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Page 1 2011 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes C 21 Ethan Bennett Fr. .275 6 23 Hit first SEC home run at Vanderbilt (4/30) 1B 43 Davis Morgan Jr. .259 1 9 Was 4-for-11 (.364) with 2 RBIs vs. MSU last weekend 2B 33 Josh Liles Sr. .264 0 22 Needs 7 hits to become 15th UT player with 200 3B 13 Matt Duffy Sr. .327 6 37 Is 4-for-9 (.444) w/ 3 2B, 1 HR when hitting fifth SS 8 Khayyan Norfork Sr. .360 4 37 Hitting .625 (5-for-8) with the bases loaded LF 7 Chris Fritts Jr. .227 2 13 Leads the team with seven outfield assists CF 1 Andrew Toles Fr. .266 1 23 19 SBs are the fourth-most ever by a UT freshman RF 20 Drew Steckenrider So. .286 0 1 Saw first action at the plate at Vanderbilt (4/29-5/1) DH 2 Zach Osborne Jr. .340 1 19 Suffered bruised finger vs. Mississippi State (5/6) Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result FEBRUARY 18 Fri. Milwaukee W, 4-0 19 Sat. Milwaukee W, 7-6 20 Sun. Milwaukee L, 9-6 25 Fri. Canisius W, 4-0 26 Sat. Canisius W, 6-2 27 Sun. Canisius W, 9-4 MARCH 4 Fri. Bradley W, 7-3 5 Sat. Indiana L, 6-3 6 Sun. Morehead State W, 10-8 8 Tue. New Orleans W, 14-0 (7 Inn.) 9 Wed. New Orleans W, 18-4 11 Fri. Manhattan W, 4-2 12 Sat. Manhattan W, 11-5 Manhattan W, 3-2 (7 inn.) 13 Sun. Manhattan W, 15-1 15 Tue. Alabama A&M W, 9-1 16 Wed. at Austin Peay W, 5-3 18 Fri. *at Kentucky L, 5-3 19 Sat. *at Kentucky W, 12-8 20 Sun. *at Kentucky L, 7-3 23 Wed. at Lipscomb W, 7-3 25 Fri. *Ole Miss L, 6-1 26 Sat. *Ole Miss (SS) W, 6-4 27 Sun. *Ole Miss (SS) L, 8-0 30 Wed. UNC Asheville W, 14-6 APRIL 1 Fri. *at #3 Florida (CSS) L, 3-0 2 Sat. *at #3 Florida (CSS) L, 11-2 3 Sun. *at #3 Florida L, 9-1 5 Tue. Presbyterian College L, 10-6 7 Thu. *#3 South Carolina (ESPNU) L, 4-0 8 Fri. *#3 South Carolina L, 2-0 9 Sat. *#3 South Carolina (SS) L, 2-1 12 Tue. Appalachian State L, 6-5 14 Thu. *at Alabama (ESPNU) L, 2-8 16 Sat.. *at Alabama W, 2-1 (7 inn.) *at Alabama W, 1-0 (7 inn.) 20 Wed. Western Carolina Postponed 22 Fri. *Georgia W, 5-4 (10 inn.) 23 Sat. *Georgia L. 8-6 24 Sun. *Georgia L, 5-3 27 Wed. at Tennessee Tech Postponed 29 Fri. *at Vanderbilt L, 10-1 30 Sat. *at Vanderbilt (CSS) L, 10-1 MAY 1 Sun. *at Vanderbilt L, 19-3 6 Fri. *Mississippi State L, 16-5 7 Sat. *Mississippi State L, 5-3 8 Sun. *Mississippi State (SS) L, 5-2 10 Tue. MTSU W, 5-4 11 Wed. at MTSU L, 12-3 13 Fri. *at LSU (CST) 7 p.m. CT 14 Sat. *at LSU (CSS) 3 p.m. CT 15 Sun. *at LSU 1 p.m. CT 17 Tue. Belmont 7 p.m. 19 Thu. *Auburn 6 p.m. 20 Fri. *Auburn 6 p.m. 21 Sat. *Auburn 2 p.m. Home Games in Bold *-SEC Game NOTING THE VOLUNTEERS The Tennessee baseball team will close out a busy week with a three-game set at LSU after splitting a mid- week home-and-home series against Middle Tennessee State. The Volunteers claimed a 5-4 victory at home over the Blue Raiders on Tuesday before dropping a 12-3 decision in Murfreesboro on Wednesday. The Big Orange will square off in a three-game set against LSU at Alex Box Stadium this weekend. The two teams will kick off the series at 8 p.m. ET on Friday. Game two will be televised on CSS at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday before the finale at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday. On Tuesday against MTSU, Tennessee rallied from a three-run deficit and the bullpen closed out the game with three scoreless innings to snap an eight-game skid. Sophomore Zack Godley picked up the first win of his collegiate career with two perfect innings out of the bullpen, striking out two. He then handed the ball over to freshman Nick Williams who posted a scoreless ninth to tally his third save of the season. Senior Matt Duffy had a pair of doubles and scored two runs to pace the Big Orange offense. Junior Davis Morgan added a couple of singles, while sophomore Chris Fritts drove in two runs with a two-out single and a bases-loaded walk. Freshman Andrew Toles and senior Josh Liles each had a sacrifice fly in the contest as well. The Vols got solo home runs from Duffy, Khayyan Norfork and Ethan Bennett on Wednesday night, but it wasn't enough as MTSU jumped out to a double-digit lead after the first three innings. The longballs were the sixth of the year for both Duffy and Bennett, while Norfork's was his fourth. SCOUTING THE TIGERS LSU enters the weekend with a 30-19 overall record and an 8-16 mark in SEC play after dropping two of three at Alabama last week. Freshman second baseman JaCoby Jones enjoyed a productive week at the plate, batting .538 (7-for-13) in four games with one RBI, one stolen base and two runs scored. Sophomore first baseman/outfielder Mason Katz hit .375 (6-for-16) on the week with one double, two runs score and four RBI, while sophomore designated hitter Raph Rhymes batted .385 (5-for-13) with two RBI and one run scored. Freshman right-hander Ryan Eades posted a 1.12 ERA in two appearances, allowing one run on five hits in eight innings with four walks and four strikeouts. Eades defeated Tulane in a starting role last Tuesday, limiting the Green Wave to one run on two hits in six innings with four walks and one strikeout. Freshman right-hander Kevin Gausman fired a career-high 10 strikeouts against Alabama on Saturday. Gausman limited the Crimson Tide to four earned runs on 10 hits in seven innings, walking one Alabama hitter. Junior right-hander Matty Ott has fired 12 innings of scoreless relief for the Tigers over his past 10 appearances, limiting opponents to seven hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts. Ott, who has six saves this season, is LSU’s all-time saves leader with 32 in his career. Junior centerfielder Mikie Mahtook has increased his career stolen base total to 57, moving him into sixth place on the all-time LSU steals list. LSU will honor on Saturday College Baseball Hall of Fame member Eddy Furniss, who was inducted into the hall last summer. Furniss, who played first base at LSU from 1995-98, will be recognized in Alex Box Stadium prior to the Tigers’ game with Tennessee. BROADCAST INFORMATION PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes 2011 SCHEDULE (23-24, 5-19) Home: 18-14 | Away: 5-10 | Neutral: 0-0 | Vs. Top 25: 2-10 Tennessee Volunteers | Lindsey Nelson Stadium WEATHER FORECAST Friday Saturday Sunday Media Relations: Cameron Harris u [email protected] u Office: (865) 974-8876 u Cell: (817) 408-7604 u Fax: (865) 974-1269 u UTSports.com TENNESSEE (23-24, 5-19) at LSU (30-19, 8-16) Baton Rouge, La. • Alex Box Stadium • May 13-15 FRIDAY, MAY 13 -- 8 p.m. ET (Cox Sports TV) LHP Steven Gruver (4-6, 3.50) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (3-6, 4.19) SATURDAY, MAY 14 -- 4 p.m. ET (CSS) RHP Nick Blount (1-3, 5.79) vs. RHP Kurt McCune (6-3, 3.51) SUNDAY, MAY 15 -- 2 p.m. ET TBA vs. RHP Ryan Eades (3-1, 4.13) Live Stats/Blog: www.UTSports.com Twitter: www.Twitter.com/Vol_Baseball Radio: FM 99.1/99.3 "The Sports Animal" with John Wilkerson and Kyle Hixson TV (Fri.): Cox Sports Television TV (Sat.): Comcast Sports Southeast Scattered T-Storms 81° | 63° | 60% Partly Cloudy 80° | 59° | 20% Sunny 81° | 59° | 0%

