SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at LSU

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The Tennessee Volunteers travel to the LSU Tigers for a 3-game, Thursday-Saturday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews this series and predicts the series winner.

By 14Powers SEC Baseball Staff

Blake Burke of Tennessee
Blake Burke of Tennessee
Alex Box Stadium (10,326)
Alex Box Stadium (10,326)
Dylon Crews of LSU
Dylon Crews of LSU

Series Schedule March 30-April 1

  Day Start Time (ET) TV Tickets
Game 1 Thursday 8:00 PM ESPNU Tickets
Game 2 Friday 7:00 PM SEC Network Tickets
Game 3 Saturday 2:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets

Team Statistical Comparisons

Statistic Team National
Rank		 Conference
Rank		 Value
Base on Balls LSU
Tennessee		 10
17		 4
5		 148
141
Batting Average LSU
Tennessee		 3
63		 1
9		 0.332
0.297
Double Plays LSU
Tennessee		 105
209		 4
7		 16
12
Double Plays Per Game LSU
Tennessee		 147
242		 4
8		 0.67
0.48
Doubles LSU
Tennessee		 54
117		 5
12		 50
43
Doubles Per Game LSU
Tennessee		 77
173		 5
12		 2.08
1.72
Earned Run Average Tennessee
LSU		 4
8		 1
4		 2.73
3.02
Fielding Percentage LSU
Tennessee		 1
39		 1
6		 0.989
0.978
Hit Batters LSU
Tennessee		 244
272		 11
13		 20
16
Hit by Pitch LSU
Tennessee		 8
143		 3
12		 56
27
Hits LSU
Tennessee		 20
65		 4
10		 262
237
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings LSU
Tennessee		 1
3		 1
2		 5.72
6.35
Home Runs Tennessee
LSU		 9
16		 3
5		 49
46
Home Runs Per Game Tennessee
LSU		 14
18		 4
5		 1.96
1.92
On Base Percentage LSU
Tennessee		 2
38		 1
8		 0.460
0.413
Runs LSU
Tennessee		 1
29		 1
7		 261
203
Sacrifice Bunts Tennessee
LSU		 141
233		 6
11		 7
4
Sacrifice Flies LSU
Tennessee		 8
26		 2
4		 18
14
Scoring LSU
Tennessee		 2
44		 1
9		 10.9
8.1
Shutouts LSU
Tennessee		 1
2		 1
2		 7
6
Slugging Percentage LSU
Tennessee		 4
10		 2
5		 0.592
0.563
Stolen Bases Tennessee
LSU		 68
270		 4
14		 35
11
Stolen Bases Per Game Tennessee
LSU		 99
277		 5
14		 1.40
0.46
Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio Tennessee
LSU		 3
11		 1
3		 4.86
3.21
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings Tennessee
LSU		 4
9		 1
4		 12.1
11.7
Triple Plays
Triples Tennessee
LSU		 9
18		 2
3		 11
9
Triples Per Game Tennessee
LSU		 15
30		 2
3		 0.44
0.38
WHIP Tennessee
LSU		 2
3		 1
2		 0.98
1.04
WL Pct LSU
Tennessee		 4
23		 2
7		 0.875
0.760
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings Tennessee
LSU		 2
38		 1
5		 2.48
3.64

Statistical Leaders

Tennessee Batting Leaders

Player Team BA OBP SLG PA H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Christian Moore Tennessee 0.360 0.524 0.613 105 27 4 0 5 19 25 11
Blake Burke Tennessee 0.330 0.402 0.703 102 30 3 2 9 27 8 2
Zane Denton Tennessee 0.329 0.465 0.658 99 24 3 3 5 26 21 1
Jared Dickey Tennessee 0.318 0.413 0.568 104 28 3 2 5 21 10 3
Dylan Dreiling Tennessee 0.316 0.422 0.684 45 12 3 1 3 8 7 0
Griffin Merritt Tennessee 0.257 0.345 0.581 87 19 3 0 7 18 7 2
Charlie Taylor Tennessee 0.212 0.317 0.442 62 11 4 1 2 7 8 0

