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Score: Vols 5, Golden Eagles 0 | FINAL
Tennessee baseball is set to take on Southern Miss in game three of the Hattiesburg Super Regional with a spot in the College World Series on the line.
The Vols lost game one of the Super Regional 5-3 before winning game two 8-4, forcing a winner-take-all Super Regional final in Pete Taylor Park.
The Hattiesburg Super Regional has experienced a litany of rain delays and postponements, the latest of which pushing the start time of game three from 6 p.m. ET to 10:06 p.m. ET. ESPNU will have the broadcast for the late night affair.
Both teams are looking to avoid losing in the Super Regional for consecutive seasons, and given the emotion we saw in game two (Dustin, Dickerson, Chase Dollander, fan ejected, etc.), you can expect a feisty game on Monday night with everything at stake.
The winner will face off against fifth overall seed LSU on Saturday night in Omaha, Nebraska, on ESPN.
For all of RTI’s coverage of the Super Regional thus far, including all necessary information on the weather, remaining pitching for both teams and more, 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
2B Christian Moore
3B Zane Denton
DH Griffin Merritt
1B Blake Burke
RF Christian Scott
C Cal Stark
Lineup Notes:
–Same lineup as game two. Seems to have worked moving Burke down.
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 So. RHP Drew Beam (8-4, 4.09 ERA, 15 app., 15 starts, 1 CG, 72.2 IP, 75 H, 47 R, 33 ER, 20 BB, 72 K, .265 opp. batting avg., 1.31 WHIP)
vs.
Golden Eagles So. RHP Niko Mazza (5-1, 4.13 ERA, 20 app., 12 starts, 2 SV, 69.2 IP, 61 H, 37 R, 32 ER, 42 BB, 84 K, .233 opp. batting avg., 1.48 WHIP)
Uniforms
Tennessee: Smokey Greys
*Tennessee is the home team due to a coin toss*
GAME THREAD
1st Inning:
T1
-Matthew Etzel singles into center field.
-Dustin Dickerson strikes out swinging on three pitches.
-Slade Wilks strikes out swinging. on three pitches.
-Christopher Sargent strikes out swinging on three pitches.
End of Top Half.
B1
-Maui Ahuna strikes out swinging.
-Hunter Ensley is walked.
-Jared Dickey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 0, Golden Eagles 0
2nd Inning:
T2
-Tate Parker flies out to RF.
-Danny Lynch strikes out looking.
-Nick Monistere singles up the middle.
-Carson Paetow is HBP.
-Rodrigo Montenegro flies out to LF.
End of Top Half.
B2
-Christian Moore legs out an infield single to 3B.
-Zane Denton is walked on a full count. Moore advances to second.
-Griffin Merritt connects for an RBI single through the right side. Denton advances to third.
-Blake Burke strikes out swinging.
-Christian Scott fouls out to 3B.
-Cal Stark strikes out swinging.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 1, Golden Eagles 0
3rd Inning:
T3
-Matthew Etzel grounds out to SS.
-Dustin Dickerson flies out to CF.
-Slade Wilks singles up the middle.
-Christopher Sargent strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B3
-Maui Ahuna is walked on a full count.
-Hunter Ensley sends a single up the middle. Ahuna advances to second.
-Jared Dickey flies out to LF.
-Christian Moore strikes out swinging.
-Zane Denton grounds out to 3B.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 1, Golden Eagles 0
4th Inning:
T4
-Tate Parker strikes out looking.
-Danny Lynch singles to CF.
-Nick Monistere is walked after a long at-bat. Runners on first and second.
-Carson Paetow reaches on a fielder’s choice as Monistere is out at second. Beam just missed the tag for the double play. Lynch advances to third.
-Rodrigo Montenegro grounds out to 2B.
End of Top Half.
B4
-Griffin Merritt strikes out swinging.
-Blake Burke grounds out to first 1b to p.
-Christian Scott singles to center field.
-Cal Stark flies out to left field.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 1, Golden Eagles 0
5th Inning:
T5
-Matthew Etzel grounds out to 1B unassisted.
-Dustin Dickerson flies out to CF in right center.
-Slade Wilks grounds out to SS.
End of Top Half.
B5
-Maui Ahuna works a leadoff walk after a long at-bat.
-Hunter Ensley lays down a sac bunt to move Ahuna over to second.
-Jared Dickey flies out to CF in left center. Ahuna advances to third.
-Christian Moore is hit by a pitch on the elbow. Slams his bat down as it clearly hurt. Runners on the corners with two outs.
-Moore steals second.
-Zane Denton smokes a three-run homer to right center.
-Griffin Merritt grounds out to 3B.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 4, Golden Eagles 0
6th Inning:
T6
-Christopher Sargent pops up to SS.
-Tate Parker singles up the middle.
-Danny Lynch flies out to CF.
-Nick Monistere strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B6
*Pitching change: RBP Matthew Adams (3-2, 4.92 ERA) on to pitch for Mazza*
-Blake Burke strikes out swinging on three pitches.
-Christian Scott strikes out swinging.
-Cal Stark flies out to RF.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 4, Golden Eagles 0
7th Inning:
T7
-Carson Paetow singles through the right side.
-Rodrigo Montenegro singles through the right side. Paetow advances to third.
*Pitching change: RHP Aaron Combs (4-0, 2.66 ERA) on to pitch for Beam*
-Matthew Etzel strikes out swinging.
*Pitching change: So. RHP Chase Burns (4-3, 4.83 ERA) on to pitch for Combs*
-Dustin Dickerson strikes out swinging on three pitches.
-Slade Wilks strikes out swinging.
End of Top Half.
B7
-Maui Ahuna homers off the scoreboard in left field for a leadoff solo shot.
-Hunter Ensley flies out to the warning track in LF.
-Jared Dickey flies out to CF in right center. Etzel and Paetow collided but Etzel held on for out number two.
-Christian Moore flies out to CF.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 5, Golden Eagles 0
8th Inning:
T8
-Christopher Sargent strikes out swinging.
-Tate Parker strikes out swinging.
-Danny Lynch flies out to LF.
End of Top Half.
B8
-Zane Denton liens out to RF.
-Griffin Merritt is HBP.
*Ryan Miller pinch-running for Griffin Merritt*
-Blake Burke strikes out swinging.
-Christian Scott flies out to RF.
End of Bottom Half.
Score: Vols 5, Golden Eagles 0
9th Inning:
T9
-Pinch-hitter Reece Ewing works a leadoff walk.
-Carson Paetow flies out to LF.
-Rodrigo Montenegro legs out an infield single to 3B. Close call and play is under review. Safe after review as Burke’s foot came off the bag. Ruled a throwing error. Interesting.
*Blake Johnson pinch-running for Montenegro*
-Matthew Etzel pops up to 3B.
-Dustin Dickerson lines out to 1B.
END OF GAME.
FINAL: Tennessee Vols 5, Southern Miss Golden Eagles 0
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