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ETSU Buccaneers
(15-4) Overall (0-0) SOCON
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Tennessee Volunteers
(20-0) Overall (3-0) SEC
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 1/1 Tennessee concludes its 10-game homestand with a challenging in-state matchup against ETSU on Tuesday evening at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Both teams are coming off series sweeps last weekend and rank among the nation's best offensive teams.
Fans can also listen to the Voice of Tennessee Baseball John Wilkerson and Vince Ferrara call the action for the Vol Network (AM 990) as well as via a free audio stream on UTSports.com, the Tennessee Athletics Mobile App and the Varsity App.
ETSU: LHP Derek McCarley (6 APP, 0-0, 3.77 ERA)
Overall: Vols lead, 70-20
in Knoxville: Vols lead, 40-10
in Johnson City: Vols lead, 29-10
at Neutral Sites: Vols lead, 1-0
Last Meeting: W, 16-0 (7 Inn.) on Feb. 21, 2024 (Knoxville, Tenn.)
UT has won four straight in the series entering Tuesday's contest and are 6-3 against the Bucs under head coach Tony Vitello.
At 20-0 and the last remaining unbeaten team in the country, Tennessee has a chance to reach some more milestones this week while adding to what is already the best start to a season in program history. A win on Tuesday would tie the program record for consecutive wins at 23, dating back to the final two games of last season. That mark would match the 23 straight victories the 2022 team posted from March 5 through April 10.
Should the Vols win their next two games, they would tie the SEC record for consecutive wins, which is 24 by Texas A&M in 2015. Another undefeated week would tie that same Aggies team for the most consecutive victories by an SEC team to start a season (24).
Sweeping Away the Competition
Last weekend's sweep of No. 6/7 Florida marked the 17th for the Vols in league play under Vitello. UT has swept at least one SEC opponent in every season under Vitello after recording just two sweeps in conference play in the prior six years before he took over (2012-17).
Another SEC Weekly Honor
For the third straight week, Tennessee had a player earn weekly honors from the league as Marcus Phillips was tabbed the SEC Pitcher of the Week on Monday after tossing a seven-inning complete-game shutout last Saturday against the Gators.
Making his first-career SEC start, Phillips struck out seven, scattered five hits and issued just one walk in a career-high seven innings pitched, topping his previous career-best of 5.2 innings. The South Dakota native's complete-game shutout was the first by a UT pitcher since Drew Beam had one in a win at Vanderbilt on April 3, 2022.
Power vs. Power
Tennessee and ETSU both enter Tuesday's midweek clash ranked in the top four nationally in home runs. The Big Orange rank second with 53 long balls this year while the Bucs are fourth with 45. Grant Gallagher and Cooper Torres both rank in the top 15 nationally in homers for ETSU with 11 and nine, respectively. Gavin Kilen also has nine on the year to lead UT.
(15-4) Overall (0-0) SOCON
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Tennessee Volunteers
(20-0) Overall (3-0) SEC
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 1/1 Tennessee concludes its 10-game homestand with a challenging in-state matchup against ETSU on Tuesday evening at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Both teams are coming off series sweeps last weekend and rank among the nation's best offensive teams.
BROADCAST INFO
Will Boling (PxP) and Caylan Arnold (analyst) will have the call for Tuesday's game on SEC Network+and the ESPN app.Fans can also listen to the Voice of Tennessee Baseball John Wilkerson and Vince Ferrara call the action for the Vol Network (AM 990) as well as via a free audio stream on UTSports.com, the Tennessee Athletics Mobile App and the Varsity App.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS
UT: RHP Austin Breedlove (7 APP, 1-0, 1.17 ERA)ETSU: LHP Derek McCarley (6 APP, 0-0, 3.77 ERA)
SERIES HISTORY
Vols vs. BucsOverall: Vols lead, 70-20
in Knoxville: Vols lead, 40-10
in Johnson City: Vols lead, 29-10
at Neutral Sites: Vols lead, 1-0
Last Meeting: W, 16-0 (7 Inn.) on Feb. 21, 2024 (Knoxville, Tenn.)
UT has won four straight in the series entering Tuesday's contest and are 6-3 against the Bucs under head coach Tony Vitello.
NOTABLE
Vols Chasing More HistoryAt 20-0 and the last remaining unbeaten team in the country, Tennessee has a chance to reach some more milestones this week while adding to what is already the best start to a season in program history. A win on Tuesday would tie the program record for consecutive wins at 23, dating back to the final two games of last season. That mark would match the 23 straight victories the 2022 team posted from March 5 through April 10.
Should the Vols win their next two games, they would tie the SEC record for consecutive wins, which is 24 by Texas A&M in 2015. Another undefeated week would tie that same Aggies team for the most consecutive victories by an SEC team to start a season (24).
Sweeping Away the Competition
Last weekend's sweep of No. 6/7 Florida marked the 17th for the Vols in league play under Vitello. UT has swept at least one SEC opponent in every season under Vitello after recording just two sweeps in conference play in the prior six years before he took over (2012-17).
Another SEC Weekly Honor
For the third straight week, Tennessee had a player earn weekly honors from the league as Marcus Phillips was tabbed the SEC Pitcher of the Week on Monday after tossing a seven-inning complete-game shutout last Saturday against the Gators.
Making his first-career SEC start, Phillips struck out seven, scattered five hits and issued just one walk in a career-high seven innings pitched, topping his previous career-best of 5.2 innings. The South Dakota native's complete-game shutout was the first by a UT pitcher since Drew Beam had one in a win at Vanderbilt on April 3, 2022.
Power vs. Power
Tennessee and ETSU both enter Tuesday's midweek clash ranked in the top four nationally in home runs. The Big Orange rank second with 53 long balls this year while the Bucs are fourth with 45. Grant Gallagher and Cooper Torres both rank in the top 15 nationally in homers for ETSU with 11 and nine, respectively. Gavin Kilen also has nine on the year to lead UT.
OPPONENT SCOUT
ETSU Bucs (15-4 | 0-0 SoCoN)- 2024 Record: 36-20 (13-8 SoCon)
- 2024 Postseason: N/A
- 2025 SoCon Preseason Poll: T-4th
- Head Coach: Joe Pennucci
- Overall Record: 205-148 (8th year)
- Record at ETSU: Same
- Preseason All-Conference Selections (6):
- Michael Harpster – SP (1st Team | Preseason Co-Pitcher of the Year)
- JD Yakubinis – C (1st Team)
- Cody Miller – 3B (1st Team)
- Blake Jacklin – OF (2nd Team)
- Jamie Palmese – OF (2nd Team)
- Will Smoot – DH (2nd Team)
ON DECK
The Vols will have a quick turnaround for their first SEC road series as they travel to Tuscaloosa to face No. 10/12 Alabama in a series that kicks off on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
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