Tennessee Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA SV IP H R ER BB K BA
Drew Beam Tennessee 3 1 2.54 0 28.1 26 12 8 8 27 0.243
Chase Burns Tennessee 2 1 4.15 0 34.2 27 14 16 9 59 0.208
Chase Dollander Tennessee 4 2 3.93 0 34.1 29 14 15 8 53 0.228

LSU Batting Leaders

Player Team BA OBP SLG PA H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Dylan Crews LSU 0.531 0.658 0.988 111 43 10 0 9 32 26 2
Tommy White LSU 0.392 0.479 0.810 94 31 9 0 8 42 8 0
Gavin Dugas LSU 0.338 0.515 0.676 99 24 3 0 7 21 16 0
Jared Jones LSU 0.333 0.435 0.710 85 23 5 0 7 29 14 1
Paxton Kling LSU 0.321 0.433 0.625 68 18 4 2 3 7 6 2
Tre’ Morgan LSU 0.309 0.431 0.506 103 25 4 3 2 19 12 0
Jordan Thompson LSU 0.291 0.430 0.456 101 23 5 1 2 16 11 4
Brayden Jobert LSU 0.255 0.373 0.545 67 14 2 1 4 13 8 0
Brady Neal LSU 0.250 0.462 0.423 78 13 1 1 2 8 19 0

LSU Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA SV IP H R ER BB K BA
Ty Floyd LSU 4 0 2.05 1 26.1 12 8 6 9 31 0.133
Paul Skenes LSU 5 0 0.72 0 37.1 14 2 3 7 71 0.112

Massey College Baseball Ranking Composite

Tennessee

13

LSU

1

Tennessee-LSU Pitching Rotations

Tennessee
Game 1: Jr. RHP Chase Dollander (4-2, 3.93 ERA)
Game 2: So. RHP Chase Burns (2-1, 4.15 ERA)
Game 3: So. RHP Drew Beam (3-1, 2.54 ERA)
LSU
Game 1: Jr. RHP Paul Skenes (5-0, 0.59 ERA)
Game 2: Jr. RHP Ty Floyd (4-0, 2.05 ERA)
Game 3: So. RHP Thatcher Hurd (2-0, 3.91 ERA)