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    C 21 Ethan Bennett Fr. .275 6 23 Hit first SEC home run at Vanderbilt (4/30)1B 43 Davis Morgan Jr. .259 1 9 Was 4-for-11 (.364) with 2 RBIs vs. MSU last weekend2B 33 Josh Liles Sr. .264 0 22 Needs 7 hits to become 15th UT player with 2003B 13 Matt Duffy Sr. .327 6 37 Is 4-for-9 (.444) w/ 3 2B, 1 HR when hitting fifthSS 8 Khayyan Norfork Sr. .360 4 37 Hitting .625 (5-for-8) with the bases loadedLF 7 Chris Fritts Jr. .227 2 13 Leads the team with seven outfield assistsCF 1 Andrew Toles Fr. .266 1 23 19 SBs are the fourth-most ever by a UT freshmanRF 20 Drew Steckenrider So. .286 0 1 Saw first action at the plate at Vanderbilt (4/29-5/1)DH 2 Zach Osborne Jr. .340 1 19 Suffered bruised finger vs. Mississippi State (5/6)

    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 #3 Florida (CSS) L, 3-02 Sat. *at #3 Florida (CSS) L, 11-23 Sun. *at #3 Florida L, 9-15 Tue. Presbyterian College L, 10-67 Thu. *#3 South Carolina (ESPNU) L, 4-08 Fri. *#3 South Carolina L, 2-09 Sat. *#3 South Carolina (SS) L, 2-112 Tue. Appalachian State L, 6-514 Thu. *at Alabama (ESPNU) L, 2-816 Sat.. *at Alabama W, 2-1 (7 inn.) *at Alabama W, 1-0 (7 inn.)20 Wed. Western Carolina Postponed22 Fri. *Georgia W, 5-4 (10 inn.)23 Sat. *Georgia L. 8-624 Sun. *Georgia L, 5-327 Wed. at Tennessee Tech Postponed29 Fri. *at Vanderbilt L, 10-130 Sat. *at Vanderbilt (CSS) L, 10-1MAY1 Sun. *at Vanderbilt L, 19-36 Fri. *Mississippi State L, 16-57 Sat. *Mississippi State L, 5-38 Sun. *Mississippi State (SS) L, 5-210 Tue. MTSU W, 5-411 Wed. at MTSU L, 12-313 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.

    Home Games in Bold*-SEC Game

    NOTING THE VOLUNTEERSThe Tennessee baseball team will close out a busy week with a three-game set at LSU after splitting a mid-

    week home-and-home series against Middle Tennessee State. The Volunteers claimed a 5-4 victory at home over the Blue Raiders on Tuesday before dropping a 12-3 decision in Murfreesboro on Wednesday.

    The Big Orange will square off in a three-game set against LSU at Alex Box Stadium this weekend. The two teams will kick off the series at 8 p.m. ET on Friday. Game two will be televised on CSS at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday before the finale at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday.

    On Tuesday against MTSU, Tennessee rallied from a three-run deficit and the bullpen closed out the game with three scoreless innings to snap an eight-game skid. Sophomore Zack Godley picked up the first win of his collegiate career with two perfect innings out of the bullpen, striking out two. He then handed the ball over to freshman Nick Williams who posted a scoreless ninth to tally his third save of the season. Senior Matt Duffy had a pair of doubles and scored two runs to pace the Big Orange offense. Junior Davis Morgan added a couple of singles, while sophomore Chris Fritts drove in two runs with a two-out single and a bases-loaded walk. Freshman Andrew Toles and senior Josh Liles each had a sacrifice fly in the contest as well.

    The Vols got solo home runs from Duffy, Khayyan Norfork and Ethan Bennett on Wednesday night, but it wasn't enough as MTSU jumped out to a double-digit lead after the first three innings. The longballs were the sixth of the year for both Duffy and Bennett, while Norfork's was his fourth.

    SCOUTING THE TIGERSLSU enters the weekend with a 30-19 overall record and an 8-16 mark in SEC play after dropping two of

    three at Alabama last week. Freshman second baseman JaCoby Jones enjoyed a productive week at the plate, batting .538 (7-for-13) in four games with one RBI, one stolen base and two runs scored. Sophomore first baseman/outfielder Mason Katz hit .375 (6-for-16) on the week with one double, two runs score and four RBI, while sophomore designated hitter Raph Rhymes batted .385 (5-for-13) with two RBI and one run scored. Freshman right-hander Ryan Eades posted a 1.12 ERA in two appearances, allowing one run on five hits in eight innings with four walks and four strikeouts. Eades defeated Tulane in a starting role last Tuesday, limiting the Green Wave to one run on two hits in six innings with four walks and one strikeout. Freshman right-hander Kevin Gausman fired a career-high 10 strikeouts against Alabama on Saturday. Gausman limited the Crimson Tide to four earned runs on 10 hits in seven innings, walking one Alabama hitter. Junior right-hander Matty Ott has fired 12 innings of scoreless relief for the Tigers over his past 10 appearances, limiting opponents to seven hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts. Ott, who has six saves this season, is LSUs all-time saves leader with 32 in his career. Junior centerfielder Mikie Mahtook has increased his career stolen base total to 57, moving him into sixth place on the all-time LSU steals list. LSU will honor on Saturday College Baseball Hall of Fame member Eddy Furniss, who was inducted into the hall last summer. Furniss, who played first base at LSU from 1995-98, will be recognized in Alex Box Stadium prior to the Tigers game with Tennessee.

    BROADCAST INFORMATION

    PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes

    2011 SCHEDULE (23-24, 5-19)Home: 18-14 | Away: 5-10 | Neutral: 0-0 | Vs. Top 25: 2-10

    Tennessee Volunteers | Lindsey Nelson Stadium

    WEATHER FORECAST Friday Saturday Sunday

    Media Relations: Cameron Harris u [email protected] u Office: (865) 974-8876 u Cell: (817) 408-7604 u Fax: (865) 974-1269 u UTSports.com

    TENNESSEE (23-24, 5-19) at LSU (30-19, 8-16)Baton Rouge, La. Alex Box Stadium May 13-15

    FRIDAY, MAY 13 -- 8 p.m. ET (Cox Sports TV)LHP Steven Gruver (4-6, 3.50) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (3-6, 4.19)

    SATURDAY, MAY 14 -- 4 p.m. ET (CSS)RHP Nick Blount (1-3, 5.79) vs. RHP Kurt McCune (6-3, 3.51)

    SUNDAY, MAY 15 -- 2 p.m. ETTBA vs. RHP Ryan Eades (3-1, 4.13)

    Live Stats/Blog: www.UTSports.comTwitter: www.Twitter.com/Vol_BaseballRadio: FM 99.1/99.3 "The Sports Animal" with John Wilkerson and Kyle HixsonTV (Fri.): Cox Sports TelevisionTV (Sat.): Comcast Sports Southeast

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  • Page 2 2011 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes

    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.

    PhotographersMedia credentials are required for all photographers and

    television media. 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.

    Photo decks are located atop the stairwells behind the first- and third-baselines. There are also photo field-level photo wells at the far end of each dugout. Both still and television photographers are welcome to shoot from these spots. Television crews are welcome to film from the mezzanine level underneath the press box.

    Photographers will not be permitted in or between the dugouts.

    The Press BoxThe Lindsey Nelson Stadium press box is for working

    members of the media only. The press box is located atop the grandstand behind home plate and includes space for working members of the press, official and visiting scor-ers, public address announcer and scoreboard operator. Also located on the press level are two radio booths and a television/VIP booth. Admission to the press box is by credential only.

    Press Box ServicesUpdated cumulative statistics, game notes and score-

    cards, along with team rosters, will be available in the press box at each home game. A final box score will be compiled and distributed at the completion of each game.

    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.

    TelephonesThe Lindsey Nelson Stadium press box is equipped

    with two telephones for use by the media only. Each radio booth is equipped with two courtesy phone lines and an ISDN line, use of which will be granted on a recipro-cal basis. Visiting radio crews needing assistance should contact Assistant Media Relations Director Cameron Harris at (865) 974-8876.

    InternetHigh-speed wireless Internet is available in the Lindsey

    Nelson Stadium press box, including both radio booths and the television booth. There also are a limited number of DSL connections available for use by the media in the press box (but not in the radio booths), and phone lines for dial-up access are available as well. Questions regarding system requirements can be directed to Eddie Howell in the UT Athletic Department prior to the day of the game (865-974-4730 or [email protected]).

