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C 28 Matt Ramsey Jr. .272 0 4 Averaging 19.06 strikeouts/9 inn. as the team's closer1B 33 Josh Liles Sr. .315 0 18 Needs 22 hits to become 15th UT player with 2002B 8 Khayyan Norfork Sr. .458 2 25 Top-10 in the country in BA, OBP, hits and SBs3B 13 Matt Duffy Sr. .409 5 30 Leads all SEC players in RBIs, 2nd in BA, SLG, OBPSS 2 Zach Osborne Jr. .346 1 14 Has started 134 of 135 games at SS since arriving at UTLF 7 Chris Fritts Jr. .269 2 10 Hitting .364 (8-for-22) with two outsCF 1 Andrew Toles Fr. .307 1 17 Has 2nd most SBs in the nation by a freshman (13)RF 9 Chris Pierce Jr. .231 1 4 Tied for second on team with three OF assistsDH 21 Ethan Bennett Fr. .315 4 19 Second on the team with six multiple-RBI games

Date Opponent (TV) Time/ResultFEBRUARY18 Fri. Milwaukee= W, 4-019 Sat. Milwaukee W, 7-620 Sun. Milwaukee L, 9-625 Fri. Canisius W, 4-026 Sat. Canisius W, 6-227 Sun. Canisius W, 9-4MARCH4 Fri. Bradley W, 7-35 Sat. Indiana L, 6-36 Sun. Morehead State W, 10-88 Tue. New Orleans W, 14-0 (7 Inn.)9 Wed. New Orleans W, 18-411 Fri. Manhattan W, 4-212 Sat. Manhattan W, 11-5 Manhattan W, 3-2 (7 inn.)13 Sun. Manhattan W, 15-115 Tue. Alabama A&M W, 9-116 Wed. at Austin Peay W, 5-318 Fri. *at Kentucky L, 5-319 Sat. *at Kentucky W, 12-820 Sun. *at Kentucky L, 7-323 Wed. at Lipscomb W, 7-325 Fri. *Ole Miss L, 6-126 Sat. *Ole Miss (SS) W, 6-427 Sun. *Ole Miss (SS) L, 8-030 Wed. UNC Asheville W, 14-6APRIL1 Fri. *at Florida (CSS) 7 p.m.2 Sat. *at Florida (CSS) 1 p.m.3 Sun. *at Florida 1 p.m.5 Tue. Presbyterian College 6 p.m.7 Thu. *South Carolina (ESPNU) 7:30 p.m.8 Fri. *South Carolina 6 p.m.9 Sat. *South Carolina (SS) Noon12 Tue. Appalachian State 7 p.m.14 Thu. *at Alabama (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. CT15 Fri. *at Alabama 6:30 p.m. CT16 Sat. *at Alabama 5 p.m. CT20 Wed. Western Carolina 7 p.m.22 Fri. *Georgia 6 p.m.23 Sat. *Georgia 4 p.m.24 Sun. *Georgia 2 p.m.26 Tue. MTSU 7 p.m.27 Wed. at Tennessee Tech 6 p.m. CT29 Fri. *at Vanderbilt 6 p.m. CT30 Sat. *at Vanderbilt (CSS) Noon CTMAY1 Sun. *at Vanderbilt 1 p.m. CT6 Fri. *Mississippi State 6 p.m.7 Sat. *Mississippi State 4 p.m.8 Sun. *Mississippi State (SS) 2 p.m.11 Wed. at MTSU 6 p.m. CT13 Fri. *at LSU (CST) 7 p.m. CT14 Sat. *at LSU (CSS) 3 p.m. CT15 Sun. *at LSU 1 p.m. CT17 Tue. Belmont 7 p.m.19 Thu. *Auburn 6 p.m.20 Fri. *Auburn 6 p.m.21 Sat. *Auburn 2 p.m.

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NOTING THE VOLUNTEERSThe Tennessee baseball team will face its first ranked opponent of the season this weekend as it travels to the

Sunshine State for a three-game series at No. 3 Florida. The Vols dropped two of three at home to Ole Miss last weekend, but rebounded on Wednesday with a 14-6 mid-week victory over UNC Asheville.

The Volunteers are now 19-6 overall this season, including a 2-4 mark in SEC play. Senior third baseman Matt Duffy paved the way offensively last week, hitting .500 (7-for-14) with three doubles, a home run and three stolen bases. The Milton, Mass., native continues to lead the league with 30 RBIs and ranks second in batting average, slugging percentage and on-base percentage.

On the mound, freshman Carter Watson has picked up two of the team's last three wins to move to a team-best 5-1 on the season. On the road at Lipscomb last week, the Murfreesboro native struck out three in 1.1 innings of relief. He followed that up with three more punchouts in two frames of work against the Bulldogs on Wednesday night. Another freshman earned the decision in Tennessee's other win, 6-4 over Ole Miss on Saturday, as Nick Williams was dominant in his two innings of action, striking out five. In that triumph over the Rebels, Tennessee junior closer Matt Ramsey collected his third save of the year by striking out the side in the ninth around two walks. The Knoxville native has now struck out 12 and allowed just one hit in 5.2 innings of work. With nine career saves, Ramsey moved into a tie for fifth all-time at UT with Rich Delucia (1983-86). For the season, he is averaging an astounding 19.06 strikeouts per nine innings. As a team, Tennessee has been flawless in the field recently, not making even a single error in its last four games. The Vols are now tied with Mississippi State for second in the SEC with a .975 fielding percentage, behind only Ole miss at .978.

SCOUTING THE GATORSRanked No. 1 for most of the season, Florida has dropped three of its last four games, falling twice to South

Carolina last weekend before suffering a mid-week setback to in-state rival Florida State. The USC series ended a stretch of 13-consecutive weekend series triumphs for Florida and marked the Gators first loss in a league series since March 26-28, 2010, at Ole Miss and the squads first conference series setback at home since April 17-19, 2009, to Ole Miss. Sophomore catcher Mike Zunino batted a sizzling .583 (7-for-12) in the series with South Carolina, with two runs and a double. USC held Florida to a .217 (20-for-92) batting average on the weekend. In the Saturday contest, sophomore Hudson Randall (4-0, 0.66) went the distance for his first career complete game and retired the final 19 USC hitters of the contest. The righty gave up five singles, permitted an unearned run and registered four strikeouts without issuing any walks. In lowering his earned run average to 0.66 on the campaign, Randall has not allowed any earned runs in 15.2 innings of league action versus No. 5 LSU and No. 4 South Carolina.

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TENNESSEE (19-6, 2-4) vs. #3 FLORIDA (21-5, 4-2)Gainesville, Fla. Alfred A. McKethan Stadium April 1-3

FRIDAY, APRIL 1 -- 7 p.m. (CSS)LHP Steven Gruver (3-2, 2.79) vs. RHP Hudson Randall (4-0, 0.66)

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MEDIA INFORMATIONMedia CredentialsMedia credentials will be issued to members of the

working media only. Children and other non-workers will not be allowed. Requests for credentials should be made by calling Assistant Media Relations Director Cameron Harris at least one day in advance of each home game or series. All credentials not picked up at the Media Relations Office will be left at the ticket will call window at the main entrance of the stadium.

Interview PolicyPlayers and coaches are available for interviews during

weekly media opportunities or by appointment arranged through Assistant Media Relations Director Cameron Harris.

Interviews with coaches or players while the team is on the road also should be arranged through Cameron Harris.

Postgame InterviewsTennessee head coach Todd Raleigh is available to meet

any working member of the media following the game on the field at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Media are asked to conduct player interviews on the field, and media mem-bers are not permitted in the clubhouse area.

Interviews with visiting team members also may be done on the field, subject to the policy of the visiting teams media relations representative.

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Photographers will not be permitted in or between the dugouts.

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Press Box ServicesUpdated cumulative statistics, game notes and score-

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An official scorer is assigned to all home games, and Cameron Harris will keep the media informed of all scoring decisions, notable facts and records.

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No. Name Cl. Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Andrew Toles Fr. OF L-R 5-10 185 Fayetteville, Ga./Sandy Creek 2 Zach Osborne Jr. SS R-R 5-7 165 Louisville, Ky./Pleasure Ridge Park 7 Chris Fritts So. OF R-R 5-9 180 Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge 8 Khayyan Norfork Sr. 2B R-R 5-10 185 Ripley, Tenn./Jackson State CC 9 Chris Pierce Jr. INF R-R 5-9 195 Kalama, Wash./Lower Columbia College10 Tyler Horne Sr. 1B/3B R-R 6-2 210 Newnan, Ga./Shelton State CC12 Charley Thurber Jr. OF L-L 6-4 215 Elmira, N.Y./Elmira Free Academy13 Matt Duffy Sr. 3B R-R 6-3 225 Milton, Mass./Vermont 14 Jerod Peper Jr. RHP R-R 6-5 220 Adair, Okla./Seminole State College15 Zack Godley So RHP R-R 6-3 245 Bamberg, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist16 Blake Berger Fr. C L-R 6-0 195 Jacksonville, Fla./Mandarin17 Rob Catapano Sr. LHP L-L 6-0 185 Knoxville, Tenn./North Carolina19 Hunter Daniel RS-So. LHP L-L 6-3 215 Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden20 Drew Steckenrider So. RHP/OF S-R 6-5 215 Lawrenceville, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian 21 Ethan Bennett Fr. C R-R 6-0 215 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut22 Andy Yates So. C R-R 5-11 155 Mount Juliet, Tenn./Wilson Central23 Hunter Mitchem Fr. C R-R 5-10 170 Murfreesboro, Tenn./Blackman24 T.J. Thornton Jr. LHP L-L 6-4 210 Lake Worth, Fla./Indian River CC25 Carter Watson Fr. RHP R-R 6-3 205 Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel28 Matt Ramsey Jr. RHP/C R-R 6-0 200 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut29 Nick Williams Fr. RHP R-R 6-2 235 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut30 Steven Gruver Jr. LHP L-L 6-1 205 Canfield, Ohio/Austintown Fitch31 Dalton Saberhagen Fr. LHP L-L 6-1 190 Calabasas, Calif./Calabasas32 Levi Dean Jr. RHP R-R 6-4 225 Centralia, Wash./Lower Columbia College33 Josh Liles Sr. OF/INF R-R 6-1 205 Jackson, Tenn./ USJ36 Andy Hillis RS-Fr. RHP R-R 6-7 215 Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood37 Jon Reed RS-Fr. RHP R-R 6-2 200 Tulsa, Okla./Tulsa Memorial40 Josh Allman Jr. LHP L-L 6-0 185 Bryson City, N.C./Swain County41 Nick Blount So. RHP R-R 6-6 220 Loganville, Ga./South Gwinnett43 Davis Morgan Jr. 1B R-R 6-1 225 Overland Park, Kansas/Johnson County CC44 Wes Walker Jr. C R-R 6-0 200 Seymour, Tenn./Walters State CC