Tennessee Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
32 Drew Beam RHP 6′-4″ 203 Fr. Murfreesboro TN
27 Jordan Beck OF 6′-3″ 225 Jr. Hazel Green AL
12 Kyle Booker OF 5′-10″ 175 So. Southaven MS
20 Gavin Brasosky LHP 6′-1″ 195 Fr. Kalamazoo MI
25 Blake Burke 1B/OF 6′-3″ 230 Fr. Brentwood CA
23 Chase Burns RHP 6′-4″ 205 Fr. Gallatin TN
13 Logan Chambers UTL 5′-10″ 180 Jr. Bryant AR
28 Grant Cherry RHP 6′-3″ 210 Fr. Vestavia Hills AL
35 Kirby Connell LHP 5′-10″ 198 Jr. Johnson City TN
17 Jared Dickey OF/C 6′-2″ 202 R-Fr. Mount Juliet TN
11 Chase Dollander RHP 6′-3″ 192 So. Evans GA
18 Hunter Ensley OF 6′-1″ 192 R-Fr. Huntingdon TN
26 Wyatt Evans LHP 6′-6″ 234 Fr. Greenville SC
34 Hollis Fanning RHP 6′-7″ 220 So. Tullahoma TN
42 Jake Fitzgibbons LHP 5′-11″ 165 So. Mount Juliet TN
1 Drew Gilbert OF/LHP 5′-9″ 185 Jr. Stillwater MN
19 Seth Halvorsen RHP 6′-2″ 225 R-Jr. Plymouth MN
53 Austen Jaslove INF 6′-2″ 180 R-Fr. Knoxville TN
44 Ben Joyce RHP 6′-5″ 225 R-Jr. Knoxville TN
52 Andrew Kribbs RHP/C 6′-1″ 195 Fr. Knoxville TN
9 Cortland Lawson INF 6′-2″ 200 Jr. Potomac Falls VA
40 Luc Lipcius 1B 6′-2″ 220 Gr. Williamsburg VA
21 Trey Lipscomb INF 6′-1″ 200 Sr. Frederick MD
41 Will Mabrey LHP 6′-0″ 185 Jr. Cookeville TN
31 J.D. McCracken LHP 6′-3″ 202 Fr. Murfreesboro TN
33 Mark McLaughlin RHP 6′-3″ 205 Jr. Johns Creek GA
47 Kaleb Meredith LHP 6′-1″ 188 Fr. Chuckey TN
10 Ryan Miller C 6′-3″ 204 R-Fr. Dublin OH
7 Christian Moore INF 6′-1″ 200 Fr. Brooklyn NY
2 Jorel Ortega INF 6′-0″ 194 R-So. Naranjito PR
36 Drew Patterson LHP 6′-3″ 200 R-Fr. Knoxville TN
30 Ethan Payne INF/OF 6′-2″ 210 R-So. Memphis TN
6 Evan Russell C/OF 5′-11″ 195 Gr. Lexington TN
8 Christian Scott OF 5′-9″ 180 Sr. Clarksville TN
55 Shawn Scott LHP 6′-0″ 180 So. Clarksville TN
48 Zander Sechrist LHP 6′-2″ 180 So. Buford GA
16 Camden Sewell RHP 6′-4″ 185 Sr. Cleveland TN
15 Ethan Smith RHP 6′-2″ 205 Sr. Mount Juliet TN
43 Nathan Smith C 6′-0″ 200 Fr. Thomasville GA
5 Logan Steenstra INF 6′-5″ 200 Jr. Liberty MO
4 Seth Stephenson INF/OF 5′-9″ 165 Jr. Buda TX
14 Charlie Taylor C 5′-10″ 183 R-Fr. Dunwoody GA
45 Kavares Tears OF/1B 6′-0″ 200 Fr. Lewisburg TN
29 Blade Tidwell RHP 6′-4″ 207 So. Loretto TN
46 Redmond Walsh LHP 5′-10″ 165 Gr. Louisville TN