    The official Tennessee mens athletics web site is: UTsports.com

    The official Southeastern Conference web site is: SECsports.com

    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: .......................................................445-193 (.697)

    Baseball HistoryFirst Year of Baseball: ............................................................1897All-Time Overall Record: ........................ 1,843-1,408-14 (.567)All-Time Collegiate Record: .................. 1,838-1,405-14 (.567)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

    NUMERICAL

    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

  • Page 32011 Tennessee Volunteer Baseball Game Notes

    TODD RALEIGHFourth SeasonWestern Carolina, 1991Record at UT: 106-108 (.495)Career Record: 363-317 (.534)

    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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    Knoxville, Tenn.7 p.m. ET

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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.

    Head Coach Todd Raleigh

    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.

    Head Coach Todd Raleigh

    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 23-24 .489 5-19 .208_Totals 363-317 .534 172-175 .496

    raLeighs Career BreakdOwnHome: ......................................................................226-112Away: .......................................................................110-160Neutral: ........................................................................28-34SEC Regular Season (while at UT): .......................40-74SEC Tournament: .........................................................0-0NCAA Regionals: ..........................................................4-4Extra-Innings: ...........................................................19-14February: .....................................................................48-45March: ......................................................................130-100April: .........................................................................109-102May: ...............................................................................74-65June: ...................................................................................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.

    TODD RALEIGH NOTES

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    NOTEWORTHYTEAM QUICK HITSuUT is tied for the third-best fielding percentage

    in the SEC at .974 with just 46 errors in the first 47 games of the season.

    uTennessee hosted the first ESPNU Thursday Night SEC Game of the Week when South Carolina made the trek to Rocky Top on April 7. The Vols will also played in the second such game at Alabama on April 14.

    uUT's 20 outfield assists are the most it has recorded since the statistic was first kept during the 2000 campaign.. Chris Fritts leads the team with seven, followed by six by Charley Thurber, three each by Andrew Toles and Chris Pierce and one by Drew Steckenrider.

    uAfter starting the season on a roll at the plate, the Vols have hit a rough patch offensively lately. The team batting average topped out at .342 15 games into the year, but has since dropped to .281 as the Big Orange is hitting just .237 in SEC games.

    uSeven different UT pitchers have combined to record a total of 12 saves this year, after the entire team had just four in 2010.

    uThe Vols have hit six home runs on the first pitch of an at-bat this season.uTennessee has struck out just 259 times this

    season, the second-fewest of any team in the SEC.uUT's five-game run without an error from 3/25-

    4/1 was its longest since posting five straight error-less contests from 5/9-5/16 in the 1993 campaign.uThe Big Orange is currently third in the SEC

    behind LSU and Arkansas in stolen bases with 77.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 seven more hits to

    become the 15th member of UT's 200-hits club.uWith 19 stolen bases, Andrew Toles has the

    fourth-most thefts of any freshman in UT history, tying him with Chris Burke. Lar Gilligan is third with 20.uKhayyan Norfork is 5-for-8 (.625) with the bases

    loaded and 22-for-52 (.423) with RISP.

    uWhen a bruised finger kept junior Zach Osborne out of the starting lineup on Saturday, May 7, it snapped a streak of 148 consecutive starts. Prior to that game, the last time Osborne was not Tennessee's starting shortstop came against Radford on March 3, 2009, a span of 795 days.

    uOsborne 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.uDuring SEC play, Osborne has been on fire at

    the plate, hitting a team-best .321 (27-for-84) with at least two hits in nine contests. Over his last 12 league games, he is hitting .353 (18-for-51).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.uWhen Ramsey took the mound at the start of

    UT's contest against South Carolina on April 9, it marked his 56th career appearance, tying him with Brandon Crowe (00-04), Jeff Owen (83, 85-87) and Rich DeLucia (83-86) for the 10th most all-time in Tennessee history.uJunior Steven Gruver has pitched almost twice

    as many innings (82.1) as any other member of the Tennessee pitching staff this season. Senior Rob Catapano is second at 41.1 IP.

    LINE IN THE SANDTennessee has a pretty good idea of how the

    game is going to end up once the sixth inning rolls around this year. When leading after that frame, the Vols are an impressive 22-1. When trailing, however, they are 0-22.

    MR. (DEFENSIVE) WIZARDTennessee junior shortstop Zach Osborne has

    been put his significant defensive abilities on full display this season, accumulating just eight errors through 43 games.

    He has been even more impressive in SEC play, during which he has made just two miscues, one of which resulted in a bruised finger that has forced him out of the lineup. That error was his first in 18 league games and snapped a streak 78 defensive chances without an error (29 puttous, 49 assists).

    GRUVER TABBED TO CAPITAL ONE ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT FIRST TEAM

    Tennessee junior starting pitcher Steven Gruver has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 4 First Team, as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The Canfield, Ohio, will move on to the national ballot for Academic All-American honors which will be selected later this month

    A kinesiology major, Gruver sports a cumulative GPA of 3.78. He is the 10th Volunteer to ever earn academic all-district honors and first since Julio Borbon picked up second-team accolades in 2006. To be nominated for the team, a student-athlete must have a 3.3 or better cumulative GPA and be in their second year of competition and academically at a school.

    SIX VOLS ON MLB OPENING DAY ROSTERS A total of six former Vols were on the Opening Day roster of an MLB team, not including members of two coaching staffs. Luke Hochevar became just the third UT player to ever earn the honor of being his team's Opening Day starting pitcher, doing so for this year's Kansas City Royals. The only other two Vols to do so are Tommy Bridges with the Detroit Tigers (1933, 1939 and 1943) and Tommy Smithson with the Texas Rangers (1983). In his first full season in the bigs is Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia. Chase Headley enters his fifth year with the San Diego Padres while Julio Borbon begins his third year with the Texas Rangers. A nine-year MLB veteran, R.A. Dickey is in his second year with the New York Mets, while Todd Helton is the longest-tenured former Vol as he begins his 15th season in a Colorado Rockies uniform.

    THE TALENTED MR. NORFORK (FROM RIPLEY) One of the premier hitters in the nation this season, UT senior second baseman Khayyan Norfork has hit safely in 37 of the first 47 games of the 2011 campaign and leads the team with 19 multiple-hit contests. The Ripley, Tenn., native is also among the top 20 in the nation and second in the SEC with 25 stolen bases.

    GRUVER SETTING THE TONE ON THE MOUND Junior starting pitcher Steven Gruver has done a fantastic job setting the tone for the UT pitching staff. 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 76 and walked just 25 in a team-high 82.1 innings of work, averaging nearly seven innings per start. 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 strike-outs. He has now pitched 6.0+ innings 14 times in his career, including 11 of his 12 starts this season.

    GRUVER'S 2011 STATSERA W-L GS IP H ER BB K3.50 4-6 12 82.1 79 32 25 76

    GRUVER'S AVERAGE 2011 STARTGS IP H ER BB K12 6.86 6.58 2.67 2.08 6.33

    GRUVER NAMED TO CB360.COM PRIMETIME HONOR ROLL

    After firing a four-hit, seven-inning complete game in the first contest of a doubleheader at No. 24 Alabama on April 16, junior southpaw Steven Gruver was named to the CollegeBaseball360.com Primetime Weekly Honor Roll for the second time

    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

    Scan the QR code below to read the game recap following Duffy's rare accomplishment:

    DUFFY HITS FOR THE CYCLE

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    easTern diVisiOnTeam SEC Pct. Overall Pct.Vanderbilt 19-5 .792 41-6 .872South Carolina 18-6 .750 39-10 .796Florida 18-6 .750 37-12 .755Georgia 14-10 .583 25-24 .510Kentucky 5-19 .208 22-27 .449Tennessee 5-19 .208 23-24 .489

    wesTern diVisiOnTeam SEC Pct. Overall Pct.Alabama 12-12 .400 30-20 .600Arkansas 12-12 .500 32-15 .681Auburn 11-13 .458 26-23 .531Ole Miss 11-13 .458 27-21 .562Mississippi State 11-13 .458 30-18 .625LSU 8-16 .333 30-19 .612

    MAY10 (Tuesday)Auburn (8) at Samford (9) 10 inningsIndiana (5) at Kentucky (8) [BBSN]Miss. Valley State (3) at Miss. State (13)Presbyterian (1) at South Carolina (6)MTSU (4) at Tennessee (5)Vanderbilt (5) at Louisville (1)

    11 (Wednesday)Alabama State (5) at Auburn (7)UNF (1) at Florida (4)Mercer (2) at Georgia (1)Charleston Southern (1) at S. Carolina (11)Tennessee (3) at MTSU (12)

