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Score: Vols 3, Golden Eagles 5 | FINAL
Tennessee baseball is set to take on Southern Miss in game one of the Hattiesburg Super Regional on Saturday afternoon.
First pitch is at 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. local) in Pete Taylor Park. ESPNU has the broadcast. You can also watch the stream here: WatchESPN stream. ESPN+ stream.
First pitch times and broadcast details haven’t been announced for game two and three of the super regional.
The Vols enter the Hattiesburg Super Regional after sweeping through the Clemson regional, winning a 14-inning thriller against Clemson bookended by stress-free victories over Charlotte. As for Southern Miss, the Golden Eagles dug themselves out of the loser’s bracket to win the Auburn Regional. After losing their first game against Samford, Southern Miss won four consecutive games to reach a second consecutive Super.
Southern Miss also hosted a Super Regional in 2022.
For all of RTI’s coverage leading up to the Hattiesburg Super Regional, including the preview podcast, click here.
Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below.
Starting Lineups
TENNESSEE STARTING NINE:
SS Maui Ahuna
CF Hunter Ensley
LF Jared Dickey
DH Griffin Merritt
2B Christian Moore
1B Blake Burke
3B Zane Denton
RF Christian Scott
C Cal Stark
Lineup Notes:
–Same lineup Tennessee used for all three games in the Super Regional.
SOUTHERN MISS STARTING NINE:
CF Matthew Etzel
SS Dustin Dickerson
DH Slade Wilks
1B Christopher Sargent
LF Tate Parker
3B Danny Lynch
2B Nick Monistere
RF Carson Paetow
C Rodrigo Montenegro
Pitching Matchup
Vols Jr. RHP Andrew Lindsey (3-2, 2.40 ERA, 19 app., 7 starts, 63.2 IP, 49 H, 23 R, 17 ER, 17 BB, 64 K, .209 opp. batting avg., 1.04 WHIP)
vs.
Golden Eagles Jr. RHP Billy Oldham (8-3, 4.33 ERA, 17 app., 12 starts, 1 S, 72.2 IP, 63 H, 40 R, 35 ER, 23 BB, 84 K, .226 opp. batting avg., 1.18 WHIP)
Notes:
–Oldham is not Southern Miss’ ace. Tanner Hall is. But Hall threw north of 150 pitches last weekend, and most recently threw Monday, so he will start on Sunday in game two instead of game one.
Uniforms
Tennessee: Dark Mode
*Tennessee is the home team*
GAME THREAD
1st Inning:
T1
-Matthew Etzel singles into center field after a long at-bat.
-Etzel is picked off at first 1b to p. Lindsey tried multiple times and finally got him.
-Dustin Dickerson is walked on a full count.
-Slade Wilks softly bounces an infield single to p near the 3B line. Dickerson advances to second.
-Christopher Sargent reaches on a fielder’s choice to 2B. Wilks out at second 4-6. Dickerson advances to third. Lindsey already north of 25 pitches as each at-bat has been long.
-Tate Parker hits a two-run triple to left center. Ensley dove for it but missed as the ball heads to the wall. Both runs come in and Parker makes it to third.
-Danny Lynch strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B1
-Maui Ahuna strikes out swinging.
-Hunter Ensley grounds out to 3B.
-Jared Dickey strikes out swinging.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Golden Eagles 2
2nd Inning:
T2
-Nick Monistere grounds out to SS.
-Carson Paetow strikes out swinging.
-Rodrigo Montenegro chops a groundout to 2B.
End of Top Half.
B2
-Griffin Merritt strikes out swinging.
-Christian Moore grounds out to 3B. Throw was poor but USM’s first baseman Sargent made a nice catch and tag for out number two.
-Blake Burke flies out to RF.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Golden Eagles 2
3rd Inning:
T3
-Matthew Etzel strikes out swinging.
-Dustin Dickerson smashes a 439-foot solo home run to left center. The umpires have a conference with USM HC Scott Berry about the celebration. Seems the umps took exception to it.
-Slade Wilks strikes out looking.
-Christopher Sargent grounds out to 3B.
End of Top Half.
B3
-Zane Denton grounds out to p. The bouncer ricocheted off of Oldham’s glove, but the USM pitcher was able to pick it up and make the throw in time. Tony Vitello uses one of his challenges, but the call is confirmed.
-Christian Scott flies out to RF to the warning track.
-Cal Stark strikes out swinging.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Golden Eagles 3
4th Inning:
T4
-Tate Parker lines out to p.