Head Coach: 35 Todd Raleigh (Western Carolina, 1991), 4th yearAssistant Coach: 11 Ash Lawson (Tennessee Wesleyan, 1996), 1st yearAssistant Coach: 34 Jason Beverlin (Western Carolina, 1994), 2nd yearVolunteer Assistant Coach: 6 Barrett Shaft (Western Carolina, 2008), 1st yearDirector of Baseball Operations: Nate Headley (Colorado St, 2003), 4th yearAthletic Trainer: Jeff Wood (Marshall, 1984), 11th yearStrength & Conditioning Coach: Herman Demmink (Clemson, 2006), 2nd yearManagers: Matt McCoy, Tyler McCoy, Matt Nicholson, Drew Saberhagen

General University InformationLocation: ...............................................................Knoxville, Tenn.Founded (Enrollment): ........................................ 1794 (27,107)Conference: ..............................................................SoutheasternNickname: ......................................................................VolunteersColors: ........................................ Orange (PMS 151) and WhiteMascot:............................... Smokey (a blue tick coon hound)President: ............................................................. Dr. Joe DiPietroChancellor: ........................................................Dr. Jimmy CheekAthletics Director: ...............................................Mike HamiltonNCAA Faculty Representative: .................... Dr. Dan Murphy

Media RelationsAsst. Media Relations Director: .................... Cameron HarrisOffice Phone/Fax:...........................(865) 974-8876/974-8875Cell Phone: ........................................................... (817) 408-7604E-mail: ............................................................... [email protected] Athletics Web Site ...................................UTsports.comLindsey Nelson Stadium Press Box: ............ (865) 974-3376UT Athletics Media Relations Address:

217 Stokely Athletics Center1720 Volunteer Blvd.Knoxville, TN 37996

Facility InformationFacility (Opened): ............... Lindsey Nelson Stadium (1993)Capacity: ..................................... 3,800 (renovations ongoing)Dimensions: ......................................................... L 320; C 390; R 320Surface: ....................................................Tifway Bermuda GrassRecord at LNS: .......................................................443-181 (.710)

Baseball HistoryFirst Year of Baseball: ............................................................1897All-Time Overall Record: ........................ 1,839-1,390-14 (.569)All-Time Collegiate Record: .................. 1,834-1,387-14 (.569)SEC Championships: .....................................................................3SEC Tournament Appearances: ..............................................12SEC Tournament Championships: ...........................................3Regional/Super Regional Appearances: ............................9/2Regional/Super Regional Championships: .......................3/2CWS Appearances:.........................................................................4

2010 Team Information2010 Record (Final National Ranking): ................ 30-26 (NR)2010 SEC Record (Finish): .............................. 12-18 (5th East)Positional Starters Returning/Lost: .....................................7/2Pitchers Returning/Lost: ....................................................... 7/10Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .........................................18/17Newcomers: ...................................................................................14

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2011 TENNESSEE QUICK FACTS

COACHING STAFF

PRONUNCIATION GUIDENick BLOUNT ............................................................BLUNTRob CATAPANO ..................................... cat-uh-PAN-oh

KHAYYAN NORFORK ......................KY-yunn NOR-forkTodd RALEIGH ..................................................... RAHL-ee

2011 TENNESSEE BASEBALL ROSTER


TODD RALEIGHFourth SeasonWestern Carolina, 1991Record at UT: 102-90 (.531)Career Record: 359-299 (.546)

Tennessee head coach Todd Raleigh is in his fourth season at Rocky Top after guiding his alma mater, Western Carolina, for eight seasons. While at UT, Raleigh has had 12 players drafted, including two in 2008 and five more in both 2009 and 2010, and two more sign free-agent contracts following the completion of their eligibility. Nine of those players were drafted in the top-20

rounds, highlighted by 2009 first-round selection Kentrail Davis. In 19 seasons as a collegiate coach, Raleigh has now produced a total of 45 MLB draft picks and 63 professional players.

Under Raleigh's guidance, the Vols have steadily moved up in the NCAA RPI in each of the last three sea-sons, improving from 91 in 2008 to 58 in 2009 and 45 in 2010. Over the past two seasons, Raleighs squads have belted out 168 round-trippers (87 in 2009, 81 in 2010), good for the second-most prolific two-year period in school history.

During his tenure in Cullowhee, Raleighs clubs won two regular-season Southern Conference champion-ships, one Southern Conference tournament title, turned in five top-three league finishes and made a pair of NCAA Regional appearancesreaching the Regional final both times.

His 2007 WCU team posted a winning record against teams in the top 35 of the RPI and earned a rare mid-major at-large bid to the NCAA Championships. The Catamounts were touted by ESPNs Kyle Peterson as featuring an SEC-style offense.

In his 19 seasons as a collegiate assistant or head coach, Raleighs teams have finished third or better in their respective league 12 times (63 percent).

Raleigh and his wife, Stephanie, have four children: Caleb John Cal (13), Emma Grace (11), Carley Elizabeth (4) and Todd Anthony T (1).

NEXT WEEK IN TENNESSEE BASEBALLMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

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Turn up The VOLume There is not another person that puts higher

expectations on myself and this program than I do, UT Head Coach Todd Raleigh said. There is no doubt in my mind that we have this program headed in the right direction, especially this season. Everyone is on the same page in terms of coming to work every single day with the mindset of getting better. In the long run, that is really the only thing we can control.

Head Coach Todd Raleigh

Since I got here in the fall of 2007, we have improved every aspect of this program, from the facilities, to the Academic Progress Rate to the NCAA RPI. The last piece of the puzzle is putting it all together on the field and getting to the postseason. Has it happened as fast as we would have liked? Most certainly not. I understand the expectations of our fans, and this may sound odd, but I like the fact that some of them arent too happy right now. I love that they expect greatness, just like I do. Have there been some extenuating circumstances that have slowed us down a little? Sure, but our goal from day one has been to build a program, not a team. I have no doubt that that stuff is in the past and we are moving forward. We are going to be a national power, no question about that. I am confident that we are headed in the right direction and cannot wait to get this season started.


Ash brings a lot of energy and great ideas to our staff, especially with his insight on base running. It is going to be a critical year in that area because of all of the bat changes and he has done a tremendous job revamping our efforts on that part of the game. We stole a lot of bases last year, but I think we are going to step it up another level this season and put a lot of pressure on opposing teams.


We have been working on a lot of small ball stuff. We don't have as many power guys, so we have to get back to the basics. A lot of bunting, base running and just small ball stuff. It's not a traditional team like we have had in the past but we are getting use to it. Top to bottom, it's just a group of scrappy guys. We are going to score runs in many different ways and put pres-sure on the other team to make mistakes."

Senior First Baseman Josh Liles

Our attitude is one of high intensity. That is one thing that we have focused on in our practices and scrimmages this fall and leading up to the spring. The chemisty on this team is definitely improved over what it has been in the last couple of years. We have a close-knit group and a group of seniors to lead us. We've set the bar high from the very beginning. The SEC Tournament is a bare minimum."

Junior Catcher/Closer Matt Ramsey

raLeighs head COaChing reCOrdYear Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. NCAA Tournament2000 15-38 .283 8-22 .2672001 30-26 .536 18-11 .6212002 33-23 .589 20-10 .6672003 43-21 .672 22-8 .733 Wilson (N.C.) Regional2004 28-31 .475 12-18 .4002005 33-23 .589 18-12 .6002006 33-27 .550 14-13 .519 2007 42-20 .677 20-7 .741 Chapel Hill Regional2008 27-29 .482 12-18 .4002009 26-29 .472 11-19 .366 2010 30-26 .536 12-18 .400 2011 19-6 .760 2-4 .333_Totals 359-299 .546 169-160 .514

raLeighs Career BreakdOwnHome: ......................................................................224-102Away: .......................................................................108-152Neutral: ........................................................................28-34SEC Regular Season (while at UT): .......................37-59SEC Tournament: .........................................................0-0NCAA Regionals: ..........................................................4-4Extra-Innings: ...........................................................18-14February: .....................................................................48-45March: .........................................................................130-98April: ............................................................................106-90May: ...............................................................................73-61June: ...................................................................................2-3

A 2005 loss to Clemson which started at home, was halted, and then concluded on a different date on the road is not included in Raleighs home-away-neutral record.

u The Vols have steadily moved up in the NCAA RPI in each of the last three seasons, improving from 91 in 2008 to 58 in 2009 and 45 in 2010.

u Over the past two seasons, Raleighs squads have belted out 168 round-trippers (87 in 2009, 81 in 2010), good for the second-most prolific two-year period in school history.

u The Vols have been one of the best defensive teams in the nation the past two seasons, posting fielding percentages of .972 and .974 in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

u Raleigh led an offensive juggernaut in 2007 that ranked fifth nationally in runs per game (8.4), sixth nationally in home runs per game (1.4), scoring (8.4) and slugging percentage (.517), seventh in doubles per game (2.39) and 11th in batting avg. (.323).

u Under Raleighs guidance in 2009, Cody Hawn became just the 10th player in UT history to claim the team Triple Crown with a .364 batting average, 22 home runs and 81 RBIs.

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NOTEWORTHYTEAM QUICK HITSuTennessee is off to its best start through 25

games since opening with a 21-4 record in 2004.uThe Tennessee bullpen has a solid ERA of 3.04 in

112.2 innings of work this season.uSeven different UT pitchers have combined to

record a total of 10 saves this year, after the entire team had just four in 2010.uTennessee pinch hitters are 7-for-20 (.350).uThe Vols are hitting .330 (96-for-291) with RISP

and .335 (94-for-281) with two outs as a team.uUT has 64 two-out RBIs on the year, while hold-

ing its opponents to just 31.uTennessee has struck out just 115 times this

season, the fewest of any team in the SEC.uThe Big Orange ranks third in the nation with 63

stolen bases in 77 attempts.uThe contest with Austin Peay on March 16

marked the Orange and White's first road game of the year, as Tennessee opened the 2011 season with 16 straight home games. That is the longest home-stand for the Vols since they played 22 consecutive games in Knoxville to open the 1963 campaign.