LSU Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
30 Nate Ackenhausen LHP 6′-2″ 240 So. Owasso OK
45 Kaleb Applebey RHP 6′-7″ 220 So. Mount Carmel IL
24 Cade Beloso 1B 6′-0″ 216 Gr. New Orleans LA
0 Jason Bollman RHP 6′-2″ 185 RS Jr. Peoria IL
14 Nic Bronzini LHP 6′-3″ 238 Fr. San Ramon CA
29 Micah Bucknam RHP 6′-2″ 190 Fr. Abbotsford BC
49 Javen Coleman LHP 6′-2″ 173 RS So. Richmond TX
21 Bryce Collins RHP 6′-0″ 180 RS Jr. Valencia CA
38 Riley Cooper LHP 6′-2″ 264 Jr. Fresno CA
3 Dylan Crews OF 6′-0″ 203 Jr. Longwood FL
8 Gavin Dugas OF/INF 5′-10″ 204 Gr. Houma LA
17 Samuel Dutton RHP 5′-11″ 185 So. Southside AL
43 Garrett Edwards RHP 6′-5″ 195 Jr. Pitkin LA
9 Ty Floyd RHP 6′-2″ 194 Jr. Rockmart GA
33 Ethan Frey C/1B 6′-5″ 215 Fr. Leesville LA
1 Gavin Guidry INF 6′-2″ 182 Fr. Lake Charles LA
48 Will Hellmers RHP 6′-4″ 203 Jr. Metairie LA
35 Griffin Herring LHP 6′-2″ 197 Fr. Southlake TX
26 Thatcher Hurd RHP 6′-4″ 200 So. Manhattan Beach CA
6 Brayden Jobert OF 6′-1″ 215 RS Jr. Slidell LA
22 Jared Jones C/1B 6′-4″ 230 Fr. Marietta GA
28 Paxton Kling OF 6′-2″ 210 Fr. Roaring Springs PA
99 Christian Little RHP 6′-4″ 210 Jr. St. Louis MO
53 Jack Merrifield INF 6′-2″ 189 5-year Sr.Prairieville LA
7 Alex Milazzo C 5′-10″ 190 RS Jr. Zachary LA
32 Aiden Moffett RHP 6′-3″ 240 Fr. Mount Olive MS
44 Blake Money RHP 6′-7″ 240 Jr. Spring Hill TN
18 Tre’ Morgan 1B/OF 6′-1″ 191 Jr. New Orleans LA
16 Brady Neal C 5′-10″ 180 Fr. Tallahassee FL
5 Ben Nippolt INF 5′-11″ 175 Jr. St. Paul MN
27 Jaden Noot RHP 6′-4″ 235 Fr. Oak Park CA
13 Mic Paul OF 5′-10″ 175 Fr. Salt Lake City UT
11 Josh Pearson OF 5′-10″ 195 So. West Monroe LA
41 DJ Primeaux LHP 5′-10″ 184 Fr. Baton Rouge LA
39 Zeb Ruddell OF 6′-1″ 195 Fr. Monroe LA
34 Chase Shores RHP 6′-8″ 250 Fr. Midland TX
20 Paul Skenes RHP/UT 6′-6″ 235 Jr. Lake Forest CA
23 Josh Stevenson OF 6′-1″ 195 So. Youngsville LA
50 Grant Taylor RHP 6′-3″ 220 So. Florence AL
4 Jordan Thompson INF 6′-1″ 176 Jr. Chula Vista CA
25 Hayden Travinski C 6′-3″ 218 RS Jr. Shreveport LA
47 Tommy White 3B 6′-0″ 242 So. St. Pete Beach FL

