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Score: Vols 14, EKU 2 | FINAL
Sixteenth-ranked Tennessee baseball (22-10, 5-7 SEC) is set to host Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday in Lindsey Nelson Stadium for a midweek contest.
The Vols are coming off a 14-2, run-rule series finale win over third-ranked Florida to close out the three-game series. Tennessee lost the series, however, losing 6-1 and 9-3 in the first two games.
Tuesday night’s game begins at 6:30 p.m. ET in Knoxville. SECN+ will have the stream. Reminder that the online broadcasts can be accessed on any mobile device through WatchESPN. WatchESPN can be accessed through the ESPN App, or online at espn.com/watch.
Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below.
Starting Lineups
TENNESSEE STARTING NINE:
RF Jared Dickey
2B Christian Moore
1B Blake Burke
LF Griffin Merritt
3B Zane Denton
CF Hunter Ensley
SS Maui Ahuna
C Cal Stark
DH Logan Chambers
Lineup Notes:
–Chambers gets his fifth start of the season.
–Maui Ahuna is back in the lineup after missing the past two games with an injury to the backside of his body.
–Griffin Merritt gets a second consecutive start and is batting cleanup again as well.
EASTERN KENTUCKY STARTING NINE:
SS Logan Thompson
2B Jalen Jones
C Will King
1B Charles Ludwick
RF Roderick Criss
LF DJ Sullivan
DH Matthew Corlew
CF Ron Franklin
3B Santiago Peralta
Pitching Matchup
Vols Jr. LHP Zander Sechrist (0-0, 1.37 ERA, 10 app., 6 starts, 19.2 IP, 18 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 19 K, .243 opp. batting avg.)
vs.
Colonels Jr. RHP Rian yates (0-0, 8.47 ERA, 7 app., 5 starts, 17.0 IP, 20 H, 17 R, 16 ER, 14 BB, 11 K, .290 opp. batting avg.)
Uniforms
Tennessee: Pinstripes
Eastern Kentucky: Grey on Grey
GAME THREAD
1st Inning:
T1
-Logan Thomason strikes out swinging.
-Jalen Jones strikes out swinging.
-Will King homers to left field.
-Charlie Ludwick fouls out to 1B.
End of Top Half.
B1
-Jared Dickey singles up the middle.
-Dickey advances on a wild pitch.
-Christian Moore flies out to right center.
-Blake Burke crushes a two-run homer over the Tennessee bullpen. 430-foot shot for his 12th homer of the year.
-Griffin Merritt grounds out to 2B.
-Zane Denton works a walk.
-Hunter Ensley grounds out to SS.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 2, Colonels 1
2nd Inning:
T2
*Pitching change: Fr. RHP AJ Russell (0-0, 0.77 ERA) on to pitch for Sechrist*
-Roderick Criss flies out to the warning track in right center.
-DJ Sullivan strikes out swinging.
-Matthew Corlew strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B2
-Maui Ahuna strikes out swinging.
-Cal Stark grounds out to 3B.
-Logan Chambers grounds out to p.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 2, Colonels 1
3rd Inning:
T3
*Pitching change: So. LHP Jacob Bimbi (1-0, 2.25 ERA) on to pitch for Russell*
-Ron Franklin Jr. smacks a ground-rule double to left center.
-Santiago Peralta grounds out to p on a sac bunt. Franklin Jr. advances to third.
-Logan Thomason strikes out swinging.
-Jalen Jones strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B3
-Jared Dickey is walked on four pitches.
-Dickey is caught stealing second.
-Christian Moore strikes out swinging.
-Blake Burke singles to RF.
-Burke advances to second on a balk.
-Griffin Merritt is walked.
-Zane Denton singles to RF. Burke rounds third and heads home but the throw beats him.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 2, Colonels 1
4th Inning:
T4
*Pitching change: So. RHP Aaron Combs (3-0, 1.64 ERA) on to pitch for Bimbi*
-Will King lines out to SS.
-Charlie Ludwick grounds out to 1B.
-Roderick Criss strikes out looking.
End of Top Half.