INDIVIDUAL QUICK HITSuSenior Josh Liles needs 22 more hits to become

the 15th member of Tennessee's 200-hits club.uWith 13 stolen bases, Andrew Toles has the

second-most thefts of any freshman in the nation this year, behind only Jacksonville's Taylor Ratliff who has 15.uJunior Zach Osborne ranks second in school

history with 19 career sacrifice bunts. He needs just three more to tie Bryce Christensen (94-95) for the all-time lead.uWith three saves this season, junior Matt

Ramsey has increased his career total to nine, plac-ing him in a tie with Rich DeLucia (83-86) for the fifth-most in the UT annals. Todd Helton holds the school record with 23.uIn nine career games against Florida, senior

Josh Liles is hitting .333 (10-for-30) with five runs scored, three doubles, a home run, three RBIs and a stolen base.uJunior Matt Ramsey is hitting .444 (4-for-9) in

three games against the Gators with a solo home run and two runs scored.uJunior Steven Gruver started the Sunday con-

test against UF last season, allowing four runs on seven hits in 5.1 innings. He walked two and struck out one on 88 pitches (53 strikes).

VOLS TOP HITTING TEAM IN SEC The Tennessee offense currently ranks among the top three in the Southeastern Conference in almost every major offensive category. It leads the league with a .319 batting average, 272 hits and 63 stolen bases, ranks second with a .414 on base per-centage, .468 slugging percentage, 19 home runs and 393 total bases and third with 181 runs scored, 167 RBIs and 37 HBPs.

VOLS IN THE SEC RANKINGSStat Total SEC National (3/27)Batting Avg. .324 1st 17thOn-Base Percentage .414 2nd N/ASlugging Percentage .468 2nd 21stHits 272 1st 36thTotal Bases 393 2nd N/ARuns Scored 181 3rd 42ndRBIs 167 3rd N/AHome Runs 19 T-2nd 23rdDoubles 52 5th 53rdTriples 6 T-5th 160thPlate Appearances 1004 8th N/AAt-Bats 840 6th N/AWalks 100 T-6th 111thStrikeouts 115 12th N/AHit by Pitch 37 T-3rd 18thStolen Bases 63 1st 3rd

THE TALENTED MR. NORFORK (FROM RIPLEY) One of the hottest hitters in the nation so far this season, UT senior second baseman Khayyan Norfork has hit safely in 23 of the first 25 games of the 2011 campaign and leads the team with 15 multiple-hit contests. Entering the week, the Ripley, Tenn., native ranked third in the nation in both on-base percent-age and stolen bases, and eighth in batting average and hits. His .458 batting average, .570 OBP, 42 hits and 20 stolen bases all lead the SEC.

NORFORK IN THE SEC RANKINGSStat Total SEC National (3/27)Batting Avg. .458 1st 8thOn-Base Percentage .570 1st 3rdSlugging Percentage .677 3rd 43rdHits 44 1st 8thTotal Bases 65 2nd 21stStolen Bases 20 1st 3rdWalks 21 T-2nd 72ndRBIs 25 T-4th 104th

NORFORK NOTABLESuHas at least one hit in all but two games this

season. Opened the year with hits in eight straight contests before going on a career-high 12-game run, during which hit .560 (28-for-50) with 14 RBIs, nine doubles, a triple, one home run, eight walks and seven stolen bases.uHas 15 multi-hit games in 25 contests.uNeeds just three more hits to match his total for

the entire 2010 campaign (47).uReached base safely in each of the first 21

games of the season.uHas been spectacular at getting on base to start

off an inning, reaching safely in 21 of 39 leadoff opportunities for a stunning 53.8 percent success rate.uIs hitting .515 (17-for-33) with two outs and has

a team-high 13 two-out RBIs this season.uJunior college transfer from Jackson State

Community College. uHit .261 with three home runs, 25 RBIs and 14

stolen bases in his first season as a Vol.

GRUVER SETTING THE TONE ON THE MOUND Junior starting pitcher Steven Gruver has done a fantastic job setting the tone for a UT pitching staff that looks much improved over recent years. In his first three starts alone, he led the Vols to a pair of shutouts before tossing a complete game in his fourth start. So far this year, he has struck out 45 and walked just six in 42.0 innings of work. He went six scoreless against Milwaukee on Opening Day before shutting down Canisius for seven frames on Feb. 26 when he posted a career-high 10 strikeouts. He has now pitched 6.0+ innings nine times in his career. In those nine games, he is 5-2 with a 2.18 ERA and 62 strikeouts to just 10 walks.

GRUVER'S 2011 STATSERA W-L GS IP H ER BB K2.79 3-2 6 42.0 35 13 6 45

GRUVER WHEN PITCHING 6.0+ INNINGSERA W-L GS IP H ER BB K2.18 5-2 9 62.0 48 15 10 62

DUFFY PICKING UP RIGHT WHERE HE LEFT OFF After a slow start in 2010, his first at Tennessee, Matt Duffy picked up the pace at the end of the year, leading the Big Orange with a .348 batting average in SEC play.

Tennessee 2011 2010 2009 2008Record 19-6 12-13 11-14 16-9Batting Avg. .324 .269 .296 .271Runs 181 167 166 128Hits 272 228 256 220Doubles 52 46 48 40Triples 6 2 6 5Home Runs 19 26 37 18RBIs 167 147 154 114Slugging % .468 .420 .494 .399SB/SBA 63/77 38/48 22/28 33/46Walks 100 125 105 915Strikeouts 115 172 153 187On-Base % .414 .379 .385 .399Team ERA 3.80 4.80 5.79 3.58Opp. ERA 6.76 5.96 6.43 4.56Saves 10 1 2 7Walks 92 103 77 91Strikeouts 194 183 229 187Batting Avg. Against .265 .249 .291 .252Fielding % .975 .976 .972 .952Errors 23 23 26 46

SEASON COMPARISONS(through 25 games)

Senior third baseman Matt Duffy posted one of the most memorable offensive performances in Tennessee history against New Orleans on March 9, 2011, becoming just the second UT player to ever hit for the cycle. Duffy finished the contest 4-for-6 at the plate with a career-high three runs scored and four RBIs. He had a double in the first inning, a triple in the fourth, his second home run of the season in the fifth and a single in the eighth.

MATT DUFFY vs. New Orleans (3/9/11)4-for-6 with 3 runs and 4 RBIs1st AB 2nd AB 3rd AB 4th AB 5th AB 6th AB 2B F9 3B HR L9 1B

CHRIS BURKE vs. Vanderbilt (5/11/01)4-for-5 with 3 runs, 1 SB and 3 RBIs1st AB 2nd AB 3rd AB 4th AB 5th AB 6th AB 3B HR K 2B 1B X

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DUFFY HITS FOR THE CYCLE


easTern diVisiOnTeam SEC Pct. Overall Pct.Florida 4-2 .667 21-5 .808South Carolina 4-2 .667 19-5 .792Vanderbilt 4-2 .667 23-3 .885Georgia 3-3 .500 11-14 .440Tennessee 2-4 .333 19-6 .760Kentucky 2-4 .333 15-11 .577

wesTern diVisiOnTeam SEC Pct. Overall Pct.Alabama 5-1 .833 19-8 .704Mississippi State 4-2 .667 19-6 .760Ole Miss 3-3 .500 18-8 .692Arkansas 2-4 .333 18-6 .750Auburn 2-4 .333 15-10 .600LSU 1-5 .167 18-7 .720

MARCH29 (Tuesday)Alabama (1) vs. UAB (5) - (Regions Park; Hoover, Ala.)Oklahoma at Arkansas CanceledTroy (1) at Auburn (6)Florida (2) vs. Florida State (5) [FSFL] - (Jacksonville, Fla.)Georgia (5) at Clemson (11) [CSS]Tennessee Tech (8) at Kentucky (11) [BBSN]Alabama A&M at Mississippi State PostponedTennessee-Martin (3) at Vanderbilt (10)

30 (Wednesday)South Alabama (3) at Alabama (4)McNeese State (0) at LSU (6)Ole Miss (3) at Southern Miss (4) 10 inningsAlabama A&M (0) at Mississippi State (18)The Citadel (4) at South Carolina (6)UNC Asheville (6) at Tennessee (14)

APRIL1 (Friday)*Arkansas at Alabama 6:30 p.m. CT*Vanderbilt at Auburn 6 p.m. CT*Tennessee at Florida [#CSS] 7 p.m. ET*Mississippi State at Georgia 6:30 p.m. ET*Kentucky at South Carolina [FSN] 7 p.m. ET*Ole Miss at LSU 7 p.m. CT

2 (Saturday)*Arkansas at Alabama 2 p.m. CT*Vanderbilt at Auburn [#CSS] 6 p.m. CT*Tennessee at Florida [#CSS] 1 p.m. ET*Mississippi State at Georgia 2 p.m. ET*Kentucky at South Carolina [SPSO] 4:30 p.m. ET*Ole Miss at LSU [CST] 6:30 p.m. CT

3 (Sunday)*Arkansas at Alabama [#CSS] 1 p.m. CT*Vanderbilt at Auburn 1 p.m. CT*Tennessee at Florida 1 p.m. ET*Mississippi State at Georgia 2 p.m. ET*Kentucky at South Carolina [SPSO] 1:30 p.m. ET*Ole Miss at LSU 1 p.m. CT

All Times Local to Game Site Unless Noted

2011 SEC STANDINGS The transfer from Vermont has picked up right where he left off as he is currently hitting at a blis-tering .409 clip (36-for-88). A native of Milton, Mass., Duffy also has the most RBIs of any player in the SEC with 30, holds the team lead with five home runs and ranks second in the league in batting average, slugging percentage (.711) and on-base percentage (.545). He also tops the SEC with 10 HBPs.

CATAPANO = WINNERIncluding his two seasons at North Carolina,

Tennessee senior and Knoxville native Rob Catapano has started 15 collegiate games. The team he has started for has won all 15 contests, including all five of the games he started in 2010 for the Big Orange and all three of his starts so far this season.

CATAPANO HAS SIGHTS SET ON MARINESUnless the option to continue his baseball career

presents itself, Catapano plans on entering Officer Candidates School, a 10-week program in Quantico, Va., designed to train, evaluate and screen can-didates for potential as Marine Corp officers. Graduates of OCC are commissioned immediately upon graduation as Second Lietenants and sent to The Basic School at Quantico for six months of further training.

BENNETT OFF TO STRONG START After hitting 27 home runs as a senior at Farragut High School, UT freshman catcher/DH Ethan Bennett has wasted little time adjusting to the college game, as he is second on the team behind only Matt Duffy with five home runs and is hitting .315 (17-for-54) with 19 RBIs through his first 16 games at Rocky Top. After missing the first two weekends with a hamstring injury, Bennett exploded onto the scene with four home runs in three games. During that stretch, he hitting .583 (7-for-12) with 16 RBIs and six runs scored. Bennett's talent isn't limited to the baseball dia-mond though, as he is also an accomplished musi-cian with the ability to play the guitar, bass guitar, banjo, mandolin and piano.

