SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Georgia at Tennessee

Tennessee-Georgia

Georgia travels to Tennessee 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

Ben Anderson of Georgia
Ben Anderson of Georgia
Lindsey Nelson Stad. (4,283)
Lindsey Nelson Stad. (4,283)
Trey Lipscomb of Tennessee
Trey Lipscomb of Tennessee

Series Schedule May 12-14

  Day Start Time (ET) TV Tickets
Game 1 Thursday 7:00 PM ESPNU Tickets
Game 2 Friday 5:30 PM SEC Network Tickets
Game 3 Saturday 1:00 PM SEC Network+ Tickets

Team Statistical Comparisons

Hitting

  BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR SF BB Bunts SB
Georgia 0.289 0.388 310 437 64 11 52 22 216 16 14
Tennessee 0.311 0.424 414 466 107 20 103 23 263 7 58

Pitching & Fielding

  ERA K/9 OBA HA/9 HB SWR WHIP HR BB/9 DP F%
Georgia 5.48 9.8 0.256 8.85 50 1.94 1.55 42 5.05 30 0.977
Tennessee 2.20 11.0 0.185 5.91 25 4.46 0.93 40 2.48 25 0.980

Statistical Leaders

Georgia Batting Leaders

Player Team AVG OBP H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Connor Tate Georgia 0.354 0.452 63 16 1 9 49 30 3
Parks Harber Georgia 0.302 0.368 51 4 0 9 43 16 0
Chaney Rogers Georgia 0.292 0.392 42 6 1 3 29 21 1
Joshua McAllister Georgia 0.286 0.319 50 9 1 4 27 9 1
Corey Collins Georgia 0.283 0.417 47 7 0 10 33 32 0
Ben Anderson Georgia 0.282 0.402 51 4 4 7 27 33 9
Cory Acton Georgia 0.260 0.399 38 6 0 3 24 29 0

Georgia Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA APP GS SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Jonathan Cannon Georgia 9 1 2.38 10 10 0 64 43 17 17 6 58 0.186

Tennessee Batting Leaders

Player Team AVG OBP H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB
Drew Gilbert Tennessee 0.353 0.465 47 13 4 4 44 27 4
Trey Lipscomb Tennessee 0.346 0.417 62 12 3 18 66 19 3
Jorel Ortega Tennessee 0.313 0.391 51 10 4 11 34 18 2
Jordan Beck Tennessee 0.312 0.385 59 12 1 13 44 21 6
Evan Russell Tennessee 0.290 0.395 42 11 1 10 34 25 6
Cortland Lawson Tennessee 0.278 0.409 40 6 1 10 34 30 1
Luc Lipcius Tennessee 0.276 0.454 37 7 1 11 27 46 9

Tennessee Pitching Leaders

Player Team W L ERA APP GS SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Drew Beam Tennessee 8 0 2.15 12 12 0 67 39 17 16 12 54 0.167
Chase Burns Tennessee 7 1 2.25 12 12 0 60 45 20 15 22 79 0.202
Chase Dollander Tennessee 6 0 2.66 11 9 0 50 32 16 15 8 78 0.175

Massey College Baseball Ranking Composite

Georgia:

23

Tennessee:

1

Georgia Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
9 Cory Acton INF 6′-0″ 175 Sr. Fort Lauderdale FL
22 Dwight Allen II OF 6′-1″ 200 R-Fr. Milton GA
44 Ben Anderson OF 6′-1″ 175 Gr. LaGrange GA
35 Hank Bearden RHP 6′-0″ 183 So. Rocky Face GA
24 Garrett Blaylock INF 6′-3″ 215 Sr. Asheville NC
30 Daniel Braswell 1BOF 6′-3″ 217 Fr. Loganville GA
34 Garrett Brown RHP 6′-7″ 218 R-So. Manchester GA
47 Collin Caldwell LHP 5′-11″ 199 So. Powder Springs GA
12 Jonathan Cannon RHP 6′-6″ 213 Jr. Alpharetta GA
16 Will Childers RHP 6′-4″ 210 R-So. Evans GA
6 Corey Collins C 6′-3″ 223 So. Suwanee GA
50 Charlie Condon 1B/OF 6′-6″ 208 Fr. Marietta GA
11 Nolan Crisp RHP 5′-9″ 190 Jr. Locust Grove GA
43 Max DeJong RHP 6′-1″ 219 So. Powder Springs GA
1 Buddy Floyd INF 5′-7″ 147 Jr. Covington GA
29 Charlie Goldstein LHP 6′-1″ 192 R-So. Alpharetta GA
13 Fernando Gonzalez C 5′-10″ 199 So. Marietta GA
31 Jack Gowen RHP 6′-1″ 220 Sr. Folkston GA
42 Glenn Green III RHP 6′-1″ 216 Fr. Tyrone GA
8 Parks Harber 3B/1B 6′-1″ 216 Fr. Tyrone GA
33 Patrick Holloman LHP 6′-1″ 207 R-Fr. McDonough GA
4 Randon Jernigan OF 6′-0″ 183 Sr. Brunswick GA
3 Bear Madliak C 5′-9″ 193 Fr. Carrollton GA
39 Chandler Marsh RHP 6′-4″ 228 Fr. Wellington FL
2 Shane Marshall C 6′-4″ 222 Sr. Naples FL
28 Joshua McAllister INF 5′-10″ 185 R-Sr. Cumming GA
18 Bryce Melear RHP 6′-2″ 186 R-So. Evans GA
26 Trippe Moore III OF 6′-0″ 185 R-Fr. Forsyth GA
5 Will Pearson RHP 6′-2″ 177 So. Watkinsville GA
36 Jake Poindexter RHP 5′-11″ 182 Fr. Chickamauga GA
32 Michael Polk RHP 6′-3″ 221 Jr. Milton GA
46 DJ Radtke RHP/1B 6′-3″ 199 Fr. Marietta GA
20 Chaney Rogers 1B/OF 6′-1″ 208 Gr. Ringgold GA
55 Davis Rokose LHP 5′-11″ 221 R-So. Johns Creek GA
66 Dylan Ross RHP 6′-5″ 251 Jr. Statesboro GA
7 Garrett Spikes OF 6′-4″ 209 So. Lawrenceville GA
0 Josh Stinson OF 6′-1″ 179 R-So. Lawrenceville GA
14 Liam Sullivan LHP 6′-6″ 245 So. Sandy Springs GA
15 Cole Tate INF 6′-2″ 215 Gr. Bishop GA
23 Connor Tate OF 6′-3″ 220 Gr. Bishop GA
48 Dylan Taylor SS/2B 6′-1″ 175 Fr. Ellaville GA
19 Cole Wagner 1B/LHP 6′-1″ 205 Fr. Lewisberry GA
27 Luke Wagner LHP/OF 6′-0″ 180 So. New Cumberland PA
25 Lane Watkins 1B/OF 6′-2″ 210 R-So. Hoschton GA
21 Coleman Willis RHP 6′-7″ 210 Fr. Warner Robins GA
17 Jaden Woods LHP 6′-2″ 198 So. Warner Robins GA

Tennessee Roster

NO. Name Pos. HT WT Class City ST
27 Jordan Beck OF 6′-3″ 213 Jr. Hazel Green AL
12 Kyle Booker OF 5′-10″ 175 So. Southaven MS
35 Kirby Connell LHP 5′-10″ 190 Jr. Blacksburg SC
17 Jared Dickey OF 6′-2″ 210 R-Fr. Mount Juliet TN
11 Chase Dollander RHP 6′-3″ 200 So. Evans GA
18 Hunter Ensley OF 6′-1″ 185 R-Fr. Huntingdon TN
34 Hollis Fanning RHP 6′-7″ 200 So. Tullahoma TN
42 Jake Fitzgibbons LHP 5′-11″ 160 So. Mount Tenn. TN
1 Drew Gilbert OF/LHP 5′-9″ 180 Jr. Stillwater MN
19 Seth Halvorsen RHP 6′-2″ 225 R-Jr. Plymouth MN
15 Austen Jaslove INF 6′-2″ 171 R-Fr. Knoxville TN
44 Ben Joyce RHP 6′-5″ 225 R-Jr. Knoxville TN
9 Cortland Lawson INF 6′-2″ 200 Jr. Potomac Falls VA
40 Luc Lipcius 1B 6′-2″ 215 R-Sr. Williamsburg VA
21 Trey Lipscomb INF 6′-1″ 200 Sr. Frederick MD
41 Will Mabrey LHP 6′-0″ 185 Jr. Cookeville TN
33 Mark McLaughlin RHP 6′-3″ 220 Jr. Johns Creek GA
10 Ryan Miller C 6′-3″ 200 R-Fr. Dublin OH
2 Jorel Ortega INF 6′-0″ 195 Jr. Naranjito PR
53 Drew Patterson LHP 6′-3″ 196 R-Fr. Knoxville TN
30 Ethan Payne INF 6′-2″ 210 Jr. Memphis TN
6 Evan Russell C/OF 5′-11″ 195 Sr. Lexington TN
8 Christian Scott OF 5′-9″ 175 Sr. Clarksville TN
55 Shawn Scott LHP 6′-0″ 176 So. Clarksville TN
48 Zander Sechrist LHP 6′-2″ 175 So. Buford GA
16 Camden Sewell RHP 6′-4″ 190 Sr. Cleveland TN
5 Logan Steenstra INF 6′-5″ 210 Jr. Liberty MO
14 Charlie Taylor C 5′-10″ 185 R-Fr. Dunwoody GA
29 Blade Tidwell RHP 6′-4″ 200 So. Loretto TN
46 Redmond Walsh LHP 5′-10″ 170 R-Sr. Louisville TN

