SCORE: Vols 11, Bears 5 | FINAL
Ninth-ranked Tennessee baseball (1-1) is set to face off against Baylor (0-2) in game three of a three-game stretch in Arlington, Texas, as part of the Shriners Children’s College Showdown to open the 2024 season. First pitch time is set for 8:15 p.m. ET (7:15 p.m. local).
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The Vols and Bears are two of six teams taking part in the Shriners Children’s College Showdown at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers, from Friday through Sunday. Oregon, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas Tech are the other four teams. The Vols beat Texas Tech 6-2 on Friday and lost to Oklahoma 5-1 in extra innings on Saturday.
Baylor has lost both of their games this weekend, falling 4-1 to Nebraska on Friday before losing 7-4 to Oregon on Saturday.
For any pre-reading regarding Tennessee’s first two games this weekend, click here.
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Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below.
Starting Lineups
TENNESSEE STARTING NINE:
CF Hunter Ensley (R)
LF Dylan Dreiling (L)
SS Christian Moore (R)
DH Dalton Bargo (L)
3B Billy Amick (R)
C Cannon Peebles (S)
1B Blake Burke (L)
2B Bradke Lohry (R)
RF Kavares Tears (L)
Lineup Notes:
- Tears returns to the starting lineup and will start at right field.
- Burke moves down in the order to the seven-hole.
- Dreiling moves up in the order to the two-hole.
- Bargo logs his first career start as a Vol and will hit cleanup as the DH.
BAYLOR STARTING NINE:
RF Enzo Apodaca
DH Hunter Simmons
3B Hunter Teplanszky
LF Wesley Jordan
2B Mason Greer
CF Ty Johnson
1B Brayden Buchanan
SS Tyriq Kemp
C Harrison Caley
Pitching Matchup
Vols Sr. LHP Zander Sechrist (2023 stats: 0-1, 2.05 ERA, 23 app., 12 starts, 30.2 IP, 27 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 5 BB, 32 K, .237 opp. batting avg., 1.04 WHIP)
vs.
Bears Sr. RHP Jared Matheson (2023 stats: 1-1, 3.89 ERA, 15 app., 8 starts, 39.1 IP, 40 H, 20 R, 17 ER, 24 BB, 41 K, .267 opp. batting avg., 1.63 WHIP)
Uniforms
Tennessee: Orange tops, Grey bottoms
Baylor: Green tops, White bottoms
*NOTE* Baylor is the HOME team
GAME THREAD
1st Inning:
T1
-Hunter Ensley flies out to RF.
-Dylan Dreiling flies out to CF.
-Christian Moore works a walk.
Christian Moore steals second. Poor throw by the catcher.
-Dalton Bargo strikes out swinging, out at first C to 1B.
END OF TOP HALF
B1
-Enzo Apodaca singles into center field.
-Hunter Simmons smokes an RBI double into left center.
-Hunter Teplanszky is walked. Runners on first and second with no outs.
-Wesley Jordan flies out to left center. TREMENDOUS diving catch by Hunter Ensley. Simmons advances to third.
-Mason Greer reaches on a fielder’s choice, RBI as Simmons scores. Teplanszky out at second 6-4.
-Ty Johnson grounds out to p, out due to interference with Sechrist’s throw to first.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 0, Bears 2
2nd Inning:
T2
-Billy Amick flies out to deep center field. Great catch by Ty Johnson.
-Cannon Peebles draws a four-pitch walk.
-Blake Burke stares down strike three to strike out looking.
-Bradke Lohry is walked. Runners on first and second for Kavares Tears.
-Kavares Tears cranks a three-run home run to left field to give Tennessee the lead.
-Hunter Ensley pops up to 2B.
END OF TOP HALF
B2
-Brayden Buchanan strikes out swinging.
-Tyriq Kemp singles through the left side.
-Kemp is caught stealing at second 1-3-6. Nice play by Moore to lay down the tag at second.
-Harrison Caley knocks a solo home run over the left field wall.
-Enzo Apodaca flies out to LF.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 3, Bears 3
3rd Inning:
T3
*Pitching change: LHP Kobe Andrade on to pitch for Matheson*
-Dylan Dreiling strikes out looking on three pitches.
-Christian Moore is walked on four pitches.
-Dalton Bargo singles through the right side. Moore advances to second. Runners advance on a throwing error by Baylor right fielder Enzo Apodaca.
-Billy Amick ropes a two-run triple off the left field wall to score Moore and Bargo.
-Cannon Peebles delivers a sac fly to center field to score Amick.
-Blake Burke grounds out to 1B unassisted.
END OF TOP HALF
B3
*Pitching change: RHP Nate Snead on to pitch for Sechrist*
ZANDER SECHRIST FINAL LINE: 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 25 strikes on 42 total pitches against 10 batters.
-Hunter Simmons grounds out to 1B unassisted.
-Hunter Teplanszky is walked on a full count.
-Wesley Jordan is walked. Frank Anderson calls a mound meeting as Snead has walked back-to-back batters.
-Mason Greer lines out to LF.
-Ty Johnson smokes a two-run triple to left center.
-Brayden Buchanan works a walk.
Buchanan steals second.