VOLS OFF AND RUNNING Prior to the season, there was quite a bit of talk about Tennessee implementing a new, more aggressive baserunning philosophy. The Vols have walked-the-walk so far in 2011 as they have already recorded an SEC leading 63 stolen bases in the first 25 games of the season. By comparison, it took UT 46 games to reach that mark in 2010 and never got there in 2009 when it had just 39 thefts in 55 games. The new baserunning program was on full dis-

play on Feb. 27 against Canisius, when the Big Orange was a near-perfect 9-for-10 on the base-paths, including a pair of double steals and three thefts of third. The last time a Tennessee team had nine stolen bases in one game came against Morehead State on Feb. 8, 2003. UT had been successful in 20 straight stolen base attempts and 29 of 30 tries before having a runner thrown out on March 9. With 20 thefts, senior Khayyan Norfork is first in the league and has as many or more stolen bases than three dif-ferent SEC teams (Auburn, S. Carolina, Alabama) by himself. Not far behind Norfork is speedy freshman Andrew Toles who has the third-most stolen bases in the SEC with 13 in 16 attempts. That already bests current Texas Ranger centerfielder Julio Borbon for the fifth-most by a Tennessee freshman.

SAVING THE DAY One of the most eye-popping stats for Tennessee this season has come from the back of the team's bullpen. After recording four saves over the course of the entire 2010 campaign, the Vols already have 10 saves in the first 25 games this season, with seven different pitchers doing the honors no less. Matt Ramsey has three and Zack Godley has two, while Nick Blount, T.J. Thornton, Levi Dean, Nick Williams and Drew Steckenrider each have one. With nine career saves, Ramsey is currently tied with Rich DeLucia (83-86) for the fifth most in Tennessee history.

VOLS MAKING THE GRADE Academics have been a top priority for the Vols since Todd Raleigh arrived in 2008. Proving that point, Tennessee increased its multi-year APR to 936, up from 850 in 2005. That increase represented the largest single-year jump by any team at UT as it had an APR of 898 last year. For the 2009-10 school year alone, the Vol baseball team posted a spectacular 982 APR.

VOLS NOT LISTED IN NOTICE OF ALLEGATIONS The University of Tennessee received a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA on Feb. 23. While an examination into potential rules violations by the University of Tennessee baseball program was refer-enced in the initial Letter of Inquiry from the NCAA, there were no alleged violations by the baseball program listed in this Notice.

RALEIGH REACHES CENTURY MARK AT UT With a 7-3 road victory over Lipscomb on March 23, Tennessee head coach Todd Raleigh collected his 100th win at Rocky Top. In his fourth season with

The University of Tennessee baseball team will be featured on national television 11 times during the 2011 regular season, its second under the Southeastern Conference's landmark 15-year agreement with ESPN. The Volunteers will be one of two squads to be featured twice on ESPNU's groundbreaking Thursday Night SEC Baseball Game of the Week during the 2011 season. The Vols will kick off the inaugural seven-week series, a first for the sport, when they host defending NCAA National Champion South Carolina at 7:30 p.m. on April 7 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. UT will then take part in the event the next week as well when it travels to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to square off with Alabama on April 14. Both contests will be televised nationally on ESPNU which is now available in 73 million homes.

daTe OppOnenT LOCaTiOn Time ChanneLMarch 26 Ole Miss Knoxville 3 p.m. SportSouth/ESPN3.comMarch 27 Ole Miss Knoxville 2 p.m. SportSouth/ESPN3.comApril 1 at Florida Gainesville 7 p.m. CSS/ESPN3.comApril 2 at Florida Knoxville 1 p.m. CSS/ESPN3.comApril 7 South Carolina Knoxville 7:30 p.m. ESPNUApril 9 South Carolina Knoxville Noon SportSouth/ESPN3.comApril 14 at Alabama Tuscaloosa 7:30 p.m. ET ESPNUApril 30 at Vanderbilt Nashville 1 p.m. ET CSS/ESPN3.comMay 8 Mississippi State Knoxville 2 p.m. SportSouth/ESPN3.comMay 13 at LSU Baton Rouge 8 p.m. ET Cox Sports TVMay 14 at LSU Baton Rouge 4 pm. ET CSS/ESPN3.com

2011 TV SCHEDULE


the Vols, the UT skipper is now 102-90 (.531). Raleigh becomes just the fourth Tennessee coach to reach that mark in Knoxville, joining John Whited (145 wins/1982-87), Bill Wright (408/1963-81) and Rod Delmonico (699/1990-2007).

NORFORK EXCELS ON OPENING DAY...AGAIN For the second straight season, Vol second base-man Khayyan Norfork opened the year with a bang. After going 4-for-5 with two runs scored, an RBI and a stolen base in his UT debut against Xavier in 2010, Norfork kicked off the 2011 campaign with a 2-for-4 effort, knocking in three of the team's four runs against Milwaukee in its 4-0 victory. In his two Opening Day starts combined, Norfork is 6-for-9 (.667) with four RBIs, two stolen bases and two runs scored.

OPENING DAY SOUTHPAWS With Steven Gruver earning the Opening Day start for the Vols this season, it marked the third consecutive campaign that the Vols have trotted a southpaw out to the mound to open the year.

Opening Day Starters Under Head Coach Todd Raleigh 2011 Steven Gruver (Jr., LHP) W vs. Milwaukee - 6.0 IP, 8 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 8 K 2010 Bryan Morgado (Jr., LHP) W vs. Xavier- 5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K 2009 Nick Hernandez (Jr., LHP) ND vs. Oregon State - 5.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K 2008 Steve Crnkovich (So., RHP) W vs. Morehead State - 7.0 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

SHUTOUT STREAK Prior to its 4-0 victory over Milwaukee on Opening Day (2/18), Tennessee's last shutout came on March 10, 2007, a span of three years, 11 months and eight days (209 games), when James Adkins and Ryne Simpson combined to blank Siena, 5-0, in Knoxville. It didn't take the Vols to pick up another shut-out as they accomplished the feat once again just a week later against Canisius (2/25), also by a 4-0

score. UT picked up another on March 9 with a 14-0 blanking over New Orleans.

Longest Time Between Shutouts 1. 209 games 3/10/07 (Siena) - 2/18/11 (Mlwaukee) Three years, 11 months, 8 days (1441 days) 2. 84 games 4/30/88 (Auburn) - 3/22/90 (Tusculum) 1 year, 10 months, 22 days (691 days) 3. 74 games 4/17/29 (Hiwassee) - 5/2/47 (Lincoln Memorial) 18 years, 15 days (6589 days) 4. 69 games 5/17/47 (Tenn. Tech) - 4/18/51 (Vanderbilt) Three years, 11 months, 1 day (1432 days) 5. 64 games 4/21/96 (Georgia) - 4/18/97 (Georgia) 11 months, 28 days (362 days)

RECORD-SETTING ATTENDANCE ON OPENING WEEKEND

Tennessee set a new school-record for total atten-dance in a home-opening series, drawing 6,111 fans (2,037/game) to the three-game set against Milwaukee, Feb. 18-20. The previous record was set in 1997 when the Vols drew 5,877 over three games against Eastern Kentucky. With 2,345 on hand on the first day of the 2011 season, UT had its second-highest attendance for a home-opening contest, behind only the 2.753 that saw the Vols take on Louisville on Feb. 25, 1995.

HIGHEST ATTENDANCEHome Opener Home-Opening Series1. 1995 - Louisville (2,753) 1. 2011 - Milwaukee (6,111) 2. 2011 - Milwaukee (2,345) 2. 1997 - E. Kentucky (5,877)3. 2010 - Xavier (2,300) 3. 1998 - Morehead St. (5,719)4. 2009 - Oregon St. (2,048) 4. 2010 - Xavier (5,628)5. 1996 - Clemson (2,002) 5. 1995 - Louisville (5,203)

ROCKY TOP BLOODLINES Freshman centerfielder Andrew Toles was born to bleed orange. A fourth-round selection by the Florida Marlins last June, Toles decded to put his professional career on hold in order to attend the same school where his father and uncle both excelled on the gridiron. His father, Alvin, was a hard-hitting linebacker at Tennessee (1981-84) before being drafted in the first round of the 1985 NFL draft by the New

SERIES HISTORYFlorida leads the all-time series with Tennessee, 135-75, dating back to the first meeting between the

two squads in 1916, a 10-2 Gator win in Gainesville. Over the last 10 contests, UF holds a slim, 6-4, advan-tage, including taking two of three in Knoxville last year. UT's last series win in Gainesville, where it holds an all-time record of 34-74, came in 2007.

LAST SEASON Tennessee dropped two of three to No. 8 Florida in Knoxville last year, falling in the first and third games of its weekend series. The Orange and Whites lone win on the week came against the Gators on Saturday when Stephen McCray tossed 6.1 strong innings, scattering seven hits and allowing just one run while tying his career high with seven strikeouts and not walking a batter. With his effort, the Lilburn, Ga., na-tive staked claim to his team-leading fourth win of the season. D.J. Leffler came out of the bullpen in all three games against UF, finishing the weekend with four punchouts in 3.1 scoreless innings. The Yorba Linda, Calif., native allowed just one hit and retired 10 of the 11 batters that he faced. Offensively, Matt Ramsey and P.J. Polk paced the Big Orange, hitting .444 with a home run and .385 with two stolen bases, respectively, in the series. Cody Hawn was the teams top run producer over the course of the three games, knocking in five runs with three doubles.

LAST 10 MEETINGSApril 11, 2010 Florida 9, Tennessee 1 Knoxville, Tenn.April 10, 2010 Tennessee 12, Florida 4 Knoxville, Tenn.April 9, 2010 Florida 4, Tennessee 2 Knoxville, Tenn.March 22, 2009 Florida 7, Tennessee 5 Gainesville, Fla. March 21, 2009 Florida 10, Tennessee 2 Gainesville, Fla.March 20, 2009 Florida 3, Tennessee 2 Gainesville, Fla.April 6, 2008 Florida 7, Tennessee 2 (7 inn.) Knoxville, Tenn.April 5, 2008 Tennessee 12, Florida 6 Knoxville, Tenn.April 4, 2008 Tennessee 5, Florida 4 Knoxville, Tenn.May 19, 2007 Tennessee 11, Florida 7 Gainesville, Fla.

