Tennessee Baseball vs. Vanderbilt Score, Updates, SEC Tournament Semifinals

SCORE: Tennessee 6, Vanderbilt 4 | FINAL

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Prime-ranked Tennessee baseball (48-11, 22-8 SEC) is ready to battle Vanderbilt (38-20, 13-17 SEC) Saturday night in recreation 16 of the SEC Event. The matchup serves as every workforce’s fourth recreation in Hoover.

First pitch in Hoover Met is presently scheduled for roughly 6:10 p.m. ET on the SEC Community.

This might be Tennessee’s second matchup towards Vanderbilt within the match and fifth total this season. The Vols are 2-2 towards the ‘Dores this season, having gained video games one and two of a three-game sequence in Nashville earlier than dropping recreation three of the sequence together with Wednesday’s recreation in Hoover. Subsequently, Saturday’s recreation will break the tie and can seemingly be the ultimate time the 2 sides sq. off.

Tennessee enters Saturday’s matchup coming off a 6-5 win over No. 15 and 5-seed Mississippi State on Friday night time. Outdoors of a 5-run inning from the Bulldogs within the fifth, Tennessee shutout Mississippi State. After falling behind 5-3 within the fifth, Tennessee was capable of mount the comeback and win the thriller, marking its second straight victory within the match.

The Vols additionally beat 4-seed Texas A&M, 7-4, on Thursday. Ever since dropping to 8-seed Vanderbilt, 13-4, of their first recreation on Wednesday, each recreation Tennessee’s performed has been an elimination recreation. Saturday isn’t any completely different, because the match is in its single elimination semifinals stage.

For recaps of every of Tennessee’s video games to date this week in Hoover, click on the hyperlinks under.

RECAP: Vols’ midweek pitching method leads to ugly loss to Vanderbilt

RECAP: Vols glide previous A&M to remain alive in Hoover

RECAP: Tennessee outlasts Mississippi State in thriller

Vanderbilt enters Saturday’s matchup coming off a slim 4-3 win over Mississippi State on late Thursday night time. The win gave the Commodores three straight wins in Hoover and a day without work on Friday. Vanderbilt is one in every of two groups that haven’t misplaced in Hoover this week (LSU).

The winner of Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt will face off towards LSU Sunday within the SEC Event Championship.

Previous to Hoover, the Vols swept South Carolina in Knoxville that finally gave them a share of the SEC common season crown with Kentucky. Moreover, the sequence sweep gave Tennessee the No. 1 total seed within the SEC Event.

Learn extra about Tennessee profitable the SEC right here.

BROUHAHA: What Tony Vitello, Tennessee Gamers Stated About Fifth-Inning Kerfuffle vs. Mississippi State

TRANSCRIPT: Tony Vitello Discusses Thrilling SEC Event Victory Towards Mississippi State

Harm Word

Probably the most essential storylines of the week is that in Tennessee’s loss to Vanderbilt on Wednesday, star sophomore pitcher AJ Russell returned to motion after practically a two-month lengthy absence. He bounced again after permitting a pair of baserunners to document a scoreless inning on 22 pitches.

There’s a likelihood Russell pitches Saturday towards Vanderbilt given the Vols’ lack of remaining pitching depth.

RETURN: AJ Russell is again for Tennessee

For all of RTI’s baseball protection to date this season, together with RTI’s INSTANT response to Tennessee’s win over Texas A&M, click on right here.

For the newest RTI Press Move baseball podcast, click on right here.

Extra From RTI: Tennessee Baseball vs. Vanderbilt SEC Event Semifinals: How To Watch, What To Know

VIDEO: Tony Vitello, Drew Beam, Blake Burke Talk about SEC Event Win Over Mississippi State

Lineups, pitching matchup and extra pre-game notes are under, adopted by the LIVE at-bat by at-bat recreation thread.

Beginning Lineups

TENNESSEE STARTING NINE: 

2B Christian Moore (R)

1B Blake Burke (L)

DH Billy Amick (R)

LF Dylan Dreiling (L)

CF Hunter Ensley (R)

RF Kavares Tears (L)

C Cannon Peebles (S)

3B Dalton Bargo (L)

SS Ariel Antigua (R)

Lineup Notes:

• Plenty of modifications within the lineup.
• Antigua beginning at brief after impressing defensively – as he at all times does – within the ninth inning vs. MS State on Friday.
  • First SEC begin for Antigua because the Georgia sequence. sixth begin of the season (third SEC).
• Cannon will get his first begin at catcher in an SEC recreation since April 13 towards LSU.
• Dalton Bargo dealing with 3B duties, Amick strikes to DH.
• NO Dean Curley OR Reese Chapman after each had huge nights on the plate on Friday. Chapman has been nice this week total.