    12 (Thursday)*^Miss. State at Ole Miss [ESPNU] 6:30 p.m. CT

    13 (Friday)*Alabama at Auburn 6 p.m. CT*Arkansas at South Carolina [ESPNU] 8 p.m. ET*^Florida at Vanderbilt [#CSS] 6 p.m. CT*Georgia at Kentucky [BBSN] 6:30 p.m. ET*Tennessee at LSU [CST] 7 p.m. CT*Miss. State at Ole Miss [#SPSO] 7 p.m. CT

    14 (Saturday)*^Alabama at Auburn [#CSS] Noon CT*^Arkansas at S. Carolina [SPSO] 4:30 p.m. ET*Florida at Vanderbilt 2 p.m. CT*Georgia at Kentucky [BBSN] 4:30 p.m. ET*Tennessee at LSU [#CSS] 3 p.m. CT*^Miss. State at Ole Miss [#SPSO] 7 p.m. CT

    15 (Sunday)*Alabama at Auburn 1 p.m. CT*Arkansas at S. Carolina [CST] 1:30 p.m. ET*^Florida at Vanderbilt 1 p.m. CT*Georgia at Kentucky 1 p.m. ET*Tennessee at LSU 1 p.m. CT

    # - Also available on ESPN3.com^ - Sirius XM College SportsNation - Channel 191

    All Times Local to Game Site Unless Noted

    2011 SEC STANDINGSin his career. He also earned the honor once last season after

    logging seven shutout innings at Oregon State.. Against the Tide, the Canfield, Ohio, native struck out five and scattered four hits, all singles, to help the Vols snap a nine-game skid.

    DUFFY LOOKS TO GET BACK ON TRACK A transfer from Vermont, UT senior third base-man Matt Duffy has been one of the team's most consistent players this season, starting all 47 games at third and hitting .327 in the middle of the lineup. After going hitless in 17 consecutive at-bats recent-ly, he broke out of his slump by going 4-for-9 (.444) in the three-game series at Alabama.. The Milton, Mass., native is tied for the team lead with six home runs and 37 RBIs and ranks eighth in the league in on-base percentage (.448). He also ranks third in the SEC with 13 HBPs. After a slow start in 2010, his first at Tennessee, Duffy picked up the pace at the end of the year, leading the Big Orange with a .348 batting average in SEC play.

    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 Lieutenants and sent to The Basic School at Quantico for six months of further training.

    RAMSEY ON JOHNNY BENCH AWARD WATCH LIST In his first season as the starting catcher at Tennessee, junior Matt Ramsey has solidified him-self as one of the top catch-and-throw backstops in the country, gunning down 13 of 29 potential baserunners (44.8%). He was recently added to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List, given to the top catcher in the country.

    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 tied with senior Matt Duffy for the team lead with six home runs and is hitting .275 (30-for-109) with 23 RBIs through his first 35 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 record-ed 77 stolen bases in the first 47 games of the sea-son, good for third in the SEC. By comparison, UT never reached that total since the 2007 campaign. 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 25 thefts, senior Khayyan Norfork is just one off the league lead and just shy of the totals for the entire South Carolina (31) team. Not far behind Norfork is speedy freshman Andrew Toles who has the fourth-most stolen bases in the SEC with 19 in 25 attempts. That ties Chris Burke (1999) for the fourth-most ever by a Tennessee freshman.

    Former University of Tennessee standout student-athlete and longtime baseball coach Bill Wright passed away on April 21. A Knoxville native, Wright was the starting guard on Tennessee's 1943 SEC Champion basketball squad. Wright, who had a promising career in professional baseball cut short by illness, was baseball and basketball coach at Knoxville West High School before being hired in 1960 by Bowden Wyatt as the first full-time academic advisor at UT. Wright was promoted to head baseball coach at Tennessee in 1963, and compiled an impressive overall record of 408-308-2 (.570) during his 19 years with the Vols. The longest-tenured coach in UT baseball history, Wright's 408 victories were the school record when he retired and that total remains second in program history.

    FORMER VOL BASEBALL COACH BILL WRIGHT PASSES AWAY

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    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 12 saves in 47 games this season, with seven differ-ent pitchers doing the honors no less. Matt Ramsey and Nick Williams have three, Zack Godley has two, while Nick Blount, T.J. Thornton, Levi Dean 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 Vols, the UT skipper is now 106-108 (.495). 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).

    SHUTOUT STREAK OVER 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)

    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.

    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)

    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

    ROCKY TOP BLOODLINES Freshman centerfielder Andrew Toles was born to bleed orange. A fourth-round selection by the Florida Marlins last June, Toles decided 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 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.

    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

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    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.

    FOLLOW UT BASEBALL ON TWITTER For the latest news, scores and information on the University of Tennessee baseball program, fans are encouraged to begin following the team on Twitter. Simply go to Twitter.com/Vol_Baseball to get up-to-the minute updates on the team. Scan the QR code below to follow the Tennessee baseball team on Twitter:

    Tennessee freshman catcher Ethan Bennett's talent isn't limited to the baseball field as he also has quite the ear for music. The Knoxville native plays five instruments, including the banjo, guitar, bass guitar, mandolin and piano.

    Scan the QR code below to see a UTSports.TV feature on Bennett's musical side.:

    THE MUSIC MAN

    SERIES HISTORYTennessee trails the all-time series with LSU, 21-47, dating back to the first meeting between the two

    squads in 1907, a 2- LSU win in Baton Rouge. Over the last 10 contests, the Volunteers hold a slim 6-4 advantage, although the Tigers picked up a sweep in Knoxville last season. In UT's last trip to the Pelican State in 2008, it picked up its first ever series win in Baton Rouge.

    LAST SEASON LSU swept Tennessee last season in Knoxville, besting the Vols, 6-2 in the opener before taking the next two games by scores of 10-6 and 8-6 in a Saturday doubleheader. On Friday night, Bryan Morgado gave the Vols seven strong innings, striking out 11, but the Tigers scored three runs in the top of the ninth to pull away. Matt Ramsey and Matt Duffy each hit home runs in the first game on Saturday, but once again LSU put the game away late, scoring seven times over the final three innings. The second game saw P.J. Polk hit a longball as the Big Orange rallied from five down to within a single run on multiple occasions, but UT never could get over the hump, leaving 12 runners on base in the game. For the series, Blake Forsythe paced the squad offensively, going 4-for-9 (.444) with an RBI and three walks. Polk drove in three runs on the weekend, while Duffy finished with four hits as well, including a pair of doubles to go along with his home run.

    LAST 10 MEETINGSMarch 27, 2010 LSU 8, Tennessee 6 Knoxville, Tenn.March 27, 2010 LSU 10, Tennessee 6 Knoxville, Tenn.March 26, 2010 LSU 6, Tennessee 2 Knoxville, Tenn.April 19, 2009 Tennessee 9, LSU 4 Baton Rouge, La.April 18, 2009 Tennessee 7, LSU 5 Baton Rouge, La.April 17, 2009 LSU 18, Tennessee 3 Baton Rouge, La.March 16, 2008 Tennessee 7, LSU 3 (7 inn.) Knoxville, Tenn.March 16, 2008 Tennessee 7, LSU 3 (7 inn.) Knoxville, Tenn.March 14, 2008 Tennessee 6, LSU 5 Knoxville, Tenn.April 29, 2007 Tennessee 10, LSU 9 (10 inn.) Baton Rouge, La.