UT-FLORIDA SERIES HISTORY

In an effort to get a few laughs out of his teammates and fans this season, senior Tyler Horne selected Elton John's "Circle of Life" from the animated motion picture "The Lion King," as his walk-up song. It has achieved its stated goal as both players and fans alike have embraced it. When Horne strides to the dish, it is not uncommon to see people imitating the scene from the movie where Rafiki presents Simba for all of the kingdom to see.

CIRCLE OF LIFE

TYLER HORNE | Senior Third Baseman

Tennessee CaTegOry FLOrida19-6 .................................Record ................................. 21-5.324 ............................Batting Avg. ............................ .309840 ..................................At Bats ...................................876181 .................................... Runs .....................................164272 ..................................... Hits ......................................27152 ....................................Doubles .................................... 556 ....................................... Triples ........................................719 ................................ Home Runs ................................ 19167 .....................................RBIs ......................................150.468 .............................Slugging %............................. .45363/77 ..............................SB/SBA ...............................23/34100 ................................... Walks ...................................... 96.414 ............................. On-Base % ............................. .3863.80 ..............................Team ERA ...............................2.426.76 ...............................Opp. ERA ................................5.5410 ...................................... Saves .........................................692 ...................................... Walks ...................................... 46194 ...............................Strikeouts ................................206.265 ................... Batting Avg. Against ................... .229.975 ............................. Fielding % ............................. .97323 ...................................... Errors ...................................... 27

UT-FLORIDA MATCHUP


Orleans Saints. His uncle, Johnnie Jones, also is the fourth-leading rusher in Tennessee history (82-84) and spent time with the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the CFL. His mother, Vicky, meanwhile, played basketball at the University of New Orleans, and his sister, Morgan plays basketball at Auburn.

NEW FACES IN THE CROWD The Volunteers return 17 players, including seven starters, from last year's squad which finished with a record of 30-26. Joining them is a talented group of 14 newcomers, headlined by freshman Andrew Toles, a fourth-round pick by the Florida Marlins in the 2010 MLB First-Year Player Draft, and last year's Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year, Ethan Bennett from Farragut High School. All 14 newcomers have already made their way into a game this season.

NEW FACES ON THE COACHING STAFF In addition to the 14 new players, Tennessee also welcomes a pair of new coaches in assistant coach Ash Lawson and volunteer assistant Barrett Shaft. A former head coach at Tennessee Wesleyan, Lawson comes to Rocky Top from the San Diego Padres for whom he was a regional crosschecker. He was named the Padres' Scout of the Year in 2006. Shaft is in his first season as a volunteer assistant after serving as a manager for the team last year. He is a 2008 graduate of Western Carolina.

HOMEGROWN TALENT PLENTIFUL ON TENNESSEE ROSTER Tennessees roster includes 12 players from the state of Tennessee (38.7 percent of the roster). Five Vols are from Knox County and one is from Sevier County (Seymour), while two others hail from West Tennessee and four are from Middle Tennessee. Four of the local players hail from Farragut High School, including senior Rob Catapano, junior Matt Ramsey and freshmen Ethan Bennett and Nick Williams. Bennett was named a 2010 Louisville Slugger High School All American, Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year and TBCA Class AAA Player of the Year after setting a state single-season record with 27 home runs. He also hit .420 with 73 RBIs and scored 57 runs and set the national record for home runs in consecutive games, belting 16 during a 10-game stretch in April. Williams also played a big role in leading Farragut to three straight state titles with Bennett, going 19-0 with 137 strikeouts and an 0.85 ERA during his three seasons on the varsity squad.

THE COLOR ORANGE On Sunday, Feb. 20, ESPN aired a feature-length documentary on former two-sport Tennessee star Condredge Holloway, entitled "The Color Orange." The documentary, produced and directed by country music star Kenny Chesney, detailed Holloway's collegiate career as the first black quar-terback in the SEC. In addition to his exploits on the gridiron, Holloway also served as the starting shortstop at UT, garnering first-team All-America recognition in 1975 after hitting .396 with 20 RBIs and two home runs.

BASEBALL PARTICIPATES IN LIGHT THE NIGHT WALK, RAISES MORE THAN $5,000 FOR CANCER RESEARCH For the fourth straight year, the University of Tennessee baseball team participated in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk Thursday evening at Circle Park on the UT campus. Since becoming involved with the event in 2007, the Volunteers have now helped to raise nearly $30,000, including over $5,000 this year, in support of research into the treatment and preven-tion of cancer.

LIVE BLOG WITH THE VOLS Fans looking for a way to get closer to the team and interact more during games need look no fur-

ther than UTSports.com this season. For each game, there will be an interactive CoverItLive blog where fans can submit questions and comments about that night's contest.

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Baseball America (March 28)1. Vanderbilt ..................................................... 22-32. Virginia ........................................................... 24-23. South Carolina ............................................ 18-54. Florida ............................................................ 21-45. Arizona State ............................................... 18-66. Texas A&M .................................................... 19-57. Florida State ................................................. 18-68. Texas ............................................................... 17-79. Fresno State ................................................. 18-210. Oklahoma ................................................... 18-611. Stanford ......................................................10-6 12. Cal State Fullerton .................................. 16-813. California .................................................... 16-514. Georgia Tech ............................................. 21-415. TCU ...............................................................15-8 16. North Carolina .......................................... 23-317. LSU ................................................................17-7 18. Arizona ........................................................17-7 19. Baylor ...........................................................16-8 20. Stetson ........................................................20-5 21. Troy ............................................................... 19-422. Southern Miss ........................................... 18-523. Oregon State ............................................. 18-624. UCLA ............................................................11-8 25. Alabama ...................................................... 18-7

Collegiate Baseball (March 28)1. Virginia ........................................................... 24-22. Vanderbilt ..................................................... 22-33. South Carolina ............................................ 18-54. Florida ............................................................ 21-45. Texas A&M .................................................... 19-56. Georgia Tech ............................................... 21-47. Arizona State ............................................... 18-68. Texas ............................................................... 17-79. Fresno State ................................................. 18-210. Cal State Fullerton .................................. 16-811. North Carolina .......................................... 23-312. Florida State .............................................. 18-613. Oklahoma ................................................... 18-614. TCU ...............................................................15-8 15. UCLA ............................................................11-8 16. Clemson ......................................................13-9 17. Arizona ........................................................17-7 18. Stanford ......................................................10-6 19. California .................................................... 16-520. Southern Miss ........................................... 18-521. Alabama ...................................................... 18-722. Arkansas......................................................18-6 23. Central Florida .......................................... 18-624. Mississippi State ...................................... 18-625. LSU ................................................................17-7

USA Today/ESPN (March 28)1. Virginia ........................................................... 24-22. Vanderbilt ..................................................... 22-33. Florida ............................................................ 21-44. South Carolina ............................................ 18-55. Texas A&M .................................................... 19-56. North Carolina............................................. 23-37t. Florida State ............................................... 18-67t. Texas ............................................................. 17-79. Arizona State ............................................... 18-610. Georgia Tech ............................................. 21-411. Oklahoma ................................................... 18-612. Fresno State .............................................. 18-213. Arkansas......................................................18-6 14. TCU ...............................................................15-8 15. Cal State Fullerton .................................. 16-816. LSU ................................................................17-7 17. Arizona ........................................................17-7 18. California .................................................... 16-519. UC-Irvine .....................................................14-6 20. Oregon State ............................................. 18-621. Stanford ......................................................10-6 22. Southern Miss ........................................... 18-523. Clemson ......................................................13-9 24. UCLA ............................................................11-8 25. Alabama ...................................................... 18-7

NCBWA (March 28)1. Vanderbilt ..................................................... 22-32. Virginia ........................................................... 24-23. South Carolina ............................................ 18-54. Florida ............................................................ 21-45. Arizona State ............................................... 18-66. Texas A&M .................................................... 19-57. Oklahoma ..................................................... 18-68. Texas ............................................................... 17-79. Florida State ................................................. 18-610. North Carolina .......................................... 23-311. TCU ...............................................................15-8 12. Georgia Tech ............................................. 21-413. Arkansas......................................................18-6 14. Cal State Fullerton .................................. 16-815. Fresno State .............................................. 18-216. LSU ................................................................17-7 17. Clemson ......................................................13-9 18. Arizona ........................................................17-7 19. Stanford ......................................................10-6 20. UCLA ............................................................11-8 21. California .................................................... 16-522. UC-Irvine .....................................................14-6 23. Louisville ..................................................... 15-824. Alabama ...................................................... 18-725. Rice .............................................................16-11

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLLS

No. Player Gm# Date Opponent Pitcher On Base Inn Outs Count 1. Khayyan Norfork 2 Feb 19 Milwaukee Semmelhack 0 7 0 1-0 2. Charley Thurber 6 Feb 27 Canisius Cortright 1 3 2 0-0 3. Matt Duffy 9 Mar 06 Morehead State Smallwood 2 3 2 0-0 4. Chris Fritts 10 Mar 08 New Orleans Kelt 1 2 2 0-0 5. Chris Pierce 10 Mar 08 New Orleans Hoffman 2 5 0 1-2 6. Matt Duffy 11 Mar 09 New Orleans Landry 2 5 1 1-2 7. Chris Fritts 13 Mar 12 Manhattan Hirschberg 1 4 2 1-1 8. Matt Duffy 13 Mar 12 Manhattan Feinberg 3 7 1 1-0 9. Ethan Bennett 14 Mar 12 Manhattan Luksis 1 2 2 2-1 10. Ethan Bennett 15 Mar 13 Manhattan Giordano 0 3 2 0-1 11. Ethan Bennett 16 Mar 15 Alabama A&M Steward 3 3 2 2-2 12. Ethan Bennett 16 Mar 15 Alabama A&M Steward 0 5 1 1-2 13. Zach Osborne 16 Mar 15 Alabama A&M Steward 0 6 0 3-1 14. Khayyan Norfork 17 Mar 16 at Austin Peay Belew 0 1 0 3-2 15. Andrew Toles 19 Mar 19 at Kentucky Cooper 2 6 1 0-2 16. Charley Thurber 19 Mar 19 at Kentucky Wijas 2 6 1 1-0 17. Matt Duffy 20 Mar 20 at Kentucky Rogers 0 3 1 0-0 18. Tyler Horne 21 Mar 23 at Lipscomb Nunn 1 2 1 2-0 19. Matt Duffy 22 Mar 25 Ole Miss Crouse 0 7 1 0-0

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2011 HOME RUN TRACKER


2011 VOLS IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES

J.P. ARENCIBIAC Toronto Blue Jays

JULIO BORBONOF Texas Rangers

R.A. DICKEYSP New York Mets

LUKE HOCHEVARSP Kansas City Royals

TODD HELTON1B Colorado Rockies

CHASE HEADLEY3B San Diego Padres

FREDI GONZALEZMgr. Atlanta Braves

RICK HONEYCUTTPitching Coach LA Dodgers


PROBABLE FRIDAY STARTER

STEVEN #30GRUVER(3-2, 2.79)

