Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech Game Notes

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TENNESSEE 2012 VOLUNTEER BASEBALL

Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech Tuesday’s contest will mark the first meeting between the

Vols and Golden Eagles since March 30, 2010, when UT got three-hit performances from P.J. Polk and Cody Hawn to cruise to a 9-3 victory in Knoxville. Tennessee has won nine of its last 10 meetings with TTU

and 32 of its last 34, including 23 straight from 1991-2003.

Tennessee Tidbits... With a record of 299-144-1 (.673) in eight seasons as a Divi-

sion I head coach, Tennessee skipper Dave Serrano is currently one win away from notching career victory No. 300. Junior Drew Steckenrider has done a little bit of everything

for the Vols this year. At the plate, he currently ranks second in the SEC in walks (17), third in OPB (.522), seventh in home runs (3) and ninth in SLG (.630). On the mound, he is tied for first in hits allowed (9) and ranks fourth in both strikeouts looking (12) and runs allowed (4) and is fifth in opponent’s batting average (.161). Since moving to the bullpen for his last two appearances,

Steckenrider has been almost unhittable, striking out 12 of the 20 batters he has faced in 6.0 innings of one-hit, shutout ball. Freshman Will Maddox has hit safely in seven straight

games, tying him for the longest streak by a UT player this sea-son. In his current run, Maddox is hitting .429 (6-for-13) with three runs scored an RBI and a stolen base.

Last Time Out... Tennessee split its four decisions last week, opening with

wins over Ball State and ULM on Wednesday and Friday before dropping consecutive contests to the War-hawks on Saturday and Sunday to run its record to 10-5 on the season.

TENNESSEE (10-5) vs. TENNESSEE TECH (5-10)March 13 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | Knoxville, Tenn.

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10 and 32 of its last 34 contests against @TTUGold-enEagles. #Vols head coach @DaveSerranoUT is one win

away from the 300th victory of his career. His lifetime record stands at 299-144-1 (.673). UT freshman @WillMaddox1is hitting .429 during

his current seven-game hitting streak to up his aver-age 92 points to .306.

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Tennessee2012 Record: 10-5Head Coach: Dave Serrano First year at UT (299-144-1)

TUESDAY RHP Conner Stevens (0-0, 3.60)

TUESDAY RHP Seth Lucio (0-0, 4.70)

VOLUNTEERS STARTING PITCHER

GOLDEN EAGLES STARTING PITCHER

Date Opponent (TV) Time/ResultFEBRUARY17 Fri. Northern Illinois W, 7-118 Sat. Northern Illinois W, 10-519 Sun. Northern Illinois W, 7-221 Tue. Western Kentucky W, 8-7 (13)24 Fri. Seton Hall W, 9-225 Sat. Seton Hall W, 3-2 (11)26 Sun. Seton Hall W, 10-228 Tue. MTSU L, 5-4 (10)MARCH2 Fri. vs. Houston & (ESPN3) L, 7-43 Sat. vs. #16 Texas & (LHN) W, 5-44 Sun. vs. #4 Rice & (ESPN3) L, 11-17 Wed. Ball State W, 9-79 Fri. Louisiana-Monroe W, 4-010 Sat. Louisiana-Monroe L, 8-6 (10)11 Sun. Louisiana-Monroe L, 7-413 Tue. Tennessee Tech (FS South) 7 p.m.16 Fri. at Georgia * 7 p.m.17 Sat. at Georgia * 3 p.m.18 Sun. at Georgia * 2 p.m.21 Wed. Florida International 7 p.m.23 Fri. Kentucky * 6 p.m.24 Sat. Kentucky * 4 p.m.25 Sun. Kentucky * 2 p.m.27 Tue. Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m.28 Wed. Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m.30 Fri. Alabama * 6 p.m.31 Sat. Alabama * (CSS) 1 p.m.APRIL1 Sun. Alabama * 2 p.m.4 Wed. Memphis 7 p.m.6 Fri. at South Carolina * 7 p.m.7 Sat. at South Carolina * (ESPNU) 8 p.m.8 Sun. at South Carolina * 1:30 p.m.11 Wed. at ETSU 7 p.m.13 Fri. Florida * 6 p.m.14 Sat. Florida * (SPSO) 3 p.m.15 Sun. Florida * 2 p.m.17 Tue. ETSU 7 p.m.19 Thu. at Mississippi State * (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. CT20 Fri. at Mississippi State * 6:30 p.m. CT21 Sat. at Mississippi State * 1 p.m. CT24 Wed. Austin Peay 7 p.m.27 Fri. at Auburn * 6 p.m. CT28 Sat. at Auburn * 3 p.m. CT29 Sun. at Auburn * 1 p.m. CTMAY4 Fri. Vanderbilt * 6 p.m.5 Sat. Vanderbilt * (CSS) 1 p.m.6 Sun. Vanderbilt * 2 p.m.9 Wed. at Memphis (FOX SS) 6:30 p.m. CT11 Fri. at Ole Miss * 6:30 p.m. CT12 Sat. at Ole Miss * 4 p.m. CT13 Sun. at Ole Miss * 1:30 p.m. CT15 Tue. at MTSU 6 p.m. CT17 Thu. Arkansas * 6 p.m.18 Fri. Arkansas * 6 p.m.19 Sat. Arkansas * 4 p.m.Home Games in Bold*-SEC Game& - Houston College Classic (Minute Maid Park)

C 21 Ethan Bennett So. .250 1 7 Has a team high eight career home runs

1B 30 Davis Morgan Sr. .259 0 4 Hitting .429 (6-for-14) over his last six games

2B 1 Will Maddox Fr. .306 0 2 Current 7-game hitting streak has upped his avg. 92 pts

3B 11 Zach Luther Jr. .220 0 1 Has reached base in 12-of-28 leadoff opportunities (.429)

SS 12 Zach Osborne Sr. .262 0 4 Hitting .333 (9x27) during recent 7-game hitting streak

LF 5 Chris Pierce Sr. .333 1 10 Has already more than doubled his 2011 RBI total (4)

CF 7 Chris Fritts Jr. .269 1 17 Leads the Vols with six two-out RBIs this year

RF 13 Jared Allen Fr. .294 1 9 Hit first career home run in 6th inning vs. ULM (3/11)

DH 20 Drew Steckenrider Jr. .326 3 9 2nd in SEC in Walks (17), 3rd in OPB (.522), 9th in SLG (.630)

PROBABLE UT STARTERS Avg. HR RBI Notes

2012 SCHEDULE (10-5, 0-0 SEC)

Weather Forecast Tuesday

Sunny78° | 57° | 20%

Tennessee Tech2012 Record: 5-10Head Coach: Matt BraggaNinth year at TTU (201-247)

Series BreakdownOverall: Tennessee leads 66-28-1In Knoxville: Tennessee leads 38-8In Cookeville: Tennessee leads 24-15-1Unknown Site: Tennessee Tech leads 5-4Last 10 Meetings: Tennessee leads 9-1

LAST 10 MEETINGS3/3/2004 Knoxville W, 13-44/21/2004 Cookeville W, 10-12/22/2005 Knoxville W, 16-14/20/2005 Cookeville W, 15-43/21/2006 Knoxville (7) W, 21-14/18/2006 Cookeville W, 6-45/15/2007 Knoxville W, 13-44/1/2008 Cookeville L, 7-93/18/2009 Knoxville W, 7-53/30/2010 Knoxville W, 9-3

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Media CredentialsMedia credentials will be issued to members of the work-

ing 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.

Postgame InterviewsTennessee head coach Dave Serrano 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 members 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 team’s 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.

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 website is: UTsports.comThe official SEC website is: SECsports.com

Head Coach: 12 Dave Serrano, First YearAssociate Head Coach: 9 Greg Bergeron, First YearAssistant Coach: 14 Bill Mosiello, First YearVolunteer Assistant Coach: 10 Gregg Wallis, First YearDirector of Baseball Operations: Kenny Gajewski, First YearAthletic Trainer: Jeff Wood, 12th yearStrength & Conditioning Coach: Herman Demmink, Third yearManagers: Andrew Busa, Matt McCoy, Hunter Mitchem

MONDAY[19]Off Day

TUESDAY[20] Practice: 2:30-6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY[21]vs. FIU7 p.m.Knoxville

THURSDAY[22]Practice: 2:30-6 p.m.

FRIDAY[23]vs. Kentucky6 p.m.Knoxville

SATURDAY[24]vs. Kentucky4 p.m.Knoxville

SUNDAY[25]vs. Kentucky2 p.m.Knoxville

NEXT WEEK IN TENNESSEE BASEBALL

2012 TENNESSEE BASEBALL ROSTER

No. Name Cl. Pos. B-T Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 1 Will Maddox Fr. INF L-R 5-11 180 Gainesville, Ga./Gainesville 2 Zach Osborne Sr. SS R-R 5-8 170 Louisville, Ky./Pleasure Ridge Park 4 Parker Wormsley Fr. INF/OF R-R 6-0 170 Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School 5 Chris Pierce Sr. INF/OF R-R 5-9 195 Kalama, Wash./Lower Columbia College 6 Jake Rowland Fr. OF L-R 6-1 180 Decatur, Tenn./Meigs County 7 Chris Fritts Jr. OF R-R 5-9 180 Houston, Texas/Cypress Ridge 8 Hunter Daniel Jr. LHP/1B L-L 6-3 215 Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden11 Zach Luther Jr. INF/OF R-R 6-0 175 Laguna Niguel, Calif./Texas A&M/Fullerton JC13 Jared Allen Fr. OF R-R 6-2 220 Delano, Tenn./Polk County15 Zack Godley Jr RHP R-R 6-3 245 Bamberg, S.C./Spartanburg Methodist16 Andy Yates Jr. C R-R 5-11 155 Mount Juliet, Tenn./Wilson Central17 Josh Allman Sr. LHP L-L 6-0 185 Bryson City, N.C./Swain County19 Samuel Davis Jr. RHP R-R 6-0 190 Manchester, Tenn./Columbia State CC20 Drew Steckenrider Jr. RHP/OF S-R 6-5 230 Lawrenceville, Ga./Greater Atlanta Christian21 Ethan Bennett So. C R-R 6-0 215 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut22 Steve Weaver So. 1B/OF R-R 6-1 205 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut/Dyersburg State CC23 Richard Carter Fr. 1B/OF L-L 5-10 190 Brentwood, Tenn./Ravenwood24 T.J. Thornton Sr. LHP L-L 6-4 210 Lake Worth, Fla./Indian River CC25 Carter Watson So. RHP R-R 6-3 205 Murfreesboro, Tenn./Siegel26 Nick Powell Fr. INF R-R 5-9 170 Cordova, Tenn./Houston27 Kevin O’Leary So. INF R-R 6-2 195 Norcross, Ga./Wesleyan/Furman28 David Horne Fr. RHP R-R 6-4 220 Columbia, Tenn./Columbia Central29 Blake Thomas Jr. RHP R-R 5-11 200 Milledgeville, Ga./Gordon College30 Davis Morgan Sr. 1B R-R 6-1 225 Overland Park, Kansas/Johnson County CC31 Dalton Saberhagen So. LHP L-L 6-1 190 Calabasas, Calif./Calabasas32 Jason Manis Fr. C R-R 5-10 180 Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School33 Robbie Kidd Fr. RHP R-R 6-1 180 Fairfax Station, Va./Paul VI34 Nick Williams So. RHP R-R 6-2 230 Knoxville, Tenn./Farragut35 Conner Stevens Fr. RHP R-R 6-1 195 Raleigh, N.C./St. David’s School37 Brandon Zajac Fr. LHP L-L 6-4 220 Cleveland, Tenn./Walker Valley41 Nick Blount Jr. RHP R-R 6-6 220 Loganville, Ga./South Gwinnett44 Wes Walker Sr. C R-R 6-0 200 Seymour, Tenn./Walters State CC45 Eric Martin Fr. RHP R-R 6-2 190 Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin46 Joseph Vanderplas Fr. LHP L-L 6-2 215 Fairfax, Va./Fairfax