    UT-LSU SERIES HISTORY

    Tennessee CaTegOry Lsu23-24 ..............................Record ...............................30-19.281 ............................Batting Avg. ............................ .2911540 ................................At Bats ................................ 1601238 .................................... Runs .....................................323433 ..................................... Hits ......................................46682 ....................................Doubles .................................... 818 ....................................... Triples ..................................... 1025 ................................ Home Runs ................................ 30218 .....................................RBIs ......................................288.394 .............................Slugging %............................. .41077/103............................SB/SBA ............................ 77/109151 ................................... Walks ....................................188.363 ............................. On-Base % ............................. .3735.04 ..............................Team ERA ...............................4.444.63 ...............................Opp. ERA ................................5.3012 ...................................... Saves .........................................8188 ................................... Walks ....................................151311 ...............................Strikeouts ................................343.286 ................... Batting Avg. Against ................... .256.974 ............................. Fielding % ............................. .96646 ...................................... Errors ...................................... 61

    UT-LSU MATCHUP

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    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

    AVG R HR RBI SB.229 8 5 12 0

    AVG R HR RBI SB.279 10 0 11 6

    AVG R HR RBI SB.252 12 1 14 3

    AVG R HR RBI SB.311 12 3 15 0

    W-L ERA IP BB SO1-4 4.50 46.0 18 26

    W-L ERA IP BB SO3-3 4.91 51.1 12 27

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    PROBABLE FRIDAY STARTER

    STEVEN #30GRUVER(4-6, 3.50)

    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 2.79 110/70Apr 02, 2011 Florida * 5.1 10 4 3 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-11 3 3 0 3.04 106/64Apr 08, 2011 S. CAROLINA * 8.0 7 2 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-2 3 4 0 2.93 106/69Apr 16, 2011 at Alabama * 7.0 4 1 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2-1 4 4 0 2.60 105/58Apr 22, 2011 GEORGIA * 7.1 8 4 3 1 7 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5-4 4 4 0 2.71 94/52Apr 29, 2011 Vanderbilt * 6.2 7 8 5 4 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1-10 4 5 0 3.07 118/74May 06, 2011 MISSISSIPPI ST * 6.0 8 8 6 4 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5-16 4 6 0 3.50 104/62Totals 12 82.1 79 40 32 25 76 10 1 4 6 2 9 0 34-63 4 6 0 3.50

    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 3.50 4 6 12 12 2 0 2 0 82.1 79 40 32 25 76 10 1 4 349 .258 6 9 2 2 7TOTAL 4.85 8 11 42 28 2 0 2 0 170.2 194 115 92 53 157 40 3 12 766 .287 17 22 4 5 11

    2011 - JUNIORUT's Opening Day starter...2011 Capital One Academic All-District 4 First Team...Earned a win over Milwaukee on 2/18 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 score-less 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...Struck out four and walked four in 5.1 innings at No. 3 Florida on April 2...Held South Carolina to two runs in eight innings on April 8, but did not receive any run support...Snapped UT's nine-game losing streak with a seven-inning complete game at No. 24 Alabama on April 16...Allowed just four singles and one unearned run, while striking out five...Led UT to a Friday night win over Georgia with 7.1 strong innings (3 ER, 7 K)...Suffered losses at Vanderbilt and at home to Mississippi State in last two starts.

    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 performance, 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 in UTs 25-5, series-clinching rout over Georgia...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 his collegiate debut Feb. 21 against Oregon State...Took his first loss when he allowed two runs on one hit against Austin Peay on Feb. 24...Earned a no deci-sion in his first collegiate start gainst Ohio...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.

    HIGH SCHOOLGraduated from Austintown Fitch High School in Austintown, Ohio...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...Was his high schools valedictorian, boasting a perfect 4.0 GPA.

    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 ............................................................. 5 at Alabama (DH-1) (4/16/11)Hits Allowed ................................................................. 10 at Florida (4/2/11)Wild Pitches .................................. 2 (2x), last vs. Mississippi State (5/6/11)HBP ........................................................................... 3 at Kentucky (3/18/11)

    CAREER HIGHS

    Innings (Starter) ......................................................................9.0 vs. Manhattan (3/11)Innings (Reliever) ............................................................................................................ N/ARuns Allowed .....................................................8 (2x), last vs. Mississippi State (5/6)ER Allowed ............................................................................6 vs. Mississippi State (5/6)Strikeouts ......................................................................................... 10 vs. Canisius (2/26)Walks ....................................................................................... 5 at Alabama (DH-1) (4/16)Hits Allowed ...........................................................................................10 at Florida (4/2)Wild Pitches ..........................................................................2 vs. Mississippi State (5/6)HBP.........................................................................................................3 at Kentucky (3/18)

    2011 HIGHS

    RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total 2 0 3 6 10 12 6 1 - 40

    RUN SUPPORT0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+R Total AVG/9- 2 2 2 3 2 - - - - - 34 2.83

    RUN SUPPORT

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    PROBABLE SATURDAY STARTER

    NICK #41BLOUNT(1-3, 5.79)

    RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERSophomore6-6 220Loganville, Ga.South Gwinnett

    Date OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA NP/SFeb 19, 2011 MILWAUKEE 1.1 0 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7-6 0 0 0 13.50 31/14Feb 27, 2011 CANISIUS 1.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-4 0 0 0 6.75 11/7Mar 05, 2011 INDIANA 1.2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3-6 0 0 0 4.15 17/11Mar 09, 2011 NEW ORLEANS 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18-4 0 0 0 2.84 30/19Mar 12, 2011 MANHATTAN-1 2.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-5 0 0 0 3.00 27/20Mar 19, 2011 Kentucky 3.2 4 2 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12-8 0 0 1 3.55 56/38Apr 01, 2011 Florida 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-3 0 0 1 3.46 6/3Apr 03, 2011 Florida 3.0 4 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-9 0 0 1 3.38 41/26Apr 07, 2011 S. CAROLINA 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-4 0 0 1 3.38 36/18Apr 09, 2011 S. CAROLINA 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-2 0 0 1 3.20 9/6Apr 16, 2011 Alabama-2 * 5.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 1 2.55 63/40Apr 24, 2011 GEORGIA * 4.2 5 5 5 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3-5 1 1 1 3.68 89/51May 01, 2011 Vanderbilt * 3.0 10 8 8 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3-19 1 2 1 5.57 58/39May 07, 2011 MISSISSIPPI ST * 4.0 6 4 4 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3-5 1 3 1 5.94 51/30May 11, 2011 at MTSU 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-12 1 3 1 5.79 12/7Totals 4 37.1 46 27 24 12 16 11 0 5 2 0 0 0 75-92 1 3 1 5.79

    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 SHA2010 8.42 2 2 21 1 0 0 0 0 31.0 40 32 29 16 17 9 0 8 151 .315 2 5 0 2 12011 5.79 1 3 15 4 0 0 1 1 37.1 46 27 24 12 16 11 0 5 160 .322 2 0 0 3 2TOTAL 6.98 3 5 36 5 0 0 1 1 68.1 86 59 53 28 33 20 0 13 311 .319 4 5 0 5 3

    2011 - SOPHOMOREHas made 15 appearances for Tennessee during his sophomore campaign, including four starts...Earned his first start of the season and second of his career at Alabama on April 16...Made the most of the opportunity, firing a career-high five shutout frames and allowing just three hits to pick up his first win of 2011 and lead UT to its first SEC series victory...Suffered a loss to Georgia on April 24 after yielding five runs on five hits and four walks...Was touched for eight runs on 10 hits in a loss at Vanderblit on May 1...Fell to Mississippi State after yielding four runs on six hits in four innings of work...Tossed a scoreless frame of relief at MTSU on May 11.

    2011 - FRESHMANMade 21 appearances during his rookie campaign, compiling a 2-2 worksheet...Over the course of 31.0 inning pitched, Blount struck out 17...Was perfect in his collegiate debut, throwing two flawless frames against Xavier on Feb. 19...Struck out two and recorded six outs on just 24 pitches, including 19 strikes...Added three more scoreless innings in his second appearance...Struck out four, walked one and allowed one hit against Eastern Kentucky on March 3....Suffered the first loss of his career after allowing three runs, only one earned, on five hits in two innings against Kennesaw State on March 6...Allowed three runs, two earned, on four hits and a walk against Florida on April 10....Struck out one and walked a batter in 0.2 innings during UT's 15-13 win at Mississippi State in the series opener on April 16....Suffered the second loss of his career after giving up three runs on one hit, two walks and a wild pitch at Mississippi State on April 17...Earned his second win on April 21 with 4.2 innings of scoreless relief at Western Carolina...Retired the first 11 batters he faced in that contest....Made his first collegiate start in the second game of a doubleheader against Vanderbilt on April 25...Lasted two innings, allowing three runs on two hits, three walks and a hit batter.....Played on the Thomasville HiToms in the Coastal Plains League over the summer...Made 20 relief appearances, posting a 4.18 ERA...Struck out 31 batters in 32.1 innings of work.

    HIGH SCHOOLGraduated from South Gwinnett High School in Loganville, Ga....Rated by PGCrosschecker.com as one of the Top 300 high school prospects in the coun-try...Was also rated as the No. 16 overall prospect and No. 9 pitching prospect in the state of Georgia...Played four years of baseball and two of basketball at South Gwinnett H.S....Was the 2009 Gwinnett County Player of the Year in base-ball as well as First-Team All-Gwinnett County, a player of the month and tallied the lowest earned run average in the county (0.58) as a senior...Played club baseball for both Team Georgia and Team Elite, winning the Tournament of Stars with the former in 2008...Chose to come to Tennessee over Georgia Tech.

