SEC Baseball Series Preview/Prediction: Tennessee at Florida

Florida-Tennessee

Tennessee travels to Florida 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
McKethan Stadium (5,500)
McKethan Stadium (5,500)
Austin Langworthy, Florida
Austin Langworthy, Florida

Series Schedule May 10-12

Day Start Time (CT) TV Tickets
Game 1 Friday 5:30 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets
Game 2 Saturday 5:30 PM CT SEC NETWOR Tickets
Game 3 Sunday 12:00 PM CT SEC NETWORK + Tickets

Team Statistical Comparison

Hitting

BA OB% R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB CS SB
Tennessee 0.260 0.369 301 416 92 9 43 262 248 13 81
Florida 0.289 0.374 341 487 90 8 60 299 201 22 38

Pitching & Fielding

ERA K OBA H R ER BB 2B 3B HR F%
Tennessee 3.38 448 0.231 371 178 163 138 60 7 42 0.980
Florida 5.34 369 0.272 466 297 257 174 84 6 53 0.972

Statistical Leaders

Tennessee Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Al Soularie 0.360 0.470 0.647 1.117 40 54 11 1 10 37 28 33 6
Evan Russell 0.291 0.394 0.472 0.866 23 37 11 0 4 32 23 36 3
Andre Lipcius 0.285 0.391 0.565 0.956 41 53 13 0 13 47 27 26 7
Jake Rucker 0.279 0.371 0.331 0.702 20 38 7 0 0 23 16 17 2
Ricky Martinez 0.271 0.338 0.373 0.711 26 48 16 1 0 20 13 39 9
Justin Ammons 0.256 0.369 0.357 0.726 38 43 6 1 3 17 29 36 15
Jay Charleston 0.213 0.316 0.257 0.573 34 39 6 1 0 17 25 33 30

Tennessee Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Garrett Stallings 7 3 3.03 1 0 77.1 81 31 26 12 82 0.266
Garrett Crochet 3 3 3.58 0 3 50.1 51 23 20 17 65 0.267
Zach Linginfelter 6 4 4.65 0 0 60.0 48 33 31 22 62 0.220

Florida Batting Leaders

Name AVG OBP SLG OPS R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB
Brady McConnell 0.360 0.415 0.602 1.017 42 67 9 0 12 40 15 44 5
Nelson Maldonado 0.341 0.404 0.587 0.991 35 57 13 2 8 36 17 26 2
Jacob Young 0.338 0.407 0.439 0.846 37 50 6 0 3 22 14 20 6
Kendrick Calilao 0.290 0.356 0.415 0.771 32 53 7 2 4 40 17 43 1
Austin Langworthy 0.265 0.351 0.448 0.799 39 48 11 2 6 32 23 31 2
Cory Acton 0.263 0.354 0.377 0.731 24 44 7 0 4 24 20 38 3
Wil Dalton 0.248 0.368 0.431 0.799 34 38 8 1 6 24 21 33 4
Jud Fabian 0.236 0.360 0.421 0.781 28 33 8 0 6 23 25 37 6

Florida Pitching Leaders

Name W L ERA SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO OBA
Tommy Mace 7 4 4.77 0 0 71.2 65 39 38 29 63 0.246

NCAA RPI

Tennessee:

10

Florida:

32

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

Florida Roster

No. Name Pos. Bats-Throws Ht. Wt. Class City State
1 Jacob Young OF R/R 6′-0″ 175 Fr. Ponte Vedra FL
2 Cal Greenfield C R/R 6′-0″ 205 So. Chicago IL
3 Garrett Milchin RHP/INF L/R 6′-5″ 210 R-So. Windermere FL
4 Jud Fabian OF R/L 6′-1″ 195 Fr. Ocala FL
5 Santino Miozzi C R/R 6′-2″ 215 Jr. Maracay Venezuela
6 Kendrick Calilao OF R/R 6′-1″ 205 Fr. Kissimee FL
8 Christian Flint INF R/R 5′-11″ 170 Jr. Delray Beach FL
9 Brady Smith C/INF R/R 5′-11″ 195 So. Niceville FL
11 Jonah Girand C R/R 6′-0″ 200 Sr. Winter Park FL
12 Blake Reese INF/OF S/R 5′-11″ 187 Sr. Tallahassee FL
13 Brady McConnell INF R/R 6′-3″ 195 So. Merritt Island FL
14 Christian Scott RHP R/R 6′-4″ 195 Fr. Parkland FL
15 Jordan Butler LHP/1B L/L 6′-0″ 185 So. Tampa FL
16 Wil Dalton OF R/R 6′-0″ 190 Jr. Spring Hill TN
17 David Luethje RHP R/R 6′-5″ 192 Fr. Vero Beach FL
18 Tyler Dyson RHP R/R 6′-3″ 225 Jr. Bradenton FL
20 Nick Pogue RHP R/R 6′-5″ 225 Fr. Melbourne FL
21 Nick Blasucci RHP/INF R/R 6′-2″ 195 R-Jr. Fort Myers FL
22 Cory Acton INF L/R 6′-0″ 170 Fr. Fort Lauderdale FL
23 Jack Leftwich RHP R/R 6′-2″ 210 So. Orlando FL
24 Roberto Peña INF R/R 6′-2″ 215 Fr. Caracas Venezuela
25 Hunter McMullen RHP R/R 6′-2″ 200 So. Ocala FL
26 Devin Hemenway LHP L/L 5′-10″ 160 So. Niceville FL
27 Nelson Maldonado OF R/R 5′-10″ 195 Sr. Tampa FL
28 Hunter Ruth RHP R/R 6′-2″ 190 R-Fr. Gainesville FL
30 Felix Garcia RHP R/R 5′-10″ 195 R-Jr. Miami FL
32 Justin Alintoff RHP R/R 6′-2″ 220 So. Jupiter FL
34 Kris Armstrong INF/RHP S/R 6′-4″ 215 Fr. Jupiter FL
37 Nolan Crisp RHP R/R 5′-9″ 175 Fr. Locust Grove GA
44 Austin Langworthy OF/LHP L/L 5′-10″ 195 Jr. Williston FL
47 Tommy Mace RHP R/R 6′-6″ 200 So. Tampa FL
52 Kirby McMullen OF/RHP R/R 5′-11″ 200 Jr. Ocala FL
55 Ben Specht RHP R/R 6′-1″ 210 Fr. Fort Myers FL

