Trey Lipscomb previews Tennessee-Ole Miss baseball series

Trey Lipscomb previews the Tennessee-Ole Miss baseball series.

No. 5 Tennessee (20-1, 3-0 SEC) will play at No. 2 Ole Miss (16-4, 2-1 SEC) Friday-Sunday.

Game No. 1 on Friday is slated for 7:30 p.m. EDT. Saturday’s contest will take place at 8 p.m. EDT, while Sunday’s game is slated for 2:30 p.m. EDT.

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Ahead of the Tennessee-Ole Miss series, Vols’ senior third baseman Trey Lipscomb met with media and discussed the Southeastern Conference matchup.

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior is batting .390 and has recorded nine home runs, 38 RBIs, 30 hits, nine walks and 67 total bases during the 2022 season.

Lipscomb’s media availability can be watched below.

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Tony Vitello records career win No. 150

Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello records career win No. 150.

No. 5 Tennessee (16-1) extended its winning streak to eight games with a 7-1 victory over Eastern Kentucky Tuesday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Senior third basemen Trey Lipscomb led the Vols’ attack, hitting two home runs against the Colonels (11-7).

Lipscomb gave Tennessee a 2-0 lead in the first inning with his first home run.

His grand slam in the second inning extended the Vols’ advantage to 6-0. Lipscomb went 2-for-5 in the contest.

Eastern Kentucky’s Conner Davis homered in the fourth inning. Davis recorded the only hit of the game for Eastern Kentucky.

Christian Moore hit a home run in the fourth inning for Tennessee.

Zander Sechrist (48) of the Tennessee Volunteers. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Tennessee starting pitcher Zander Sechrist improved to 2-0 on the season.

Sechrist pitched five innings, allowing one run, one hit and one walk. He struck out seven.

Will Mabrey, Mark McLaughlin, Ben Joyce and Redmond Walsh each pitched one inning of scoreless relief for the Vols.

Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello recorded career win No. 150 against Eastern Kentucky.

Vitello is the fourth head coach in program history to win 150 games while leading the Vols, joining Rod Delmonico (699), Bill Wright (408) and Dave Serrano (157).

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Trey Lipscomb hits for cycle against Iona

Tennessee third baseman Trey Lipscomb hits for the cycle against Iona.

No. 16 Tennessee (5-0) defeated Iona (0-4), 27-1, at Lindsey Nelson Stadium Friday.

Tennessee third baseman Trey Lipscomb hit for the cycle against Iona. He is the fourth player to hit for the cycle in Tennessee’s program history.

Lipscomb is the first Vol to hit for the cycle since Jordan Rodgers in 2016.

Lipscomb was 5-for-5 in the contest. He recorded a single, two doubles, one triple and a home run against the Gaels.

The 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior totaled nine RBIs and three runs.

Below are social media highlights of Lipscomb’s performance against Iona and Tennessee’s history of previous cycles.