Georgia Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
HOME
RUNS
TV/NOTES
18-Feb 2:00 PM ET Albany 2 Georgia 4 SEC Network+
19-Feb 1:00 PM ET Albany 6 Georgia 7 SEC Network+
20-Feb 1:00 PM ET Albany 1 Georgia 9 SEC Network+
22-Feb 5:00 PM ET Wofford 1 Georgia 7 SEC Network+
25-Feb 5:00 PM ET Akron 0 Georgia 1 SEC Network+
26-Feb 2:00 PM ET Akron 0 Georgia 10 SEC Network+
27-Feb 1:00 PM ET Akron PPD Georgia PPD SEC Network+
1-Mar 6:00 PM ET Georgia 7 Wofford 6
4-Mar 6:00 PM ET Georgia 7 Georgia Tech 11
5-Mar 2:00 PM ET Georgia Tech 7 Georgia 0 SEC Network+
6-Mar 1:00 PM ET Georgia 12 Georgia Tech 3
8-Mar 6:35 PM ET Georgia 5 Georgia So 13
9-Mar 6:00 PM ET Georgia 5 Georgia So 1
11-Mar 5:00 PM ET Lipscomb 3 Georgia 8 SEC Network+
12-Mar 2:00 PM ET Lipscomb PPD Georgia PPD SEC Network+
13-Mar 1:00 PM ET Lipscomb 2 Georgia 9 SEC Network+
15-Mar 5:00 PM ET SC Upstate 3 Georgia 15 SEC Network+
18-Mar 7:00 PM ET Mississippi St 0 Georgia 11 SEC Network
19-Mar 2:00 PM ET Mississippi St 11 Georgia 12 SEC Network+
20-Mar 12:00 PM ET Mississippi St 20 Georgia 3 SEC Network
22-Mar TBA Georgia 10 Georgia State 3
25-Mar TBA Georgia 4 Kentucky 2 SEC Network+
26-Mar TBA Georgia 8 Kentucky 10 SEC Network+
27-Mar 12:00 PM ET Georgia 5 Kentucky 18 SEC Network
29-Mar 6:00 PM ET Georgia So 2 Georgia 7 SEC Network+
31-Mar 8:00 PM ET Florida 6 Georgia 7 ESPNU
1-Apr 6:00 PM ET Florida 1 Georgia 6 SEC Network+
2-Apr 2:00 PM ET Florida 8 Georgia 14 SEC Network+
5-Apr 7:00 PM ET Georgia 3 Clemson 4 ACC Network
8-Apr 7:00 PM ET Georgia 3 South Carolina 2 SEC Network+
9-Apr 4:00 PM ET Georgia 7 South Carolina 13 SEC Network+
10-Apr 12:00 PM ET Georgia 13 South Carolina 9 SEC Network
12-Apr 7:00 PM ET Georgia 17 Kennesaw State 15 ESPN+
14-Apr 6:00 PM ET Texas A&M 8 Georgia 1 SEC Network+
15-Apr 6:00 PM ET Texas A&M 3 Georgia 4 SEC Network+
16-Apr 3:00 PM ET Texas A&M 23 Georgia 9 SEC Network+
19-Apr 6:00 PM ET Clemson 8 Georgia 4 SEC Network+
22-Apr 7:00 PM ET Georgia 4 Alabama 2 SEC Network+
23-Apr 7:00 PM ET Georgia 3 Alabama 0 SEC Network+
24-Apr 2:00 PM ET Georgia 0 Alabama 3 ESPN2
26-Apr 6:00 PM ET Georgia State 1 Georgia 16 SEC Network+
29-Apr 7:30 PM ET Georgia 2 LSU 6 SEC Network+
30-Apr 3:00 PM ET Georgia 12 LSU 7 SEC Network+
1-May 2:00 PM ET Georgia 3 LSU 4 SEC Network+
3-May 6:00 PM ET Kennesaw State 7 Georgia 10 SEC Network+
6-May 6:30 PM ET Vanderbilt 11 Georgia 9 SEC Network+
7-May 2:00 PM ET Vanderbilt 7 Georgia 13 SEC Network+
8-May 2:00 PM ET Vanderbilt 4 Georgia 0 SEC Network
12-May 7:00 PM ET Georgia Tennessee ESPNU
13-May 5:30 PM ET Georgia Tennessee SEC Network
14-May 1:00 PM ET Georgia Tennessee SEC Network+
17-May 6:00 PM ET Presbyterian Georgia SEC Network+
19-May 6:30 PM ET Missouri Georgia SEC Network+
20-May 6:30 PM ET Missouri Georgia SEC Network+
21-May 2:00 PM ET Missouri Georgia SEC Network+
May 24-29 SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Tennessee Schedule/Results

