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Score: Vols 0, Wildcats 10 | FINAL
Twenty-third ranked Tennessee baseball is set to host seventeenth-ranked Kentucky baseball in Lindsey Nelson Stadium for game three of a three-game series.
First pitch for the series finale in Knoxville is set for 1 p.m. ET. SEC Network + has 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.
The Vols are going for the series sweep over the Wildcats on Sunday as Tennessee won game one and game two 10-6 and 10-7, respectively.
For all of RTI’s series coverage thus far, click here.
Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below.
Starting Lineups
TENNESSEE STARTING NINE:
SS Maui Ahuna
CF Hunter Ensley
1B Blake Burke
2B Christian Moore
LF Dylan Dreiling
DH Griffin Merritt
3B Zane Denton
RF Christian Scott
C Cal Stark
Lineup Notes:
–Jared Dickey NOT in the starting lineup after injuring his right shoulder against Kentucky on Saturday.
–Dylan Dreiling will start for Dickey in LF and Merritt will remain in the DH spot.
KENTUCKY STARTING NINE:
CF Jackson Gray
LF Ryan Waldschmidt
1B Hunter Gilliam
2B Emilien Pitre
3B Jase Felker
C Devin Burkes
RF James McCoy
DH Chase Stanke
SS Grant Smith
Pitching Matchup
Vols So. RHP Drew Beam (6-3, 3.97 ERA, 59.0 IP, 61 H, 40 R, 26 ER, 17 BB, 58 K, 1.32 WHIP)
vs.
Wildcats RHP Zack Lee (4-2, 3.54 ERA, 53.1 IP, 49 H, 23 R, 21 ER, 24 BB, 55 K, 1.38 WHIP)
Uniforms
Tennessee: Sunday Creams
GAME THREAD
1st Inning:
T1
-Jackson Gray singled up the middle.
-Gray takes second on a throwing error by Beam, failed pickoff attempt.
-Ryan Waldschmidt bunts over Gray to third. Waldschmidt out at first for out number one.
-Hunter Gilliam homers just over the yellow line off the batter’s eye in center field. Two-run homer. Everyone in LNS thought Ensley caught it.
-Emilien Pitre grounds out to p.
-Jase Felker singles up the middle.
-Felker steals second.
-Devin Burkes knocks an RBI double to deep CF.
-James McCoy grounds out to 2B.
End of Top Half.
B1
-Maui Ahuna strikes out looking.
-Hunter Ensley doubles to center field.
-Blake Burke strikes out swinging.
-Christian Moore strikes out swinging.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Wildcats 3
2nd Inning:
T2
-Chase Stanke pops up to 1B.
-Grant Smith homers to RF. Solo shot.
-Jackson Gray grounds out to SS.
-Ryan Waldschmidt is walked.
*Pitching change: Fr. RHP AJ Russell (2-0, 1.12 ERA) on to pitch for Beam*
-Hunter Gilliam fouls out to 1B.
End of Top Half.
B2
-Dylan Dreiling flies out to CF.
-Griffin Merritt grounds out 1b to p.
-Zane Denton is walked.
-Christian Scott singles through the right side. Denton advances to second.
-Cal Stark reaches on a fielder’s choice to 3B as Denton is out at third.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Wildcats 4
3rd Inning:
T3
-Emilien Pitre singles to CF.
-Jase Felker bunts Pitre over to second. Out on the tag running to first.
-Devin Burkes strikes out swinging.
-James McCoy strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
**WEATHER DELAY IN KNOXVILLE: The game will be resumed at 3:45 p.m. ET. It was a 1 hr. 53 min. long delay**
B3
*Pitching change: So. LHP Evan Byers (1-0, 0.66 ERA) on to pitch for Lee*
-Maui Ahuna lines out to 1B.
-Hunter Ensley singles through the right side.
-Blake Burke reaches on a fielder’s choice by 3B. Ensley out at second.
-Christian Moore singles up the middle.
-Dylan Dreiling pops up to CF in shallow CF.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Wildcats 4
4th Inning:
T4
*Pitching change: Jr. RHP Seth Halvorsen (2-2, 3.67 ERA) on to pitch for Russell*
-Chase Stanke fouls out to 1B.