Tennessee Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
 HOME
RUNS
 TV/NOTES
17-Feb 8:00 PM ET Tennessee 1 Arizona 3
18-Feb 8:00 PM ET Tennessee 3 Grand Canyon 4
19-Feb 2:00 PM ET UC San Diego 0 Tennessee 7 SEC Network +
21-Feb 4:30 PM ET Alabama A&M 0 Tennessee 10 SEC Network +
22-Feb 4:30 PM ET Alabama A&M 1 Tennessee 23 SEC Network +
24-Feb 4:30 PM ET Dayton 2 Tennessee 12 SEC Network +
25-Feb 2:00 PM ET Dayton 1 Tennessee 4 SEC Network +
26-Feb 1:00 PM ET Dayton 0 Tennessee 6 SEC Network +
28-Feb 4:30 PM ET Charleston So 1 Tennessee 6 SEC Network +
1-Mar 4:00 PM ET Charleston So 2 Tennessee 8 SEC Network +
3-Mar 6:30 PM ET Gonzaga 2 Tennessee 8 SEC Network +
4-Mar 6:00 PM ET Gonzaga 2 Tennessee 7 SEC Network +
5-Mar 1:00 PM ET Gonzaga 9 Tennessee 17 SEC Network +
7-Mar 6:30 PM ET Boston College 7 Tennessee 6 SEC Network +
10-Mar 6:30 PM ET Morehead St 4 Tennessee 23 SEC Network +
11-Mar 6:00 PM ET Morehead St 3 Tennessee 6 SEC Network +
12-Mar 1:00 PM ET Morehead St Tennessee SEC Network +
14-Mar 6:30 PM ET Lipscomb 0 Tennessee 10 SEC Network +
17-Mar 7:00 PM ET Tennessee 1 Missouri 9 SEC Network +
19-Mar 6:00 PM ET Tennessee 4 Missouri 7 SEC Network +
19-Mar 2:00 PM ET Tennessee 1 Missouri 7 SEC Network +
21-Mar 6:30 PM ET W Carolina 0 Tennessee 7 SEC Network +
24-Mar 6:30 PM ET Texas A&M 4 Tennessee 10 SEC Network +
25-Mar 12:00 PM ET Texas A&M 7 Tennessee 8 ESPN2
26-Mar 1:00 PM ET Texas A&M 6 Tennessee 9 SEC Network +
28-Mar 4:30 PM ET UNC Asheville 0 Tennessee 5 SEC Network +
30-Mar 8:00 PM ET Tennessee LSU ESPNU
31-Mar 7:00 PM ET Tennessee LSU SEC Network
1-Apr 2:00 PM ET Tennessee LSU SEC Network +
6-Apr 6:30 PM ET Florida Tennessee SEC Network
7-Apr 7:00 PM ET Florida Tennessee SEC Network +
8-Apr 2:00 PM ET Florida Tennessee ESPN2
11-Apr 6:30 PM ET E Kentucky Tennessee SEC Network +
14-Apr 7:30 PM ET Tennessee Arkansas SEC Network
15-Apr 7:00 PM ET Tennessee Arkansas SEC Network +
16-Apr 3:00 PM ET Tennessee Arkansas SEC Network +
18-Apr 6:30 PM ET Tennessee Tech Tennessee SEC Network +
21-Apr 6:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Tennessee SEC Network
22-Apr 12:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Tennessee ESPN2
23-Apr 1:00 PM ET Vanderbilt Tennessee ESPN2
25-Apr 6:30 PM ET Bellarmine Tennessee SEC Network +
27-Apr 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St Tennessee SEC Network
28-Apr 6:30 PM ET Mississippi St Tennessee SEC Network +
29-Apr 2:00 PM ET Mississippi St Tennessee ESPNU
2-May 6:30 PM ET Wofford Tennessee SEC Network +
5-May 6:00 PM ET Tennessee Georgia SEC Network +
6-May 2:00 PM ET Tennessee Georgia SEC Network +
7-May 1:00 PM ET Tennessee Georgia SEC Network +
9-May 6:30 PM ET Austin Peay Tennessee SEC Network +
12-May 6:30 PM ET Kentucky Tennessee SEC Network +
13-May 12:00 PM ET Kentucky Tennessee SEC Network
14-May 1:00 PM ET Kentucky Tennessee SEC Network +
16-May 6:30 PM ET Belmont Tennessee SEC Network +
18-May 7:00 PM ET Tennessee South Carolina SEC Network +
19-May 7:00 PM ET Tennessee South Carolina SEC Network +
20-May 2:00 PM ET Tennessee South Carolina SEC Network +
May 23-28 TBA SEC Tournament
June 16-26 NCAA Baseball Tournament