B4
*Pitching change: Jr. RHP Cameron Kalandros (0-1, 3.70 ERA) on to pitch for Yates*
-Hunter Ensley is walked.
-Maui Ahuna doubles to LF. Ensley advances to third.
-Cal Stark knocks a sac fly to left center. Ensley scores.
*Pitching change: Sr. LHP Chris Hamann (0-0, 18.00 ERA) on to pitch for Kalandros*
-Logan Chambers is walked.
-Jared Dickey infield fly to 2B.
-Christian Moore homers off the scoreboard. Bounces on top of the scoreboard, to be exact. Three-run shot. His sixth HR of the season.
-Blake Burke strikes out swinging.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 6, Colonels 1
5th Inning:
T5
*Pitching change: Sr. LHP Kirby Connell (1-0, 2.79 ERA) on to pitch for Combs*
-DJ Sullivan strikes out looking.
*Pitching change: Jr. RHP Zach Joyce (0-0, 2.16 ERA) on to pitch for Connell*
-Matthew Corlew smokes a solo homer to the second deck of the left-field porches.
-Ron Franklin strikes out swinging.
-Santiago Peralta strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B5
*Pitching change: Jr. RHP Valdimir Ceverino (0-0, 6.23 ERA) on to pitch for Hamann*
-Griffin Merritt homers to left center. Smoked it over the wall for a solo shot.
-Zane Denton doubles down the RF line.
*Jake Kendro pinch-running for Zane Denton*
-Hunter Ensley is walked.
-Runners advance on a passed ball.
-Maui Ahuna lays down an RBI groundout to 2B. Kendro scores.
-Cal Stark knocks a sac fly to RF to score Ensley.
-Logan Chambers hits a solo wall-scraping homer to left field. His first career home run in a Tennessee uniform.
*Reese Chapman pinch-hitting for Jared Dickey*
-Chapman flies out to LF.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 10, Colonels 2
6th Inning:
T6
*Pitching change: Jr. RHP Seth Halvorsen (2-2, 2.49 ERA) on to pitch for Joyce*
*Kavares Tears at RF for Dickey*
*Kendro stays to play 3B for Denton*
*Chapman stays to play LF for Merritt*
*Christian Scott at CF for Ensley*
*Charlie Taylor at C for Stark*
-Logan Thomason strikes out swinging.
-Jalen Jones grounds out to 2B.
*Pitching change: So. LHP Jake Fitzgibbons (2-0, 2.00 ERA) on to pitch for Halvorsen*
-Will King strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B6
*Pitching change: Sr. RHP Michael Schuler on to pitch for Ceverino*
*Dylan Dreiling pinch-hitting for Christian Moore*
-Dreiling is walked on four pitches.
*Ethan Payne pinch-hitting for Blake Burke*
-Payne is plunked.
*Kavares Tears pinch-hitting for Griffin Merritt*
-Tears grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dreiling advances to third.
-Kendro smacks an RBI double to CF to score Dreiling.
-Christian Scott strikes out looking.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 11, Colonels 2
7th Inning:
T7
*Pitching change: Fr. LHP Andrew Behnke (0-0, 0.00 ERA) on to pitch for Ftizgibbons*
*Kendro to 2B for Moore*
*Chapman to 3B for Kendro*
*Dreiling to LF for Chapman*
––Behnke’s first career appearance for the Vols.
-Charlie Ludwick strikes out swinging.
-Roderick Criss II singles through the left side.
-DJ Sullivan reaches on a fielder’s choice. Criss II out at second 4-6.
-Matthew Corlew reaches on a fielder’s choice. Sullivan out at second 6-4.
End of Top Half.
B7
*Pitching change: Sr. RHP Anthony Vargas on to pitch for Schuler*
-Maui Ahuna strikes out swinging.
-Charlie Taylor is walked.
*Ryan Miller pinch-hitting for Logan Chambers*
-Miller is walked.
-Reese Chapman crushes a three-run homer off the batter’s eye to walk it off.
END OF GAME
FINAL: Tennessee Vols 14, Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2
