte: NEUTRAL 0-0 72-48 (3rd year) 1-2 (1st year) STREAK W3 Career Record: Career Record: Same Same Highest Ranking: Highest Ranking: DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT RV (USA Today // NCBWA ) Not Ranked 2/14 Western Illinois W, 3-0 2/15 Western Illinois W, 19-0 2/16 Western Illinois W, 23-4 TEAM STATS TEAM STATS 2/18 Charlotte 4 pm No. NCAA SEC No. NCAA C-USA 2/21 vs. Texas Tech1 8 pm Batting Average: .327 26 4 Batting Average: .257 115 5 2/22 vs. Houston1 3 pm Runs: 45 6 1 Runs: 14 145 7 2/23 vs. Stanford1 12 pm Hits: 36 33 2 Hits: 29 92 3 2/25 Northern Kentucky 4:30 pm Home Runs: 6 9 4 Home Runs: 1 147 5 2/26 UNC Asheville 4:30 pm Stolen Bases: 3 107 6 Stolen Bases: 4 82 4 2/28 George Washington 4 pm ERA: 1.33 11 2 ERA: 8.69 251 11 2/29 George Washington 4 pm WHIP: 0.63 5 1 WHIP: 2.21 255 11 3/1 George Washington 1 pm Fielding Pct: .982 68 7 Fielding Pct: .950 219 10 3/3 Longwood 6 pm *Rankings as of Feb. 16 *Rankings as of Feb. 16 3/6 Wright State 6:30 pm 3/7 Wright State 2 pm 3/8 Wright State 1 pm PITCHING MATCHUP TENNESSEE STAT LEADERS 3/10 ETSU 6 pm UT | RHP Elijah Pleasants BATTING AVG: Drew Gilbert - .750 WINS: Dallas/Wallace/Leath - 1 3/13 @ South Carolina* 7 pm Stats: 1 App, 0-0, 0.00 ERA HITS: Daniels & Ferguson - 4 ERA: Multiple players - 0.00 3/14 @ South Carolina* 4 pm RUNS: Zach Daniels - 5 SAVES: Sean Hunley - 1 3/15 @ South Carolina* 1:30 pm HOME RUNS: Austin Knight - 2 INNINGS PITCHED: Chase Wallace - 5.2 3/17 Georgia State 6 pm CHAR | LHP Trae Starnes 3/20 Vanderbilt* 6:30 pm Stats: 1 App, 1-0, 0.00 ERA RBI: Austin Knight - 6 STRIKEOUTS: Jackson Leath - 12 STOLEN BASES: Max Ferguson - 3 OPP AVG: Multiple players - 0.00 3/21 Vanderbilt* (SECN) 12 pm 3/22 Vanderbilt* (SECN) 12 pm 3/24 vs. UT Martin2 6 pm SERIES HISTORY: TENNESSEE - CHARLOTTE 3/26 LSU* (ESPNU) 7:30 pm Overall: Tennessee leads, 3-1 Previous Meetings (3-1) 3/27 LSU* 6:30 pm 3/28 LSU* 2 pm In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 3-1 Date Result Location 4/1 Georgia Southern 5 pm In Charlotte: N/A 4/2/08 Tennessee 12, Charlotte 5 Knoxville 3/19/95 Tennessee 9, Charlotte 7 Knoxville 4/3 @ Missouri* 7:30 pm At Neutral Sites: N/A 3/18/95 Tennessee 5, Charlotte 7 Knoxville 4/4 @ Missouri* (SECN) 7 pm Last Meeting: W, 12-5 (April 2, 2008) 5/28/93 Tennessee 7, Charlotte 4 (NCAA) Knoxville 4/5 @ Missouri* 2 pm 4/7 Alabama State 6 pm 4/8 Alabama State (SECN) 7 pm 4/10 @ Alabama* 7 pm KEY STORYLINES 4/11 @ Alabama* (SECN) 7 pm 4/12 @ Alabama* (ESPNU) 3 pm 4/14 Alabama A&M 6 pm LEADING OFF QUICK HITTERS BROADCAST INFO 4/17 Florida* 6:30 pm 4/18 Florida* 6:30 pm • VOLS HOST 49ERS: • RED HOT OUT THE GATES: ONLINE STREAM: 4/19 Florida* 2 pm Tennessee welcomes the Char- After a slow start offensively in the 4/21 Morehead State 6 pm lotte 49ers to Lindsey Nelson Sta- season opener, UT exploded for WatchESPN 4/23 @ Georgia* (SECN) 7 pm dium for the first midweek game 42 runs in games two and three. TALENT: 4/24 @ Georgia* (SECN) 8 pm of the year. This will be the fifth Sunday’s 23-run outing coupled Andy Brock 4/25 @ Georgia* (SECN) 3 pm meeting all-time between the two with Saturday’s 19-run day marked 4/28 Lipscomb 6 pm programs. the first back-to-back games of 15 5/1 Kentucky* 6:30 p.m. • SERIES HISTORY: or more runs since 2010. 5/2 Kentucky* 6 p.m. The Vols have won three of the • MIDWEEK SUCCESS: 5/3 Kentucky* 2 p.m. four meetings between the two Tennessee is 23-5 in midweek 5/8 @ Texas A&M* 7:30 p.m. 5/9 @ Texas A&M* 3 p.m. programs, including the last two games under Tony Vitello and RADIO: 5/10 @ Texas A&M* 2 p.m. contests in the series. went 13-1 in midweek contests last UTSports.com (Online) 5/12 Belmont 6 p.m. • LAST TIME OUT: season. TALENT: 5/14 Arkansas* 6:30 p.m. UT outscored Western Illinois • PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: Eric Cain 5/15 Arkansas* 6:30 p.m. 45-4 to record a series sweep on For the first time