-Tyriq Kemp strikes out swinging.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 6, Bears 5
4th Inning:
T4
-Bradke Lohry strikes out looking.
-Kavares Tears singles to shallow left field.
-Hunter Ensley reaches on a fielding error by the SS. Tears advances to second. Should have been a hit for Ensley, FWIW.
-Dylan Dreiling flies out to CF. Tears advances to third.
*Pitching change: RHP Will Glatch on to pitch for Andrade*
-Christian Moore knocks a two-run double to left field to score Tears and Ensley. Nice job by Ensley to beat the tag.
-Dalton Bargo strikes out swinging.
END OF TOP HALF
B4
-Harrison Caley flies out to CF.
-Enzo Apodaca flies out to LF.
-Hunter Simmons flies out to right center.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 8, Bears 5
5th Inning:
T5
-Billy Amick launches a leadoff solo homer to left field on the first pitch of the at-bat.
-Cannon Peebles singles to right field.
-Blake Burke bloops a single into shallow left field. Miscommunication between the Baylor shortstop and left fielder. Peebles advances to second.
-Bradke Lohry is walked. Bases loaded with no outs for Kavares Tears.
*Pitching change: LHP Mason Green on to pitch for Glatch*
-Kavares Tears pops up to SS in shallow left field.
-Hunter Ensley strikes out swinging.
-Dylan Dreiling flies out to CF.
END OF TOP HALF
B5
-Hunter Teplanszky strikes out swinging.
-Wesley Jordan singles up the middle.
-Mason Greer flies out to center field. Ensley runs up under it then fires the ball to Blake Burke, who stretches to make a terrific catch and tag up Jordan for the 8-3 double play.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 9, Bears 5
6th Inning:
T6
-Christian Moore continues his nice day with a leadoff double to left field.
Moore advances to third on a wild pitch.
-Dalton Bargo is walked. Ball four is a wild pitch, and Moore should’ve ran home but he decided not to. Moore tapped his chest as he knew the move was to go there. Runners on the corners with no outs for slugger Billy Amick.
-Amick grounds into a 5-4-3 double play, but Moore scores. Amick does not get credit for the RBI.
-Cannon Peebles grounds out to 3B.
END OF TOP HALF.
B6
-Ty Johnson flies out to LF. Nice job by Dreiling to run under it.
-Brayden Buchanan singles to 2B. Lohry should have let Christian Moore have it, as CMo probably makes the play. Lohry’s throw was too far off for Burke to make the stretch.
-Tyriq Kemp reaches on a fielder’s choice as Buchanan is out at second. Lohry’s throw once again took Burke off the bag to prevent the 4-3 double play.
-Harrison Caley strikes out swinging.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 10, Bears 5
7th Inning:
T7
*Pitching change: LHP Ethan Calder on to pitch for Green*
-Blake Burke singles to RF.
*Robin Villenueve pinch-hitting for Bradke Lohry*
-Villenueve singles to left field. Burke advances to second.
-Kavares Tears flies out to the warning track in deep center. Burke advances to third.
-Hunter Ensley strikes out swinging.
-Dylan Dreiling drills an RBI single into center field to score Burke. Villenueve advances to third.
*Pitching change: RHP Gabe Craig on to pitch for Calder*
-Christian Moore strikes out swinging, out at first C to 1B.
END OF TOP HALF
B7
*Alex Perry to 2B for Villenueve*
-Enzo Apodaca singles through the right side on the first pitch of the at-bat.
-Hunter Simmons is walked. Apodaca advances to second.
LHP Chris Stamos is warming up in the bullpen.
-Hunter Teplanszky grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Apodaca advances to third.
-Wesley Jordan is walked. Runners on the corners with two outs. Snead is up to 81 pitches.
-Mason Greer strikes out swinging.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 11, Bears 5
8th Inning:
T8
-Dalton Bargo strikes out swinging.
-Billy Amick works a walk on a full count.
*Pitching change: LHP RJ Ruais on to pitch for Craig*
-Cannon Peebles strikes out swinging on three pitches.
-Blake Burke pops up to 3B.
END OF TOP HALF
B8
*Pitching change: LHP Chris Stamos on to pitch for Snead*
*Cal Stark in at catcher for Cannon Peebles*
-Ty Johnson strikes out swinging.
-Brayden Buchanan strikes out swinging.
*Will Pendergrass pinch-hitting for Tyriq Kemp*
-Pendergrass grounds out to 3B.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 11, Bears 5
9th Inning:
T9
-Alex Perry grounds out to 3B.
-Kavares Tears is walked on four pitches.
-Hunter Ensley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play, but it’s under review. He may be safe at first.
CALL IS REVERSED. Ensley is safe at first. Two outs for Dylan Dreiling.
-Dreiling is walked on a full count.
*Pitching change: RHP Drew Leach on to pitch for Ruais*
-Christian Moore fouls out to 2B.
END OF TOP HALF
B9
-Cole Posey strikes out swinging.
*Kade Fletcher pinch-hitting for Apodaca*
-Fletcher works a walk on a full count.
-Hunter Simmons strikes out swinging. One out away.
-Hunter Teplanszky flies out to RF.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
END OF GAME
FINAL: Tennessee Vols 11, Baylor Bears 5