COACHING STAFFNick Blount (BLUNT)Kenny Gajewski (guy-YES-key)Jason Manis (MAN-iss)Jake Rowland (ROW-lund)Dalton Saberhagen (SAY-burr-hay-ginn)Drew Steckenrider (STECK-inn-rider)Joseph Vanderplas (VAN-durr-plass)Brandon Zajac (ZAY-jack)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Allen, Jared 13Allman, Josh 17Bennett, Ethan 21 Blount, Nick 41Carter, Richard 23Daniel, Hunter 8Davis, Samuel 19Fritts, Chris 7Godley, Zack 15Horne, David 28Kidd, Robbie 33Luther, Zach 11

Maddox, Will 1Manis, Jason 32Martin, Eric 45Morgan, Davis 30O’Leary, Kevin 27Osborne, Zach 2Pierce, Chris 5Powell, Nick 26Rowland, Jake 6Saberhagen, Dalton 31Steckenrider, Drew 20Stevens, Conner 35

Thomas, Blake 29Thornton, T.J. 24Vanderplas, Joseph 46Walker, Wes 44Watson, Carter 25Weaver, Steve 22Williams, Nick 34Wormsley, Parker 4Yates, Andy 16Zajac, Brandon 37

ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

MEDIA INFORMATION

Media Relations Contact InfoCameron HarrisOffice: (865) 974-8876Cell: (817) 408-7604

Email: [email protected]: @CHarrisUT


“Coach Serrano was the pitching coach when I was at Tennessee, and it was obvious even then that he was going to be a very successful head coach down the road. He has certainly proven that, taking both UC Irvine and Cal State Fullerton to the College World Series. He is extremely knowledgeable about the game of baseball, and Vol fans should be very excited that we were able to steal him away. I look forward to him getting the Tennessee program back on the winning track.”

-- Todd Helton, former Vol and five-time MLB All-Star

“Dave is a guy that believes in the legacy of Tennessee baseball and I feel like that is a big part of what this program is all about. I know it was when I was here. I’m certainly aware that I am no more than the product of people that poured into me well and loved on me well while I was here, two of them being Bill Mosiello and Dave Serrano. I think whatever level of talent I brought into UT from high school, they cultivated it.”

-- R.A. Dickey , former Vol and current New York Mets Pitcher

“I think the world of him, not only as a baseball coach, but as a business man and a people person. From the chair I sit in, the Tennessee’s search has been a very successful venture and will be putting a coach in a position to make a significant impact for the sport of baseball at that university. The SEC is already a great league and the addition of Dave only makes it even more competitive. He is simply one of the brightest young minds in college baseball.”

-- George Horton, Oregon baseball coach

“Coach Serrano is, without question, one of the best coaches in all of baseball today, at any level. He has a unique ability to not just put together great teams but to build a successful and sustainable program that will be known as one of excellence both on and off the field. He is a great friend and has an amazing wife and family. The Vols have hit a grand slam with this hire and I look for Tennessee to be in Omaha in the very near future.”

-- Jim Schlossnagle, TCU baseball coach

SPEAKING ‘VOL’UMES

Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano is one of only 11 coaches in NCAA history to lead two programs to the College World Series.

Larry Cochell Cal State LA, Fullerton, Oklahoma Augie Garrido Fullerton, Texas Andy Lopez Pepperdine, Florida, Arizona Paul Mainieri Notre Dame, LSU Pat McMahon Mississippi State, Florida Tom Petroff Rider, Northern Colorado Ron Polk Georgia Southern, Miss. St., Georgia Dave Serrano UC Irvine, Fullerton Dave Snow Loyola Marymount, Long Beach State Jack Stallings Florida St., Georgia Southern Dave Van Horn Nebraska, Arkansas

TWO PROGAMS TO OMAHA

YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES1988 Cerritos College Assistant 38-13 .745 C1989 Cerritos College Assistant 43-9 .827 C/S1990 Cerritos College Assistant 36-7 .837 C1991 Cerritos College Head Coach 28-16 .636 C1992 Cerritos College Assistant 30-10 .750 C1993 Cerritos College Assistant 19-18-1 .513 1994 Cerritos College Assistant 27-15 .643

JUNIOR COLLEGE TOTALS Head Coach 1 year 28-16 .636 Assistant Coach 6 years 193-72-1 .727 Total 7 Years 221-88-1 .715

YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES1995 Tennessee Assistant 54-16 .771 C/R/CWS1996 Tennessee Assistant 43-20 .683 C UT Assistant Coach Totals 97-36 .729

YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES1997 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 39-24-1 .617 C1998 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 47-17 .734 South1999 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 50-14 .781 C/R/SR/CWS2000 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 38-21 .644 C2001 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 48-18 .727 C/R/SR/CWS2002 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 37-22 .6272003 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 50-16 .758 R/SR/CWS2004 Cal State Fullerton Assistant 47-22 .681 C/R/SR/CWS/N CSF Assistant Coach Totals 356-154-1 .698

YEAR SCHOOL POSITION RECORD PCT TITLES2005 UC Irvine Head Coach 31-25 .5542006 UC Irvine Head Coach 36-24 .6002007 UC Irvine Head Coach 47-17-1 .723 R/SR/CWS2008 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 41-22 .651 C/R2009 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 47-16 .746 R/SR/CWS2010 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 46-18 .719 C/R2011 Cal State Fullerton Head Coach 41-17 .707 C UC Irvine Head Coach Totals (3 yrs) 114-66-1 .633 Fullerton Head Coach Totals (4 yrs) 175-73 .706

DIVISION I TOTALS Head Coach 7 years 299-144-1 .673 Assistant Coach 10 years 453-190-1 .704 Total 17 years 752-334-2 .691

C = Conference Title, S = State Championship, R = Regional Title, SR = Super Regional Title, CWS = College World Series Appearance, N = National Championship

YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD

Following a nationwide search, Dave Serrano’s energy and passion for the University of Tennessee, combined with his impeccable track record of success made him the choice to become the 24th head coach of the Volunteer baseball program. A former UT assistant, he was welcomed back to the Big Orange fam-ily on June 15, 2011.

A veteran of seven College World Series and one of just 11 coaches to lead two different programs to Omaha, Serrano arrives at Rocky Top with a career record of 289-139-1 (.675) in seven seasons as a Division I head coach. After leading UC Irvine to the 2007 CWS in his third year at the helm of the Anteaters, he moved on to Cal State Fullerton where he averaged 43.75 wins per season in his four campaigns with the Titans, including an appearance in Omaha in 2009.

Serrano, 46, returns to the site of his first Division I job, as he served two seasons as an assistant coach at Tennessee from 1995-96, following seven years at Cerritos Junior College. His first taste of Omaha came as a Volunteer, as he helped lead a Big Orange squad featuring all-time UT greats Todd Helton and R.A. Dickey to the College World Series for the first time in over four decades in 1995. During Serrano’s first stint in Knoxville, Tennessee posted an impressive 97-36 (.729) record, including a school-record 54 wins in 1995.

Serrano recently finished his fourth season as the head coach at Cal State Fullerton, where he earned Big West Coach of the Year honors for the second season in a row after leading the Titans to their 20th consecutive NCAA Tourna-ment appearance. He previously claimed Baseball America National Coach of the Year accolades after guiding UC Irvine to the first College World Series appearance in program history in 2007.

During his 17 seasons at the Division I level, Serrano has posted an impec-cable track record that includes continuous top 25 recruiting classes and 16 postseason bids. He has also tutored 161 draft picks, including seven first-round selections, dating back to the start of his coaching career at Cerritos College in 1988, a total of 23 of which have reached the Major League level.

Serrano graduated from Cerritos High School in 1982 and played two seasons at Cerritos College. In 1985, he went 12-1 and earned junior college All-American honors while helping the Falcons to a 39-5 record en route to the state championship. Serrano then pitched for Augie Garrido’s 1986 Cal State Fullerton squad, posting a 3-4 record with one save in 15 appearances.

In 2010, Serrano represented his country for the first time in his career, serv-ing as the pitching coach for Bill Kinneberg’s USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. He helped coach the team, which included Titan pupils Nick Ramirez and Noe Ramirez, to a V FISU Championship silver medal in Tokyo, Japan. Serrano has coached 19 players that have starred for USA Baseball National Teams, including Helton, Dickey and Augie Ojeda from Tennessee.

Serrano holds a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College and University (2003) and was born on June 28, 1964, in Torrence, Calif. He and his wife, Tracy, have three sons, Kyle, Zachary and Parker.

HEAD COACH First Season at TennesseeOverall Record: 299-144-1 (.673)Cerritos College, 1985Trinity College & University, 2003

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Whatever It Takes... Tennessee will take runs any way it can get

them. So far this season, the Vols have already scored a run 19 different ways. How the Vols Have Scored

How RunsBalk 3Walk 1Hit By Pitch 1Infield Single 4Bunt Single 1Single 18Double 13Triple 3Home Run 12Stolen Base 1

How RunsThrowing Error 4Fielding Error 4Wild Pitch 2Groundout 6Double Play 2Safety Squeeze 2Suicide Squeeze 1Fielder’s Choice 4Sacrifice Fly 9TOTAL 91

Tennessee has already had six innings in which it has scored at least one run without the benefit of even a single hit this season, totaling 10 runs in those frames.