Schedule/Results

Tennessee

Florida

Date Opponent Score
15-Feb vs Appalachian St W 6-0
16-Feb vs Appalachian St W 2-0
17-Feb vs Appalachian St W 3-0
19-Feb vs N Kentucky W 18-0
22-Feb vs Indiana W 5-1
23-Feb vs Indiana W 11-0
24-Feb vs Indiana W 5-3
26-Feb vs Liberty W 7-1
27-Feb vs Middle Tenn W 2-0
1-Mar @ UL Monroe W 7-2
2-Mar @ North Florida W 10-2
3-Mar @ W Kentucky W 6-3
5-Mar @ Troy W 11-2
8-Mar vs Fresno State W 8-3
9-Mar vs Fresno State W 13-9
10-Mar vs Fresno State L 10-7
12-Mar vs UNC Asheville W 8-4
13-Mar vs UNC Asheville W 7-2
15-Mar @ Auburn L 2-0
16-Mar @ Auburn L 5-2
17-Mar @ Auburn L 5-3
19-Mar @ ETSU W 5-1
22-Mar vs South Carolina W 15-5
23-Mar vs South Carolina L 3-2
24-Mar vs South Carolina W 6-3
26-Mar vs ETSU L 6-5
29-Mar @ Vanderbilt L 4-2
30-Mar @ Vanderbilt L 10-4
31-Mar @ Vanderbilt W 7-6
2-Apr vs Belmont W 6-2
5-Apr vs Mississippi St L 6-3
6-Apr vs Mississippi St W 2-1
7-Apr vs Mississippi St L 7-5
9-Apr vs Lipscomb W 11-2
11-Apr vs Georgia W 2-0
12-Apr vs Georgia W 3-0
13-Apr vs Georgia L 7-1
16-Apr vs Morehead State W 3-1
18-Apr @ Kentucky W 4-2
19-Apr @ Kentucky W 16-1
20-Apr @ Kentucky W 8-2
23-Apr vs Gardner-Webb W 5-0
26-Apr @ Arkansas L 11-9
27-Apr @ Arkansas L 15-3
28-Apr @ Arkansas L 4-3
3-May vs Missouri W 11-5
4-May vs Missouri L 6-2
5-May vs Missouri L 10-8
7-May vs Austin Peay W 9-4
10-May @ Florida
11-May @ Florida
12-May @ Florida
14-May vs Tenn Tech
16-May vs Ole Miss
17-May vs Ole Miss
18-May vs Ole Miss
Date Opponent Score
15-Feb vs Long Beach St W 8-2
16-Feb vs Long Beach St W 5-2
17-Feb vs Long Beach St W 3-1
19-Feb @ South Florida L 6-1
20-Feb vs North Florida L 7-1
22-Feb vs Miami L 5-2
23-Feb vs Miami W 9-3
24-Feb vs Miami W 4-1
26-Feb @ Jacksonville W 5-4
27-Feb vs UCF L 12-9
1-Mar vs Winthrop W 16-4
3-Mar vs Winthrop W 28-5
3-Mar vs Winthrop W 15-0
5-Mar vs FGCU W 15-0
6-Mar vs FGCU L 7-2
8-Mar vs Yale W 6-5
9-Mar vs Yale W 15-1
10-Mar vs Yale W 4-3
12-Mar vs Florida State W 20-7
15-Mar vs Mississippi St L 6-5
16-Mar vs Mississippi St L 10-5
16-Mar vs Mississippi St W 4-2
19-Mar vs Jacksonville W 13-8
21-Mar @ Vanderbilt L 5-0
22-Mar @ Vanderbilt L 15-2
23-Mar @ Vanderbilt L 14-4
26-Mar @ Florida State W 4-2
29-Mar vs Alabama W 3-2
30-Mar vs Alabama W 12-3
31-Mar vs Alabama W 6-3
2-Apr vs Florida A&M W 12-1
5-Apr @ Ole Miss L 12-4
6-Apr @ Ole Miss L 16-4
7-Apr @ Ole Miss L 12-10
9-Apr @ Florida State W 3-1
11-Apr vs South Carolina W 9-5
12-Apr vs South Carolina L 6-3
13-Apr vs South Carolina W 6-4
16-Apr vs Jacksonville W 8-4
18-Apr @ LSU W 16-9
19-Apr @ LSU L 13-1
20-Apr @ LSU L 11-2
23-Apr vs FAU L 13-11
26-Apr vs Kentucky W 10-8
27-Apr vs Kentucky L 5-1
28-Apr vs Kentucky W 12-8
3-May @ Georgia L 6-4
5-May @ Georgia L 9-1
5-May @ Georgia L 4-1
7-May vs South Florida W 7-3
10-May vs Tennessee
11-May vs Tennessee
12-May vs Tennessee
16-May @ Missouri
17-May @ Missouri
18-May @ Missouri

Tennessee-Florida Prediction

Tennessee and Florida are two teams that are not their normal selves. Florida, in particular, has fallen on really hard times. While the Gators should be in the SEC Tourney, the NCAA is far less likely. The Gators need a strong finish in order to reach the NCAAs. Tennessee, behind very strong pitching and fielding is no longer a pushover. The Vols should win this series but Florida will probably win at least one game. Tennessee 2 wins, Florida 1 win.

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