The Official Wofford @ Tennessee Tuesday Game Thread 4/2/23 (6:30PM EST SEC NETWORK +)

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NO SIR EEE said:
Wofford Terriers (32-11) Overall (8-4) Southern Conference
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Tennessee Volunteers (30-14) Overall (11-10) SEC
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Finishing the homestand and looking to maintain its red-hot play, the sixth-ranked Tennessee Volunteers face a strong Wofford squad in midweek action at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday night.

Tennessee (30-14, 11-10 SEC) is currently on a seven-game winning streak, having taken six of those games over top-50 RPI opponents. Wofford presents another top-50 RPI matchup as the Terriers (32-11, 8-4 SoCon) sit at No. 46.

The Vols have gotten it done with the bats and on the bump. Sophomore Drew Beam was
named SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week on Monday after tossing a complete game in the series finale against Mississippi State. At the plate, Christian Scott had an incredible week, going 6-for-10 at the plate with eight runs scored, two home runs, two doubles and nine RBIs.

UT's current seven-game streak ranks as the second-longest stretch this season for the Vols.

PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS
Tuesday, May 2 (6:30 p.m. ET)
LHP Zander Sechrist (0-1, 1.90 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Weber (1-0, 7.15 ERA)

BROADCAST INFO
Tuesday's game will stream on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app with Andy Brock (PxP) on the call. The online broadcast can be accessed on any mobile device through WatchESPN. WatchESPN can be accessed through the ESPN App, or online at espn.com/watch.

Fans can also listen to the Voice of Tennessee Baseball, John Wilkerson, and Vince Ferrara call the action on the Vol Network (FM 99.1/990 AM) or via a free audio stream on UTSports.com and the Tennessee Athletics Gameday App.

SERIES HISTORY
Overall: series tied, 7-7
In Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 4-2
In Spartanburg: Wofford leads, 5-3
at Neutral Sites: none
Last 10 Meetings: series tied, 5-5
Last Meeting: L, 16-9 (April 25, 2007, in Spartanburg)

NOTABLE
VOLS ARE HOT
Tennessee enters Tuesday's contest having won seven straight, marking its second longest win streak this season. During the streak, the Vols have outscored their opponents 83-27, averaging nearly 12 runs per game.

BRINGING THE BOOM
After blasting six homers in last Tuesday's midweek thumping of Bellarmine, the Big Orange continued to leave the yard at an impressive rate with nine more homers during their series sweep of Mississippi State, giving them 15 for the week, which led the SEC.

Tennessee enters this week ranked tied for fourth nationally and second in the SEC with 93 home runs, averaging over two long balls per game (2.11). The Vols are on pace to hit 100-plus home runs for the second season in a row after blasting 158 last year. UT
also hit 98 long balls in 2021 after hitting more than 87 just once in program history prior to that season (107 in 1998).

So far this season, 17 different players have gone deep for the Big Orange. Fourteen of those 17 players have hit multiple homers, led by Blake Burke (15), Griffin Merritt (13), Jared Dickey (10) and Zane Denton (10), who all have double-digit bombs.

UT has homered in 33 of its last 37 games and has gone deep multiple times on 27 occasions this season. The Big Orange posted their 15th and 16th games with three or more homers this season after hitting four dingers in each of the final two games of their series against Mississippi State.

C. SCOTT SWINGING A HOT STICK
One of Tennessee's hottest hitters and a key figure in the team's turnaround over the last two weeks has been super senior OF Christian Scott. The Clarksville, Tennessee, native leads the team with a .480 batting average, 12 runs scored, four doubles, 12 RBIs, 10 walks, an .880 slugging percentage and a .629 on-base percentage over the team's last 10 games.

Scott slashed .395/.549/.658, drew 13 walks and drove in 15 runs during the month of April. His .549 on-base percentage led the team and ranked fourth in the entire SEC for the month.

In four games last week, Scott finished atop the SEC in runs scored (8), RBIs (9) and walks (5) while ranking second in batting average (.600). Scott recorded at least one hit and scored a run each time out, including a pair of multi-hit performances in wins over Bellarmine on Tuesday and Mississippi State on Saturday.

OPPONENT SCOUT
Wofford Terriers
  • 2023 Record: 32-11 (8-4 SoCon)
  • 2022 Record: 42-16-1 (16-4-1 SoCon)
  • 2022 Postseason: none
  • 2023 SoCon Preseason Poll: 1st (coaches & media)
  • Head Coach: Todd Interdonato (16th season)
  • Stat Leaders:
    • Average: Ryan Galanie (.436)
    • OBP: Cameron Gill (.538)
    • SLG: Ryan Galanie (.756)
    • OPS: Ryan Galanie (1.278)
    • Hits: Ryan Galanie (75)
    • Runs: Ryan Galanie (56)
    • RBIs: Ryan Galanie (59)
    • Doubles: Ryan Galanie (13)
    • Triples: David Wiley (5)
    • Home Runs: Ryan Galanie (14)
    • Stolen Bases: Trey Yunger (20)
    • ERA: Lucas Mahlstedt (2.15)
    • WHIP: Lucas Mahlstedt (.94)
    • BAA: Lucas Mahlstedt (.216)
    • Innings Pitched: Coulson Buchanan (67.2)
    • Strikeouts: Coulson Buchanan (71)
    • Wins: Matthew Marchal (9)
    • Saves: Lucas Mahlstedt (4)

Wofford currently ranks top-10 nationally in three different categories: batting average (.327), scoring (9.3) and stolen bases (123).

ON DECK
The Vols take to the road and head to Athens, Georgia, for a three-game series with the Bulldogs beginning Friday night at 6 p.m. ET. All three games of the series will stream on SEC Network+.
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Matchup info updated
 
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NO SIR EEE said:
Matchup info updated
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Take a look at this stat line from above: LHP Zander Sechrist (0-1, 1.90 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Weber (1-0, 7.15 ERA)

Made me laugh. There should be a name for that like "inverse run support".

VOLS ARE HOT

C. SCOTT SWINGING A HOT STICK

Double entendre is sexy-party level :eek:

BTW: Thank you for posting all the pre game stuff you post.
 
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