Live Updates, Score, Game Notes: No. 1 Tennessee vs. Alabama A&M
The No. 1 Tennessee BaseVols (40-4, 19-2 SEC) are set to take on Alabama A&M (8-30, 5-16 SWAC) in Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. ET.
Tennessee enters Tuesday coming off a home series win over No. 19 Auburn. Recaps of game one two and three can be found here, here and here, respectively.
In the Vols' 5-3 win in Sunday's rubber match against the Tigers, Tennessee redshirt junior relief pitcher Ben Joyce threw the fastest pitch in college baseball history at 105.5 mph. Joyce's record-breaking pitch is also the second-fastest pitch in baseball history, per UT, as Aroldis Chapman threw a 105.8 mph pitch with the Reds on September 24, 2010.
Joyce's postgame media availability discussing his pitch and his best outing in orange and white is below.
Head coach Tony Vitello's postgame availability on Sunday is at the top of the article.
The Vols have yet to lose a series this season and are 10-1 in midweek games, with their lone loss coming to Tennessee in Smokies Stadium in the wood bat game.
UT's starting lineup against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs is below, followed by the pitching matchup.
*Tweet correction: Tyler Campbell is a lefty*
Lineup Notes:
-Both Logans are starting and Ortega is starting at first. A shaken up midweek lineup to give Lipcius, Christian Moore and, of course, Evan Russell some rest.
-Jared Dickey will not play yet again after he re-injured his left foot in Tennessee's series against Florida.
Entire Tyler Campbell stats: 0-6, 10.40 ERA, 11 appearances, eight starts. 36.1 IP, 68 H, 52 R, 42 ER, 23 BB, 25 K, .382 b/avg.,
The section below will be continuously updated with live updates and the score from Tennessee's midweek game against Alabama A&M.
LIVE UPDATE Thread
1st Inning:
T1
-Nemo Wright singles to left field. Lipscomb can't make the diving stop on the grounder.
-Chandler Stocking grounds out to Sechrist. Wright advances to second.
-Trevor Berkemeyer fouls out to RF. Beck attempts to throw Wright out at third but the throw doesn't make it in time. Still, the junior showed off his cannon. Runner on third with two outs for the Bulldogs.
-Jared Tribett strikes out to end the top of the frame.
B1
-Seth Stephenson singles up the middle.
-Stephenson steals second.
-Jorel Ortega is walked.
-Jordan Beck homers to the left field porches for a three-run shot.
-Drew Gilbert is plunked on the first pitch of his AB.
**Alabama A&M pitching change: Fr. RHP Jason Marono to pitch for Tyler Campbell**
-Trey Lipscomb grounds into a 6-4-3 double play.
-Cortland Lawson singles to shallow right center.
-Logan Steenstra strikes out, out catcher to 1B.
Score: Vols 3, Bulldogs 0
2nd Inning:
T2
-Tommy Easley flies out to left center.
**Chase Dollander on to pitch for Zander Sechrist**
Dollander makes his first appearance for the Vols since the Alabama series, when the sophomore took a comebacker off the throwing elbow that has held him out the past two weekend series.
-Tim Dixon lines out to 3B.
-Dillon Roop singles through the right side.
-Damani Thomas strikes out swinging.
B2
-Logan Chambers grounds out to SS.
-Charlie Taylor fouls out to 3B.
-Seth Stephenson is HBP.
-Stephenson steals second.
-Stephenson steals third on a wild pitch.
-Jorel Ortega works his second walk of the game.
-Jordan Beck singles up the middle, reaches second on the throw to third. Ortega advances to third, Stephenson scores.
-Drew Gilbert grounds out to SS to strand a pair ISP.
Score: Vols 4, Bulldogs 0
3rd Inning:
T3
**Kirby Connell to pitch for Dollander**
-CJ Mervilus grounds out to Connell.
-Nemo Wright lines out to Logan Steenstra. A ridiculous diving catch by Steenstra. What a play.
-Chandler Stocking grounds out to end the top of the frame. 1-2-3 inning from Connell.
B3
-Trey Lipscomb flies out to LF.
**Christian Moore pinch hitting for Cortland Lawson**
-Moore grounds out to 2B.
-Logan Steenstra grounds out to 3B.
Score: Vols 4, Bulldogs 0
4th Inning:
T4
-Trevor Berkemeyer grounds out.
-Jared Tribett flies out to RF.
**Gavin Brasosky to pitch for Kirby Connell**
-Tommy Easley flies out to LF.
B4
-Logan Chambers fouls out to 3B.