    PERSONALFull name is Nicholas Jackson Blount...Born September 1, 1990, in Atlanta, Ga.....Son of David and Patti Blount...Has one sibling, Danielle...Recipient of the Carroll/Diane Sasser Endowment and the James W. Robinson Scholarship Endowment...Interested in majoring in journalism/electronic media.

    RUNS ALLOWED BY INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Total 5 3 5 2 2 - - - - 17

    RUN SUPPORT0R 1R 2R 3R 4R 5R 6R 7R 8R 9R 10+R Total AVG/9- 1 - 3 - - - - - - - 10 2.50

    RUN SUPPORT (Starts Only)

    Innings (Starter) ........................................ 5.0 at Alabama (DH-2) (4/16/11)Innings (Reliever) ...................................................4.1 at Western Carolina (4/21/10)Runs Allowed ........................................................... 8 at Vanderbilt (5/1/11)ER Allowed ............................................................... 8 at Vanderbilt (5/1/11)Strikeouts ......................................................................4 vs. Eastern Kentucky (3/3/10)Walks ..................................................... 3 (3x), last vs. Milwaukee (2/19/11)Hits Allowed ........................................................... 10 at Vanderbilt (5/1/11)Wild Pitches ..................................................1 (4x), last vs. Indiana (3/5/11)HBP.................................................................................1 (5x), last vs. Alabama (4/20/10)

    CAREER HIGHS

    Innings (Starter) .............................................................5.0 at Alabama (DH-2) (4/16)Innings (Reliever) ........................................................................ 3.2 at Kentucky (3/19)Runs Allowed ....................................................................................8 at Vanderbilt (5/1)ER Allowed .........................................................................................8 at Vanderbilt (5/1)Strikeouts ......................................................................... 3 (3x), last at Kentucky (3/19)Walks ................................................................................................ 3 vs. Milwaukee (2/19)Hits Allowed ................................................................................... 10 at Vanderbilt (5/1)Wild Pitches ..........................................................................1 (2x), last vs. Indiana (3/5)HBP..........................................................................................................................................N/a

    2011 HIGHS

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    2011 TENNESSEE PITCHING REPORT2011 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB K B/AvgStarters 12-21-0 5.35 200.1 235 134 119 85 133 .301Relievers 11-3-12 4.75 204.2 209 123 108 103 178 .270

    When Starter Allows 0-3 Runs: 20-10When Starter Allows 4+ Runs: 3-14When Starter Pitches < 6 Inn.: 17-17When Starter Pitches 6+ Innings: 6-7

    When Bullpen Allows Runs: 12-22When Bullpen Allows No Runs: 11-2When Bullpen Pitches 3+ Inn.: 18-13When No Relievers are Used: 2-0

    40 JOSH ALLMAN LHP 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 1 GLast Win: none in 2011 Save: none in 2011Loss: none in 2011 Blown SV: none in 2011 Yielded a hit and walk and struck out in in first app. of 2011 vs. New Orleans Was 0-0 with a 10.12 ERA in four appearances (2.2 IP) last seasonDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches3/9 vs. New Orleans 18-4 -- 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 19/10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17 ROB CATAPANO LHP 2-5, 6.31 ERA, 0 SV, 11 GLast Win: at Austin Peay (3/16) Save: none in 2011Loss: vs. Mississippi State (5/8) Blown SV: none in 2011 Made first appearance of 2011 in 5th inning vs. Milwaukee (2/20) Has made eight starts and three relief appearances Posted a 3-0 record with a 7.11 ERA in 14 appearances at UT in 2010 Was 5-1 in 46 appearances over two years at North Carolina Made two College World Series appearances with the Tar HeelsDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/20 vs. Milwaukee 6-9 -- 1.0 1 3 3 1 2 20/143/8 vs. New Orleans* 14-0 W 4.0 3 0 0 0 5 54/353/16 at Austin Peay * 5-3 W 3.0 3 1 1 2 3 58/333/20 at Kentucky 3-7 -- 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 36/253/26 vs. Ole Miss * 6-4 -- 5.0 6 2 2 2 2 81/554/1 at Florida * 0-3 L 6.2 8 2 2 1 3 95/624/7 vs. S. Carolina * 0-4 L 5.2 7 3 3 3 1 94/524/14 at Alabama * 2-8 L 2.1 6 5 5 0 0 50/314/23 vs. Georgia * 6-8 L 3.0 6 5 5 1 2 53/374/30 at Vanderbilt 1-10 -- 3.0 9 5 5 0 1 60/365/8 vs. Miss. State * 2-5 L 4.2 4 3 3 5 1 89/50------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 HUNTER DANIEL LHP 0-0, 7.84 ERA, 0 SV, 16 GLast Win: none in 2011 Save: none in 2011Loss: none in 2011 Blown SV: none in 2011 Struck out the first batter he faced in 2011 vs. Morehead St. (3/6) Sophomore from Bearden HS in Knoxville Did not allowed a hit or an earned run in first 9.0 innings of his careerDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches3/6 vs. Morehead St. 10-8 -- 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 6/33/9 vs. New Orleans 18-4 -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 14/73/13 vs. Manhattan 15-1 -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 15/93/23 at Lipscomb 7-3 -- 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 6/43/25 vs. Ole Miss 1-6 -- 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 29/153/27 vs. Ole Miss 0-8 -- 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 14/84/1 at Florida 0-3 -- 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 10/64/2 at Florida 2-11 -- 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 10/84/7 vs. S. Carolina 0-4 -- 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4/34/9 vs. S. Carolina 1-2 -- 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 6/34/14 at Alabama 2-8 -- 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 15/54/23 vs. Georgia 6-8 -- 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 5/44/24 vs. Georgia 3-5 -- 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 2/05/1 at Vanderbilt 3-19 -- 0.1 4 5 5 1 0 20/125/7 vs. Miss. State 3-5 -- 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 7/45/11 at MTSU 3-12 -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 17/9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------32 LEVI DEAN RHP 4-2, 4.60 ERA, 1 SV, 14 GLast Win: at Kentucky (3/19) Save: vs. Canisius (2/25)Loss: vs. Appalachian St. (4/12) Blown SV: none in 2011 Made first appearance of 2011 in 4th inning vs. Milwaukee (2/20) Earned his first win at UT with 3.0 innings of scoreless relief Picked up his first save with 2.0 shutout innings of relief in 4-0 win on 2/25 Earned his second win out of the pen vs. Bradley on 3/4 (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 K) Transfer from Lower Columbia (Wash.) CollegeDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/19 vs. Milwaukee 7-6 W 3.0 3 0 0 2 4 49/282/25 vs. Canisius 4-0 SV 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 17/112/27 vs. Canisius 9-4 -- 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 21/143/4 vs. Bradley 7-3 W 4.0 2 0 0 1 2 56/323/12 vs. Manhattan-2* 3-2 W 4.0 3 2 1 1 2 67/393/16 at Austin Peay 5-3 -- 1.2 4 1 0 1 2 46/283/19 at Kentucky 12-8 W 3.0 3 2 2 4 0 53/233/23 at Lipscomb 7-3 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 16/123/27 vs. Ole Miss* 0-8 L 2.1 6 3 3 1 1 39/244/5 vs. Presbyterian 6-10 -- 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 22/134/9 vs. S. Carolina 1-2 -- 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 15/94/12 vs. App State 5-6 L 2.0 3 4 4 1 2 37/225/6 vs. Miss. State 5-16 -- 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 14/65/10 vs. MTSU 5-4 -- 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 28/20

