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St. Bonaventure Bonnies (7-4) Overall (0-0) A-10
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Tennessee Volunteers (13-0) Overall (0-0) SEC
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 1/2Tennessee hosts St. Bonaventure for its final non-conference series this weekend at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols enter the weekend as one of just five unbeaten teams remaining in Division I college baseball after a pair of midweek wins against Radford and Xavier improved their record to 13-0.
Fans can also listen to the Voice of Tennessee Baseball John Wilkerson and Vince Ferrara call the action via a free audio stream on UTSports.com, the Tennessee Athletics Mobile App and the Varsity App.
UT: LHP Liam Doyle (3 GS, 2-0, 0.61 ERA)
SBU: RHP James Capellupo (3 GS, 1-0, 3.07 ERA)
Game 2 – Saturday (6 pm):
UT: RHP Marcus Phillips (3 GS, 0-0, 1.35 ERA)
SBU: RHP Michael Salina (3 GS, 1-0, 3.14 ERA)
Game 3 – Sunday (1 pm):
UT: TBD
SBU: RHP David James (3 GS, 0-0, 4.66 ERA)
Overall: 0-0 (First Meeting)
in Knoxville: 0-0
in St. Bonaventure: 0-0
at Neutral Sites: 0-0
Last Meeting: N/A
The Vols and Bonnies will meet for the first time when they face off in Knoxville this weekend.
Tennessee enters this weekend's series against St. Bonaventure as one of five remaining unbeaten teams in Division I college baseball. The other four are Alabama (14-0), Florida State (13-0), North Carolina (13-0) and West Virginia (12-0).
Chance for a Record-Setting Start
Long win streaks to start a season have become commonplace under head coach Tony Vitello. UT's 13-0 start to the season marks the third time since 2019 that it has started the year with a double-digit win streak. The Vols also won their first 13 games in 2020, a year after setting a program record by winning their first 15 games in 2019. A sweep this weekend would set a new program record for consecutive victories to begin a season with 16.
Weekend Series Dominance in Non-Conference Play
The Vols have not lost a regular-season non-conference weekend series since 2020 (Wright State) and have swept 16 of their 18 regular-season non-conference weekend series since 2020, including 13 straight.
Kilen's Weekly Honors
Gavin Kilen was recognized for his monster week by being named the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award National Player of the Week and the SEC Player of the Week on Monday. The junior infielder slashed .611/.667/1.611, scored nine runs, drove in eight runs and accumulated 29 total bases over four games last week. Seven of Kilen's 11 hits for the week went for extra bases, including five home runs. Kilen finished a single short of the cycle in UT's 13-3 win over Rice on Saturday, going 4-for-5 with two homers, five runs and four RBIs.
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Tennessee Volunteers (13-0) Overall (0-0) SEC
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 1/2Tennessee hosts St. Bonaventure for its final non-conference series this weekend at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols enter the weekend as one of just five unbeaten teams remaining in Division I college baseball after a pair of midweek wins against Radford and Xavier improved their record to 13-0.
BROADCAST INFO
Zack Nelson (PxP) and VFL Will Heflin (analyst) will have the call for all three games against the Bonnies 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 via a free audio stream on UTSports.com, the Tennessee Athletics Mobile App and the Varsity App.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS
Game 1 – Friday (6 pm):UT: LHP Liam Doyle (3 GS, 2-0, 0.61 ERA)
SBU: RHP James Capellupo (3 GS, 1-0, 3.07 ERA)
Game 2 – Saturday (6 pm):
UT: RHP Marcus Phillips (3 GS, 0-0, 1.35 ERA)
SBU: RHP Michael Salina (3 GS, 1-0, 3.14 ERA)
Game 3 – Sunday (1 pm):
UT: TBD
SBU: RHP David James (3 GS, 0-0, 4.66 ERA)
SERIES HISTORY
Vols vs. BonniesOverall: 0-0 (First Meeting)
in Knoxville: 0-0
in St. Bonaventure: 0-0
at Neutral Sites: 0-0
Last Meeting: N/A
The Vols and Bonnies will meet for the first time when they face off in Knoxville this weekend.
NOTABLE
Vols One of Five Remaining UnbeatensTennessee enters this weekend's series against St. Bonaventure as one of five remaining unbeaten teams in Division I college baseball. The other four are Alabama (14-0), Florida State (13-0), North Carolina (13-0) and West Virginia (12-0).
Chance for a Record-Setting Start
Long win streaks to start a season have become commonplace under head coach Tony Vitello. UT's 13-0 start to the season marks the third time since 2019 that it has started the year with a double-digit win streak. The Vols also won their first 13 games in 2020, a year after setting a program record by winning their first 15 games in 2019. A sweep this weekend would set a new program record for consecutive victories to begin a season with 16.
Weekend Series Dominance in Non-Conference Play
The Vols have not lost a regular-season non-conference weekend series since 2020 (Wright State) and have swept 16 of their 18 regular-season non-conference weekend series since 2020, including 13 straight.
Kilen's Weekly Honors
Gavin Kilen was recognized for his monster week by being named the USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award National Player of the Week and the SEC Player of the Week on Monday. The junior infielder slashed .611/.667/1.611, scored nine runs, drove in eight runs and accumulated 29 total bases over four games last week. Seven of Kilen's 11 hits for the week went for extra bases, including five home runs. Kilen finished a single short of the cycle in UT's 13-3 win over Rice on Saturday, going 4-for-5 with two homers, five runs and four RBIs.
OPPONENT SCOUT
St. Bonaventure Bonnies (7-4, 0-0 Atlantic 10)- 2024 Record: 18-31 (8-16 A-10)
- 2024 Postseason: N/A
- 2025 Atlantic 10 Preseason Poll: 12th
- Head Coach: Jason Rathburn
- Overall Record: 585-252 (21st year)
- Record at SBU: 33-75 (3rd year)
- Preseason All-Conference Selections (N/A):
ON DECK
Tennessee welcomes West Georgia to Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Tuesday for its final non-conference game before the start of SEC play next weekend when the Florida Gators come to town.
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