LEFT-HANDED PITCHERJunior6-1 205Canfield, OhioAustintown Fitch HS

Date OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA NP/SFeb 18, 2011 MILWAUKEE * 6.0 8 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4-0 1 0 0 0.00 96/57Feb 25, 2011 CANISIUS * 7.0 2 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4-0 2 0 0 0.00 110/65Mar 05, 2011 INDIANA * 6.1 5 2 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3-6 2 0 0 0.93 108/63Mar 05, 2011 MANHATTAN * 9.0 5 2 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4-2 3 0 0 1.27 111/68Mar 18, 2011 at Kentucky * 6.1 7 4 4 0 7 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3-5 3 1 0 2.08 105/75Mar 25, 2011 OLE MISS * 7.1 8 5 5 0 8 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1-6 3 2 0 2.79 110/70Totals 6 42.0 35 13 13 6 45 5 0 0 4 2 6 0 19-19 3 2 0 2.79

2011 GAME-BY-GAME

CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA2009 5.93 0 1 18 4 0 0 0 0 30.1 40 33 20 12 36 8 1 2 151 .313 8 5 1 3 32010 6.62 4 4 11 11 0 0 0 0 53.0 71 41 39 15 40 19 1 6 247 .318 3 8 1 0 12011 2.79 3 2 6 6 1 0 2 0 42.0 35 13 13 6 45 5 0 2 166 .230 4 6 1 0 2TOTAL 5.04 7 7 36 22 1 0 2 0 130.1 150 88 73 34 126 35 2 10 583 .288 15 19 3 3 6

2011 - JUNIORUT's Opening Day and Friday night starter...Earned a win over Milwaukee with six shutout innings...Helped the Vols record their first shutout since 2007...Struck out eight Panthers...Was even more masterful his second time out, leading the Vols to another 4-0 shutout, this time over Canisius...Struck out a career-high 10 and did not walk a batter in seven innings of two-hit ball...Tallied a no-decision in UT's 6-3 loss to Indiana on March 5 after allowing two runs on five hits and three walks in 6.1 innings...Also struck out six...The two runs were the first he allowed all season, snapping a scoreless streak of 16.2 innings to start the season...Twirled his first career complete game with a 4-2 win against Manhattan on March 11...Suffered a tough-luck loss at Kentucky on March 18 after allowing four runs and striking out seven in 6.1 innings.

2010 - SOPHOMOREUTs Sunday starter for most of the season...Finished with a 4-4 record and 6.21 ERA in 58.0 innings, spanning 12 starts...Ranked third on the team with 45 strikeouts, while walking just 16...Did not factor into the decision in his first start after allowing five runs on nine hits in four innings of work against Xavier on Feb. 20...Was absolutely dominant in his second start, earning his first career win with seven shutout innings against No. 10 Oregon State in a 9-2 victory...Struck out a career-high nine batters, while allowing just three hits and one walk....Was named the CollegeBaseball360.com Primetime Pitcher of the Week on March 2 for his effort against the Beavers...Followed that up with another 7.0 inning per-formance, this time against Kennesaw State on March 6...Missed two starts with minor elbow tendonitis before returning with 4.2 innings against LSU on March 27...Became the first UT pitcher since 2002 to start and win two games in a week when he threw six innings of one-run ball to lead the Vols to a series-clinching, 3-1 victory over Kentucky....Made it three wins in a row with five strong innings, allowing two runs and striking out five while scattering seven hits, in UTs 25-5, series-clinching rout over Georgia...Earned a spot on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll for his work in the classroom...Played on the Falmouth Commodores in the prestigious Cape Cod League over the summer...Was 1-0 with 31 strikeouts and a 5.13 ERA in 26.1 innings.

2009 - FRESHMANThe true freshman finished the season with a 0-1 record and a 5.93 ERA...Fashioned a 5.79 ERA in SEC play...Made 18 appearances with four starts...Made three of his starts against non-conference opponents with one SEC start at the end of the season...Made his collegiate debut Feb. 21 against Oregon State, worked 0.2 innings...Took his first lost when he allowed two runs on one hit with four strikeouts against Austin Peay, Feb. 24...Pitched one inning against Coastal

Carolina Feb. 27 at the Baseball at the Beach Tournament...Earned a no decision in his first collegiate start on March 7 against Ohio...Had a rough outing against Georgia in his home conference debut, giving up three runs on three hits in 1.1 innings...DWorked a season-high four innings in relief on April 24 vs. Arkansas...Made his first SEC start on May 3 at Kentucky, working 1.2 innings, giving up six unearned runs on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts...Spent his summer playing for the La Crosse Loggers in the Northwoods League...Was the teams ace, amassing a 7-1 record with a 2.23 ERA in a team-high 76.2 innings pitched...Struck out 49 while leading his squad to the leagues championship series.

HIGH SCHOOLGraduated from Austintown Fitch High School in Austintown, Ohio, where he was coached by Wally Ford and was a four-year varsity starter...Compiled a 15-5 high school record and is the school record-holder for career strikeouts...Was a 2008 Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All-America selection and was rated by both Perfect Game and Baseball America as one of the top prospects in the state of Ohio...Attended the 2007 Perfect Game National Showcase, where he earned a 9.5 rating...Played summer ball for the Midland Braves (2006), Midland Redskins (2007) and the Astro Falcons (2008)...Was his high schools valedicto-rian, boasting a perfect 4.0 GPA...Was vice president of his class for four years and was active in the National Honor Society and the Latin Club.

PERSONALFull name is Steven Mark Gruver...Born June 30, 1989, in Pittsburgh, Pa....Son of Sue and Mark Gruver...Recipient of the Captain & Mrs. Dan C. Clements Athletic Scholarship Endowment...Academic major: Kinesiology.

Innings (Starter) ................................................ 9.0 vs. Manhattan (3/11/11)Innings (Reliever) ..................................................................4.0 vs. Arkansas (4/24/09)Runs Allowed ................................................................................. 9 at Auburn (5/15/10)ER Allowed ...................................................................................... 8 at Auburn (5/15/10)Strikeouts ................................................................10 vs. Canisius (2/26/11)Walks .............................................................3 (3x), last vs. Indiana (3/5/11)Hits Allowed .................................................................. 9 (2x), last at Ole Miss (4/4/10)Wild Pitches .................................................................................. 2 vs. Georgia (3/27/09)HBP ........................................................................... 3 at Kentucky (3/18/11)

CAREER HIGHS

Innings (Starter) ......................................................................9.0 vs. Manhattan (3/11)Innings (Reliever) ............................................................................................................ N/ARuns Allowed .................................................................................... 5 vs. Ole Miss (3/25)ER Allowed ......................................................................................... 5 vs. Ole Miss (3/25)Strikeouts ......................................................................................... 10 vs. Canisius (2/26)Walks ..........................................................................................................3 vs. Indiana (3/5)Hits Allowed .................................................................8 (2x), last 5 vs. Ole Miss (3/25)Wild Pitches ..................................................................1 (4x), last 5 vs. Ole Miss (3/25)HBP.........................................................................................................3 at Kentucky (3/18)

2011 HIGHS

RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total 0 0 2 2 3 4 1 1 - 13

RUN SUPPORT0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+R Total AVG/9- 1 - 2 3 - - - - - - 19 3.17

RUN SUPPORT


ROB #17CATAPANO(2-0, 3.38)

LEFT-HANDED PITCHERSenior6-0 185Knoxville, Tenn.Farragut HS/North Carolina

2011 - SENIORHas made two appearances out of the bullpen, two mid-week starts and one Saturday start in 2011...Allowed three runs on one hit in an inning of work against Milwaukee on Feb. 20...Struck out two batters, walked one and hit another..Earned his first victory of the year in his first start, tying his career high with five punchouts in four innings of work in UT's 14-0 shutout of New Orleans on March 8....Moved to 2-0 with three innings of one-run ball at Austin Peay on March 16...Made his first career SEC start against Ole Miss on March 26, going five strong innings, allowing just two runs on five hits...Including his two seasons at North Carolina, Catapano has started 15 collegiate games...The team he has started for has won all 15 contests, including all five of the games he started in 2010 for the Big Orange and each of his three starts this season...Plans to join the Marine Corp after graduation if baseball isn't an option...Would attempt to earn a commission through Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Va.

2010 - REDSHIRT JUNIORMade his Tennessee debut on Feb. 21 with 1.2 scoreless innings of work in a 17-1 victory over Xavier...Struck out two and allowed just one hit...Gave up three runs in 0.1 IP in UTs 17-1 loss to No. 10 Oregon State on Feb. 26...Walked two and gave up a pair of hits...Made his first start as a Volunteer on March 7 against Kennesaw State...Was fantastic, tossing five shutout innings and allow-ing one hit while striking out three on 62 pitches with 43 strikes...Earned his second start just three days later on the road at MTSU, where he allowed four runs, three earned, in four frames of work...He gave up six hits and struck out two...Collected his first win in a Tennessee uniform against Morehead State on March 17...Allowed just one run on two hits in three innings before reaching his predetermined pitch count...Picked up his second victory with four innings of one run ball against USC Upstate on March 23...Allowed four hits while strik-ing out three and walking two...Improved to 3-0 on the season with a win over Presbyterian College on March 31...He twirled four innings, allowing three runs on four hits while striking out a season-high five batters...Was roughed up for five runs on three hits, including two home runs, against Western Carolina on April 7...Tossed a scoreless frame against Florida on April 11...Was solid in relief at Mississippi State on April 18, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings and striking out two...Not quite as effective three days later at Western Carolina, allowing five runs, three earned in 1.1 frames of action....Twirled two scoreless stanzas against Vanderbilt on April 23....Added another shutout inning of relief in the ninth of UTs 25-5, series-clinching rout at Georgia....Yielded six runs on six hits in 1.2 innings of work at Auburn on May 15.

2009 - JUNIORSat out the 2009 season after transferring from North Carolina.

NORTH CAROLINA2008 - SOPHOMOREPitched in 19 games and made seven starts for the Tar Heels...Posted a 4-0 record and a 3.03 ERA in 38 2/3 innings...Struck out 40 batters and walked just 14 for a 2.9-to-1 strikeout-to-walk ratio...Team posted a 7-0 record in games started...Pitched a pair of scoreless innings in the NCAA Tournament with four strikeouts...Posted career bests of 5 2/3 innings and seven strikeouts at Florida Atlantic on Feb. 24...Went four scoreless innings with five strikeouts in a start at Duke on March 9...Earned first win with two innings of relief versus Gardner-Webb on March 26...Won twice in the series sweep at Clemson...Struck out four in just 1 1/3 innings in the second game of a doubleheader against No. 14 Georgia Tech on April 6...Fanned two in an inning of work against No. 8 Fresno State on June 22.