-Seth Stephenson doubles down the LF line.
**Blake Burke pinch hitting for Jorel Ortega**
-Burke is walked.
**Kyle Booker pinch hitting for Jordan Beck**
-Burke and Stephenson advance to second and third on a wild pitch, Stephenson scores on the throw to second.
-Kyle Booker crushes a two-run shot into the left field porches. Vols pouring it on.
-Drew Gilbert is walked.
**Alabama A&M pitching change: Fr. LHP Jason Garcia to pitch for Jason Marono**
**Christian Scott pinch running for Drew Gilbert**
-Scott steals second.
-Scott advances to third on a wild pitch.
-Trey Lipscomb is walked.
-Lipscomb steals second.
-Christian Moore twacks an RBI single to left center to score Scott. Lipscomb rounds third to try and score but is out on the throw to end the inning.
Score: Vols 8, Bulldogs 0
5th Inning:
T5
-Tim Dixon grounds out 1B to P.
-Dillon Roop grounds out to 3B.
-Damani Thomas strikes out to end the top of the frame.
B5
-Logan Steenstra strikes out swinging.
-Logan Chambers is walked.
-Charlie Taylor is walked.
-Seth Stephenson pops up.
-Blake Burke takes the first pitch of his AB yard into the left field for a three-run shot.
-Kyle Booker hits a two-out single to right field.
**Fr. RHP Brett Parker to pitch for Garcia**
-Christian Scott flies out to LF.
Score: Vols 11, Bulldogs 0
6th Inning:
T6
**Hollis Fanning to pitch for Gavin Brasosky**
-CJ Mervilus singles up the middle.
-Nemo Wright is plunked.
-Chandler Stocking sac bunts to advance the runners to second and third. One out for the Bulldogs with a pair ISP.
**Wyatt Evans to pitch for Hollis Fanning**
-Trevor Berkemeyer RBI singles to right field to score Mervilus. Wright advances to third. Berkemeyer is out on the throw from RF to 2B. Bulldogs are on the board.
-Jared Tribbet strikes out swinging.
B6
**Ethan Payne pinch hitting for Trey Lipscomb**
-Payne is walked.
-Christian Moore is walked, Payne advances to second.
-Logan Steenstra flies out to CF.
-Logan Chambers flies out to LF.
-Charlie Taylor works a two-out walk.
**Hunter Ensley pinch hitting for Seth Stephenson**
-Ensley grounds to 3B where Moore is tagged out to strand the bases loaded.
Score: Vols 11, Bulldogs 1
7th Inning:
T7
**J.D. McCracken on to pitch for Wyatt Evans**
-McCracken strikes out Tommy Easley.
-Tim Dixon lines out to LF.
-Dillon Roop strikes out looking.
B7
**Khari Caver on to pitch for Parker for the Bulldogs**
-Blake Burke singles through the left side. He's 3-3 at the plate.
-Kyle Booker flies out to right center.
-Burke advances to second on a wild pitch.
-Christian Scott strikes out swinging.
-Burke advances to third on a wild pitch.
-Ethan Payne shellacks a two-run homer over the right center wall.
**Payne's first career homer. Vols tie the program record with 107 home runs in a season with the 1998 team.**
-Christian Moore lines out to LF.
Score: Vols 13, Bulldogs 1
8th Inning:
T8
**Grant Cherry on to pitch for J.D. McCracken**
-Devin Tonkins strikes out looking.
-CJ Mervilus strikes out.
-Nemo Wright is walked.
-Jalen Ford is walked.
**Drew Patterson to pitch for Cherry**
-Baserunners steal second and third.
-Berkemeyer flies out to RF to end the top of the frame.
B8
**Dustin Hernandez to pitch for Caver**
-Logan Steenstra homers just over the left field wall, hitting one of the benches on the lower level porch.
****The Vols have set a program single-season record with 108 home runs.****
...in 45 games.
-Logan Chambers grounds out to 2B.
-Charlie Taylor is HBP.
-Taylor advances to second on a wild pitch.
-Hunter Ensley flies out to the warning track at deep right center. Taylor advances to third.
-Blake Burke is walked.
-Kyle Booker flies out to RF.
Score: Vols 14, Bulldogs 1
9th Inning:
T9
**Ethan Smith to pitch for Drew Patterson**
-Hammonds grounds out.
-Easley grounds out.
-Tim Dixon is walked.
-Dixon steals second.
-Dillon Roop is walked.
-Moore strikes out to end the game.
FINAL: Tennessee 14, Alabama A&M 1
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