TENNESSEE BASEBALL 38 ALL-AMERICANS » 17 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS » 4 CWS APPEARANCES » 3 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS TENNESSEE vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE / ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 2018 » SCHEDULE & RECORD FEB. 27 & 28, 2018 » LINDSEY NELSON STADIUM (4,283) » KNOXVILLE, TENN. OVERALL RECORD: 4-3 TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS PROBABLE STARTERS SEC 0-0 Record: 4-3, 0-0 SEC TUESDAY-27 RHP Daniel Vasquez (0-0, 3.00 ERA) NON-CONFERENCE 4-3 Head Coach: Tony Vitello WEDNESDAY-28 TBA First Year at UT (4-3) HOME 4-3 (Overall record: 4-3) AWAY 0-0 THE RECORD NEUTRAL 0-0 MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS PROBABLE STARTER Record: 4-3, 0-0 C-USA TUESDAY-27 RHP AJ Spencer (1-0, 13.50 ERA) Head Coach: Jim McGuire THE SCHEDULE 6th year at MT (139-151) DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT (Overall record: 359-267) 2/16 MARYLAND (SECN+) L, 4-0 2/17 MARYLAND (SECN+) POSTPONED ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF GOLDEN LIONS PROBABLE STARTER 2/18 MARYLAND (DH) (SECN+) L, 10-4 Record: 2-1, 0-0 SWAC WEDNESDAY-28 TBA 2/18 MARYLAND (DH) (SECN+) W, 13-6 2/20 LIPSCOMB (SECN+) W, 8-5 Head Coach: Carlos James 2/23 UNCG (SECN+) W, 3-2 8th year at UAPB (126-202-1) 2/24 UNCG (SECN+) W, 11-4 (Overall record: 126-202-1) 2/25 UNCG (SECN+) L, 3-2 2/27 MIDDLE TENN. (SECN+) 3:30 PM LEADING OFF... BROADCAST INFORMATION 2/28 ARK.-PINE BLUFF (SECN+) 3:30 PM 3/2 ETSU^ 7 PM ¢ Tennessee will play five games in the span of Broadcast: SEC Network + (WatchESPN) 3/3 MEMPHIS^ 12 PM six days this week, starting with Tuesday's contest Radio: UTSports.com 3/4 MIDDLE TENNESSEE^ 4 PM against Middle Tennessee at 3:30 p.m. 3/6 JAMES MADISON( SECN+) 3:30 PM ¢ The Volunteers went 3-1 last week, defeating in- Live Stats: UTSports.com 3/7 JAMES MADISON (SECN+) 3:30 PM 3/9 @ Cincinnati 4 PM state foe Lipscomb on Tuesday before taking two of Twitter: @Vol_Baseball three games from UNC Greensboro over the weekend. 3/10 @ Cincinnati 1 PM 3/11 @ Cincinnati 1 PM ¢ This will be the eighth and ninth straight games 3/14 WESTERN CAROLINA (SECN+) 6:30 PM at home to open the season for the Vols. UT is sched- ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS 3/16 @ Ole Miss* (SECN BL) 8 PM uled to play their first 14 games at home after this vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE vs. ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 3/17 @ Ole Miss* (SECN+) 2:30 PM weekend's Tri-Star Classic tournament was moved 3/18 @ Ole Miss* (SECN+) 2:30 PM Overall: UT leads, 36-23 Overall: First Meeting from Smokies Stadium to Lindsey Nelson Stadium. 3/20 ETSU (SECN+) 6:30 PM ¢ UT freshman Zach Daniels is on a tear after a In Knoxville: UT leads, 16-12 In Knoxville: N/A 3/23 ALABAMA* (SECN+) 6:30 PM slow start to the season. Daniels went 5-for-14 with Last Meeting: L, 7-4 Last Meeting: N/A 3/24 ALABAMA* (SECN) 5 PM three homers and seven RBI in four games last week. 3/25 ALABAMA* (SECN) 3 PM ¢ The Big Orange outscored their opponents 24- 3/27 @ Western Carolina 5 PM 14 and batted .293 as a team during their four games SCOUTING THE BLUE RAIDERS 3/29 @ South Carolina* (ESPNU) 7:30 PM last week. ¢ 2017 Record: 24-31 (10-20 C-USA) 3/30 @ South Carolina* (SECN) 7 PM 3/31 @ South Carolina* (SECN) 2 PM ¢ Tennessee hit grand slams in back-to-back ¢ Predicted to finish ninth in the 2018 Confer- ence USA Preseason Coaches' Poll. 4/3 BELMONT (SECN+) 6:30 PM games in wins over Maryland (2/18) and Lipscomb 4/6 FLORIDA* (SECN+) 6:30 PM (2/20), marking the first time that has happened at ¢ Led by 2017 All-C-USA first-team selection 4/7 FLORIDA* (SECN+) 6 PM UT since 1996. Aaron Aucker, who hit .359 with 10 home runs, 41 4/8 FLORIDA* (SECN) 12 PM ¢ Both of this week's midweek games will be RBIs and a .641 slugging percentage. 4/10 UT MARTIN (SECN+) 6:30 PM streamed on SEC Network + (WatchESPN) and fea- ¢ Jake Wyrick is the team's leading returner in 4/11 UT MARTIN (SECN) 4 PM ture an online audio broadcast on UTSports.com with innings pitched, tossing 63.2 in 2017. Wyrick is 0-0 4/13 @ LSU* (SECN+) 8 PM Vince Ferrara calling the action. 4/14 @ LSU* (SECN+) 7:30 PM with a 4.32 ERA in two starts this season. 