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Tennessee travels to Arkansas for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.
Jay Charleston, Tennessee
Baum-Walker Stad. (10,737)
Casey Martin, Arkansas
Series Schedule March 15-17
Day
Start Time (CT)
TV
Tickets
Game 1
Friday
6:30 PM CT
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Tickets
Game 2
Saturday
6:30 PM CT
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Tickets
Game 3
Sunday
4:00 PM CT
SEC NETWORK
Tickets
Team Statistical Comparison
Hitting
BA
OB%
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
CS
SB
Tennessee
0.261
0.371
256
356
74
7
39
222
211
11
74
Arkansas
0.304
0.406
321
431
88
13
49
297
225
12
53
Pitching & Fielding
ERA
K
OBA
H
R
ER
BB
2B
3B
HR
F%
Tennessee
2.68
378
0.212
286
123
111
110
43
6
29
0.982
Arkansas
4.03
393
0.227
312
188
164
166
51
2
30
0.972
Statistical Leaders
Tennessee Batting Leaders
Name
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Al Soularie
0.374
0.487
0.683
1.170
32
46
8
0
10
30
24
23
5
Ricky Martinez
0.289
0.349
0.388
0.737
25
44
13
1
0
19
10
35
8
Evan Russell
0.284
0.389
0.480
0.869
17
29
8
0
4
22
19
28
2
Andre Lipcius
0.275
0.381
0.538
0.919
31
44
12
0
10
41
22
22
7
Justin Ammons
0.264
0.377
0.368
0.745
33
38
6
0
3
15
25
30
13
Jake Rucker
0.243
0.333
0.261
0.594
16
27
2
0
0
17
12
15
1
Jay Charleston
0.228
0.332
0.278
0.610
31
36
6
1
0
17
22
24
29
Tennessee Pitching Leaders
Name
W
L
ERA
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Garrett Stallings
7
2
1.82
1
0
69.1
62
18
14
11
72
0.236
Zach Linginfelter
6
4
3.91
0
0
53.0
40
25
23
17
50
0.209
Arkansas Batting Leaders
Name
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
Matt Goodheart
0.395
0.504
0.553
1.057
20
45
11
2
1
28
24
23
5
Dominic Fletcher
0.327
0.397
0.558
0.955
38
54
17
0
7
35
19
26
1
Heston Kjerstad
0.327
0.392
0.556
0.948
34
56
7
1
10
33
10
43
3
Jack Kenley
0.301
0.434
0.545
0.979
39
43
5
3
8
33
32
34
6
Casey Martin
0.294
0.371
0.556
0.927
43
53
17
3
8
37
19
49
8
Trevor Ezell
0.287
0.415
0.487
0.902
43
43
11
2
5
28
33
33
9
Jacob Nesbit
0.284
0.363
0.373
0.736
24
38
6
0
2
32
19
33
5
Christian Franklin
0.279
0.373
0.418
0.791
26
34
3
1
4
27
17
35
7
Casey Opitz
0.250
0.408
0.300
0.708
21
25
2
0
1
20
26
23
5
Arkansas Pitching Leaders
Name
W
L
ERA
SHO
SV
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
OBA
Isaiah Campbell
7
1
2.44
0
0
66.1
50
21
18
10
78
0.208
Connor Noland
2
2
4.61
0
0
43.0
45
25
22
10
29
0.259
Kole Ramage
7
1
4.93
0
0
42.0
43
29
23
15
34
0.267
NCAA RPI
Tennessee Roster
No.
Name
Pos.
Bats-Throws
Ht.
Wt.
Class
City
State
1
Brodie Leftridge
OF
R/R
6′-1″
175
Sr.
Baltimore
MD
2
Alex Sosnowski
INF
R/R
6′-1″
190
R-Fr.
Orange
CA
4
Jay Charleston
OF/INF
R/R
5′-10″
170
So.
Longwood
FL
5
Zach Daniels
OF
R/R
6′-1″
190
Fr.
Stockbridge
GA
6
Evan Russell
C/INF
R/R
5′-11″
190
Fr.
Lexington
TN
7
Cal Gobbell
OF
R/R
6′-0″
190
R-Fr.