    15 ZACK GODLEY RHP 1-0, 3.81 ERA, 2 SV, 23 GLast Win: vs. MTSU (5/10) Save: vs. Morehead State (3/6)Loss: none in 2011 Blown SV: at Kentucky (3/18) Power arm out of the bullpen with 9.69 K/9 ratio through 22 appearances Made UT debut with two scoreless innings of relief (2 H, 1 BB, 3 K) on 2/18 Came back two days later to strike out 5 more in another 2.0 inning stint Struck out the side in the top of the 9th vs. Milwaukee on 2/20 Earned first save with 1.2 innings of one-hit ball in 9-4 win vs. Canisius (2/27) Came on to record the final out vs. Morehead St. for his second save (3/6) Tossed 2.0 perfect innings to pick up first collegiate win vs. MTSU (5/10)Date Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 vs. Milwaukee 4-0 -- 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 38/242/20 vs. Milwaukee 6-9 -- 2.0 1 0 0 2 5 39/242/27 vs. Canisius 9-4 SV 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 13/83/4 vs. Bradley 7-3 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12/73/6 vs. Morehead St. 10-8 SV 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 9/63/12 vs. Manhattan-2 3-2 -- 2.0 1 0 0 1 4 30/173/16 at Austin Peay 5-3 -- 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 18/123/18 at Kentucky 3-5 BSV 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 13/83/20 at Kentucky 3-7 --- 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 23/133/23 at Lipscomb 7-3 -- 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 14/73/25 vs. Ole Miss 1-6 -- 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 9/13/27 vs. Ole Miss 0-8 -- 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 28/153/30 vs. UNC Asheville 14-6 -- 1.0 6 4 4 1 1 37/214/2 at Florida 2-11 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 11/94/3 at Florida 1-9 -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 18/94/5 vs. Presbyterian 6-10 -- 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 7/44/9 vs. S. Carolina 1-2 -- 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 13/74/12 vs. App State 5-6 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 10/94/14 at Alabama 2-8 -- 2.2 3 1 0 0 2 40/214/23 vs. Georgia 6-8 -- 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 8/65/6 vs. Miss. State 5-16 -- 0.2 4 4 1 0 1 31/185/8 vs. Miss. State 2-5 -- 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 14/105/10 vs. MTSU 5-4 W 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 17/13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 JEROD PEPER RHP 0-1, 21.32 ERA, 0 SV, 10 GLast Win: none in 2011 Save: none in 2011Loss: vs. Milwaukee (2/20) Blown SV: none in 2011 Junior from Adair, Okla., is a transfer from Seminole State College Opened the year as UT's Sunday starterDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/20 vs. Milwaukee* 6-9 L 2.1 5 5 5 3 0 53/292/27 vs. Canisius* 9-4 -- 0.0 0 2 1 1 0 6/03/6 vs. Morehead St. 10-8 -- 0.2 4 5 5 1 1 35/193/9 vs. New Orleans 18-4 -- 0.1 1 3 3 3 0 23/93/30 vs. UNC Asheville 14-6 -- 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 9/34/1 at Florida 0-3 -- 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 17/74/7 vs. S. Carolina 0-4 -- 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 6/44/14 at Alabama 2-8 -- 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 7/44/24 vs. Georgia 3-5 -- 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 9/75/7 vs. Miss. State 3-5 -- 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 11/4-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28 MATT RAMSEY RHP 0-1, 0.96 ERA, 3 SV, 8 GLast Win: none in 2011 Save: vs. Ole Miss (3/27)Loss: at Florida (4/3) Blown SV: none in 2011 Has struck out 15 of the 35 batters he has faced this season (14.46/9 inn.) Made first appearance of 2011 in 7th inn. of 14-0 win over New Orleans (3/8) Started year as UT's closer (3 SV) in addition to handling starting catching duties Made first collegiate start at #3 Florida on April 3 Left second start vs. S. Carolina on April 9 with soreness in right forearm Has nine career saves (4 in 2009, 2 in 2010) and a career ERA of 4.43 Was 4-2 with a 4.29 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 21 appearances (35.2 IP) in 2010 Tied for 10th all-time in UT history with 56 career appearances Strong-armed junior from Farragut HS in KnoxvilleDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches3/8 vs. New Orleans 14-0 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 12/93/12 vs. Manhattan-2 3-2 SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 9/73/16 at Austin Peay 5-3 SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 16/103/20 at Kentucky 3-7 -- 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 7/33/23 at Lipscomb 7-3 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 23/143/26 vs. Ole Miss 6-4 SV 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 29/164/3 at Florida * 1-9 L 2.0 1 1 1 3 1 49/244/9 vs. S. Carolina * 1-2 -- 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 32/16-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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    37 JON REED RHP 1-2, 5.92 ERA, 0 SV, 12 GLast Win: vs. Canisius (2/26) Save: none in 2011Loss: at Vanderbilt (4/30) Blown SV: none in 2011 Has started nine games and made three relief appearances this season Made collegiate debut vs. Milwaukee on 2/19 with 3.0 IP, 3 ER Redshirted the 2010 season after having Tommy John surgery Selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 21st round in the 2009 MLB DraftDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/19 vs. Milwaukee* 7-6 -- 3.0 4 3 3 2 0 63/342/26 vs. Canisius* 6-2 W 6.0 4 2 2 3 2 73/443/6 vs. Morehead St.* 10-8 -- 4.1 4 3 3 2 1 76/503/13 vs. Manhattan* 15-1 -- 4.2 5 1 1 2 2 75/453/23 at Lipscomb* 7-3 -- 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 22/163/13 vs. UNC Asheville* 14-6 -- 2.0 5 2 2 1 2 50/334/5 vs. Presbyterian* 6-10 L 3.0 4 2 0 1 2 53/36 4/12 vs. App State* 5-6 -- 1.0 1 2 2 2 2 28/154/23 vs. Georgia 6-8 -- 4.2 1 0 0 1 2 69/414/30 at Vanderbilt * 1-10 L 3.2 7 4 4 2 2 69/405/6 vs. Miss. State 5-16 -- 2.0 2 2 1 2 3 44/275/11 at MTSU 3-12 -- 1.2 6 6 6 3 1 43/24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31 DALTON SABERHAGEN LHP 1-0, 3.86 ERA, 0 SV, 11 GLast Win: vs. Alabama A&M (3/15) Save: none in 2011Loss: none in 2011 Blown SV: none in 2011 Made his collegiate debut on 3/6, throwing a scoreless inning vs. Morehead St. Struck out the side in the 9th in 2nd appearance vs. New Orleans (3/9) Earned first win with 5.0 innings of one-run ball vs. Alabama A&M (3/15) Son of two-time Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen Older brother Drew is a manager for TennesseeDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches3/6 vs. Morehead St. 10-8 -- 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 15/93/9 vs. New Orleans 18-4 -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 22/133/12 vs. Manhattan-1 11-5 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 17/103/15 vs. Ala. A&M 11-5 W 5.0 5 1 1 0 4 49/353/23 at Lipscomb 7-3 -- 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 16/93/27 vs. Ole Miss 0-8 -- 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/23/30 vs. UNC Asheville 14-6 -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 19/124/5 vs. Presbyterian 6-10 -- 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 8/24/14 at Alabama 2-8 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 14/114/23 vs. Georgia 6-8 -- 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 12/65/11 at MTSU 3-12 -- 3.0 3 2 2 0 2 53/33-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 DREW STECKENRIDER RHP 2-0, 6.44 ERA, 1 SV, 16 GLast Win: vs. Georgia (4/22) Save: vs. Canisius (2/26)Loss: none in 2011 Blown SV: none in 2011 Has struck out 14 over last seven appearances (9.1 IP) Made first appearance of 2011 in 3rd inning vs. Milwaukee (2/20) Struck out 4 in 3.0 shutout innings vs. Canisius to earn first save in 6-2 win (2/26) No decision in first start vs. Bradley on 3/4 (4.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 4 K) Tallied first career win vs. Manhattan on 3/12 (5.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 3 K) Provides UT a power arm out of the pen and can also startDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/20 vs. Milwaukee 6-9 -- 1.2 3 1 1 1 3 45/262/26 vs. Canisius 6-2 SV 3.0 2 0 0 0 4 44/303/4 vs. Bradley* 7-3 -- 4.0 8 3 3 1 4 71/453/12 vs. Manhattan* 11-5 W 5.1 4 4 3 3 3 85/473/19 at Kentucky* 12-8 -- 2.1 5 4 4 3 1 49/263/27 vs. Ole Miss 0-8 -- 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 26/133/30 vs. UNC Asheville 14-6 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 14/94/2 at Florida 2-11 -- 1.1 1 5 5 4 1 33/144/5 vs. Presbyterian 6-10 -- 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 13/54/8 vs. S. Carolina 0-2 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 20/124/16 at Alabama 1-0 -- 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 12/54/22 vs. Georgia 5-4 W 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 17/84/24 vs. Georgia 3-5 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 11/75/1 at Vanderbilt 3-19 -- 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 53/315/8 vs. Miss. State 2-5 -- 3.0 2 1 1 3 3 48/255/11 at MTSU 3-12 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 25/17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24 T.J. THORNTON LHP 1-0, 3.42 ERA, 1 SV, 13 GLast Win: vs. New Orleans (3/9) Save: vs. Alabama A&M (3/15)Loss: none in 2011 Blown SV: none in 2011 Earned first career win in first career start vs. New Orleans (3/9) Picked up his first save at UT with three innings vs. Alabama A&M (3/15) Transfer from Indian River Community CollegeDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches3/9 vs. New Orleans* 18-4 W 3.0 3 1 1 1 3 43/273/15 vs. Ala. A&M 9-1 SV 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 28/183/23 at Lipscomb 7-3 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 14/83/26 vs. Ole Miss 6-4 -- 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 18/93/27 vs. Ole Miss 0-8 -- 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 17/113/30 vs. UNC Asheville 14-6 -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 19/134/3 at Florida 1-9 -- 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 18/13

