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UT baseball to hold free kid’s clinic to benefit those affected by midstate tornadoes

UT baseball to hold free kid’s clinic.

KNOXVILLE — Tornadoes touched down in Nashville and in the midstate during the early morning hours Tuesday, leaving behind deaths, injuries and destruction.

The University of Tennessee announced Wednesday that it will put on a free kid’s clinic on March 5 from 4:30-6 p.m. ET at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Donations will be accepted to help benefit those affected by the tornadoes.

UT players and coaches will be on hand to provide instruction and sign autographs for those in attendance.

UT press release:

Tennessee baseball will hold a free kid’s clinic on Thursday, March 5 from 4:30-6 p.m. at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, with donations being accepted to help benefit those affected by the devastating tornadoes in Nashville and surrounding areas in the midstate.

UT players and coaches will be on hand to provide instruction as well as sign autographs for those in attendance. The clinic is limited to kids in kindergarten through eighth grade (K-8).

There will also be ticket giveaways and the chance to win Tennessee baseball gear.

Those who plan on attending are asked to park in the G16 garage located on the corner of Volunteer Blvd. and Pat Head Summitt St.

A parking map can be found by clicking HERE.

Vols rout Longwood, 28-2

2020 Tennessee baseball.

KNOXVILLE — For the second time in 2020, the University of Tennessee baseball team has scored more than 20 runs in a game.

The Volunteers kept their perfect record intact with a 28-2 victory over Longwood Tuesday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Tennessee (13-0) pounded out 19 hits against the Lancers, including eight that went for extra bases.

Alerick Soularie clubbed a three-run homer to open the scoring for the Vols, who scored 23 runs in a victory over Western Illinois on Sunday, Feb. 16.

Soularie, Tennessee’s junior preseason all-American, went 2-for-5 and drove in four runs and scored three.

Zach Daniels also had a home run and a triple.

Drew Gilbert, Luc Lipcius, Liam Spence and Matt Turino all doubled for the Diamond Vols, who scored four runs in each of the first three innings. UT added five in the fifth and sixth frames. The Vols tallied six runs in the seventh to cap the day as Gilbert, Daniels, Soularie, Lipcius, Beck, Turino, Pete Derkay and Trey Lipscomb all recorded multiple hits against Longwood (3-10).

Gilbert, Daniels, Lipcius and Soularie each stole a base for the Big Orange, which hosts Wright State in a three-game set this weekend.

The 28 runs are the most scored by a Tennessee team since the Vols routed Morehead State on Feb. 14, 2004.

Hot bats, solid pitching net sweep for Diamond Vols

2020 Tennessee baseball.

KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee baseball team continued to flex its muscle against non-conference opponents over the weekend at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

The Volunteers, ranked No. 19 in the nation, improved their record to 12-0 with a series sweep against George Washington.

UT had to come from behind in each of the first two games against the Colonials (6-5), but the Diamond Vols, who won 7-1 on Friday and 7-3 on Saturday, wasted little time pouncing on George Washington Sunday as they captured a 10-0 win thanks to home runs from Luc Lipcius and Connor Pavolony.

Luc Lipcius
Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Lipcius, who missed most of last season due to injury, also doubled and knocked in three runs and scored two more for the Vols, who have hit 22 home runs in the season’s first 12 games.

Pavolony went 2-for-3 for Tennessee and drove in three runs.

On the mound, Jordan Leath threw four innings of scoreless relief. He had six strikeouts and surrendered two hits.

Sean Hunley started and tossed two innings for the Vols. Tennessee also got scoreless one-inning stints from Elijah Pleasants, Drew Gilbert (who started in center field and scored two runs in the game) and Kody Davidson.

Vols set to host Longwood, Wright State

2020 Tennessee baseball.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee concluded its weekend series with a 10-0 win over George Washington Sunday.

The Vols are now 12-0 on the season and will return to action Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Tennessee will face Longwood with first pitch slated for 6 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on the WatchESPN app.

Following Tuesday’s contest, the Vols will host Wright State March 6-8. Friday’s contest will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET, Saturday’s first pitch is at 2 p.m. and Sunday’s game is slated for 1 p.m.

After the weekend series against Wright State, Tennessee will host East Tennessee State on March 10 before Southeastern Conference play begins at South Carolina March 13.

Vols smash UNC Asheville, 12-1

Vols smash UNC Asheville, 12-1.

KNOXVILLE — A perfect record remained intact for the University of Tennessee baseball team Wednesday as the Volunteers battled the rain to rout UNC Asheville, 12-1, at Lindsey Nelson stadium.