Savannah
TN
8
Brandon Chinea
INF
R/R
5′-8″
165
So.
Miami
FL
9
Justin Ammons
OF
L/R
5′-10″
180
So.
Memphis
TN
10
Pete Derkay
UTL
L/R
5′-11″
210
So.
Acworth
GA
11
Will Heflin
LHP
L/L
5′-11″
165
So.
Morristown
TN
12
Wyatt Stapp
INF
L/R
6′-1″
180
Fr.
Keller
TX
13
Andre Lipcius
INF
R/R
6′-1″
190
So.
Williamsburg
VA
14
Nick Woods
INF
R/R
6′-1″
190
Fr.
Chattanooga
TN
15
Will Neely
RHP
R/R
5′-11″
155
Jr.
Knoxville
TN
17
Connor Darling
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
200
So.
Suwanee
GA
18
Chase Wallace
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
195
Fr.
Sevierville
TN
19
Gunnar Ricketts
OF
L/R
5′-11″
185
Fr.
Chattanooga
TN
20
Donovan Benoit
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
190
Fr.
Pensacola
FL
21
Evan Gilliam
OF
R/R
5′-10″
180
Fr.
Lexington
TN
23
Riley Watkins
RHP
R/R
6′-1″
180
Fr.
Eads
TN
25
Zach Linginfelter
RHP
L/R
6′-5″
220
So.
Sevierville
TN
26
Brandon Trammell
INF/RHP
L/R
6′-5″
235
Fr.
Knoxville
TN
27
Garrett Stallings
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
200
So.
Chesapeake
VA
28
Alex Harper-Cook
LHP
L/L
6′-2″
180
R-So.
Maryville
TN
29
Daniel Vasquez
RHP
R/R
5′-10″
175
Jr.
El Cajon
CA
30
Andrew Schultz
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
195
So.
Alpharetta
GA
31
Benito Santiago
C
L/R
6′-0″
190
Sr.
Pembroke Pines
FL
32
Sean Hunley
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
220
Fr.
Mount Juliet
TN
33
Joshua Plummer
RHP
S/R
6′-3″
205
Fr.
Mechanicsville
VA
34
Garrett Crochet
LHP
L/L
6′-5″
210
Fr.
Ocean Springs
MS
35
Nico Mascia
C
S/R
5′-10″
200
R-So.
Knoxville
TN
37
Richard Jackson
RHP
R/R
5′-11″
185
R-Jr.
Atlanta
GA
40
Luc Lipcius
INF/OF
L/L
6′-2″
215
So.
Williamsburg
VA
41
Sam Springer
LHP
L/L
6′-0″
190
Fr.
Knoxville
TN
42
Reed Fell
INF
L/R
6′-1″
165
Jr.
Springdale
AR
46
Redmond Walsh
LHP
L/L
5′-11″
155
R-Fr.
Louisville
TN
Arkansas Roster
No.
Name
Pos.
Bats-Throws
Ht.
Wt.
Class
City
State
4
Trevor Ezell
INF
S/R
5′-8″
200
R-Sr.
Bryant
AR
3
Zack Gregory
INF
L/R
5′-10″
175
Fr.
Keller
TX
5
Jacob Nesbit
INF
R/R
6′-0″
175
R-Fr.
Coppell
TX
7
Jack Kenley
INF
L/R
6′-0″
185
Jr
Germantown
TN
8
Jordan McFarland
INF/OF
R/R
6′-3″
220
Jr.
Waterloo
IL
10
Matt Goodheart
INF/OF
L/R
6′-1″
180
So.
Magnolia
AR
12
Casey Opitz
C
S/R
5′-11″
175
So.
Centennial
CO
13
Connor Noland
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
215
Fr.
Greenwood
AR
14
Caleb Denny
INF
L/R
6′-2″
195
Fr.
Owasso
OK
15
Casey Martin
INF
R/R
5′-11″
175
So.
Lonoke
AR
16
Andrew Stanley
C
R/R
5′-9″
180
Fr.
Searcy
AR
17
Trey Harris
OF
R/R
5′-10″
165
Fr.