Osborne the Ironman The only four-year starter on the UT roster, se-

nior shortstop Zach Osborne is likely to play more games in the Orange and White than almost anyone in Tennessee history. The Louisville, Ky., native has played in 176 games in his collegiate career, placing him just 10 games outside of the top-10 in school history. Tennessee Career Games Played

Games Player Years1. 219 Michael Rivera 03-062. 217 Ed Lewis 93-963. 210 Travis Copley 95-984. 209 Jeff Christensen 98-015. 206 Justin Parker 98-016. 202 Cody Brown 06-097. 199 Todd Helton 93-958. 192 Brandon Hopkins 99-029. 188 Josh Liles 08-1110. 186 Chris Burke 99-01-- 176 Zach Osborne 09-12 Osborne started 148 consecutive games, span-

ning a total of 795 days, before a bruised finger kept him out of the lineup for two games late during the 2010 campaign.

Williams Moving Up Saves List Since an injury ended Matt Ramsey’s season

last year, Nick Williams has become a fixture at the back-end of the Tennessee bullpen, having already notched seven saves just 15 games into his sopho-more campaign. That total ties him for 8th all-time in UT history

with two other players. Vol legend Todd Helton holds the school record with 23 career saves.

Tennessee Career SavesSaves Player Years1. 23 Todd Helton 93-952. 18 Sean Watson 04-063. 11 Jeff Lockwood 07-094. 10 Randy MacNeill 91-925. 9 Matt Ramsey 09-11 9 Rich DeLucia 83-866. 8 Clark Odom 97-988. 7 Nick Williams 11-12 7 Joey Andrews 02-05 7 Danny Wiltz 06-0910. 6 Brandon Crowe 00-04 6 Jeffery Terrell 2002 6 Will Curtiss 98-01 6 Doug Hecker 90-92

Serrano Already Making History Head Coach Dave Serrano helped lead the Vols

to the second-best start in school history, as they tal-lied seven straight wins to open the 2012 campaign. The 7-0 start also marked the best by any UT

skipper to start his Tennessee managerial career, topping the previous mark of 4-0 set by William H. Newman in 1902 and tied by Z.G. Clevenger in 1911. Best Starts in School History

Year Head Coach Start Final Record2003 Rod Delmonico 8-0 31-241992 Rod Delmonico 8-0 35-202011 Dave Serrano 7-0 ----2001 Rod Delmonico 5-0 48-201987 John Whited 5-0 17-271978 Bill Wright 5-0 25-211908 Frank Moffett 5-0 16-31995 Rod Delmonico 4-0 54-161983 John Whited 4-0 26-161911 Z.G. Clevenger 4-0 10-81902 William Newman 4-0 8-4

Vols Return to Houston College Classic Tennessee made its third appearance in the

Houston College Classic when it made the trek to the Lone Star State, March 2-4. The Vols dropped a 7-4 decision to Houston on the first day before bounc-ing back with an impressive, 5-4, triumph over No. 16 Texas on Saturday. UT then fell to Rice, 11-1, in the final game of the weekend. Senior shortstop Zach Osborne was named to the all-tournament team. The event was held at the home of the Houston Astros, Minute Maid Park. The Vols previously participated in the event in both 2005 and 2008.

Vols Hook Horns Deep in Heart of Texas Led by a career-high seven strong innings on

the mound from Zack Godley, Tennessee defeated No. 16 Texas, 5-4, at Minute Maid Park in the Hous-ton College Classic on March 3. The win marked UT’s first over a ranked squad

since it swept a doubleheader from then No. 15 Vanderbilt in Knoxville on April 10, 2010.

Pupil Takes Down the Teacher When the Vols defeated No. 16 Texas, 5-4, at the

Houston College Classic on March 3, it marked Dave Serrano’s third career victory, first at Tennessee, over his former head coach Augie Garrido. Serrano made 15 appearances as part of Garrido’s pitching staff at Cal State Fullerton in 1986. En route to the program’s first College World Se-

ries berth, Serrano’s UC-Irvine squad also defeated Texas twice in the Round Rock Regional in the 2007 NCAA Tournament.

Roof Over UT’s Head In the 103-year history of the Tennessee base-

ball program, the Vols have played 22 games in domes or stadiums with retractable roofs, posting a 12-10 record in those contests. UT is 4-3 in the Kingdome, playing in the College

Baseball Classic in Seattle, Wash., in 1992 and 1994. The Vols played in the Hormel Foods Classic

in the Metrodome in 1996 and 2002, going 5-1 in games played in the Minneapolis, Minn., venue. Including its three games this season, Tennes-

see is 3-6 at Minute Maid Park with a pair of wins over Texas and and another over Oklahoma State.

It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint The Vols took that saying a little too literally on

Tuesday, Feb. 21, when they played a 13-inning, four

hour, 48-minute contest, the longest in school his-tory, against Western Kentucky. In that game, UT was down to its last strike on

two occasions, rallying from a run down in both the ninth and 11th innings. The game broke the previous school record of

four hours, 30 minutes set against Morehead State on Feb. 26, 1989. The 13-inning game was the longest (by in-

nings) for the Vols since it played 13 against Arkan-sas on May 26, 2004, in the SEC Tournament.

Vols on Television In its first year under head coach Dave Serrano,

the Tennessee baseball team will be featured on television at least 12 times during the 2012 cam-paign, including two appearances on ESPNU. 2012 Tennessee Television Appearances

Date Opponent TVMarch 2 vs. Houston ESPN3March 3 vs. Texas Longhorn NetworkMarch 4 vs. Rice ESPN3March 13 Tennessee Tech FSSO/FSTNMarch 31 Alabama CSSApril 4 Memphis FSSO/FSTNApril 7 at South Carolina ESPNUApril 14 Florida SportSouthApril 19 at Mississippi State ESPNUMay 5 Vanderbilt CSSMay 9 at Memphis SportSouthMay 12 at Ole Miss SportSouth

Record-Setting Crowd Tennessee set a school record for the highest-at-

tended home opener when 2,812 fans were on hand to witness the start of the Dave Serrano era on Feb. 17. Highest Attended Home Openers

Attendance Opponent Date2,812 Northern Illinois 2/17/20122,753 Louisville 2/25/19952,345 Milwaukee 2/18/2011

Steckenrider Named SEC POTW Junior Drew Steckenrider got the season off to

a scalding start, earning the first SEC Player of the Week honor of the season. Hitting out of the cleanup spot, the 6-5 switch-

hitting junior reached base 11 times in 14 plate ap-pearances, going 5-for-8 (.625) with a pair of doubles and his second career home run. He also served as the team’s Opening Day starter, picking up the win after allowing just two hits and no runs and striking out two in his pre-determined four innings of work.

Vols Unveil New Unis Tennessee unveiled a new set of uniforms de-

signed to create more of a traditional look for the Vols when they hit the field this season.

“It brings back a little bit of history to UT baseball and I think it gives us a sharp look,” Serrano said.

In addition to the team’s black batting practice top, Tennessee will also have separate orange and white tops with black piping and script Vols across the chest, as well as a traditional gray road uniform. The Big Orange will have their choice of plain white or pinstripe pants and will wear a black hat with an orange bill and an orange power T.

Notes on the Vols...


Head Coach Result Opponent DateD. Aydelot W, 15-4 vs. Grant 4/5/1897T.R. Cornick W, 5-2 vs. Vanderbilt 4/5/1900William H. Newman W, 7-2 vs. Emory & Henry 4/4/1902Frank Moffett W, 4-3 vs. Emory & Henry 4/3/1903James DePree W, 16-3 vs. Emory & Henry 4/3/1906Z.G. Clevenger W, 11-1 vs. Mooney 3/24/1911J.G. Bender W, 5-2 vs. Indiana 1917Frank Callaway T, 9-9 vs. Centre College 4/15/1919M.B. Banks L, 6-7 vs. Cincinnati 3/9/1921Williams S. Harkness L, 1-4 vs. Hiwassee 4/9/1927John Mauer W, 23-5 vs. Hiwassee 4/15/1939Ike Peel L, 1-3 vs. Maryville 4/17/1947S.W. Anderson L, 6-13 vs. Auburn 4/2/1948Bernard O’Neil W, 9-2 vs. Wofford 3/28/1953George Cafego L, 4-5 at Georgia Tech (11) 3/28/1958Bill Wright W, 10-1 vs. Vanderbilt 3/22/1963John Whited W, 1-0 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan 3/2/1982Ronnie Osborne L, 2-7 vs. MTSU 4/1/1987Mark Connor L, 9-13 at Tampa 2/19/1988Rod Delmonico W, 17-12 vs. ETSU 2/21/1990Todd Raleigh W, 9-4 vs. Morehead State 2/22/2008Dave Serrano W, 7-1 vs. Northern Illinois 2/17/2011

The 24th head coach in Tennessee history, Dave Serrano became the 14th to win his managerial debut in the Orange and White. In the 103-year history of the Vol program with a 7-1 victory over Northern Illinois on Feb. 17.

HEAD COACHING DEBUTS

All the New Faces In addition to an entirely new coaching staff,

the Vols have also welcomed a grand total of 18 newcomers to the squad as well. The revamped UT roster actually features more new players than re-turning (16). The group of first-year Vols is comprised of 13 true

freshmen, four junior college players and one transfer from a four-year school. There are four outfielders, five infielders, one catcher and eight pitchers, including six right-handers and two southpaws.

Good Bloodlines Tennessee junior Zach Luther, a transfer infield-

er from Fullerton Junior College, is the son of former NFL quarterback Ed Luther. He played six seasons in the NFL, mostly withthe San Diego Chargers, and amassed nearly 3,200 career passing yards before spending the 1985 season as a quarterback for the USFL’s Jacksonville Bulls. Vol freshman right-handed pitcher Eric Martin is

the son of former Tennessee swimmer Kent Martin, who was a five-time SEC champion and was a mem-ber of the 1978 national champion swim team.

Playing the Best According to the BoydsWorld.com 2012 pre-

season strength of schedule rankings, Tennessee is set to play the 11th-toughest slate in the nation this year and third-hardest among SEC schools.

2012 Toughest Schedule (BoydsWorld.com)1. Stanford 2. Southern Cal 3. Oregon4. UCLA 5. Florida 6. California7. Washington St.8. Arizona State9. Washington10. Auburn11. TENNESSEE 12. Ole Miss13. Baylor

14. Georgia 15. Vanderbilt 16. Cal St. Fullerton17. Clemson18. Long Beach St.19. Georgia Tech20. Miami (Fla.)21. Florida State22. Mississippi St.23. Alabama24. UCSB25. South Carolina

Vols Not Fazed by SEC Coaches Poll The Southeastern Conference released its annu-

al preseason coaches’ poll with Tennessee projected to finish sixth in the Eastern Division. While not the most ideal place to start the season, Serrano and his staff just see it as another opportunity and another challenge to overcome.