-Danny Lynch strikes out looking.
-Nick Monistere hits a solo homer off the scoreboard in left center.
-Carson Paetow singles to RF.
*Frank Anderson out to talk to Andrew Lindsey. Kirby Connell and Aaron Combs warming up in the bullpen.*
-Rodrigo Montenegro grounds out to SS. May be the last out Lindsey gets today as he’s at 78 pitches and has been struggling.
End of Top Half.
B4
-Maui Ahuna grounds out to SS.
-Hunter Ensley singles to left field and the Vols have their first baserunner of the day.
-Jared Dickey flies out to RF.
-Griffin Merritt is plunked. Runners on first and second with two outs for Christian Moore.
*LIGHTNING DELAY: The game will resume at 5:50 p.m. ET. 4:50 p.m. local*
*Camden Sewell warming up in the bullpen. Will pitch in the 5th inning more than likely*
-Christian Moore strikes out swinging.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Golden Eagles 4
5th Inning:
T5
*Pitching change: Camden Sewell (4-0, 4.09 ERA) on to pitch for Lindsey*
-Matthew Etzel strikes out swinging.
-Dustin Dickerson doubles down the RF line.
-Dickerson steals third.
-Slade Wilks strikes out swinging.
-Christopher Sargent strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B5
-Blake Burke grounds out to SS.
-Zane Denton drops a single into center field.
*The game will restart on Sunday at 12 p.m. ET as the game was suspended on Saturday due to lightning. Christian Scott is in a 1-1 count with one out and a runner on first*
*Tennessee will wear Smokey Grey uniforms once the game starts back*
*RHP Seth Halvorsen is throwing in the bullpen for Tennessee*
*Pitching change: RHP Will Armistead (2-0, 1.69 ERA) on to pitch for Oldham*
-Christian Scott reaches on a fielder’s choice by p. Denton out at second.
-Cal Stark is HBP.
-Maui Ahuna works a walk on a full count. Bases loaded for Hunter Ensley.
–Hunter Ensley is HBP to bring in a run.
*Pitching change: LHP Justin Storm (6-2, 2.61 ERA) on to pitch for Armistead*
-Jared Dickey delivers with a two-run line drive single to center field.
-Griffin Merritt strikes out looking.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 3, Golden Eagles 4
6th Inning:
T6
*Pitching change: RHP Seth Halvorsen (3-3, 3.72 ERA) on to pitch for Sewell*
-Tate Parker doubles down the LF line.
-Danny Lynch flies out to the warning track in RF. Parker advances to third.
-Nick Monistere is walked on a full count.
-Carson Paetow reaches on an RBI fielder’s choice by 2B. Monistere out at second. Parker comes home. Close call at first as Tennessee nearly executed the double play.
-Paetow is caught stealing at 2B.
End of Top Half.
B6
-Christian Moore works a leadoff walk.
-Moore caught stealing at second, c to ss. Perfect throw by the catcher.
-Blake Burke pops up to c.
-Zane Denton is walked on a full count.
-Christian Scott lines out to RF.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 3, Golden Eagles 5
7th Inning:
T7
-Nick Montenegro lines out to LF.
-Matthew Etzel flies out to LF.
-Devin Dickerson strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B7
-Cal Stark flies out to RF.
-Maui Ahuna singles through the left side.
-Hunter Ensley flies out to RF.
-Jared Dickey reaches on an ugly fielding error by 2B. Ahuna advances to second.
-Griffin Merritt grounds into the force out at 3B. Ahuna out at third.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 3, Golden Eagles 5
8th Inning:
T8
-Slade Wilks strikes out swinging.
-Christopher Sargent flies out to right center.
-Tate Parker pops up to 1B in shallow RF.
End of Top Half.
B8
-Christian Moore strikes out on three pitches. None were fouled off.
-Blake Burke grounds out to SS.
-Zane Denton flies out to CF in left center.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 3, Golden Eagles 5
9th Inning:
T9
-Danny Lynch grounds out to SS. Great play by Maui.
-Nick Monistere grounds out to SS.
-Carson Paetow strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B9
-Christian Scott grounds out to SS.
-Cal Stark is HBP to give Tennessee a baserunner.
-Maui Ahuna strikes out swinging.
-Hunter Ensley grounds into a fielder’s choice as Stark is out at second 5-4.
END OF GAME
FINAL: Tennessee Vols 3, Southern Miss Golden Eagles 5