LSU Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
 HOME
RUNS
 TV/NOTES
17-Feb 7:30 PM ET W Michigan 0 LSU 10 SEC Network +
18-Feb 2:30 PM ET W Michigan 3 LSU 5 SEC Network +
19-Feb 1:30 PM ET W Michigan 2 LSU 9 SEC Network +
21-Feb 3:00 PM ET Southern 4 LSU 18 SEC Network +
24-Feb 3:00 PM ET Kansas St 3 LSU 7 SEC Network +
25-Feb 1:00 PM ET LSU 4 Iowa 2
26-Feb 5:00 PM ET Sam Houston 4 LSU 16 SEC Network +
28-Feb 7:30 PM ET LSU 3 Texas 0 Longhorn Network
3-Mar 7:30 PM ET Butler 2 LSU 12 SEC Network +
4-Mar 2:30 PM ET C Connecticut 4 LSU 26 SEC Network +
5-Mar 2:00 PM ET C Connecticut 0 LSU 13 SEC Network +
6-Mar 7:30 PM ET Butler 0 LSU 11 SEC Network +
8-Mar 7:30 PM ET Lamar 2 LSU 9 SEC Network +
10-Mar 7:30 PM ET Samford 1 LSU 11 SEC Network +
11-Mar 7:30 PM ET Samford 0 LSU 12 SEC Network +
12-Mar 2:00 PM ET Samford 1 LSU 13 SEC Network +
14-Mar 7:30 PM ET New Orleans 0 LSU 16 SEC Network +
17-Mar 7:00 PM ET LSU 9 Texas A&M 0 SEC Network
18-Mar 3:00 PM ET LSU 12 Texas A&M 7 SEC Network +
19-Mar 2:00 PM ET LSU 6 Texas A&M 8 SEC Network +
21-Mar 7:30 PM ET C Arkansas 4 LSU 10 SEC Network +
24-Mar 8:00 PM ET Arkansas 9 LSU 3 ESPN2
25-Mar 11:00 AM ET Arkansas 2 LSU 12 SEC Network
25-Mar 2:00 PM ET Arkansas 14 LSU 5 SEC Network
28-Mar 7:30 PM ET Grambling 5 LSU 17 SEC Network +
30-Mar 8:00 PM ET Tennessee LSU ESPNU
31-Mar 7:00 PM ET Tennessee LSU SEC Network
1-Apr 2:00 PM ET Tennessee LSU SEC Network +
4-Apr 7:30 PM ET Nicholls LSU SEC Network +
6-Apr 7:00 PM ET LSU South Carolina SEC Network +
7-Apr 7:00 PM ET LSU South Carolina SEC Network +
8-Apr 12:00 PM ET LSU South Carolina SEC Network
11-Apr 7:00 PM ET Tulane LSU SEC Network +
13-Apr 7:00 PM ET Kentucky LSU SEC Network
14-Apr 7:30 PM ET Kentucky LSU SEC Network +
15-Apr 2:00 PM ET Kentucky LSU SEC Network +
18-Apr 7:30 PM ET Louisiana LSU SEC Network +
21-Apr 7:30 PM ET LSU Ole Miss SEC Network +
23-Apr 2:30 PM ET LSU Ole Miss SEC Network +
25-Apr 7:30 PM ET Nicholls LSU SEC Network +
28-Apr 7:00 PM ET Alabama LSU SEC Network
29-Apr 7:00 PM ET Alabama LSU SEC Network +
30-Apr 2:00 PM ET Alabama LSU SEC Network +
2-May 7:30 PM ET SE Louisiana LSU SEC Network +
5-May 7:00 PM ET LSU Auburn SEC Network +
6-May 9:00 PM ET LSU Auburn SEC Network
7-May 2:00 PM ET LSU Auburn SEC Network +
9-May 7:30 PM ET N’Western St LSU SEC Network +
12-May 8:30 PM ET Mississippi St LSU SEC Network
13-May 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St LSU SEC Network +
14-May 2:00 PM ET Mississippi St LSU SEC Network +
16-May 7:30 PM ET McNeese LSU SEC Network +
18-May 6:00 PM ET LSU Georgia SEC Network +
19-May 6:00 PM ET LSU Georgia SEC Network +
20-May 1:00 PM ET LSU Georgia SEC Network +
May 23-28 TBA SEC Tournament
June 16-26 NCAA Baseball Tournament

Tennessee-LSU Baseball Legacy Comparison

All-Time Record
SEC Record
SEC Championships
SEC Tournament Appearances
SEC Tournament Record
SEC Tournament Championships
NCAA Regional Appearances
NCAA Regional Championships
Super Regional Appearances
Super Regional Championships
College World Series Appearances
National Championships
All-Time NCAA Tournament Record
Tennessee
2,194-1,653-14
791-922-1
4
18
32-27
4
12
5
4
3
5
0
42-27
LSU
2,719-1,677-31
1,015-812-9
17
36
88-46
12
34
25
13
8
18
6
163-70

Tennessee-LSU Series Prediction

LSU 2 wins, Tennessee 1 win

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