2007 - FRESHMANMade 27 appearances, primarily as a situational left-hander out of the bullpen...Recorded a 1-1 record with one save...Struck out 10 and walked nine over 14 innings...Held opponents to a .176 average and posted a 4.50 ERA...Earned first career save after working a third of an inning in the March 2 win over Penn State...First career victory came after working a third of an inning at NC State on April 28...Pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief against Rice in the College World Series on June 17...Pitched for the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2007...Went 3-1 with a 0.92 ERA in 19 2/3 innings over 14 relief appearances...Allowed just three walks and struck out 17.

Innings (Starter) ...........................................................................5.0 vs. Ole Miss (3/26)Innings (Reliever) ........................................................................ 3.0 at Kentucky (3/20)Runs Allowed .................................................................................3vs. Milwaukee (2/20) ER Allowed .................................................................................... 3 vs. Milwaukee (2/20)Strikeouts .....................................................................................5 vs. New Orleans (3/8)Walks ....................................................................................2 (2x), last vs. Ole Miss (3/26)Hits Allowed ...................................................................................... 6 vs. Ole Miss (3/26)Wild Pitches ....................................................................................... 2 vs. Ole Miss (3/26)HBP.................................................................................................... 1 vs. Milwaukee (2/20)

2011 HIGHS

RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total 1 0 1 0 1 - - - - 3

RUN SUPPORT0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+R Total AVG/9- - - - - 1 1 - - - 1 25 8.33

RUN SUPPORT (Starts only)

Innings (Starter) ..................................... 5.0 (2x), last vs. Ole Miss (3/26/11)Innings (Reliever) ................................................. 3.0 at Kentucky (3/20/11)Runs Allowed ................................................................................. 6 at Auburn (5/15/10)ER Allowed ...................................................................................... 6 at Auburn (5/15/10)Strikeouts ............................................. 5 (2x), last vs. New Orleans (3/8/11)Walks ......................................................... 2 (5x), last vs. Ole Miss (3/26/11)Hits Allowed .............................................. 6 (3x), last vs. Ole Miss (3/26/11)Wild Pitches .............................................. 2 (2x), last vs. Ole Miss (3/26/11)HBP................................................................. 2 (5x), last at Western Carolina (4/21/10)

CAREER HIGHS (at Tennessee)

Date OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA NP/SFeb 20, 2011 Milwaukee 1.0 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6-9 0 0 0 27.00 20/14Mar 08, 2011 NEW ORLEANS * 4.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14-0 1 0 0 5.40 54/35Mar 16, 2011 Austin Peay * 3.0 3 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5-3 2 0 0 4.50 58/33Mar 20, 2011 Kentucky 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3-7 2 0 0 3.27 36/25Mar 26, 2011 OLE MISS * 5.0 6 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 6-4 2 0 0 3.38 81/55Totals 3 16.0 15 7 6 5 13 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 34-23 2 0 0 3.38

2011 GAME-BY-GAME

CAREER STATISTICSYear ERA W L App GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA2006 --- AT NORTH CAROLINA ---2007 --- AT NORTH CAROLINA --- 2007 --- TRANSFER SEASON --- 2010 7.11 3 0 14 5 0 0 0 0 31.2 35 28 25 10 24 8 0 8 150 .285 2 15 0 0 22011 3.38 2 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 16.0 15 7 6 5 13 0 1 2 69 .254 2 1 1 1 3TOTAL 5.85 5 0 19 8 0 0 1 0 47.2 50 35 31 15 37 8 1 10 219 .275 4 16 1 1 5

PROBABLE SATURDAY STARTER


Record: 19-6 Home: 16-4 Away: 3-2 SEC: 2-4

Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD% 8 Khayyan Norfork .458 25 25 96 24 44 11 2 2 25 65 .677 21 4 11 0 .570 0 2 20 23 50 71 2 .98413 Matt Duffy .409 25 25 88 25 36 8 1 5 30 61 .693 17 10 9 3 .538 2 0 7 7 20 45 3 .956 2 Zach Osborne .346 25 25 81 20 28 7 1 1 14 40 .494 12 2 6 0 .433 2 2 4 5 41 71 6 .94933 Josh Liles .315 25 25 89 18 28 2 0 0 18 30 .337 17 3 7 3 .432 2 2 8 11 154 9 1 .994 1 Andrew Toles .307 24 24 101 22 31 7 2 1 17 45 .446 3 3 13 2 .346 0 2 13 16 42 2 1 .97828 Matt Ramsey .272 23 22 81 12 22 5 0 0 4 27 .333 6 3 6 3 .344 0 1 3 5 131 18 2 .987--------------23 Hunter Mitchem 1.000 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .00044 Wes Walker .400 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 .400 0 0 2 0 .400 0 0 0 0 15 1 0 1.00021 Ethan Bennett .315 16 15 54 15 17 2 0 4 19 31 .574 7 2 9 0 .406 1 0 1 1 50 4 0 1.00043 Davis Morgan .300 17 10 40 10 12 2 0 0 4 14 .350 4 2 8 0 .391 0 2 0 0 31 2 0 1.000 7 Chris Fritts .269 18 14 52 13 14 2 0 2 10 22 .423 4 1 9 2 .328 1 1 2 3 25 3 1 .96610 Tyler Horne .264 17 13 53 6 14 3 0 1 12 20 .377 1 2 8 2 .293 2 1 0 0 26 1 1 .96412 Charley Thurber .237 19 15 59 5 14 2 0 2 8 22 .373 4 1 15 1 .297 0 1 1 1 31 4 0 1.000 9 Chris Pierce .231 22 12 39 10 9 1 0 1 4 13 .333 4 4 12 0 .362 0 3 4 5 27 3 0 1.00022 Andy Yates .000 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000Totals .324 25 25 840 181 272 52 6 19 167 393 .468 100 37 115 16 .414 10 17 63 77 654 260 23 .975Opponents .265 25 25 808 103 214 32 3 12 93 288 .356 92 23 194 14 .353 10 16 17 31 615 294 35 .963

LOB - Team (208), Opp (192). DPs turned - Team (22), Opp (22). Picked off - TOLES 3, NORFORK 2, RAMSEY 1, LILES 1, DUFFY 1.

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA30 Steven Gruver 2.79 3 2 6 6 1 0 2 0 42.0 35 13 13 6 45 5 0 2 152 .230 4 6 1 0 2--------------28 Matt Ramsey 0.00 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 3 5.2 1 0 0 2 12 0 0 0 17 .059 1 2 0 0 040 Josh Allman 0.00 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 .250 0 0 0 0 019 Hunter Daniel 1.50 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6.0 3 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 19 .158 0 0 0 0 031 Dalton Saberhagen 1.86 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 9.2 10 2 2 3 10 2 0 0 37 .270 0 0 0 1 232 Levi Dean 2.42 4 1 9 2 0 0 1 1 22.1 24 8 6 10 16 3 0 3 86 .279 0 2 0 0 125 Carter Watson 2.70 5 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 20.0 12 8 6 13 12 2 0 1 66 .182 4 4 0 0 124 T.J. Thornton 2.70 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 10.0 9 3 3 5 9 1 1 0 34 .265 0 0 0 1 029 Nick Williams 2.77 1 1 9 0 0 0 2 1 13.0 11 5 4 2 15 2 1 1 50 .220 1 1 0 0 117 Rob Catapano 3.38 2 0 5 3 0 0 1 0 16.0 15 7 6 5 13 0 1 2 59 .254 2 1 1 1 341 Nick Blount 3.55 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 12.2 14 7 5 3 10 2 0 1 47 .298 2 0 0 2 015 Zack Godley 4.80 0 0 13 0 0 0 1 2 15.0 22 9 8 9 19 2 0 1 63 .349 4 0 0 0 237 Jon Reed 4.91 1 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 22.0 24 12 12 10 8 5 0 1 84 .286 2 4 0 3 220 Drew Steckenrider 5.89 1 0 7 3 0 0 0 1 18.1 23 13 12 10 20 5 0 0 69 .333 1 1 0 2 214 Jerod Peper 29.08 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 4.1 10 15 14 10 1 2 0 0 21 .476 0 2 0 0 0Totals 3.80 19 6 25 25 1 3 3 10 218.0 214 103 92 92 194 32 3 12 808 .265 21 23 2 10 16Opponents 6.76 6 19 25 25 3 1 1 4 205.0 272 181 154 100 115 52 6 19 840 .324 14 37 5 10 17

PB - Team (8), RAMSEY 5, WALKER 2, BENNETT 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (7), GRUVER 2, RAMSEY 1, CATAPANO 1, STECKENRIDER 1, WATSON 1, DANIEL 1, Opp (8). SBA/ATT - RAMSEY (12-22), BENNETT (5-8), DEAN (6-8), GRUVER (3-6), STECKENRIDER (1-4), THORNTON (2-3), WATSON (3-3), CATAPANO (1-2), BLOUNT (0-2), GODLEY (1-1), REED (0-1).

