SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Missouri at Tennessee

Tennessee-Missouri

Missouri travels to Tennessee for a 3-game, Friday-Sunday SEC baseball series. 14Powers.com SEC Baseball previews the series and predicts the series winner.

Tyler LaPlante, Missouri
Tyler LaPlante
Lindsey Nelson Stad. (4,283)
Lindsey Nelson Stad. (4,283)
Jay Charleston, Tennessee
Jay Charleston, Tennessee

Series Schedule March 15-17

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday 5:30 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 5:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK Tickets
Game 3 Sunday 1:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
Missouri 0.266 0.382 305 413 70 8 42 271 248 23 88
Tennessee 0.260 0.366 271 381 79 7 41 235 218 12 76

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Missouri 2.96 463 0.219 331 179 136 184 54 6 18 0.972
Tennessee 3.16 409 0.225 329 153 140 123 53 6 37 0.980

Statistical Leaders

Missouri Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Chris Cornelius 0.333 0.407 0.489 0.896 31 60 10 0 6 37 21 26 4
Chad McDaniel 0.309 0.385 0.426 0.811 28 50 8 1 3 28 19 28 14
Kameron Misner 0.290 0.461 0.519 0.980 47 47 7 0 10 30 50 48 17
Mark Vierling 0.289 0.384 0.385 0.769 22 39 9 2 0 24 16 22 7
Tony Ortiz 0.277 0.404 0.437 0.841 25 33 5 1 4 27 17 37 5
Clayton Peterson 0.198 0.298 0.240 0.538 22 24 2 0 1 12 16 26 5

Missouri Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
TJ Sikkema 5 3 1.31 0 2 68.2 43 19 10 26 81 0.189
Jacob Cantleberry 4 3 3.97 0 0 59.0 62 31 26 24 77 0.280

Tennessee Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Al Soularie 0.363 0.472 0.659 1.131 35 49 10 0 10 31 25 27 5
Evan Russell 0.286 0.387 0.464 0.851 18 32 8 0 4 27 20 33 2
Ricky Martinez 0.278 0.343 0.370 0.713 25 45 13 1 0 19 11 36 8
Andre Lipcius 0.273 0.376 0.535 0.911 34 47 12 0 11 43 23 23 7
Jake Rucker 0.267 0.357 0.300 0.657 18 32 4 0 0 18 14 15 1
Justin Ammons 0.255 0.364 0.353 0.717 35 39 6 0 3 16 25 34 14
Jay Charleston 0.224 0.325 0.271 0.596 32 38 6 1 0 17 23 28 30

Tennessee Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Garrett Stallings 7 3 2.71 1 0 73.0 72 26 22 11 75 0.254
Garrett Crochet 3 2 3.40 0 3 45.0 44 19 17 15 62 0.259
Zach Linginfelter 6 4 3.92 0 0 57.1 45 27 25 19 59 0.216

NCAA RPI

Missouri:

25

Tennessee:

9

Missouri Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Josh Holt Jr. OF L/R 5′-9″ 160 Fr. McDonough GA
2 Thomas Broyles OF L/L 5′-11″ 184 So. Fayetteville AR
3 Paul Gomez INF R/R 5′-9″ 180 Sr. Orange CA
4 Tommy Springer RHP R/R 6′-1″ 205 Fr. Apple Valley MN
5 Tre Morris C R/R 5′-10″ 190 Fr. Columbia MO
6 Seth Halvorsen RHP/INF R/R 6′-1″ 198 Fr. North Plymouth MN
7 Chris Cornelius INF R/R 6′-0″ 186 Jr. St. Louis MO
8 Connor Brumfield OF L/R 5′-11″ 174 Sr. Columbia MO
9 Mark Vierling INF R/R 5′-10″ 179 So. St. Louis MO
10 Clayton Peterson OF R/R 5′-9″ 165 So. Edmond OK
11 Konnor Ash RHP R/R 5′-11″ 191 So. Plainfield IL
12 Tyler LaPlante LHP R/L 6′-2″ 214 Sr. Blue Springs MO
13 Cameron Swanger INF R/R 6′-5″ 210 Fr. Loveland OH
14 Alex Peterson OF R/R 5′-9″ 170 So. Edmond OK
16 Luke Mann RHP/INF L/R 6′-2″ 200 Fr. St. Louis MO
17 TJ Sikkema LHP L/L 6′-0″ 221 Jr. DeWitt IA
18 Art Joven LHP R/L 6′-0″ 170 Jr. Bakersfield CA
19 Luke Anderson RHP R/R 6′-1″ 187 So. Prairie Village KS
20 Chad McDaniel C S/R 6′-3″ 215 So. Coral Springs FL
21 Jacob Cantleberry LHP L/L 6′-1″ 180 Jr. Greenwood IN
23 Austin James INF R/R 6′-2″ 190 Jr. Valrico FL
24 Nick Swanson RHP R/R 6′-0″ 205 Fr. Kennesaw GA
25 Ty Olejnik OF L/L 6′-3″ 205 Fr. Menomonee Falls WI
26 Trevor Mallett C R/R 6′-1″ 218 Sr. Torrance CA
27 Jake Matheny C R/R 6′-3″ 190 Jr. Weldon Springs MO
28 Tony Ortiz INF L/L 6′-1″ 190 Sr. Olympia WA
30 Kameron Misner INF/OF L/L 6′-4″ 213 Jr. Poplar Bluff MO
32 Ian Bedell RHP R/R 6′-2″ 198 So. Davenport IA
35 Cameron Dulle RHP R/R 6′-3″ 208 Sr. St. Louis MO
39 Lukas Veinbergs RHP R/R 6′-0″ 198 Jr. Pinckney MI
40 Peter Zimmerman INF R/R 6′-3″ 225 Jr. St. Louis MO
41 Nick Lommen LHP R/L 6′-4″ 185 Fr. Minnetonka MN
42 Cameron Pferrer RHP R/R 5′-11″ 182 So. Carmel IN
43 Spencer Juergens RHP R/R 6′-4″ 230 Sr. Washington MO
44 Zach Hanna OF L/L 6′-1″ 203 Sr. Shawnee KS
47 Trey Dillard RHP R/R 6′-0″ 195 So. Phoenix AZ
48 Trae Robertson LHP L/L 6′-5″ 190 Fr. Columbia MO
49 Jordan Gubelman RHP R/R 6′-3″ 225 Sr. Sarasota FL

