SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at South Carolina

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NOTE: THIS SERIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED due to the pandemic. Tennessee travels to South Carolina for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

Series Schedule March 13-18

	Day	Start Time (CT)	TV	Tickets
Game 1	Friday	6:00 PM CT	SEC NETWORK +	Tickets
Game 2	Saturday	3:00 PM CT	SEC NETWORK +	Tickets
Game 3	Sunday	12:30 PM CT	SEC NETWORK +	Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

	BA	OB%	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	CS	SB
Tennessee	0.307	0.433	163	173	38	2	27	144	118	2	30
South Carolina	0.265	0.381	101	131	20	5	18	93	74	9	26

Pitching & Fielding

	ERA	K	OBA	H	R	ER	BB	2B	3B	HR	F%
Tennessee	2.00	171	0.196	109	39	34	35	24	1	7	0.981
South Carolina	2.81	184	0.180	92	49	45	68	15	3	11	0.970

Statistical Leaders

Tennessee Batting Leaders

Player	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	R	H	2B	3b	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
Liam Spence	0.362	0.483	0.468	0.951	12	17	2	0	1	10	12	8	2
Jake Rucker	0.339	0.433	0.571	1.004	13	19	4	0	3	12	9	12	2
Zach Daniels	0.327	0.453	0.712	1.165	17	17	6	1	4	17	12	14	3
Luc Lipcius	0.308	0.526	0.641	1.167	11	12	5	1	2	15	16	8	3
Evan Russell	0.239	0.351	0.370	0.721	11	11	3	0	1	9	7	10	3
Alerick Soularie	0.236	0.377	0.418	0.795	14	13	1	0	3	13	12	8	2

Tennessee Pitching Leaders

Player	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	OBA
Sean Hunley	0.54	16.2	8	1	1	2	14	0.140
Jackson Leath	1.45	18.2	11	5	3	5	29	0.167
Chad Dallas	2.53	21.1	19	6	6	6	21	0.235
Chase Wallace	3.50	18.0	13	8	7	7	18	0.194

South Carolina Batting Leaders

Player	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	R	H	2B	3b	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB
Brady Allen	0.311	0.456	0.511	0.967	10	14	3	0	2	5	11	5	1
Andrew Eyster	0.304	0.403	0.554	0.957	13	17	3	1	3	11	7	15	0
Wes Clarke	0.288	0.415	0.750	1.165	14	15	0	0	8	22	8	14	0
George Callil	0.277	0.426	0.362	0.788	7	13	1	0	1	10	3	11	0
Noah Campbell	0.256	0.370	0.410	0.780	10	10	1	1	1	10	7	9	8
Jeff Heinrich	0.250	0.310	0.365	0.675	9	13	1	1	1	13	4	6	3
Noah Myers	0.242	0.457	0.394	0.851	11	8	1	2	0	3	12	11	7

South Carolina Pitching Leaders

Player	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	OBA
Brannon Jordan	1.71	21.0	7	4	4	9	32	0.104
Thomas Farr	1.72	15.2	6	4	3	5	14	0.113
Carmen Mlodzinski	2.84	25.1	25	9	8	8	22	0.258

NCAA RPI

Tennessee:	94
South Carolina:	103

Tennessee Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	B/T	HT	WT	CL	City	ST
1	Alerick Soularie	OF/INF	L/R	6′-0″	175	Jr.	Houston	TX
2	Max Ferguson	INF	R/R	6′-1″	180	So.	Atlantic Beach	FL
5	Zach Daniels	OF	R/R	6′-1″	210	Jr.	Stockbridge	GA
6	Evan Russell	OF	R/R	5′-11″	192	Jr.	Lexington	TN
7	Jake Rucker	INF	L/L	6′-1″	185	So.	Greenbrier	TN
8	Christian Scott	OF	L/R	5′-9″	171	So.	Clarksville	TN
10	Pete Derkay	1B/C	L/L	5′-10″	215	Sr.	Acworth	GA
11	Will Heflin	LHP	R/R	5′-11″	175	Sr.	Morristown	TN
14	Austin Knight	INF	L/R	6′-1″	170	So.	Jacksonville	FL
16	Camden Sewell	RHP	R/R	6′-4″	176	So.	Cleveland	TN
17	Connor Pavolony	C	R/R	6′-1″	190	So.	Woodstock	GA
18	Chase Wallace	RHP	L/R	6′-2″	195	Jr.	Sevierville	TN
19	Landon Gray	C	R/R	6′-0″	201	Sr.	Granbury	TX
21	Trey Lipscomb	INF/RHP	R/R	6′-1″	190	So.	Frederick	MD
28	Elijah Pleasants	RHP	R/R	6′-5″	185	So.	Clarksville	TN
32	Sean Hunley	RHP	L/L	6′-4″	210	Jr.	Mount Juliet	TN
34	Garrett Crochet	LHP	L/L	6′-6″	218	Jr.	Ocean Springs	MS
40	Luc Lipcius	1B	L/L	6′-2″	208	R-Jr.	Williamsburg	VA
46	Redmond Walsh	LHP		5′-10″	170	R-Jr.	Louisville	TN