Little Rock
AR
18
Heston Kjerstad
OF
L/R
6′-3″
200
So.
Amarillo
TX
19
Coby Boulware
INF
R/R
5′-9″
170
So.
Anthem
AZ
20
Elijah Trest
RHP
L/R
6′-3″
205
Fr.
White Oak
TX
21
Jacob Burton
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
185
Fr.
Diana
TX
22
Curtis Washington,Jr.
OF/INF
R/R
6′-2″
165
Fr.
West Memphis
AR
24
Dominic Fletcher
OF
L/L
5′-9″
175
Jr.
Cypress
CA
25
Christian Franklin
OF
R/R
5′-11″
180
Fr.
Overland Park
KS
26
Travis Hester
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
195
Fr.
College Station
TX
27
Dillon Lifrieri
OF/INF
R/R
6′-0″
190
Fr.
Wilton
CT
28
Kole Ramage
RHP
R/R
6′-1″
195
So.
Southlake
TX
29
Marshall Denton
RHP
R/R
5′-11″
160
R-So.
Beebe
AR
31
Caleb Bolden
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
170
So.
Texarkana
TX
32
Matt Cronin
LHP
L/L
6′-2″
195
Jr.
Navarre
FL
33
Patrick Wicklander
LHP
R/L
6′-1″
175
Fr.
San Jose
CA
34
Steven Sanchez
LHP
L/L
6’7″
240
Fr.
Mundelein
IL
35
Jacob Kostyshock
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
175
Jr.
O’Fallon
MO
37
Caden Monke
LHP
L/L
6′-3″
160
Fr.
Mt. Olive
IL
39
Evan Taylor
LHP
L/L
6′-4″
235
Fr.
Florence
AL
45
Kevin Kopps
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
195
R-Jr.
Sugar Land
TX
44
Collin Taylor
RHP
R/R
5′-11″
220
R-So.
Florence
AL
48
Zack Plunkett
C
R/R
6′-2″
225
R-Sr.
Hurst
TX
46
Carter Sells
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
195
Fr.
Brentwood
TN
49
Liam Henry
LHP
L/L
6′-2″
180
Fr.
Kansas City
MO
54
Will Barker
RHP
R/R
6′-2″
185
Fr.
Sherwood
AR
55
Isaiah Campbell
RHP
R/R
6′-4″
225
R-Jr.
Olathe
KS
57
Cody Scroggins
RHP
R/R
6′-0″
195
R-Jr.
Bentonville
AR
88
Zebulon Vermillion
RHP
L/R
6′-4″
185
So.
Prairie Village
KS
Schedule/Results
Tennessee
Arkansas
Date
Opponent
Score
Feb 15
vs Appalachian St
W 6-0
Feb 16
vs Appalachian St
W 2-0
Feb 17
vs Appalachian St
W 3-0
Feb 19
vs N Kentucky
W 18-0
Feb 22
vs Indiana
W 5-1
Feb 23
vs Indiana
W 11-0
Feb 24
vs Indiana
W 5-3
Feb 26
vs Liberty
W 7-1
Feb 27
vs Middle Tenn
W 2-0
Mar 1
@ UL Monroe
W 7-2
Mar 2
@ North Florida
W 10-2
Mar 3
@ W Kentucky
W 6-3
Mar 5
@ Troy
W 11-2
Mar 8
vs Fresno State
W 8-3
Mar 9
vs Fresno State
W 13-9
Mar 10
vs Fresno State
L 10-7
Mar 12
vs UNC Asheville
W 8-4
Mar 13
vs UNC Asheville
W 7-2
Mar 15
@ Auburn
L 2-0
Mar 16
@ Auburn
L 5-2
Mar 17
@ Auburn
L 5-3
Mar 19
@ ETSU
W 5-1
Mar 22
vs South Carolina
W 15-5
Mar 23
vs South Carolina
L 3-2
Mar 24
vs South Carolina
W 6-3
Mar 26
vs ETSU
L 6-5
Mar 29
@ Vanderbilt
L 4-2
Mar 30
@ Vanderbilt
L 10-4
Mar 31
@ Vanderbilt
W 7-6
Apr 2
vs Belmont
W 6-2