4/15 @ LSU* (SECN) 5 PM 4/17 @ ETSU 6:30 PM ROCKY TOP STORYLINES FOR THIS WEEKEND 4/20 TEXAS A&M* (SECN+) 6:30 PM 4/21 TEXAS A&M* (SECN+) 6 PM DANIELS HITTING HIS STRIDE 4/22 TEXAS A&M* (SECN+) 1 PM • Freshman Zach Daniels is coming off a monster week in 4/24 TENNESSEE TECH (SECN+) 6:30 PM which he lead the team in batting average, hits, runs, home 4/27 @ Georgia* (SECN+) 7 PM runs, RBI, total bases, slugging and on-base percentage. 4/28 @ Georgia* (SECN+) 2 PM • Daniels’ first-career hit was a grand slam that proved to 4/29 @ Georgia* (SECN+) 1 PM be the difference in last Tuesday’s 8-5 win over Lipscomb. 5/1 MOREHEAD STATE (SECN+) 6:30 PM He became the first UT freshman to hit a grand slam since 5/4 KENTUCKY* (SECN+) 6:30 PM former All-American Nick Senzel in 2014. 5/5 KENTUCKY* (SECN+) 6 PM • During the Vols’ weekend series against UNC Greensboro, 5/6 KENTUCKY* (SECN+) 1 PM Daniels batted .364 with a pair of home runs to up his season 5/11 VANDERBILT* (SECN+) 6:30 PM total to three, which leads the team. He also had back-to- 5/12 VANDERBILT* (SECN+) 6 PM back multi-hit games on Saturday and Sunday. 5/13 VANDERBILT* (SECN) 12 PM 5/17 @ Missouri* (SECN+) 7:30 PM • Since starting the season 0-for-11, Daniels is 5-of-14 with 5/18 @ Missouri* (SECN+) 7:30 PM three homers and seven RBI. 5/19 @ Missouri* (SECN+) 3 PM 5/22-27 SEC Tournament TBD STAPP CONTINUES BLAZING HOT START 6/1-4 NCAA Regionals TBD Freshman Wyatt Stapp continues to impress as he leads the • 6/8-11 NCAA Super Regionals TBD Vols in batting average (.375), on-base percentage (.483) 6/16-27 College World Series TBD and walks (five). • Stapp batted .357 last week while scoring two runs and KEY driving in four. He has recorded at least one hit in six of the Home Games in BOLD CAPS Vols’ seven games this season. * Denotes Southeastern Conference Game • The Keller, Texas native also boasts a perfect 1.000 fielding ^ Tri-Star Classic (Lindsey Nelson Stadium) percentage while starting every game at third base. 2018 TENNESSEE BASEBALL | UTSPORTS.COM | @VOL_BASEBALL 1 TENNESSEE BASEBALL MEDIA INFORMATION 2018 » TENNESSEE BASEBALL ROSTER Media Credentials No. Name Pos. Cl. B/T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School Media credentials will be issued to members of the 1 Brodie Leftridge OF Sr. R/R 6-1 165 Baltimore, Md./St. John’s College HS working media only. Children and other non-workers 2 Alex Sosnowski INF R-Fr. R/R 6-1 185 Orange, Calif./Villa Park HS will be prohibited. Requests for credentials should be 4 Jay Charleston OF/INF So. R/R 5-10 168 Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley HS made by calling or e-mailing Sean Barows at least 5 Zach Daniels OF Fr. R/R 6-1 200 Stockbridge, Ga./Eagles Landing Christian Academy one day in advance of each home game or series. All credentials not picked up at the Media Relations Office 6 Evan Russell C/INF Fr. R/R 5-11 195 Lexington, Tenn./Scotts Hill HS will be left at the ticket will call window at the entrance 7 Cal Gobbell OF R-Fr. R/R 6-0 190 Savannah, Tenn./Hardin County HS of the stadium. 8 Brandon Chinea INF So. R/R 5-8 171 Miami, Fla./Florida Christian 9 Justin Ammons OF So. L/R 5-10 180 Memphis, Tenn./Bartlett HS Postgame Interviews 10 Pete Derkay UTL So. L/R 5-11 220 Acworth, Ga./Allatoona HS Tennessee Head Coach Tony Vitello is available to 11 Will Heflin LHP So. L/L 5-11 177 Morristown, Tenn./Morristown West HS meet working members of the media following the 12 Wyatt Stapp INF Fr. L/R 6-1 180 Keller, Texas/Southlake Carroll HS game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Media members are not permitted in the locker room or clubhouse area at 13 Andre Lipcius INF So. R/R 6-1 195 Williamsburg, Va./Lafayette HS anytime. 14 Nick Woods INF Fr. R/R 6-1 200 Chattanooga, Tenn./East Hamilton HS Interviews with visiting team members may also be 15 Will Neely RHP Jr. R/R 5-11 160 Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley Academy done on the field, subject to the policy of the visiting 17 Connor Darling RHP So. R/R 6-4 205 Suwanee, Ga./North Gwinnett HS team’s media relations representative. 18 Chase Wallace RHP Fr. R/R 6-2 210 Sevierville, Tenn./Sevier County HS 19 Gunnar Ricketts OF Fr. L/R 5-11 190 Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor HS Photographers 20 Donovan Benoit RHP Fr. R/R 6-4 195 Pensacola, Fla./Pensacola Catholic HS Media credentials are required for all photographers 21 Evan Gilliam OF Fr.