Post by The Cats on Mar 19, 2023 18:26:46 GMT -5
Who: #12 Tennessee Volunteers
When: Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Times: 6:30 pm
Where: Lindsey Nelson Stadium - Knoxville, TN
TV/Video: SEC Network+
Radio: TN Radio
Live Stats: TN Live Stats
Conference: SEC
Location: Knoxville, TN
Colors: Orange and White
Nickname: Volunteers
Mascot: Smokey X
This season's record: 15-5 overall, 14-1 home, 0-3 away, 1-1 neutral, 0-2 SEC.
Head Coach: Tony Vitello accepted the position of head coach for the Tennessee Volunteers baseball program on June 7, 2017.
The Series: The Cats are 6-24 overall vs. the Volunteers and Western is 4-17 in games played in Knoxville. Western is riding an 8 game skid with Tennessee.
The second-ranked Tennessee baseball team was picked to win its division and was well represented on the preseason All-SEC teams, with four players earning preseason All-SEC honors. Two first teamers in starting pitchers Chase Dollander and Chase Burns, and junior transfer Maui Ahuna was tabbed as the second-team shortstop while veteran right hander Camden Sewell was also named to the second team as a relief pitcher.
The Vols rank 12th in the D1Baseball.com, USA Today Coaches, and NCBWA polls. Tennessee cards in at No. 11 in the most recent Baseball America poll, No. 13 in the Perfect Game tabulation, and a low of No. 22 in the Collegiate Baseball ranking this week.
2023 Catamount Baseball
Tuesday, March 21 | 6:30 pm
Projected Pitching Match-up:
WCU – Jr. RHP Dante Visconti (2-1, 6.19 ERA; 16.0 IP, 18K, 10BB)
UT – Jr. LHP Zander Sechrist (0-0, 0.77 ERA; 11.2 IP, 12K, 1BB)