“We want to prove it on the field,” Serrano said. “You look at all the polls around the country, the Baseball America’s and all that, that’s someone’s opinion. The game is still played on the field. We get that opportunity 30 times in the SEC and 55 times over the course of the year. My approach and my coaching staff’s approach this year is every day that we suit up in a uniform, we get the opportunity to be the best team on the field that day.

Serrano to Coach USA Collegiate Na-tional Team Tennessee head coach Dave Serrano will don

the red, white and blue for the second time in his ca-reer this summer when he will serve as the manager of the 2012 Team USA Collegiate National Team. He previously served as the team’s pitching coach in 2010. Joining Serrano on the 2012 Collegiate National

Team staff will be Oregon head coach George Hor-ton, Loyola Marymount head coach Jason Gill and Grand Canyon head coach Andy Stankiewicz. An announcement will be made prior to the end

of the year and details will be available on www.US-ABaseball.com. In 2011, the Collegiate team finished

Baseball America (March 12)1. Florida .....................................15-12. Stanford .............................................. 13-23.South Carolina .........................13-14 Arkansas ...................................14-25. North Carolina ................................. 13-26. Arizona................................................ 13-27. Florida State ...................................... 14-18. Rice ..........................................13-49. UCLA .................................................... 12-310. Texas A&M ...................................... 13-311. Arizona State .................................. 10-412. Ole Miss .................................13-213. LSU ..................................................... 13-314. Miami (Fla.) ..................................... 12-315. Cal State Fullerton .......................10-5 16. Georgia Tech .................................. 11-517. Oregon ............................................. 12-318. Georgia ..................................11-519. Central Florida ............................... 13-420. Texas State ...................................... 11-421. Mississippi State ...................14-322. Oklahoma ........................................ 11-523. North Carolina State.................... 11-324. Purdue ..............................................11-1 25. Oregon State .................................. 11-5

Collegiate Baseball (March 12)1. Florida .....................................15-13.South Carolina .........................13-12. Stanford .............................................. 13-24. North Carolina ................................. 13-24 Arkansas ...................................14-27. Florida State ...................................... 14-18. Rice ..........................................13-415. Cal State Fullerton .......................10-5 10. Texas A&M ...................................... 13-313. LSU ..................................................... 13-314. Miami (Fla.) ..................................... 12-317. Oregon ............................................. 12-36. Arizona................................................ 13-214. Stetson ............................................. 12-312. Ole Miss .................................13-220. Kentucky ...............................16-09. UCLA .................................................... 12-311. Arizona State .................................. 10-423. North Carolina State.................... 11-316. Georgia Tech .................................. 11-522. Oklahoma ........................................ 11-522. Louisville .......................................... 10-519. Georgia ..................................11-524. Wake Forest .................................... 14-418. California ......................................... 11-3

USA Today/ESPN (March 12)1. Florida .....................................15-12. Stanford .............................................. 13-23.South Carolina .........................13-14. North Carolina ................................. 13-25. Rice ..........................................13-46. Florida State ...................................... 14-17 Arkansas ...................................14-28. Texas A&M ......................................... 13-39. Arizona................................................ 13-210. Miami (Fla.) ..................................... 12-311. Cal State Fullerton .......................10-5 12. UCLA ................................................. 12-313. Oregon ............................................. 12-314. Georgia Tech .................................. 11-515. Ole Miss .................................13-216. LSU ..................................................... 13-317. Oklahoma ........................................ 11-518. California ......................................... 11-319. Georgia ..................................11-520. Kentucky ...............................16-021. Southern Cal .................................. 12-322. Mississippi State ...................14-323. Central Florida ............................... 13-424. Oregon State .................................. 11-525. North Carolina State.................... 11-3

NCBWA (March 5)1. Florida .....................................10-12. Stanford .............................................. 10-13. South Carolina ..........................9-14. Rice ..........................................11-15. Texas A&M ......................................... 11-16. North Carolina ....................................8-27. Arkansas ..................................11-28. Florida State .........................................9-19. Georgia Tech .................................... 10-210. Arizona State .....................................8-211. Cal State Fullerton ..........................8-312. Arizona ................................................8-213. Georgia ..................................10-214. Miami (Fla.) ........................................8-315. LSU ..................................................... 10-216. Oklahoma ...........................................7-317. Clemson ..............................................5-418. Oregon ............................................. 10-119. Ole Miss ...................................9-220. UCLA ....................................................8-321. Central Florida ............................... 10-222. Oregon State .....................................8-4 23. Louisville .............................................8-324. California ............................................8-225. Texas ........................................4-7

2012 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLLS


FRESHMAN R/R • 6-2 • 195Right-Handed Pitcher

Raleigh, N.C.St. David’s School

RHP CONNER STEVENS35

2012 - FRESHMAN• Will be making his first career start Tuesday after five relief appearances• Collegiate debut came on Opening Day as he allowed just one hit in 2.0 innings against Northern Illinois on Feb. 17• Worked a career-high 3.2 innings to save the UT bullpen in the opening game of the Houston College Classic against Hous-

ton at Minute Maid Park on March 2. Struck out the first four batters of his career in that contest.• Added 3.1 hitless frames of relief against ULM on March 11.

HIGH SCHOOL• Graduated from St. David’s High School in Raleigh, N.C., where he was coached by Chris Keown.• Was a two-time member of the NCHSAA All-State baseball team and a St. David’s Coaches Award recipient.• Hit .450 with five home runs and had a 2.50 ERA with 80 strikeouts as a senior.• As a junior, he hit .494 with 68 RBIs and 14 home runs for the Warriors.• A two-sport athlete, he lettered in basketball his senior year.• Member of the National Honor Society as well as an AP scholar with honors.

PERSONAL• Full name is Conner M. Stevens • Born February 26, 1993, in Cincinnati, Ohio• Son of Brad and Janice Stevens• Has one sibling, Maxwell• In high school, served as class president and vice president• Has completed over 350+ hours of community service

• Biggest thrill in baseball was hitting a multi-home run game against the Czech National team

• Undecided in major.

Innings (Starter) .....................................................First StartInnings (Reliever) ......................3.2 vs. Houston (3/2/12)Runs Allowed ................3 (2x), last vs. Houston (3/2/12)ER Allowed ...................................... 3 vs. Houston (3/2/12)Strikeouts ........................................ 4 vs. Houston (3/2/12) Walks ...................................... 2 (2x), last vs. ULM (3/11/12)Hits Allowed ................................... 8 vs. Houston (3/2/12)Wild Pitches ............................1 vs. Western Ky. (2/21/12)HBP............................................................1 vs. ULM (3/11/12)

STEVENS CAREER BESTS

Season W-L GP-GS CG SHO IP H R ER HR BB K SV WHIP BAA ERA2012 0-0 5-0 0 0 10.0 10 6 4 1 5 4 0 1.50 .256 3.60TOTALS 0-0 5-0 0 0 10.0 10 6 4 1 5 4 0 1.50 .256 3.60

STEVENS CAREER STATISTICS

PROBABLE TUESDAY STARTER >>>

Date OPPONENT GS IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR WP BK HBP IBB Score W L SV ERA NP/SFeb 17, 2012 N. ILLINOIS 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7-1 0 0 0 0.00 30/14Feb 21, 2012 WESTERN KY 0.0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8-7 0 0 0 4.50 15/9Feb 26, 2012 SETON HALL 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10-2 0 0 0 3.00 12/7Mar 02, 2012 Houston 3.2 8 3 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-7 0 0 0 5.40 60/43Mar 11, 2012 ULM 3.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4-7 0 0 0 3.60 35/18Totals 0 10.0 10 6 4 5 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 33-24 0 0 0 3.60

2012 GAME-BY-GAME

with an 11-2-1 record, and its season was highlight-ed by a 3-1-1 series win over Japan in the two coun-ties’ bi-annual collegiate all-star friendship series.

Renovations Continue at Lindsey Nel-son Stadium Tennessee fans will notice a number of changes

to Lindsey Nelson Stadium when they return for the first time in 2012. The most noticeable will be the new black padded wall in the outfield designed to provide more protection for players and create a cleaner, more simple look. In conjunction, the bat-ter’s eye has been painted black as well. Another ad-dition at LNS is the new playground on top of the batting cages down the right-field line for young Vol fans to enjoy during the game.

Johnson Sets Example for Maddox Tennessee freshman second baseman Will Mad-

dox will look to follow the example set this fall by a fellow first-year Vol and Gainesville High School graduate, A.J. Johnson. Maddox’s former prep classmate was named a freshman All-American by five different publications, including the Football Writers Association of America, Yahoo! Sports, Phil Steele, The Sporting News and FoxSports, after racking up 80 tackles for the Vol football team as its starting weakside linebacker.

Woody Completes Second Tour in Italy For the second time in as many summers, Ten-

nessee baseball athletic trainer Jeff Wood traveled to Italy to assist in the Major League Baseball Acad-emy.

The 12-year Vol veteran ventured to Tierrenia on the country’s northwestern Mediterranean coast, near Pisa, where the Italian Olympic Training Center is located. The academy brought together promis-ing European and, in some cases, African baseball players, ages 15-19, for the best in U.S. major league coaching and instruction.


Record: 10-5 Home: 9-3 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 1-2 SEC: 0-0

Player AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD%Chris Pierce .333 15 15 54 16 18 2 1 1 10 25 .463 7 4 15 1 .433 2 2 4 5 41 3 1 .978Drew Steckenrider .326 15 15 46 16 15 5 0 3 9 29 .630 17 3 14 1 .522 1 0 4 7 54 9 1 .984Will Maddox .306 15 14 49 8 15 1 0 0 2 16 .327 6 2 8 0 .404 0 0 3 6 20 37 5 .919Jared Allen .294 13 11 34 5 10 4 0 1 9 17 .500 1 7 9 0 .419 1 0 0 3 11 1 0 1.000Chris Fritts .269 15 15 52 10 14 3 2 1 17 24 .462 5 4 7 4 .371 1 4 2 5 24 1 0 1.000Zach Osborne .262 15 15 61 13 16 3 0 0 4 19 .311 9 1 5 2 .366 0 1 2 3 27 44 1 .986Zach Luther .220 15 15 59 11 13 2 0 0 1 15 .254 7 2 6 1 .319 1 1 3 4 7 25 3 .914--------------Nick Powell 1.000 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000Wes Walker .421 9 7 19 2 8 1 0 0 7 9 .474 3 2 2 0 .520 1 2 1 2 49 3 0 1.000Steve Weaver .333 5 3 12 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 .333 3 1 2 0 .500 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000Davis Morgan .259 11 9 27 3 7 1 0 0 4 8 .296 2 2 3 0 .344 1 0 1 2 73 6 1 .988Ethan Bennett .250 12 7 28 2 7 3 0 1 7 13 .464 1 2 9 0 .313 1 0 2 2 60 1 1 .984Parker Wormsley .217 13 4 23 2 5 0 0 0 1 5 .217 3 0 3 1 .308 0 2 2 2 38 3 1 .976Richard Carter .125 5 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 .125 1 1 0 1 .300 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1.000Jake Rowland .000 6 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 4 1 .091 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000Jason Manis .000 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 2 0 .333 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1.000Hunter Daniel .000 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1.000Totals .276 15 15 486 91 134 25 3 7 75 186 .383 68 31 90 12 .392 9 13 25 43 426 166 19 .969Opponents .244 15 15 542 70 132 24 4 7 60 185 .341 50 15 111 4 .322 5 9 12 16 402 191 25 .960

LOB - Team (114), Opp (125). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (13). IBB - Team (1), STECKENRIDER 1, Opp (1). Picked off - STECKENRIDER 2, MADDOX 2, MORGAN 1, FRITTS 1, WALKER 1.

Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHAZack Godley 1.44 3 0 4 4 0 0 1 0 25.0 17 4 4 4 23 4 0 0 88 .193 3 3 0 0 2Nick Blount 5.56 2 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 22.2 24 15 14 4 9 6 1 1 88 .273 1 1 1 1 1-------------Dalton Saberhagen 0.00 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.2 4 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 21 .190 0 1 0 0 0Drew Steckenrider 2.20 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 16.1 9 4 4 7 23 2 0 0 56 .161 0 2 0 0 1Nick Williams 2.35 1 2 8 0 0 0 1 3 15.1 16 5 4 2 16 2 1 0 60 .267 1 0 1 1 2Carter Watson 2.60 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 17.1 12 6 5 7 15 1 0 1 62 .194 0 3 0 1 1Conner Stevens 3.60 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10.0 10 6 4 5 4 1 0 1 39 .256 1 1 0 0 2David Horne 3.60 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 6 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 21 .286 1 0 0 0 0Eric Martin 4.50 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 10 .300 0 0 0 0 0Robbie Kidd 5.06 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 16.0 17 10 9 9 7 4 0 0 64 .266 2 3 0 1 0T.J. Thornton 11.57 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.1 2 3 3 3 2 0 1 0 8 .250 1 0 0 0 0Joseph Vanderplas 14.73 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 9 8 6 1 3 1 1 2 20 .450 0 0 1 1 0Hunter Daniel 40.50 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 5 .600 0 0 0 0 0Samuel Davis 99.00 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 0Totals 3.80 10 5 15 15 0 1 1 3 142.0 132 70 60 50 111 24 4 7 542 .244 10 15 3 5 9Opponents 5.04 5 10 15 15 0 0 0 2 134.0 134 91 75 68 90 25 3 7 486 .276 24 31 10 9 13

PB - Team (7), WALKER 6, BENNETT 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (5), WATSON 1, BLOUNT 1, HORNE 1, THORNTON 1, KIDD 1, Opp (7).SBA/ATT - WALKER (6-8), BENNETT (6-6), THORNTON (2-3), STECKENRIDER (2-3), WATSON (3-3), KIDD (2-2), WILLIAMS (1-2), GODLEY (0-1), HORNE (1-1), MARTIN (1-1).

Player C PO A E FLD% DPs SBA CSB SBA% PB CI44 Wes Walker 52 49 3 0 1.000 0 6 2 .750 6 0 7 Chris Fritts 25 24 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 013 Jared Allen 12 11 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 015 Zack Godley 8 3 5 0 1.000 0 0 1 .000 0 033 Robbie Kidd 7 0 7 0 1.000 0 2 0 1.000 0 023 Richard Carter 7 7 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 032 Jason Manis 5 5 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 035 Conner Stevens 4 0 4 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 8 Hunter Daniel 3 3 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 031 Dalton Saberhagen 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 .000 0 028 David Horne 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 1 0 1.000 0 024 T.J. Thornton 1 0 1 0 1.000 0 2 1 .667 0 030 Davis Morgan 80 73 6 1 .988 3 0 0 .000 0 0 2 Zach Osborne 72 27 44 1 .986 4 0 0 .000 0 020 Drew Steckenrider 64 54 9 1 .984 1 2 1 .667 0 021 Ethan Bennett 62 60 1 1 .984 0 6 0 1.000 1 0 5 Chris Pierce 45 41 3 1 .978 0 0 0 .000 0 0 4 Parker Wormsley 42 38 3 1 .976 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1 Will Maddox 62 20 37 5 .919 3 0 0 .000 0 011 Zach Luther 35 7 25 3 .914 0 0 0 .000 0 041 Nick Blount 7 1 5 1 .857 0 0 0 .000 0 034 Nick Williams 7 2 4 1 .857 0 1 1 .500 0 025 Carter Watson 9 1 5 3 .667 0 3 0 1.000 0 046 Joseph Vanderplas 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 026 Nick Powell 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 019 Samuel Davis 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 045 Eric Martin 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 1.000 0 022 Steve Weaver 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0 6 Jake Rowland 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 0 0Totals 611 426 166 19 .969 4 12 4 .750 7 0Opponents 618 402 191 25 .960 13 25 18 .581 1 0

2012 FINAL TENNESSEE BASEBALL OVERALL STATISTICS

Multi-Hit GamesPlayer 2 3 4 5+ TotalDrew Steckenrider 5 - - - 5Chris Pierce 4 1 - - 5Zach Luther 2 1 - - 3Chris Fritts 3 - - - 3Will Maddox 3 - - - 3Ethan Bennett 3 - - - 3Zach Osborne 2 1 - - 3Steve Weaver 2 - - - 2Wes Walker 2 - - - 2Davis Morgan 1 - - - 1Parker Wormsley 1 - - - 1Jared Allen 1 - - - 1TEAM 29 3 0 0 32

Multi-RBI GamesPlayer 2 3 4 5+ TotalChris Fritts 2 1 - 1 4Wes Walker 2 - - - 2Drew Steckenrider 2 - - - 2Chris Pierce - 1 1 - 2Ethan Bennett 1 - - - 1Jared Allen - 1 - - 1Davis Morgan 1 - - - 1TEAM 8 3 1 1 13

Catchers' Caught StealingCatcher SB CS %Ethan Bennett 6 0 0.0%Wes Walker 6 2 25.0%TEAM 12 2 14.3%

Hitting StreaksPlayer Longest CurrentWill Maddox 7 7Zach Osborne 7 2Chris Fritts 6 4Jared Allen 6 1Drew Steckenrider 5 -Zach Luther 5 -Chris Pierce 5 2Wes Walker 4 -Davis Morgan 3 3Ethan Bennett 2 1Parker Wormsley 2 -Nick Powell 1 1Richard Carter 1 -Steve Weaver 1 -

Last Home RunAllen ........................................ 3/11/12 vs. ULMBennett......................................3/9/12 vs. ULMCarter ...............................................................N/AFritts....2/18/12 vs. Northern Illinois (DH-1)Luther ..............................................................N/AMaddox ...........................................................N/AManis ................................................................N/AMorgan .............................4/23/11 vs. GeorgiaOsborne ..............3/15/11 vs. Alabama A&MPierce ...........................2/17/12 vs. Seton HallPowell ..............................................................N/ARowland ..........................................................N/ASteckenrider ...................3/7/12 vs. Ball StateWalker ..............................................................N/AWeaver .............................................................N/AWormsley ........................................................N/A

MISCELLANEOUS STATS


Team Highs and LowsBattingMost At-Bats ...............................45 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Fewest At-Bats .........................................................26 vs. ULM (3/9)Most Runs (Game): ................. 10 (2x), last vs. Seton Hall (2/26) Most Runs (Inning): ......6 (2nd) vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Hits (Game): .....................................15 vs. Seton Hall (2/24)Fewest Hits (Game): ................................................. 4 vs. ULM (3/9)Most Hits (Inning): ............. 4 (2x), last (3nd) vs. Ball State (3/7) Most RBIs: .............................10 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Doubles: ...................................................5 vs. Ball State (3/7)Most Triples: .................................... 1 (3x), last vs. Ball State (3/7)Most Home Runs: ............................2 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17)Most Total Bases: .......................................... 22 vs. Ball State (3/7) Most Walks: ..................8 (2x), last vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Fewest Walks: .................................................... 0 vs. Houston (3/2)Most Strikeouts: .....................................................12, vs. ULM (3/9)Fewest Strikeouts: .....................2 (2x), last vs. Seton Hall (2/24)Most Hit-by-Pitch: ............... 5 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1Most Sac Bunts: ................................................3 vs. Ball State (3/7)Most Sac Flies: .......................................2 (3x), last vs. ULM (3/10)Most Stolen Bases: ..................................... 7 vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Most Left on Base: .............13 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2Most Left on Base (X-Inn): .....12 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)

FieldingMost Putouts: .............................39 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Assists: ...............................19 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Errors: ................................................... 5 vs. Seton Hall (2/24)Most Passed Balls: ............................................ 2 vs. Houston (3/2)Most Double Plays: .........................2 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17)

PitchingMost Innings Pitched: ...........13.0 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Runs Allowed: ................................................11 vs. Rice (3/4)Most Runs Allowed (Inn.): ..4 (7th) vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Earned Runs Allowed: .................................10 vs. Rice (3/4)Fewest Runs Allowed: ............................................. 0 vs. ULM (3/9)Most Hits Allowed: .................................................17, vs. Rice (3/4)Fewest Hits Allowed: ............................................... 3 vs. ULM (3/9)Most Hits Allowed (Inn.): ..4 (5x), last (1st/9th) vs. Ball St. (3/7)Most Home Runs Allowed: ...........2 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21) Most Strikeouts: ..................................13 (2x), last vs. ULM (3/10)Fewest Strikeouts: ...................................... 2 vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Most Walks: ...............................................................7 vs. ULM (3/11)Fewest Walks: ....................... 0 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-1Wild Pitches: ............................................3 (2x), last vs. Texas (3/3)Hit Batters:...............................................2 (4x), last vs. ULM (3/11)Balks: .........................................................1 (3x), last vs. ULM (3/10)

Misc.Longest Winning Streak: .............................. 7 games, 2/17-2/26Longest Losing Streak: ........... 2 games (2x), last 3/10-presentLongest Game (Innings): .......13 vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Longest Game (Time, 9 inn.): .... 2:54 vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) DH-2Longest Game (Time, X-Inn):......... 4:48 vs. Western Ky. (2/21)Shortest Game (Time 9 inn.): ....2:16 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17)Largest Victory Margin: ................8 (10-2) vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Largest Defeat Margin: .............................10 (11-1) vs. Rice (3/4)Largest Home Attendance: . 2,812 vs. Northern Illinois (2/17)Largest Home Attendance (Series): ......... 5,255 vs. ULM (3/9-11)