-Grant Smith grounds out to SS.
-Jackson Gray is plunked.
-Gray over-slides second and gets tagged out by Christian Moore. Stark to Moore. Kentucky challenges the call. Call confirmed.
End of Top Half.
B4
*Pitching change: Sr. RHP Darren Williams (3-1, 4.37 ERA) on to pitch for Byers*
-Griffin Merritt grounds out to 3B.
-Zane Denton doubles to left center.
-Christian Scott strikes out swinging.
-Cal Stark HBP.
-Maui Ahuna is HBP. Bases loaded for Hunter Ensley.
-Ensley strikes out looking to strand the bases loaded.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Wildcats 4
5th Inning:
T5
-Ryan Waldschmidt homers off the batter’s eye.
-Hunter Gilliam strikes out looking.
-Emilien Pitre strikes out swinging.
-Jase Felker strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B5
-Blake Burke lines out to CF.
-Christian Moore strikes out swinging.
-Dylan Dreiling is walked on a full count.
-Griffin Merritt is walked.
-Zane Denton flies out to LF.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Wildcats 5
6th Inning:
T6
-Devin Burkes flies out to RF.
-James McCoy strikes out swinging, out c to 1b.
-Chase Stanke doubles to LF over Dylan Dreiling’s head.
-Grant Smith strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B6
-Christian Scott flies out to right center. Just a few feet from leaving the yard.
-Cal Stark strikes out swinging.
-Maui Ahuna ropes a double to right field.
-Hunter Ensley is walked.
-Blake Burke flies out to LF.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Wildcats 5
7th Inning:
T7
-Jackson Gray grounds out to 1B unassisted.
-Ryan Waldschmidt strikes out swinging.
-Hunter Gilliam grounds out to pitcher.
End of Top Half.
B7
-Christian Moore flies out to CF.
-Dylan Dreiling fouls out to 3B.
-Griffin Merritt is walked.
-Zane Denton singles to CF. Merritt advances to second.
-Christian Scott flies out to LF to the warning track.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Wildcats 5
8th Inning:
T8
-Emilien Pitre grounds out to 2B.
-Jase Felker is walked.
-Devin Burkes cranks a two-run homer off the scoreboard.
*Pitching change: So. RHP Aaron Combs (4-0, 2.45 ERA) on to pitch for Halvorsen*
-James McCoy hammers a solo homer to right center.
-Chase Stanke pops up to SS.
-Grant Smith flies out to CF.
End of Top Half.
B8
*Kavares Tears pinch-hitting Cal Stark*
-Tears singles up the middle.
-Maui Ahuna is walked.
*Pitching change: Sr. RHP Ryder Giles (1-1, 3.31 ERA) on to pitch for Williams*
-Hunter Ensley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
-Blake Burke flies out to LF.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Wildcats 8
9th Inning:
T9
*Charlie Taylor to c for cal Stark*
*Pitching change: So. LHP Jake Fitzgibbons (2-0, 2.38 ERA) on to pitch for Combs*
-Jackson Gray is walked on a full count.
-Gray advances to second on a wild pitch.
-Gray steals third.
-Ryan Waldschmidt strikes out looking.
-Hunter Gilliam flies out to CF, sac fly as Gray scores.
-Emilien Pitre is walked on four pitches.
*Pitching change: Jr. RHP Hollis Fanning (0-0, 0.93 ERA) on to pitch for Fitzgibbons*\
-Jase Felker singles to RF.
-Devin Burkes hits an RBI single LF to score Pitre. Felker advances to second.
-James McCoy strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B9
*Pitching change: So. RHP Mason Moore (2-1, 2.41 ERA) on to pitch for Giles*
-Christian Moore is walked.
-Dylan Dreiling flies out to LF.
-Ryan Miller lines out to 3B.
-Zane Denton lines out to SS.
END OF GAME
Score: Vols 0, Wildcats 10
FINAL: Tennessee Vols 0, Kentucky Wildcats 10