VANDERBILT STARTING NINE:

SS Jonathan Vastine (L)

3B Davis Diaz (R)

2B RJ Austin (R)

C Alan Espinal (R)

DH Colin Barczi (R)

RF Matthew Polk (R)

1B Braden Holcomb (R)

LF Jack Bulger (R)

CF Calvin Hewett (R)

Pitching Matchup:

Vols Sr. LHP Zander Sechrist (2-1, 4.01 ERA, 15 app., 14 begins, 49.1 IP, 51 H, 22 R, 22 ER, 10 BB, 52 Ok, 12 XBH, .271 opp. batting avg., 1.24 WHIP)

vs.

Commodores Fr. LHP Ethan McElvain (1-2, 3.38 ERA, 10 app., 3 begins, 24.0 IP, 19 H, 13 R, 9 Er, 14 BB, 28 Ok, 9 XBH, .226 opp. batting avg.)

Pitching notes:

• No shock that Sechrist is beginning. Sechrist is the one one in every of Tennessee’s 13 pitchers that traveled to not throw an inning but within the match.
  • Sechrist received scorching within the bullpen Friday night time, so he might not have the ability to go so long as he usually would if he’s on.
  • Anticipate a bullpen recreation from the Vols much like Wednesday. Tennessee will in all probability must win this recreation with their offense and might have double-digit runs to make it to the SEC Event championship recreation on Sunday.
• McElvain is making his first look since April 14 as he’s been coping with an harm he sustained whereas warming as much as face Florida on April 20. McElvain was the principle midweek starter for Vandy within the month of March.
  • This might be McElvain’s first SEC begin of the season and third time seeing motion in an SEC recreation. McElvain has pitched 5.0 innings towards SEC groups and has given up 6 H, 6 R, 2 ER and three BB whereas hanging out 7. All of McElvain’s allowed runs got here towards Texas A&M when he pitched 1.2 innings towards the Aggies.

Uniforms

Tennessee: Orange tops, gray pants

Vanderbilt: All whites with black caps and gold accents

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*NOTES*

• There IS a RUN-RULE right now. If Tennessee or Vanderbilt leads by 10 or extra runs within the seventh inning or later, the sport is OVER.
  • The run-rule is MANDATORY in SEC play.
• Tennessee is the ROAD workforce, as a result of Tennessee has been the street workforce LESS than Vanderbilt.

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1st Inning: 

T1

-Christian Moore smacks a stand-up double to right-center.

-Blake Burke works a stroll.

-Billy Amick strikes out swinging.

-Dylan Dreiling pops as much as 1B.

-Hunter Ensley pops as much as SS in shallow LF.

END OF TOP HALF

B1

-Jonathan Vastine singles up the center.

-Davis Diaz strikes out swinging.

Vastine steals second.

• Not the perfect throw from Cannon Peebles to try to catch him stealing.

-RJ Austin strikes out swinging.

-Alan Espinal flies out to CF.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Rating: Vols 0, Commodores 0

2nd Inning: 

T2

*Pitching change: RHP Brennan Seiber (3-0, 4.58 ERA) on to pitch for McElvain*

-Kavares Tears flies out to LF.

-Cannon Peebles strikes out trying.

-Dalton Bargo slaps a single to left middle.

-Ariel Antigua strikes out swinging on three pitches.

END OF TOP HALF

B2

Blake Burke simply front-flipped into the Vanderbilt dugout going for a foul ball. Didn’t catch it. He’s completely nice.

-Colin Barczi strikes out swinging.

-Matthew Polk singles up the center.

-Braden Holcomb strikes out swinging.

-Jack Bulger grounds out to P.

• Laborious-hit floor ball smacked Zander within the leg, however he was nonetheless capable of make the play. He’s nice.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Rating: Vols 0, Commodores 0

third Inning: 

T3

-Christian Moore grounds out to 2B.

-Blake Burke grounds out to SS.

-Billy Amick grounds out to SS.

• Laborious-hit ball, however a fantastic play by Vandy SS Jonathan Vastine to stop it from going within the outfield. Undoubtedly one of many higher hit balls by Amick this week.

END OF TOP HALF

B3

-Calvin Hewett strikes out trying.

-Jonathan Vastine fouls out to 3B.

-Davis Diaz flies out to RF.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Rating: Vols 0, Commodores 0

4th Inning: 

T4

-Dylan Dreiling doubles to left-center.

-Hunter Ensley reaches on a throwing error by SS. Dreiling advances to 3rd, scores on the error. Ensley stays put at first.

• Throw was too low and went again to the Vanderbilt dugout permitting Dreiling to simply rating.

-Kavares Tears sends a single up the center. Ensley advances to 3rd.

-Cannon Peebles knocks a sac fly to LF.

-Dalton Bargo flies out to LF.

Tears steals second.

-Ariel Antigua strikes out swinging.

END OF TOP HALF

B4

-RJ Austin flies out to the warning observe in right-center.

-Alan Espinal works a stroll.

-Colin Barczi traces right into a double play to 1B, unassisted.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Rating: Vols 2, Commodores 0

fifth Inning: 

T5

*Pitching change: RHP Luke Guth (1-1, 4.41 ERA) on to pitch for Seiber*

-Christian Moore bloops a double into proper subject.

• Dropped in no man’s land.