    4/5 vs. Presbyterian 6-10 -- 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 22/154/12 vs. App State 5-6 -- 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 26/164/29 at Vanderbilt 1-10 -- 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 31/195/1 at Vanderbilt 3-19 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 7/65/7 vs. Miss. State 3-5 -- 2.1 3 1 1 2 0 41/215/10 vs. MTSU * 5-4 -- 4.0 5 2 2 3 1 61/32-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25 CARTER WATSON RHP 5-3, 4.76 ERA, 0 SV, 19 GLast Win: vs. UNC Asheville (3/30) Save: none in 2011Loss: at MTSU (5/11) Blown SV: none in 2011 Made collegiate debut with 0.2 scoreless IP vs. Milwaukee (2/19) Tossed 2.0 more innings the next day, allowing one hit with 1 K and 1 BB Earned first win with 4.2 IP (2 H, 1 R, 0 ER) of relief after rain delay (2/27) Entered that game vs. Canisius with two on, no out in top 1st Earned first starting assignment at Kentucky (3/20)Date Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/19 vs. Milwaukee 7-6 -- 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 12/72/20 vs. Milwaukee 6-9 -- 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 26/122/27 vs. Canisius 9-4 W 4.2 2 1 0 4 1 73/393/6 vs. Morehead St. 10-8 W 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 36/223/9 vs. New Orleans 18-4 -- 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 8/43/13 vs. Manhattan 15-1 W 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 17/123/16 at Austin Peay 5-3 -- 2.0 2 1 0 3 1 41/193/20 at Kentucky* 3-7 L 1.0 4 4 4 1 0 44/233/23 at Lipscomb 7-3 W 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 18/123/27 vs. Ole Miss 0-8 -- 2.0 0 2 2 3 0 28/93/30 vs. UNC Asheville 14-6 W 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 27/184/1 at Florida 0-3 -- 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 4/14/5 vs. Presbyterian 6-10 -- 2.0 3 3 3 2 0 44/244/9 vs. S. Carolina 1-2 L 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 42/284/12 vs. App State 5-6 -- 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 16/114/14 at Alabama 2-8 -- 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 19/94/23 vs. Georgia 6-8 -- 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 10/64/30 at Vanderbilt 1-10 -- 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 23/135/8 vs. Miss. State 2-5 -- 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 5/25/11 at MTSU * 3-12 -- 0.1 4 4 2 1 0 37/19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------29 NICK WILLIAMS RHP 1-1, 4.76 ERA, 3 SV, 19 GLast Win: vs. Ole Miss (3/26) Save:vs. MTSU (5/10)Loss: vs. Indiana (3/5) Blown SV: vs. Indiana (3/5) Made collegiate debut in 9th inning vs. Milwaukee (2/18) Closed out UT's first shutout since 2007 on Opening Day (1.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) Tallied his first career save the next day (1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K) Suffered his first loss vs. Indiana on 3/5 (1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 0 K) Struck out his brother, UK C Michael Williams, on four pitches (3/18) Struck out 5 of the 7 batters he faced vs. Ole Miss (3/26) to earn 1st win Second save was a four-out effort in a 1-0 win at Alabama (4/16) Tossed a career-high 3.0 shutout innings, allowing just 1 hit, vs. UGA (4/24) Was 19-0 with 137 strikeouts, 0.85 ERA and three state titles during HS career Freshman from Farragut HS in KnoxvilleDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 vs. Milwaukee 4-0 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 9/62/19 vs. Milwaukee 7-6 SV 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 19/133/5 vs. Indiana 3-6 L 1.0 2 3 2 1 0 28/163/8 vs. New Orleans 14-0 -- 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 33/253/13 vs. Manhattan 15-1 -- 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 33/203/18 at Kentucky 3-5 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 33/203/20 at Kentucky 3-7 -- 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 45/273/23 at Lipscomb 7-3 -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 18/123/26 vs. Ole Miss 6-4 W 2.0 1 1 1 0 5 31/20 4/3 at Florida 1-9 -- 1.0 4 5 4 2 0 36/19 4/5 vs. Presbyterian 6-10 -- 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 9/54/9 vs. S. Carolina 1-2 -- 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 30/174/12 vs. App State 5-6 -- 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 30/204/16 at Alabama 1-0 SV 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 19/134/22 vs. Georgia 5-4 -- 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 48/284/24 vs. Georgia 3-5 -- 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 40/265/1 at Vanderbilt 3-19 -- 2.0 4 6 6 3 0 56/315/7 vs. Miss. State 3-5 -- 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 23/175/10 vs. MTSU 5-4 SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 14/9

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    21 ETHAN BENNETT C .275, 6 HR, 23 RBI, 1-1 SBNo streak SEC: .215, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 0-0 SB Date Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG5/8 Mississippi St. C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .2795/10 MTSU C 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 .2745/11 at MTSU C 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 .2752011 TOTALS 109 2 30 6 0 6 23 16 22 1 .275---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 MATT DUFFY 3B .327, 6 HR, 37 RBI, 7-7 SB5 Games: .412 (7x17), 3 2B, 1HR, 2 RBIs SEC: .277, 2 HR, 10 RBI, 2-2 SBDate Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG5/8 Mississippi St. 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .3215/10 MTSU 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .3255/11 at MTSU 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .3272011 TOTALS 162 32 53 13 1 6 37 25 22 7 .327---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 CHRIS FRITTS OF .227, 2 HR, 13 RBI, 3-4 SB3 Games: .300 (3x10), 2 RBIs SEC: .175, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1-2 SBDate Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG5/8 Mississippi St. LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .2215/10 MTSU LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 .2245/11 at MTSU LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .2272011 TOTALS 119 20 27 4 1 2 13 12 25 3 .227---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 TYLER HORNE 1B/3B/DH .277, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 0-1 SBNo streak SEC: .236, 0 HR, 3 RBI, 0-1 SBDate Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG4/29 at Vanderbilt DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .2864/30 at Vanderbilt DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .2805/8 Mississippi St. PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .2772011 TOTALS 101 11 28 6 0 1 15 2 15 0 .277---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33 JOSH LILES 1B/2B/OF .264, 0 HR, 22 RBI, 9-15 SBNo streak SEC: .232, 0 HR, 7 RBI, 3-6 SBDate Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG5/8 Mississippi St. 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .2685/10 MTSU 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .2705/11 at MTSU 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .2642011 TOTALS 163 22 43 4 0 0 22 22 27 9 .264---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    23 HUNTER MITCHEM C 1.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0-0 SBNo streak SEC: .000, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0-0 SBDate Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG3/9 vs. New Orleans 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0002011 TOTALS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------43 DAVIS MORGAN 1B/DH .259, 1 HR, 9 RBI, 0-0 SBNo streak SEC: .190, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 0-0 SBDate Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG5/8 Mississippi St. 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .2535/10 MTSU 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .2685/11 at MTSU 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .2592011 TOTALS 85 17 22 3 0 1 9 9 18 0 .259---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 KHAYYAN NORFORK 2B .360, 4 HR, 37 RBI, 25-29 SB5 Games: .429 (9x21), 2 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBIs SEC: .278, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 7-7 SB 4ate Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG5/8 Mississippi St. SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .3635/10 MTSU SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .3605/11 at MTSU SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .3602011 TOTALS 178 33 64 14 2 4 37 25 28 25 .360---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 ZACH OSBORNE SS .340, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 5-8 SBNo streak SEC: .321, 0 HR, 6 RBI, 3-5 SBDate Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG5/6 Mississippi St. SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .3445/10 MTSU DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .3425/11 at MTSU DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .3402011 TOTALS 159 23 54 9 1 1 19 13 13 5 .340---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 CHRIS PIERCE INF/OF .200, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 4-6 SBNo streak SEC: .143, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 1-2 SBDate Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG5/7 Mississippi St. PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .2175/8 Mississippi St. OF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .2085/11 at MTSU DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .2002011 TOTALS 50 10 10 1 0 1 4 5 17 4 .200---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------28 MATT RAMSEY C/OF .229, 0 HR, 4 RBI, 3-5 SBNo streak SEC: .152, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0-0 SBDate Opp. Pos. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB AVG4/29 at Vanderbilt PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .2374/30 at Vanderbilt PH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .2325/1 at Vanderbilt PH 1 0 0 0 0