Individual Highs and LowsBattingMost At-Bats: ..7, Luther/Osborne vs. Western Kentucky (2/21)Most Runs:..3 (3x), last Drew Steckenrider vs. Ball State (3/7)Most Hits: ........ 3 (3x), last Zach Osborne vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Most RBIs: ......................6, Chris Fritts vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1 Most Doubles: ....2 (3x), last Bennett/Allen vs. Ball State (3/7)Most Triples: ..............1 (3x), last Chris Fritts vs. Ball State (3/7) Most Home Runs: ............ 1 (7x), last Jared Allen vs. ULM (3/11)Grand Slams: .................................................................................... N/AMost Total Bases: .. 6 (2x), last Fritts vs. N. Illinois (2/18) DH-1Most Walks: ................ 2 (12x), last Will Maddox vs. ULM (3/10)Most Strikeouts: ..............3 (3x), last Chris Pierce vs. ULM (3/9)Most Sac Bunts: .......1 (13x), last Zach Osborne vs. ULM (3/10)Most Sac Flies: .....1 (9x), last C. Pierce/J. Allen vs. ULM (3/10)Most Stolen Bases: ..... 2 (3x), last Chris Pierce vs. MTSU (2/28) Most Hit-by-Pitch: ...2 (4x), last Davis Morgan vs. ULM (3/11)

FieldingMost Putouts: ......15, Drew Steckenrider vs. Seton Hall (2/26)Most Assists: ..................................6, Zach Osborne vs. Rice (3/4)Most Errors: ...................... 2 (2x), last Will Maddox vs. Rice (3/4)Most Passed Balls: ...................2, Wes Walker vs. Houston (3/2)

PitchingMost Inn. Pitched: ......................8.0, Zack Godley vs. ULM (3/9)Most IP, Relief: ............... 4.1, Robbie Kidd vs. Seton Hall (2/24) Most Runs:...........................................7, Nick Blount vs. Rice (3/4)Most Earned Runs: .......6 (2x), last Nick Blount vs. ULM (3/10)Most Hits Allowed: ........................ 10, Nick Blount vs. Rice (3/4)Low-Hit CG: ....................................................................................... N/AMost HRs Allowed: ........1 (7x), last Hunter Daniel vs. ULM (3/11)Most Strikeouts: ...........................10, Zack Godley vs. ULM (3/9)Most Walks: ........3 (3x), last D. Steckenrider vs. Houston (3/2)Wild Pitches: .................................. 2, Zack Godley vs. Texas (3/3)Hit Batters:......................................... 2, Zacl Godley vs. ULM (3/9)Balks: .............................. 1 (3x), last Nick Williams vs. ULB (3/10)

Miscellaneous SuperlativesVols at Lindsey Nelson Stadium ............................ 9-3Vols on the road .......................................................... 0-0Vols at neutral sites .................................................... 1-2Record in 3/4-game series ....................................... 2-1February ......................................................................... 7-1March ............................................................................... 3-4April .................................................................................. 0-0May ................................................................................... 0-0June .................................................................................. 0-0vs. Non-Conference ...................................................10-5vs. SEC .............................................................................. 0-0vs. SEC East .................................................................... 0-0vs. SEC West ................................................................... 0-0Monday ........................................................................... 0-0Tuesday ........................................................................... 1-1Wednesday .................................................................... 1-0Thursday ......................................................................... 0-0Friday ............................................................................... 3-1Saturday .......................................................................... 4-1Sunday ............................................................................ 1-2Decisions vs. LHP starters ......................................... 6-2Decisions vs. RHP starters ........................................ 4-3When Vols score first ................................................. 7-2When opponents score first .................................... 2-3Comeback wins (trailing after five inn.) .................. 2Last at-bat wins ................................................................ 2Leading after 6/7/8 inn. ............................8-0/8-0/8-0Trailing after 6/7/8 inn. .............................0-4/1-5/1-4Tied after 6/7/8 inn. ....................................2-1/1-0/1-1Extra innings ................................................................. 2-21-run games .................................................................. 3-12-run games .................................................................. 1-1When starter went 6+ inn. ....................................... 4-0When UT pitchers have 10+ Ks ............................... 4-1When UT pitchers have 5+ walks ........................... 3-2When UT pitchers have 4- walks ............................ 7-3When Vols have 10+ hits .......................................... 6-1Day Games ..................................................................... 9-2Night Games ................................................................. 1-3When Vols score 4+ .................................................... 9-4When Vols score 3- ...................................................... 1-1When Vols allow 4+ .................................................... 4-5When Vols allow 3- ..................................................... 6-0When Vols hit a home run ....................................... 5-1When Vols out-hit opponent .................................. 6-1When opponent out-hits Vols ................................. 4-4When Vols/opp. had = hits: ..................................... 0-0Solid White w/ Script “Vols” ..................................... 6-0Pinstripes / Script “Vols” ............................................ 2-3Orange w/ Script “Vols” ............................................ 2-2Gray w/ Block “Tennessee” ...................................... 0-0

No-Hitter: Jeffery Terrell vs. Bowling Green State 2/15/02 (W, 5-0)One-Hitter: Luke Hochevar at Auburn 3/18/05 (W, 2-1)Complete Game: Steven Gruver vs. Manhattan 3/11/11 (W, 4-2; 9 innings)Shutout (individual): Craig Cobb vs. LSU 4/8/06 (W, 19-0, 9.0 inn.)Shutout (Team): vs. ULM 3/9/11 (W, 4-0)Back-to-Back shutouts: Morehead State 4/17/06 (doubleheader; wins of 3-0 and 9-0)10+ Strikeouts (individual): Zack Godley (10 Ks) vs. ULM 4/9/1210+ Innings Pitched: Jamie Bennett (10.0) vs. Auburn 4/14/001-0 Win: at Alabama (DH-2) 4/16/111-0 Loss: at Oregon State 2/28/10Hit for the Cycle: Matt Duffy vs. New Orleans 3/9/11Walk-Off Win Chris Pierce (scored from 1st on three WP in 11th inning) vs. Seton Hall 2/25/12Inside the Park Home Run: Matt Ramsey vs. Florida 4/10/10Inside the Park Grand Slam: Joe Randa vs. Louisville 4/23/91Pinch-Hit Home Run: Chris Pierce vs. New Orleans 3/8/11Pinch-Hit Grand Slam: Charley Thurber vs. Xavier 2/21/10Leadoff Home Run: Khayyan Norfork at Austin Peay 3/17/11Two-Home-Run Game: Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M 3/15/11Three-Home-Run Game: Cody Hawn vs. Ohio 3/6/09Two-Run Home Run: Drew Steckenrider vs. Ball State 3/7/12Three-Run Home Run: Chris Fritts vs. Northern Illinois, 2/18/12 (DH-1)Grand Slam: Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M 3/15/11Back-to-Back HR: Khayyan Norfork (two-run) and Josh Liles (solo) vs. UNC Asheville 5/18/10Back-to-Back-to-Back HR: Ken Folkers, Ed Lewis & Ray Espinosa vs. ETSU 4/3/96HR in Three-Straight Games: Ethan Bennett, March 12-15/11HR in Four-Straight Games: Cody Hawn, May 9-14/10Three-Double Game: Matt Duffy at Georgia 5/8/10Two-Triple Game: Hunter Rigsby vs. ETSU 4/17/02Four-Hit Game: Josh Liles and Khayyan Norfork vs. Mississippi State, 5/6/11Five-Hit Game: Matt Duffy and P.J. Polk at Georgia 5/8/10Six-Hit Game: Kris Bennett vs. Georgia 6/11/01

Four-Run Game: Josh Liles at Georgia 5/9/10Five-Run Game: P.J. Polk at Georgia 5/8/10Four-RBI Game: Chris Pierce vs. Northern Illinois, 2/17/11Five-RBI Game: Ethan Bennett vs. Alabama A&M 3/15/11Six-RBI Game: Chris Fritts vs. Northern Illinois, 2/18/12 (DH-1)Seven-RBI Game: Tyler Horne vs. South Carolina 5/9/09Eight-RBI Game: Cody Hawn at Georgia 5/9/10Four Steals: Jordan Czarniecki vs. Tennessee Tech 3/26/03Straight Steal of Home: Khayyan Norfork vs. Kentucky 5/2/10UT Turned a Triple Play: Eastern Kentucky 2/22/97 (SS-1B)UT Hit into a Triple Play: vs. Florida 4/6/08 (Jeff Lockwood lined into 2B-SS-1B)No-Hitter vs. UT: LHP Brian Dodd of Arizona State 3/19/88Opposing Player Hit Three HR: Gregg Maluchnik of Duke 1/31/98Three Straight Complete Games: Ryan Meyers, Mike Lincoln & Scott Schroeffel, 1996 Atlantic Regional vs. Charleston Southern, Georgia Southern and West VirginiaExtra Innings Win vs. Seton Hall (3-2 in 11 inn.) 2/25/12 Extra Innings Loss vs. ULM (6-8 in 10 innings) 3/10/12Home Series Won: Seton Hall, 2012Home Series Lost: ULM, 2011Home Series Sweep: Seton Hall, 2012Home Series Swept: Mississippi State, 2011Away Series Won: at Alabama, 2011Away Series Lost: at LSU, 2011Away Series Sweep: at Georgia, 2010Away Series Swept: at LSU, 2011UT Player Ejection: Eli Iorg (9th) vs. Arkansas 4/15/05UT Head Coach Ejection: Todd Raleigh (6th) vs. South Carolina 4/9/11UT Assistant Coach Ejection: Gregg Wallis (6th) vs. Houston 3/2/11

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2012 TEAM SUPERLATIVES


2012 W-L-S ERA IP H R ER BB K B/AvgStarters 6-2-0 4.18 64.2 61 32 30 19 47 .249Relievers 4-3-3 3.94 77.1 71 38 30 31 64 .239

When Starter Allows 0-3 Runs: 10-2When Starter Allows 4+ Runs: 0-3When Starter Pitches < 6 Inn.: 6-5When Starter Pitches 6+ Innings: 4-0

When Bullpen Allows Runs: 8-5When Bullpen Allows No Runs: 2-0When Bullpen Pitches 3+ Inn.: 8-5When No Relievers are Used: 0-0