since 2009, the 5/16 Arkansas* 2 p.m. Opening Weekend. The Vols’ 45 Vols have had multiple players 5/19-24 SEC Tournament3 TBD runs scored marked the most by earn Preseason All-American hon- LIVE STATS: 5/28-31 NCAA Regionals4 TBD a Tennessee team over the course ors. OF Alerick Soularie, LHP Gar- UTSports.com (Public) * Southeastern Conference game of a three-game series since May rett Crochet and LHP Redmond UTStats.com (Media) 11-13, 2005 against Radford. Walsh have all garnered presea- 1 - Round Rock Classic (Round Rock, Texas) 2 - Played at Smokies Stadium (Kodak, Tenn.) son All-America recognition. 3 - Played at Hoover Met (Hoover, Ala.) 4 - Played at Campus Sites All times Eastern & Subject to Change [ SOCIAL MEDIA: @VOL_BASEBALL + TENNESSEE BASEBALL ] 2020 TENNESSEE BASEBALL | UTSPORTS.COM | @VOL_BASEBALL 1 TENNESSEE BASEBALL 2020 TENNESSEE NUMERICAL ROSTER MEDIA INFORMATION No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Alerick Soularie OF/INF Jr. R/R 6-0 175 Houston, Texas/San Jacinto College CREDENTIALS 2 Max Ferguson INF So. L/R 6-1 180 Atlantic Beach, Fla./The Bolles School Media credentials will be issued to members of the working media only. Children and other 4 Liam Spence INF Jr. R/R 6-1 170 Geelong, Australia/Central Arizona College non-workers will be prohibited. Requests for 5 Zach Daniels OF Jr. R/R 6-1 210 Stockbridge, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian Academy credentials should be made by calling or email- 6 Evan Russell OF Jr. R/R 5-11 192 Lexington, Tenn./Scotts Hill HS ing Sean Barows at least one day in advance of each home game or series. All credentials not 7 Jake Rucker INF So. R/R 6-1 185 Greenbrier, Tenn./Pope John Paul II HS picked up at the Media Relations Office will be 8 Christian Scott OF So. L/L 5-9 171 Clarksville, Tenn./Rossview HS left at the ticket will call window at the entrance 9 Matt Turino OF Jr. L/R 5-10 170 Toronto, Ontario/Jefferson College of the stadium. 10 Pete Derkay 1B/C Sr. L/R 5-10 215 Acworth, Ga./Allatoona HS INTERVIEWS 11 Will Heflin LHP Sr. L/L 5-11 175 Morristown, Tenn./Morristown West HS Tennessee Head Coach Tony Vitello is avail- 12 Drew Gilbert OF/LHP Fr. L/L 5-9 170 Stillwater, Minn./Stillwater HS able to meet working members of the media 13 Cortland Lawson INF Fr. R/R 6-2 185 Potomac Falls, Va./Dominion HS following each game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Media members are not permitted in the locker 14 Austin Knight INF So. R/R 6-1 170 Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School room or clubhouse area at anytime. 15 Kody Davidson RHP Jr. R/R 5-9 170 South Fulton, Tenn./Walters State CC Interviews with visiting team members may 16 Camden Sewell RHP So. L/R 6-4 176 Cleveland, Tenn./Cleveland HS also be done on the field, subject to the policy of the visiting team’s media relations representative. 17 Connor Pavolony C So. R/R 6-1 190 Woodstock, Ga./River Ridge HS 18 Chase Wallace RHP Jr. R/R 6-2 195 Sevierville, Tenn./Sevier County HS PHOTOGRAPHERS 19 Landon Gray C Sr. L/R 6-0 201 Granbury, Texas/Weatherford College Media credentials are required for all photog- 21 Trey Lipscomb INF/RHP So. R/R 6-1 190 Frederick, Md./Urbana HS raphers and television media. Photo decks are located atop the stairwells 25 Christian Delashmit RHP Fr. R/R 6-3 195 Covington, Tenn. /Covington HS behind the first- and third-base lines. There are 27 Jordan Beck OF Fr. R/R 6-3 205 Hazel Green, Ala./Hazel Green HS also field-level photo wells at the far end of each 28 Elijah Pleasants RHP So. R/R 6-5 185 Clarksville, Tenn./Rossview HS dugout. Both still and television photographers are welcome to shoot from these locations. 30 Ethan Payne INF/RHP Fr. L/R 6-2 200 Memphis, Tenn./Germantown HS Television crews are welcome to film from the 31 Jackson Leath RHP Jr. R/R 6-1 181 Waxahachie, Texas/Blinn College mezzanine level underneath the press box.