The 19th-ranked Vols (9-0) pounded 15 hits, including  three home runs and two doubles against the Bulldogs (2-6).

Alerick Soularie, UT’s preseason All-American, homered to open the scoring in the bottom of the second inning and appears to becoming out of a slump that saw him go 0-for-13 in his first three games of the 2020 campaign.

Evan Russell and Connor Pavolony also went deep for the Big Orange, which extended its advantage to 12-0 with two runs in the third. The Vols would blow things open with five in the sixth and four more in the seventh.

Liam Spence, hitting in the leadoff spot for the Vols, went 3-for-5 with an RBI, a run and a stolen base to lead Tennessee’s offensive attack.

Pavolony, Jake Rucker and Pete Derkay each had two hits.

Mark McLaughlin went five innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win on the mound. He surrendered a hit and a walk, while recording five strikeouts.

Vols defeat Northern Kentucky, 15-1

2020 Tennessee baseball.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee (8-0) remains unbeaten on the 2020 season after defeating Northern Kentucky, 15-1, Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Christian Delashmit made his first career start for the Vols against Northern Kentucky. Delashmit picked up the win after pitching 4.2 innings and striking out seven batters. He gave up three hits in the contest.

The Vols received a lot offensive production with seven different players recording a hit and 11 scored a run. Pete Derkay and Landon Gray had home runs for the Vols.

Tennessee returns to action Wednesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols will host UNC Asheville at 4:30 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+.

Vols’ series history versus Northern Kentucky, UNC Asheville

2020 Tennessee baseball.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee (7-0) is set to host two midweek games.

The Vols will play Northern Kentucky Tuesday (4:30 p.m. ET, WatchESPN) and UNC Asheville (4:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+) on Wednesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Tennessee enters the midweek contests after winning three games in the inaugural Round Rock Classic. UT defeated No. 1 Texas Tech, Houston and No. 25 Stanford in Round Rock, Texas.

Below is Tennessee’s history against Northern Kentucky and UNC Asheville.

vs. Northern Kentucky
Overall: UT leads, 1-0
In Knoxville: UT leads, 1-0
In Highland Heights: N/A
Neutral Sites: N/A
Last Meeting: W, 18-0 (Feb. 19, 2019)

vs. UNC Asheville
Overall: UT leads, 28-7
In Knoxville: UT leads, 24-7
In Asheville: UT leads, 4-0
Neutral Sites: N/A
Last Meeting: W, 7-2 (March 13, 2019)

Vols start season with six consecutive wins

2020 Tennessee baseball.

ROUND ROCK — Tennessee’s baseball team has started the 2020 season by winning its first six games.

The Vols defeated Houston, 8-4, in its second contest of the 2020 Round Rock Classic in Round Rock, Texas. Tennessee beat No. 1 Texas Tech, 6-2, on Friday.

Tennessee will return to action Sunday at 12 p.m. ET against No. 25 Stanford.

In each of its first six games in 2020, the Vols have started every contest in a fast way in the scoring column. Tennessee has scored in either the first or second inning in all six games this year, and have scored multiple runs in the first inning in each of its past three games.

Diamond Vols’ offense clicking early

2020 Tennessee baseball.

KNOXVILLE — Tennessee’s baseball team has been offensive in its first four games of the 2020 season. The Volunteers have used the long ball in a season-opening sweep of Western Illinois and a midweek victory over Charlotte on Tuesday.

Through four games, the Diamond Vols have scored 53 runs and pounded out 46 hits, including 19 that have gone for extra bases.

Tennessee is leading the Southeastern Conference with eight home runs. It took the Big Orange (4-0 in 2020) 10 games to club 10 round-trippers last season when Tennessee went 40-21 and reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005.

Zach Daniels, Jake Rucker and Austin Knight have each gone deep twice this year for the Vols. Connor Pavalony and Max Ferguson have also homered this season for Tennessee, which plays in the inaugural Round Rock Classic this weekend.

Tennessee opens the event against Texas Tech Friday at 8 p.m. The Red Raiders are also 4-0 and made it to the College World Series in 2019.

The Vols play Houston (1-2) on Saturday at 3 p.m. before closing out the weekend against Stanford (1-3) on Sunday at noon.

Houston lost two out of three to Youngstown State at home last weekend. The Cardinal dropped two of three against Cal State Fullerton. Stanford beat the Titans 2-1 on Sunday after losing lopsided games on Friday and Saturday.

The Cardinal fell to Santa Clara 3-2 on Tuesday.