8 HUNTER DANIEL LHP 0-1, 40.50 ERA, 0 SV, 1 G CAREER: 0-1, 7.56 ERA, 0 SV, 23 GLast Win: None Save: NoneLoss: vs. ULM (3/11/12) Blown SV: None • Suffered first career loss in 2012 debut vs. ULM (3/11) • Appeared in 17 games as a sophomore and five as a freshman • Has also seen time as a late-inning defensive replacement at 1B this yearDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches3/11 ULM 4-7 L 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 21/13-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19 SAMUEL DAVIS RHP 0-0, 99.00 ERA, 0 SV, 2 GLast Win: None Save: NoneLoss: None Blown SV: None • Made UT debut in the second game of a DH against Northern Illinois (2/18) • Only sidearm pitcher on the Vol staffDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 N. Illinois (DH-2) 7-2 -- 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 9/52/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 -- 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 9/1-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------33 ROBBIE KIDD RHP 2-0, 5.06 ERA, 0 SV, 7 GLast Win: vs. Ball State (3/7) Save: NoneLoss: None Blown SV: None • Made collegiate debut with 3.0 IP and 2 K vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) • Tossed 2.0 more shutout innings vs. W. Kentucky, striking out 2 (2/21) • Earned first win with 4.1 IP (2 H, 1 R, 1 ER) of relief vs. Seton Hall (2/24) • Tossed 2.2 scoreless vs. Ball State (3 H, 0 R, 2 K) for his second win (3/7) • First career start came at home against ULM (3/11)Date Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/17 N. Illinois 7-1 -- 3.0 2 1 1 3 2 52/302/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 -- 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 30/202/24 Seton Hall 9-2 W 4.1 2 1 1 1 0 72/452/28 MTSU 4-5 -- 2.1 3 3 2 1 1 40/253/2 vs. Houston 4-7 -- 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 36/163/7 Ball State 9-7 W 2.2 3 0 0 0 2 28/193/11 ULM * 4-7 -- 0.2 3 4 4 2 1 37/22-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------45 ERIC MARTIN RHP 0-0, 4.50 ERA, 0 SV, 2 GLast Win: None Save: NoneLoss: None Blown SV: None • Made collegiate debut vs. #4 Rice at Minute Maid Park (3/4) • Son of former Vol swimmer, Kent Martin who was a five-time SEC Champion and was a member of the 1978 national championship swim teamDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches3/4 vs. Rice 1-11 -- 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 19/133/11 ULM 4-7 -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 18/12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------31 DALTON SABERHAGEN LHP 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 0 SV, 5 G CAREER: 2-0, 4.50 ERA, 0 SV, 18 GLast Win: vs. Alabama A&M (3/15/11) Save: NoneLoss: None Blown SV: None • Picked up his first win of the season against Western Kentucky, tossing the last two innings for the Vols in the 13-inning contest. • Pitched against #4 Rice at Minute Maid Park on his 20th birthday • Son of two-time Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen • Older brother Drew is an assistant coach at Newberry CollegeDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 N. Illinois (DH-2) 7-2 -- 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 23/152/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 W 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 34/202/26 Seton Hall 10-2 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 18/113/4 vs. Rice 1-11 -- 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 10/63/11 ULM 4-7 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 18/9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------20 DREW STECKENRIDER RHP 1-1, 2.20 ERA, 0 SV, 5 G CAREER: 3-2, 5.03 ERA, 1 SV, 34 GLast Win: vs. Northern Illinois (2/17) Save: vs. Canisius (2/26/11)Loss: vs. Houston (3/2) Blown SV: None • Tennessee’s Opening Day starter • Friday night starter for first three weekends • Picked up a win over Northern Illinois on the first day of the season • Suffered his first loss vs. Houston at Minute Maid Park • First appearance out of the bullpen was a huge success as he struck out five of the six batters that he faced vs. Ball State. • Second was pretty good too as he struck out a career-high seven in 4.0 in-nings of one-hit ball against ULM (3/10)Date Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/17 N. Illinois * 7-1 W 4.0 2 0 0 1 2 47/312/24 Seton Hall * 9-2 -- 3.0 3 1 1 3 4 76/47

3/2 vs. Houston * 4-7 L 3.1 3 3 3 3 5 84/453/7 Ball State 9-7 -- 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 25/203/10 ULM 6-8 -- 4.0 1 0 0 0 7 59/41-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------24 T.J. THORNTON LHP 0-0, 11.57 ERA, 0 SV, 2 G CAREER: 1-1, 3.90 ERA, 1 SV, 19 GLast Win: vs. New Orleans (3/9/11) Save: vs. Alabama A&M (3/15/11)Loss: vs. Belmont (5/17/11) Blown SV: None • Made first appearance of the season vs. Ball State (3/7) • Saw action in 17 games (three starts) in his first season as a VolDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches3/7 Ball State 9-7 -- 1.1 2 3 3 2 1 32/193/11 ULM 4-7 -- 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 14/10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------46 JOSEPH VANDERPLAS LHP 0-0, 14.73 ERA, 0 SV, 3 GLast Win: None Save: NoneLoss: None Blown SV: None • Made collegiate debut with 2.1 IP and 3 K vs. Northern Illinois (2/18) • Added a scoreless frame against Seton Hall, retiring the side on 9 pitchesDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 N. Illinois (DH-1) 10-5 -- 2.1 6 5 3 0 3 47/282/26 Seton Hall 10-2 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 9/63/4 vs. Rice 1-11 -- 0.1 3 3 3 1 0 24/12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------25 CARTER WATSON RHP 0-0, 2.60 ERA, 0 SV, 7 G CAREER: 5-3, 4.35 ERA, 0 SV, 30 GLast Win: vs. UNC Asheville (3/30/11) Save: NoneLoss: at MTSU (5/11/11) Blown SV: None • Struck out a career high 4 in 2012 debut (4.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R) vs. N. Illinois (2/18) • Added 2+ IP of relief against both W. Kentucky and Seton Hall • Earned first starting assignment vs. MTSU (4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 3 K) on 2/28 • Posted 1.1 scoreless innings vs. #4 Rice at Minute Maid Park (3/4)Date Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 N. Illinois (DH-2) 7-2 -- 4.0 2 1 1 1 4 68/422/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 -- 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 26/192/25 Seton Hall 3-2 -- 2.2 2 1 0 1 2 56/352/28 MTSU * 4-5 -- 4.0 2 0 0 0 3 53/353/4 vs. Rice 1-11 -- 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 24/103/7 Ball State * 9-7 -- 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 42/233/11 ULM 4-7 -- 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 11/9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------29 NICK WILLIAMS RHP 1-2, 2.35 ERA, 3 SV, 7 G CAREER: 3-3, 5.18 ERA, 7 SV, 31 GLast Win: vs. Seton Hall (2/25) Save: vs. Ball State (3/7)Loss: vs. ULM (3/10) Blown SV: vs. Indiana (3/5/11) • Picked up first save of the year vs. Northern Illinois, needing just 19 pitches to get through 2.2 perfect frames. • Both losses have come after fter yielding 10th inning RBI singles • Second save came against #16 Texas as he came on to record the final six outs at Minute Maid Park • Escaped bases loaded, no out jam vs. Ball State to record his third save • His brother, Michael, is a senior catcher at Kentucky • Was 19-0 with 137 strikeouts, 0.85 ERA and three state titles during HS careerDate Opp. Score Dec. IP H R ER BB K Pitches2/18 N. Illinois (DH-1) 10-5 SV 2.2 0 0 0 0 1 19/152/21 W. Kentucky 8-7 -- 3.0 3 0 0 0 3 38/292/25 Seton Hall 3-2 W 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 32/222/28 MTSU 4-5 L 2.1 3 1 1 1 1 33/213/3 vs. Texas 5-4 SV 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 35/243/7 Ball State 9-7 SV 1.0 4 1 1 0 2 24/183/9 UL Monroe 4-0 -- 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 16/113/10 UL Monroe 6-8 L 1.0 3 2 1 0 2 26/19

2012 TENNESSEE BULLPEN REPORT >>>


Date Opposing Team (TV) Score R-H-E (UT) R-H-E Innings Overall SEC Pitcher of Record Attend. Time Feb 17, 2012 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 7-1 7-7-0 1-5-0 9 1-0-0 0-0-0 STECKENRIDER (W 1-0) 2812 2:16 Feb 18, 2012 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 10-5 10-10-1 5-9-2 9 2-0-0 0-0-0 GODLEY (W 1-0) - 2:41 Feb 18, 2012 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W 7-2 7-13-1 2-11-3 9 3-0-0 0-0-0 BLOUNT (W 1-0) 2335 2:54 Feb 21, 2012 WESTERN KENTUCKY W 8-7 8-10-4 7-11-3 (13) 4-0-0 1-0-0 SABERHAGEN (W 1-0) 1297 4:48 Feb 24, 2012 SETON HALL W 9-2 9-15-2 2-6-3 9 5-0-0 0-0-0 KIDD (W 1-0) 1444 3:21 Feb 25, 2012 SETON HALL W 3-2 3-5-5 2-6-2 (11) 6-0-0 0-0-0 WILLIAMS (W 1-0) 1451 3:19 Feb 26, 2012 SETON HALL W 10-2 10-11-0 2-2-1 9 7-0-0 0-0-0 BLOUNT (W 2-0) 1468 2:56 Feb 28, 2012 MIDDLE TENNESSEE ST. L 4-5 4-7-1 5-10-2 (10) 7-1-0 0-0-0 WILLIAMS (L 1-1) 1784 2:55 Mar 02, 2012 vs. Houston L 4-7 4-10-1 7-13-1 9 7-2-0 0-0-0 STECKENRIDER (L 1-1) 8540 3:23 Mar 03, 2012 vs. #16 Texas W 5-4 5-7-0 4-10-1 9 8-2-0 0-0-0 GODLEY (W 2-0) 8589 2:37 Mar 04, 2012 vs. #4 Rice L 1-11 1-5-3 11-17-0 9 8-3-0 0-0-0 BLOUNT (L 2-1) 7788 2:42 Mar 07, 2012 BALL STATE W 9-7 9-12-0 7-13-2 9 9-3-0 0-0-0 KIDD (W 2-0) 1578 2:58 Mar 09, 2012 ULM W 4-0 4-4-0 0-3-3 9 10-3-0 0-0-0 GODLEY (W 3-0) 1391 2:17 Mar 10, 2012 ULM L 6-8 6-9-1 8-10-1 (10) 10-4-0 0-0-0 WILLIAMS (L 1-2) 2101 3:00 Mar 11, 2012 ULM L 4-7 4-9-0 7-6-1 9 10-5-0 0-0-0 DANIEL (L 0-1) 1736 2:36

*-Conference game( )-Extra-inning gameTV-SUN = Sun Sports; CSS = Comcast Sports Southeast; FSN = FOX Sports Net South; SS = Sportsouth