South Carolina Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	B/T	HT	WT	CL	City	ST
3	Braylen Wimmer	INF	R/R	6′-4″	194	Fr.	Yukon	OK
6	George Callil	INF	R/R	6′-4″	180	Sr.	Melbourne	Australia
7	Brennan Milone	INF	R/R	6′-0″	200	Fr.	Woodstock	GA
8	Jeff Heinrich	INF/OF	L/R	6′-0″	201	Jr.	Lake in the Hills	IL
9	Noah Myers	OF	R/R	6′-1″	188	Jr.	Wyoming	ON
10	Colin Burgess	C	R/R	5′-8″	183	Fr.	Lexington	KY
11	Andrew Eyster	OF	L/L	6′-3″	217	Jr.	Ocala	FL
12	Josiah Sightler	INF/LHP	R/R	6′-5″	232	So.	Gaston	SC
13	Graham Lawson	RHP	S/R	6′-2″	229	R-Sr.	Woodruff	SC
14	Noah Campbell	INF	R/R	6′-0″	208	Jr.	Durham	NC
15	Daniel Lloyd	RHP	L/L	6′-3″	227	So.	Summerville	SC
16	John Gilreath	LHP	L/L	5′-11″	191	Jr.	Rock Hill	SC
18	Julian Bosnic	LHP/OF	R/R	6′-3″	219	R-Fr.	Lutz	FL
20	Andrew Peters	RHP	R/R	6′-2″	189	Jr.	Morris	IL
21	Carmen Mlodzinski	RHP	R/R	6′-2″	231	R-So.	Hilton Head	SC
22	Brannon Jordan	RHP	R/R	6′-2″	187	Jr.	Collinsville	OK
26	Jax Cash	C/RHP	R/R	6′-3″	203	Fr.	Spartanburg	SC
28	Wes Clarke	C	R/R	6′-2″	224	So.	Forest	VA
29	Bryant Bowen	C/INF	R/R	6′-0″	204	Gr.	Shreveport	LA
30	Brett Thomas	RHP	R/R	6′-5″	216	Fr.	Atlanta	GA
32	Anthony Amicangelo	OF	R/L	5′-9″	220	Jr.	Bremerton	WA
33	Brady Allen	OF	R/R	6′-1″	205	So.	Lakeland	FL
34	Thomas Farr	RHP	L/L	6′-0″	195	R-So.	Tyrone	GA
35	RJ Dantin	LHP	R/R	6′-2″	197	Fr.	Spartanburg	SC
36	TJ Shook	RHP	R/R	6′-3″	226	Jr.	Columbia	SC
37	Cam Tringali	RHP	L/R	6′-4″	224	So.	Columbia	SC
38	Dallas Beaver	C/INF	L/L	6′-2″	225	Gr.	Kissimmee	FL
39	Will McGregor	LHP	R/R	6′-2″	213	Fr.	Anderson	SC
40	Wesley Sweatt	RHP	R/R	6′-3″	219	So.	Rock Hill	SC
43	Hayden Lehman	RHP	R/R	6′-2″	215	R-Jr.	Marietta	GA
44	Parker Coyne	RHP	R/R	6′-2″	209	Jr.	Suwanee	GA
45	Trey Tujetsch	RHP	L/L	5′-10″	185	Fr.	Charlotte	NC
47	Dylan Harley	LHP	R/R	6′-3″	222	So.	Summerville	SC
49	Brett Kerry	RHP		5′-11″	211	So.	Clemmons	NC

Tennessee-South Carolina Prediction

Both of these teams have 100ish RPIs. Tennessee is second in the SEC in both batting and pitching. South Carolina is middle of the pack in both ERA and hitting. Tennessee’s best win so far was over top 5 Texas Tech in Texas. South Carolina has a win over No. 25 Clemson but lost a series 2-1 to Clemson in Columbia. Tennessee has 3 wins over teams with winning records and South Carolina 2 wins. Players to watch include Vol pitcher Jackson Leath who has 29 strikeouts in 18.2 innings. Sophomore outfielder Brady Allen is hitting .327 with three home runs to lead the Gamecocks. At this point Tennessee is probably the favorite playing in Knoxville. They look a little better than the Gamecocks and are well coached. Tennessee should win this series 2-1.