-Blake Burke singles to LF. Moore advances to 3rd.

-Billy Amick pops as much as 2B in shallow proper middle.

-Dylan Dreiling strikes out swinging.

Burke steals second.

-Hunter Ensley grounds out to 2B.

END OF TOP HALF

B5

-Matthew Polk singles up the center.

-Braden Holcomb smokes a two-run homer to LF.

• Simply saved crusing. Seemed prefer it’d be a fly out to left at first. However it received out of the park. Wall-scraper to tie it.

-Jack Bulger grounds out to 2B.

-Calvin Hewett reaches on a fielding error by SS.

• Actually hard-hit ball that Antigua bobbled. Wouldn’t have been shocked if it was dominated a single.

-Jonathan Vastine flies out to RF. Hewett advances to second.

-Davis Diaz grounds out to 2B.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Rating: Vols 2, Commodores 2

sixth Inning: 

T6

-Kavares Tears smokes a leadoff single off the primary baseman’s glove.

-Cannon Peebles rips a single to proper subject. Tears advances to 3rd.

-Dalton Bargo sends a sac fly to deep right-center to attain Tears. Peebles stays put at first.

*Dean Curley pinch-hitting for Ariel Antigua*

-Dean Curley fouls out to deep RF. Peebles advances to second.

• Nice sliding catch by Matthew Polk.

-Christian Moore crushes a two-run homer off the highest of the batter’s eye.

• twenty eighth HR for Moore on the season, extending his program single-season and profession document whole.
• 441 toes. 113 mph. Longest HR of the match to date, per the published.

-Blake Burke flies out to CF.

END OF TOP HALF

B6

*Curley to SS*

-RJ Austin flies out to the warning observe in left-center.

-Alan Espinal flies out to LF.

• Nice diving catch by Dreiling to rob Espinal of a success.

-Colin Barczi grounds out to 2B.

• Third 1-2-3 inning right now for Zander. He’s shoving.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Rating: Vols 5, Commodores 2

seventh Inning: 

T7

*Pitching change: RHP David Horn Jr. (0-0, 10.57 ERA) on to pitch for Guth*

-Billy Amick flies out to CF.

• One other well-hit ball from Billy. Simply received caught up in deep middle.

-Dylan Dreiling works a stroll.

-Hunter Ensley grounds out to 2B. Dreiling advances to second.

• Good play by RJ Austin. Needed to slide to his facet to make the play.

-Kavares Tears grounds out to SS.

END OF TOP HALF

B7

*Pitching change: So. RHP Marcus Phillips (0-0, 4.70 ERA) on to pitch for Sechrist*

• Phenomenal day from Sechrist. Tied a profession excessive 6.0 IP and allowed 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB with 5 Ok. 57 strikes on 80 whole pitches.

-Matthew Polk strikes out swinging.

-Braden Holcomb strikes out swinging.

-Jack Bulger traces out to RF.

• Incredible diving catch by Kavares Tears. And improbable 1-2-3 inning from Marcus Phillips. Two diving catches right now from UT’s nook outfielders.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Rating: Vols 5, Commodores 2

eighth Inning: 

T8

-Cannon Peebles singles to LF.

-Dalton Bargo works a stroll.

-Dean Curley bunts the runners over with a sac bunt to P. Out at first.

*Pitching change: Fr. RHP Alex Kranzler (0-1, 4.11 ERA) on to pitch for Horn*

-Christian Moore strikes out swinging.

-Blake Burke deliberately walked.

• Bases loaded for Billy Amick.

Peebles scores on a wild pitch. Bargo and Burke advance on the wild pitch.

-Billy Amick strikes out swinging.

END OF TOP HALF

B8

-Calvin Hewett ropes a triple down the RF line.

• Landed proper on the road.

-Jonathan Vastine knocks a sac fly to LF.

-Davis Diaz strikes out swinging.

-RJ Austin tattoos a double to left-center.

Austin steals third.

-Alan Espinal works a stroll.

*Jayden Davis pinch-hitting for Colin Barczi*

-Jayden Davis is walked on 4 pitches.

• Bases loaded with two outs for Matthew Polk.

*JD Rogers pinch-running for Jayden Davis*

-Matthew Polk grounds out to P to strand ’em loaded.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Rating: Vols 6, Commodores 3

ninth Inning: 

T9

-Dylan Dreiling flies out to RF.

-Hunter Ensley traces out to RF.

• Good semi-diving catch by Matthew Polk.

-Kavares Tears strikes out trying.

END OF TOP HALF

B9

-Braden Holcomb singles to right-center.

-Jack Bulger slaps a single to proper subject. Holcomb advances to second.

*Jacob Humphrey pinch-running for Bulger*

Runners advance to second and third on a wild pitch.

-Calvin Hewett pops as much as 2B.

-Jonathan Vastine drills a sac fly to deep left-center.

-Davis Diaz flies out to CF.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Rating: Vols 6, Commodores 4

END OF GAME

FINAL: Tennessee Vols 6, Vanderbilt Commodores 4