DATE TIME GUEST
RUNS
HOME
RUNS
TV/NOTES
18-Feb 4:30 PM ET Georgia So 0 Tennessee 9 SEC Network+
19-Feb 3:00 PM ET Georgia So 3 Tennessee 10 SEC Network+
20-Feb 1:00 PM ET Georgia So 0 Tennessee 14 SEC Network+
22-Feb 4:30 PM ET Tennessee Tech 4 Tennessee 5 SEC Network+
23-Feb 4:30 PM ET UNC Asheville 1 Tennessee 16 SEC Network+
25-Feb 4:30 PM ET Iona 1 Tennessee 27 SEC Network+
26-Feb 3:00 PM ET Iona 0 Tennessee 29 SEC Network+
27-Feb 1:00 PM ET Iona 2 Tennessee 12 SEC Network+
1-Mar 6:30 PM ET ETSU 1 Tennessee 4 SEC Network+
4-Mar 8:00 PM ET Tennessee 2 Texas 7 SEC Network+
5-Mar 4:00 PM ET Baylor 5 Tennessee 10 SEC Network+
6-Mar 12:00 PM ET Tennessee 8 Oklahoma 0 SEC Network+
8-Mar 6:30 PM ET James Madison 8 Tennessee 9 SEC Network+
9-Mar 4:00 PM ET James Madison 2 Tennessee 10 SEC Network+
11-Mar 6:30 PM ET Rhode Island 4 Tennessee 17 SEC Network+
11-Mar 6:30 PM ET Rhode Island 3 Tennessee 8 SEC Network+
12-Mar 6:00 PM ET Rhode Island PPD Tennessee PPD SEC Network+
13-Mar 1:00 PM ET Rhode Island 3 Tennessee 12 SEC Network+
15-Mar 6:30 PM ET E Kentucky 1 Tennessee 7 SEC Network+
18-Mar 6:30 PM ET South Carolina 3 Tennessee 7 SEC Network+
19-Mar 12:00 PM ET South Carolina 2 Tennessee 5 SEC Network
20-Mar 1:00 PM ET South Carolina 0 Tennessee 10 SEC Network+
22-Mar 6:30 PM ET Butler 3 Tennessee 13 SEC Network+
25-Mar 7:30 PM ET Tennessee 12 Ole Miss 1 SEC Network+
26-Mar 8:00 PM ET Tennessee 10 Ole Miss 3 SEC Network
27-Mar 2:30 PM ET Tennessee 4 Ole Miss 3 SEC Network+
30-Mar 6:30 PM ET W Carolina 1 Tennessee 11 SEC Network+
1-Apr 7:00 PM ET Tennessee 6 Vanderbilt 2 ESPN2
2-Apr 8:00 PM ET Tennessee 5 Vanderbilt 2 SEC Network
3-Apr 2:00 PM ET Tennessee 5 Vanderbilt 0 SEC Network+
5-Apr 6:30 PM ET Lipscomb 1 Tennessee 5 SEC Network+
8-Apr 6:30 PM ET Missouri 3 Tennessee 8 SEC Network+
9-Apr 7:00 PM ET Missouri 4 Tennessee 11 SEC Network
10-Apr 1:00 PM ET Missouri 3 Tennessee 4 SEC Network+
12-Apr 6:30 PM ET Tennessee 2 Tennessee Tech 3 SEC Network+
15-Apr 6:30 PM ET Alabama 6 Tennessee 3 SEC Network+
16-Apr 6:00 PM ET Alabama 2 Tennessee 9 SEC Network+
17-Apr 1:00 PM ET Alabama 4 Tennessee 15 SEC Network+
22-Apr 6:30 PM ET Tennessee 8 Florida 2 SEC Network+
23-Apr 6:30 PM ET Tennessee 3 Florida 0 SEC Network+
24-Apr 1:00 PM ET Tennessee 6 Florida 4 SEC Network+
26-Apr 6:30 PM ET Xavier 1 Tennessee 10 SEC Network+
29-Apr 7:00 PM ET Auburn 4 Tennessee 17 SEC Network
30-Apr 7:00 PM ET Auburn 8 Tennessee 6 SEC Network
1-May 1:00 PM ET Auburn 3 Tennessee 5 SEC Network+
3-May 6:30 PM ET Alabama A&M 1 Tennessee 14 SEC Network+
5-May 7:00 PM ET Tennessee 2 Kentucky 3 SEC Network
6-May TBA Tennessee 2 Kentucky 5 SEC Network+
7-May TBA Tennessee 7 Kentucky 2 SEC Network+
10-May 6:30 PM ET Bellarmine Tennessee SEC Network+
12-May 7:00 PM ET Georgia Tennessee ESPNU
13-May 5:30 PM ET Georgia Tennessee SEC Network
14-May 1:00 PM ET Georgia Tennessee SEC Network+
17-May 6:30 PM ET Belmont Tennessee SEC Network+
19-May 7:00 PM ET Tennessee Mississippi St SEC Network
20-May 7:00 PM ET Tennessee Mississippi St SEC Network+
21-May 3:00 PM ET Tennessee Mississippi St SEC Network+
May 24-29 SEC Baseball Tournament
Jun 3-27 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

