SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at Arkansas

April 24, 2019 SEC News
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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
Jay Charleston, Tennessee
Baum-Walker Stad. (10,737)
Baum-Walker Stad. (10,737)
Casey Martin, Arkansas
Casey Martin, Arkansas

Series Schedule March 15-17

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday 6:30 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 6:30 PM CT SEC NETWORK + 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:

7

Arkansas:

3

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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