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

Schedule/Results

Missouri

Tennessee

Date Opponent Score
Feb 15 @ North Florida L 5-4
Feb 16 @ North Florida W 5-4
Feb 17 @ North Florida L 4-2
Feb 19 @ Florida A&M W 5-3
Feb 21 @ Northeastern L 4-3
Feb 22 @ Rhode Island L 8-6
Feb 23 @ Rhode Island W 12-4
Feb 24 @ Rhode Island W 7-0
Feb 26 vs Alabama A&M W 13-5
Mar 1 @ Cent Arkansas W 4-0
Mar 2 @ South Dakota St L 6-3
Mar 5 vs Kansas State Cancelled
Mar 8 vs Northwestern W 3-2
Mar 9 vs Northwestern W 16-11
Mar 10 vs Northwestern W 9-4
Mar 12 vs Arkansas State W 16-1
Mar 13 vs Arkansas State W 14-4
Mar 15 @ Arkansas L 2-0
Mar 16 @ Arkansas L 4-3
Mar 17 @ Arkansas L 3-2
Mar 19 vs Murray State W 2-1
Mar 20 vs Murray State W 13-1
Mar 22 vs Ole Miss W 2-1
Mar 23 vs Ole Miss L 3-0
Mar 24 vs Ole Miss W 8-5
Mar 26 @ UTSA W 12-11
Mar 27 @ Incarnate Word W 11-7
Mar 29 @ Texas A&M L 7-3
Mar 30 @ Texas A&M W 3-2
Mar 31 @ Texas A&M T 2-2
Apr 2 vs Saint Louis W 4-3
April 3, 2019 vs. Kansas State W 17-2
Apr 5 vs Kentucky L 4-2
Apr 6 vs Kentucky W 5-4
Apr 7 vs Kentucky W 9-2
Apr 9 @ SIU-E W 10-3
Apr 12 vs LSU L 12-11
Apr 13 vs LSU W 4-1
Apr 14 vs LSU W 11-5
Apr 16 @ Missouri State W 14-6
Apr 18 @ Georgia L 3-0
Apr 19 @ Georgia L 5-2
Apr 20 @ Georgia L 4-2
Apr 23 vs Missouri State W 6-2
Apr 26 vs South Carolina W 5-2
Apr 27 vs South Carolina W 11-0
Apr 28 vs South Carolina W 9-7
Apr 30 vs SE Missouri St
May 3 @ Tennessee
May 4 @ Tennessee
May 5 @ Tennessee
May 10 @ Vanderbilt
May 11 @ Vanderbilt
May 12 @ Vanderbilt
May 16 vs Florida
May 17 vs Florida
May 18 vs Florida
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 L 11-9
Apr 27 @ Arkansas L 15-3
Apr 28 @ Arkansas L 4-3
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

Missouri-Tennessee Prediction

This series is actually one of the better series of the weekend. Both these teams are in the hunt for a possible NCAA bid. With only three regular season conference series remaining, this is an important one for both squads. This series should consist of three pitching duels. As usual, if two teams are about even you go with the home team. Tennessee 2 wins, Missouri 1 win.

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