Christian Moore — .349 BA, .504 OBP, 1.085 OPS, 5 HR, 10 XBH, 23 RBI
Blake Burke — .330 BA, .400 OBP 1.079 OPS, 10 HR, 15 XBH, 28 RBI
Jared Dickey — .330 BA, .413 OBP, .957 OPS, 5 HR, 10 XBH, 23 RBI
Maui Ahuna — .289 BA, .415 OBP, .994 OPS, 5 HR, 11 XBH, 21 RBI
Zane Denton — .295 BA, .437 OBP, 1.067 OPS, 7 HR, 13 XBH, 31 RBI
Florida
Jac Caglianone — .403 BA, .456 OBP, 1.391 OPS, 18 HR, 28 XBH, 46 RBI
Josh Rivera — .411 BA, .511 OBP, 1.270 OPS, 11 HR, 16 XBH, 41 RBI
Wyatt Langford — .402 BA, .552 OBP, 1.442 OPS, 8 HR, 21 XBH, 21 RBI
Cade Kurland — .333 BA, .425 OBP, 1.030 OPS, 8 HR, 15 XBH, 33 RBI
BT Riopelle — .312 BA, .411 OBP, .971 OPS, 5 HR, 15 XBH, 34 RBI
Last Three Series
Tennessee
03/17 – 03/19 — Missouri swept Tennessee in Columbia
03/24 – 03/26 — Tennessee swept Texas A&M in Knoxville
03/30 — 04/01 — LSU won two out of three over Tennessee in Baton Rouge
Florida
03/16 – 03/18 — Florida won two out of three over Alabama in Gainesville
03/25 – 03/26 — Florida swept Ole Miss in Oxford
03/31 — 04/02 — Florida won two out of three over Auburn in Gainesville
Prediction
I’ve thought for most the season that LSU and Florida were the two best teams in the SEC. Vanderbilt and its 9-0 start to SEC play is definitely in contention for the conference crown but at the very least I believe LSU and Florida are the two most talented teams. I say that to say, life doesn’t get much easier for Tennessee returning home from Baton Rouge.
Despite dropping the series, I think Tennessee gained some confidence in its weekend series at LSU. The Vols had a chance to win every game and went toe-to-toe with the nation’s top teams. Returning home should be a big factor too. Tennessee has been a much better team at home this season than the road this season.
The Vols are plenty talented to win and I’m picking them to win the weekend series but the base running and defensive mistakes have to be much fewer and far between than they’ve frequently been. Still, Tennessee is playing better and I think starting to find its stride a bit.