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI21 Ethan Bennett 54 50 4 0 1.000 0 5 3 .625 1 012 Charley Thurber 35 31 4 0 1.000 3 0 0 .000 0 043 Davis Morgan 33 31 2 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 9 Chris Pierce 30 27 3 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 044 Wes Walker 16 15 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 2 017 Rob Catapano 6 2 4 0 1.000 0 1 1 .500 0 020 Drew Steckenrider 6 1 5 0 1.000 1 1 3 .250 0 037 Jon Reed 4 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 1 .000 0 022 Andy Yates 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 041 Nick Blount 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 2 .000 0 019 Hunter Daniel 2 1 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 014 Jerod Peper 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 015 Zack Godley 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 033 Josh Liles 164 154 9 1 .994 16 0 0 .000 0 028 Matt Ramsey 151 131 18 2 .987 2 12 10 .545 5 0 8 Khayyan Norfork 123 50 71 2 .984 15 0 0 .000 0 0 1 Andrew Toles 45 42 2 1 .978 1 0 0 .000 0 0 7 Chris Fritts 29 25 3 1 .966 0 0 0 .000 0 010 Tyler Horne 28 26 1 1 .964 0 0 0 .000 0 013 Matt Duffy 68 20 45 3 .956 4 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Zach Osborne 118 41 71 6 .949 15 0 0 .000 0 030 Steven Gruver 6 0 5 1 .833 0 3 3 .500 0 025 Carter Watson 3 0 2 1 .667 0 3 0 1.000 0 029 Nick Williams 3 1 1 1 .667 0 0 0 .000 0 032 Levi Dean 4 1 1 2 .500 0 6 2 .750 0 031 Dalton Saberhagen 2 0 1 1 .500 0 0 0 .000 0 023 Hunter Mitchem 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 024 T.J. Thornton 0 0 0 0 .000 0 2 1 .667 0 040 Josh Allman 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0Totals 937 654 260 23 .975 22 17 14 .548 8 0Opponents 944 615 294 35 .963 22 63 14 .818 6 0

2011 TENNESSEE BASEBALL OVERALL STATISTICS


2011 SUPERLATIVES

Team Highs and LowsBattingMost At-Bats ...................................................... 45 vs. Manhattan, 3/13Fewest At-Bats ..............................23 vs. Manhattan (7), 3/12 (DH-2)Most Runs (Game): .........................................18 vs. New Orleans, 3/9Most Runs (Inning): .................................9, 5th vs. New Orleans., 3/8Most Hits (Game): ............................................ 22 vs. Manhattan, 3/13Fewest Hits (Game): ............................ 5 (2x), last vs. Ole Miss (3/27)Most Hits (Inning): ...................................8, 5th vs. New Orleans,. 3/8 Most RBIs: ..........................................................17 vs. New Orleans, 3/9 Most Doubles: ........................................................... 6 vs. Canisius, 2/25Most Triples: ....................................................... 2 vs. New Orleans, 3/9Most Home Runs: .......................................3, vs. Alabama A&M, 3/15Most Total Bases: ............................................. 30 vs. Manhattan, 3/13 Most Walks: ..................................................10 vs. UNC Asheville, 3/30Fewest Walks: ......................................... 1 (3x), last vs. Ole Miss, 3/27Most Strikeouts: ....................................................10 at Kentucky, 3/18Fewest Strikeouts: ......................1 (2x), last vs. UNC Asheville, 3/30Most Hit-by-Pitch: ..................... 4 (3x), last vs. Alabama A&M, 3/15Most Sac Bunts: ....................................................... 3 at Kentucky, 3/19Most Sac Flies: .......................................................... 2 vs. Canisius, 2/27Most Stolen Bases: .................................................. 9 vs. Canisius, 2/27Most Left on Base: ...............................................16 at Lipscomb, 3/23Most Left on Base (X-Inn): ..................................................................N/A

FieldingMost Putouts: ..........................27 (20x), last vs. UNC Asheville, 3/30Most Assists: ........................................17 vs. Manhattan, 3/12 (DH-1)Most Errors: .......................................................... 4 at Austin Peay, 3/16Most Passed Balls: ...................................................... 2, vs. Indiana, 3/5Most Double Plays: ................................................. 4 vs. Canisius, 2/27

PitchingMost Innings Pitched: ..........9.0 (20x), last vs. UNC Asheville, 3/30Most Runs Allowed: ...........................................9 vs. Milwaukee, 2/20Most Runs Allowed (Inn.): ............ 5 (9th) vs. Morehead State, 3/6Most Earned Runs Allowed: ............................9 vs. Milwaukee, 2/20Fewest Runs Allowed: ....................0 (3x), last vs. New Orleans, 3/8Most Hits Allowed: ............................................... 14 vs. Ole Miss, 3/27Fewest Hits Allowed: .............................................. 3 vs. Canisius, 2/25Most Hits Allowed (Inn.): ...... 6 (2x), vs. UNC Asheville (8th), 3/30Most Home Runs Allowed: .................... 2 (2x), last vs. Ole Miss, 3/25Most Strikeouts: ...................................................13 at Lipscomb, 3/23Fewest Strikeouts: ................................................... 3 vs. Canisius, 2/27Most Walks: ............................................... 8 (3x) last vs. Ole Miss, 3/27Fewest Walks: .........................................0 (3x), last at Kentucky, 3/18Wild Pitches: ............................................3 (2x), last at Kentucky, 3/20Hit Batters:................................................3 (3x), last at Kentucky, 3/18Balks: ..........................................................1 (2x), last at Kentucky, 3/20

Misc.Longest Winning Streak: ............................9 games , from 3/6-3/16Longest Losing Streak: .....................................1 game (6x), last 3/27Longest Game (Innings): ........ 9.0 (20x), last vs. UNC Asheville, 3/30Longest Game (Time): ............................... 3:15 at Austin Peay, 3/16Longest Game (Time, X-Inn):.............................................................N/AShortest Game (Time 9 inn.): ......................... 1:52 vs. Canisius, 2/25Average Game (Time for 9 inn. games): ...................................... 2:41Largest Victory Margin: ...14 (3x), last (15-1) vs. Manhattan, 3/13Largest Defeat Margin: ................................8 (8-0) vs. Ole Miss, 3/27Largest Paid Home Attendance: .......... 2,345 vs. Milwaukee, 2/18Largest Paid Home Attendance (Series): ......6,111 vs. Milwaukee

Individual Highs and LowsBattingMost At-Bats: .............6 (5x), last Norfork/Toles at Lipscomb, 3/23Most Runs:....... 3 (5x), last Zach Osborne vs. UNC Asheville, 3/30Most Hits: ...............4 (3x), last Khayyan Norfork at Kentucky, 3/19Most RBIs: ....... 5 (3x), last Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M, 3/15 Most Doubles: .................. 2 (8x), last Matt Duffy vs. Ole Miss, 3/25Most Triples: ... 1 (6x), last Zach Osborne vs. UNC Asheville, 3/30Most Home Runs: .............2, Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M, 3/15Grand Slams: . 1 (2x), last Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M, 3/15Most Total Bases: .................... 10, Matt Duffy vs. New Orleans, 3/9Most Walks: .. 3 (3x), last Khayyan Norfork vs. UNC Asheville, 3/30Most Strikeouts: ...........3 (2x), last Tyler Horne at Lipscomb, 3/23Most Sac Bunts: ............... 1 (17x), last Josh Liles vs. Ole Miss, 3/26Most Sac Flies: ...1 (10x), last Z. Osborne vs. UNC Asheville, 3/30Most Stolen Bases: ..3 (3x), last Khayyan Norfork vs. Bradley, 3/4 Most Hit-by-Pitch: ...2 (2x), last C. Pierce vs. Alabama A&M, 3/15

FieldingMost Putouts: .................13, Josh Liles vs. Manhattan, 3/12 (DH-1)Most Assists: .... 6 (2x), last Khayyan Norfork vs. Manhattan, 3/13Most Errors: .............1 (23x), last Zach Osborne at Lipscomb, 3/23Most Passed Balls: ..........2, Matt Ramsey vs. Morehead State, 3/6

PitchingMost Innings Pitched: .......9.0, Steven Gruver vs. Manhattan, 3/1Most IP, Relief: .....................................4.0, Levi Dean vs. Bradley, 3/4Most Runs:.......... 5 (2x), last Jerod Peper vs. Morehead State, 3/6Most Earned Runs: 5 (2x), last Jerod Peper vs. Morehead State, 3/6Most Hits Allowed: .. 8 (3x), last Steven Gruver vs. Ole Miss, 3/25Low-Hit CG: ............................5, Steven Gruver vs. Manhattan, 3/11Most HRs Allowed: ...................... 2, Steven Gruver vs. Ole Miss, 3/25Most Strikeouts: ......................10, Steven Gruver vs. Canisius, 2/25Most Walks: .........................4 (2x), last Levi Dean at Kentucky, 3/19Wild Pitches: ................................... 2, Carter Watson at Kentucky, 3/20 Hit Batters:....................................3 Steven Gruver at Kentucky, 3/18Balks: .............................................. 1 (2x), last vs. Rob Catapano, 3/20

Miscellaneous SuperlativesVols at Lindsey Nelson Stadium 16-4Vols on the road 3-2Vols at neutral sites 0-0Record in 3/4-game series 3-2February 5-1March 14-5April 0-0May 0-0June 0-0vs. Non-Conference 17-2vs. SEC 2-4vs. SEC East 1-2vs. SEC West 1-2Monday 0-0Tuesday 2-0Wednesday 4-0Thursday 0-0Friday 4-2Saturday 6-1Sunday 3-3Decisions vs. LHP starters 7-4Decisions vs. RHP starters 12-2When Vols score first 14-3When opponents score first 5-3Comeback wins (trailing after five inn.) 0Last at-bat wins 0Leading after 6/7/8 inn. 18-1 / 17-1 / 17-0Trailing after 6/7/8 inn. 0-4 / 0-5 / 0-6Tied after 6/7/8 inn. 1-1 / 0-0 / 0-0Extra innings 0-01-run games 2-02-run games 4-1When starter went 6+ inn. 5-4When UT pitchers have 10+ Ks 7-2When UT pitchers have 5+ walks 6-2When UT pitchers have 4- walks 13-4When Vols have 10+ hits 11-2Day Games 15-4Night Games 4-2When Vols score 4+ 18-1When Vols score 3- 1-5When Vols allow 4+ 8-6When Vols

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Tennessee Baseball at MTSU Game Notes (4/23/13)

2016 North Florida Baseball Media Almanac

2010 University of Tennessee Baseball Media Guide

2012 Tennessee Tech Baseball Guide

FLORIDA BASEBALL 2017 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT - Amazon S3 · FLORIDA BASEBALL 2017 MEDIA SUPPLEMENT ... (Florida ‘01) Strength & Conditioning Coordinator: Paul Chandler (Harding ’03)

2010 Florida State Baseball Media Guide

Tennessee-Florida Notes

Tennessee Baseball Game Notes - Auburn Series (5/19-21)

Tennessee Baseball Game Notes - Belmont - 4-26

Tennessee Baseball vs. Longwood Game Notes (4/1/13)

Tennessee Baseball vs. Missouri Game Notes (3/21/13)

Tennessee Tech Baseball Guide (Back Half)

Tennessee Baseball Notes - Houston College Classic

Tennessee-Florida Game Notes

Tennessee Baseball vs. Austin Peay Game Notes

Tennessee Baseball Game Notes vs. Belmont (5/17)

Tennessee Baseball Game Notes - vs. Presbyterian (4/5)

Tennessee Baseball Game Notes vs. Tennessee Tech (3/25/13)

2010 Tennessee Tech Baseball Media Guide

Tennessee Baseball Game Notes - Mississippi State Series

Tennessee Baseball Game Notes - vs. UNC Asheville (3/30)

Documents

Tennessee Baseball Game Notes - at Florida 4/1-3

Text of Tennessee Baseball Game Notes - at Florida 4/1-3