Apr 5
vs Mississippi St
L 6-3
Apr 6
vs Mississippi St
W 2-1
Apr 7
vs Mississippi St
L 7-5
Apr 9
vs Lipscomb
W 11-2
Apr 11
vs Georgia
W 2-0
Apr 12
vs Georgia
W 3-0
Apr 13
vs Georgia
L 7-1
Apr 16
vs Morehead State
W 3-1
Apr 18
@ Kentucky
W 4-2
Apr 19
@ Kentucky
W 16-1
Apr 20
@ Kentucky
W 8-2
Apr 23
vs Gardner-Webb
W 5-0
Apr 26
@ Arkansas
Apr 27
@ Arkansas
Apr 28
@ Arkansas
May 3
vs Missouri
May 4
vs Missouri
May 5
vs Missouri
May 7
vs Austin Peay
May 10
@ Florida
May 11
@ Florida
May 12
@ Florida
May 14
vs Tenn Tech
May 16
vs Ole Miss
May 17
vs Ole Miss
May 18
vs Ole Miss
Date
Opponent
Score
Feb 15
vs E Illinois
W 15-7
Feb 16
vs E Illinois
W 12-3
Feb 17
vs E Illinois
W 3-2
Feb 21
@ USC
W 6-3
Feb 22
@ USC
W 8-6
Feb 23
@ USC
L 6-4
Feb 27
vs Memphis
W 10-3
Mar 1
vs Stony Brook
W 3-1
Mar 2
vs Stony Brook
W 4-3
Mar 3
vs Stony Brook
W 15-7
Mar 5
vs Charlotte
Cancelled
Mar 6
vs Charlotte
W 9-2
Mar 8
vs La Tech
W 4-2
Mar 9
vs La Tech
L 12-7
Mar 10
vs La Tech
W 11-0
Mar 12
vs W Illinois
W 8-0
Mar 13
vs W Illinois
W 11-1
Mar 15
vs Missouri
W 2-0
Mar 16
vs Missouri
W 4-3
Mar 17
vs Missouri
W 3-2
Mar 19
@ Texas
W 11-4
Mar 20
@ Texas
L 7-6
Mar 22
@ Alabama
W 12-3
Mar 23
@ Alabama
L 10-0
Mar 24
@ Alabama
W 10-2
Mar 26
@ Missouri State
W 8-2
Mar 29
vs Ole Miss
W 5-3
Mar 30
vs Ole Miss
L 4-3
Mar 31
vs Ole Miss
L 10-5
Apr 2
vs Little Rock
L 17-7
Apr 5
@ Auburn
L 6-3
Apr 5
@ Auburn
W 9-6
Apr 6
@ Auburn
W 8-0
Apr 9
vs Oral Roberts
W 15-8
Apr 12
@ Vanderbilt
L 3-2
Apr 13
@ Vanderbilt
L 12-2
Apr 14
@ Vanderbilt
W 14-12
Apr 16
vs Ark-Pine Bluff
W 16-4
Apr 18
vs Mississippi St
W 5-3
Apr 19
vs Mississippi St
W 12-5
Apr 20
vs Mississippi St
W 10-2
Apr 23
vs Northwestern St
W 19-2
Apr 24
vs Northwestern St
Apr 26
vs Tennessee
Apr 27
vs Tennessee
Apr 28
vs Tennessee
Apr 30
vs Grambling
May 3
@ Kentucky
May 4
@ Kentucky
May 5
@ Kentucky
May 9
vs LSU
May 10
vs LSU
May 11
vs LSU
May 16
@ Texas A&M
May 17
@ Texas A&M
May 18
@ Texas A&M
Tennessee-Arkansas Prediction
Here’s a marquee series of the weekend for SEC Baseball. You might scoff at seeing Tennessee listed as one of the teams involved in this series but the Vols have rode very good pitching and fielding to the 7th spot in the NCAA’s RPI. The Hogs could be the best team in the nation though. They are very hard to beat at home in conference play. Only Ole Miss has managed to win a conference game in Fayetteville. The Vols should win at least one but Arkansas likely wins the series. Arkansas 2 wins, Tennessee 1 win .
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