Georgia-Tennessee Series Prediction

This tight-knit series has seen Tennessee win the last two to take a 15-14 lead since 1992. Georgia won nine of the 11 series between 2008-18. Prior to that, the Volunteers won 11 of 16 between 1992-2007. There’s only been one series sweep in the last 10 seasons and Georgia owns it in 2015 in Knoxville. In the 19 years between 1992-2010, there were 13 series sweeps with Tennessee getting 10 and Georgia three. The Vols own a 46-38 lead in regular-season conference games played in the last 29 seasons.

Georgia is 5-7 since starting SEC play 8-4. UGA has dropped three of their last four series but do have a pair of road conference series victories over South Carolina and Alabama this season. They need only two more league victories to secure their third non-losing conference record in the last four seasons, a feat last accomplished between 2008-11.

Tennessee suffered its first series defeat at Kentucky but did salvage the series finale to become the fourth team in conference history to post 20 league wins after eight weeks
of play. It is also the fifth time the Volunteers have won 20 SEC games (2021, 1995, 1994, 1993). The school record for SEC wins is 24 set in 1994. The Vols look to complete a perfect 5-0 series record at home for the first time. Its only other perfect home series record came in 1994 when it went 4-0. It is the sixth time in the last 30 seasons UT has won four SEC home series (2022, 2005, 2003, 1997, 1996, 1993). (Source: SEC)

This is a huge SEC baseball series. Well, huge for Georgia but really also an important series for the Vols. Despite the two losses to Kentucky, the Vols are still a shoo-in for at least a No. 1 or No. 2 national seed. If Georgia could pull out a pair of road wins over the Vols it would greatly enhance the Bulldog’s seeding in the NCAAs. I can’t see the Vols losing two straight series. I imagine they’ll be bouncing off the walls for Georgia. They slept walked last weekend in Lexington. I believe Georgia can win one of these three but maybe not.

Tennessee 2 wins, Georgia 1 win

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