2012 TENNESSEE BASEBALL FINAL RESULTS

TENNESSEE SERIES HITTING STATISTICS AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT PO A E FLD%Northern Illinois .319 3 3 94 24 30 8 1 3 22 49 .521 18 9 9 0 .467 1 2 7 10 81 33 2 .983Western Kentucky .222 1 1 45 8 10 1 0 1 7 14 .311 8 3 9 1 .362 2 0 0 1 39 19 4 .935Seton Hall .313 3 3 99 22 31 4 1 0 16 37 .374 18 4 15 2 .431 2 3 10 15 87 39 7 .947MTSU .219 1 1 32 4 7 0 0 0 2 7 .219 5 2 5 1 .350 1 1 2 4 30 10 1 .976Houston .278 1 1 36 4 10 2 0 0 4 12 .333 0 1 11 0 .297 0 0 0 2 24 11 1 .972Texas .241 1 1 29 5 7 1 0 0 5 8 .276 3 1 7 1 .333 0 1 1 2 27 14 0 1.000Rice .172 1 1 29 1 5 0 0 0 1 5 .172 2 0 9 3 .226 0 0 0 0 27 10 3 .925Ball State .387 1 1 31 9 12 5 1 1 7 22 .710 6 3 4 0 .525 0 3 2 4 27 7 0 1.000ULM .242 3 3 91 14 22 4 0 2 11 32 .352 8 8 21 4 .345 3 3 3 5 84 23 1 .991

TENNESSEE SERIES PITCHING STATISTICS ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHANorthern Illinois 2.00 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 27.0 25 8 6 8 17 4 0 1 99 .253 0 1 1 2 0Western Kentucky 2.08 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.0 11 7 3 6 10 1 0 2 49 .224 3 1 0 1 1Seton Hall 1.55 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 29.0 14 6 5 8 18 2 0 0 104 .135 0 2 0 0 2MTSU 3.60 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10.0 10 5 4 2 5 5 0 0 40 .250 0 2 0 0 1Houston 7.88 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.0 13 7 7 6 9 2 0 0 33 .394 1 2 0 1 2Texas 4.00 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.0 10 4 4 2 5 2 1 0 33 .303 3 1 0 0 1Rice 10.00 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.0 17 11 10 3 4 3 1 1 45 .378 1 1 1 1 0Ball State 7.00 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.0 13 7 7 4 11 1 1 1 39 .333 1 0 0 0 0ULM 4.50 1 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 28.0 19 15 14 11 32 4 1 2 100 .190 1 5 1 0 2

2012 TENNESSEE TEAM SERIES-BY-SERIES STATISTICS


DATE OPPONENT C 1B 2B SS 3B LF CF RF DH2/17 Northern Illinois Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider2/18 Northern Illinois (DH-1) Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Wormsley Fritts Pierce Steckenrider Northern Illinois (DH-2) Manis Steckenrider Maddox Osborne Luther Carter Fritts Pierce Weaver2/21 Western Kentucky Bennett Steckenrider Maddox Osborne Luther Carter Fritts Pierce Weaver2/24 Seton Hall Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Carter Fritts Pierce Steckenrider2/25 Seton Hall Walker Morgan Wormsley Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider2/26 Seton Hall Bennett Steckenrider Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Rowland2/28 MTSU Walker Wormsley Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Steckenrider Allen3/2 vs. Houston Walker Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/3 vs. Texas Bennett Steckenrider Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Morgan3/4 vs. Rice Walker Steckenrider Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Weaver3/7 Ball State Bennett Wormsley Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/9 Louisiana-Monroe Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/10 Louisiana-Monroe Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/11 Louisiana-Monroe Bennett Morgan Maddox Osborne Luther Pierce Fritts Allen Steckenrider3/13 Tennessee Tech3/16 at Georgia3/17 at Georgia3/18 at Georgia3/21 Florida International3/23 Kentucky3/24 Kentucky2/25 Kentucky3/27 Mississippi Valley State3/28 Mississippi Valley State3/30 Alabama3/31 Alabama4/1 Alabama4/4 Memphis4/6 at South Carolina4/7 at South Carolina4/8 at South Carolina4/11 at ETSU4/13 Florida4/14 Florida4/15 Florida4/17 ETSU 4/19 at Mississippi State4/20 at Mississippi State4/21 at Mississippi State4/24 Austin Peay4/27 at Auburn4/28 at Auburn4/29 at Auburn5/4 Vanderbilt5/5 Vanderbilt5/6 Vanderbilt5/9 at Memphis5/11 at Ole Miss5/12 at Ole Miss5/13 at Ole Miss5/15 at MTSU5/17 Arkansas5/18 Arkansas5/19 Arkansas

PITCHER:15 Zack Godley 4 (4-0)41 Nick Blount 4 (2-2)20 Drew Steckenrider 3 (2-1)25 Carter Watson 2 (1-1)28 David Horne 1 (1-0)33 Robbie Kidd 1 (0-1)

CATCHER:21 Ethan Bennett 7 (5-2)44 Wes Walker 7 (4-3)32 Jason Manis 1 (1-0)

FIRST BASE:30 Davis Morgan 8 (5-3)20 Drew Steckenrider 5 (4-1) 4 Parker Wormsley 2 (1-1)

SECOND BASE: 1 Will Maddox 14 (9-5) 4 Parker Wormsley 1 (1-0)

THIRD BASE:11 Zach Luther 15 (10-5)

SHORTSTOP: 2 Zach Osborne 15 (10-5)

LEFT FIELD: 5 Chris Pierce 11 (6-5)23 Richard Carter 3 (3-0) 4 Parker Wormsley 1 (1-0)

CENTER FIELD: 7 Chris Fritts 15 (10-5)

RIGHT FIELD:13 Jared Allen 10 (6-4) 5 Chris Pierce 4 (4-0)20 Drew Steckenrider 1 (0-1)

DESIGNATED HITTER:20 Drew Steckenrider 9 (6-3)22 Steve Weaver 3 (2-1)30 Davis Morgan 1 (1-0) 6 Jake Rowland 1 (1-0)13 Jared Allen 1 (0-1)


2012 STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION (Team W-L when starter)


LEADOFF:11 Zach Luther 13 (10-3) 1 Will Maddox 2 (0-2)

2ND SPOT: 2 Zach Osborne 10 (5-5) 1 Will Maddox 5 (5-0)

3RD SPOT: 5 Chris Pierce 10 (5-5) 2 Zach Osborne 5 (5-0)

CLEANUP:20 Drew Steckenrider 15 (10-5)

5TH SPOT: 7 Chris Fritts 12 (7-5) 5 Chris Pierce 3 (3-0)

6TH SPOT:13 Jared Allen 9 (4-5) 5 Chris Pierce 2 (2-0)22 Steve Weaver 2 (2-0) 7 Chris Fritts 1 (1-0) 6 Jake Rowland 1 (1-0)

7TH SPOT:30 Davis Morgan 8 (5-3) 7 Chris Fritts 2 (2-0) 4 Parker Wormsley 2 (1-1)23 Richard Carter 1 (1-0)22 Steve Weaver 1 (0-1)13 Jared Allen 1 (1-0)

8TH SPOT:44 Wes Walker 7 (4-3)21 Ethan Bennett 7 (5-2)32 Jason Manis 1 (1-0)

9TH SPOT: 1 Will Maddox 7 (4-3)11 Zach Luther 2 (0-2) 4 Parker Wormsley 2 (2-0)23 Richard Carter 2 (2-0)13 Jared Allen 1 (1-0)30 Davis Morgan 1 (1-0)

DATE OPPONENT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 92/17 Northern Illinois Luther Maddox Osborne Steckenrider Fritts Pierce Morgan Walker Allen2/18 Northern Illinois (DH-1) Luther Maddox Osborne Steckenrider Fritts Pierce Morgan Walker Wormsley Northern Illinois (DH-2) Luther Maddox Osborne Steckenrider Pierce Weaver Fritts Manis Carter2/21 Western Kentucky Luther Maddox Osborne Steckenrider Pierce Weaver Fritts Bennett Carter2/24 Seton Hall Luther Maddox Osborne Steckenrider Pierce Fritts Carter Walker Morgan2/25 Seton Hall Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Walker Wormsley2/26 Seton Hall Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Rowland Allen Bennett Maddox2/28 MTSU Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Wormsley Walker Maddox3/2 vs. Houston Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Walker Maddox3/3 vs. Texas Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Bennett Maddox3/4 vs. Rice Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Weaver Walker Maddox3/7 Ball State Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Wormsley Bennett Maddox3/9 Louisiana-Monroe Luther Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Bennett Maddox3/10 Louisiana-Monroe Maddox Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Bennett Luther3/11 Louisiana-Monroe Maddox Osborne Pierce Steckenrider Fritts Allen Morgan Bennett Luther3/13 Tennessee Tech3/16 at Georgia3/17 at Georgia3/18 at Georgia3/21 Florida International3/23 Kentucky3/24 Kentucky2/25 Kentucky3/27 Mississippi Valley State3/28 Mississippi Valley State3/30 Alabama3/31 Alabama4/1 Alabama4/4 Memphis4/6 at South Carolina4/7 at South Carolina4/8 at South Carolina4/11 at ETSU4/13 Florida4/14 Florida4/15 Florida4/17 ETSU 4/19 at Mississippi State4/20 at Mississippi State4/21 at Mississippi State4/24 Austin Peay4/27 at Auburn4/28 at Auburn4/29 at Auburn5/4 Vanderbilt5/5 Vanderbilt5/6 Vanderbilt5/9 at Memphis5/11 at Ole Miss5/12 at Ole Miss5/13 at Ole Miss5/15 at MTSU5/17 Arkansas5/18 Arkansas5/19 Arkansas


2012 STARTING LINEUP BY LINEUP SPOT (Team W-L when starter)


Jared Allen13, OF, Fr.

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Josh Allman17, LHP, Sr.

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Ethan Bennett21, C, So.

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Nick Blount41, RHP, Jr.

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Richard Carter23, 1B/OF, Fr.

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Hunter Daniel8, LHP, Jr.

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Samuel Davis19, RHP, Jr.

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Chris Fritts7, OF, Jr.

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Zack Godley15, RHP, Jr.

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David Horne28, RHP, Fr.

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Robbie Kidd33, RHP, Fr.

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Zach Luther11, INF, Jr.

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Will Maddox1, INF, Fr.

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Jason Manis32, C, Fr.

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Eric Martin45, RHP, Fr.

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Davis Morgan30, 1B, Sr.

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Kevin O’Leary27, INF, So.

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Zach Osborne2, SS, Sr.

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Chris Pierce5, OF/INF, Sr.

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Nick Powell26, INF, Fr.

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Jake Rowland6, OF, Fr.

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Conner Stevens35, RHP, Fr.

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Bill MosielloAssistant Coach

14, Recruiting Coord.

Gregg WallisVolunteer Asst. Coach

10, First Base

Kenny GajewskiDirector of Baseball

Operations

T.J. Thornton24, LHP, Sr.

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Joseph Vanderplas46, LHP, Fr.

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Wes Walker44, C, Sr.

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Carter Watson25, RHP, So.

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Steve Weaver22, 1B/OF, Jr.

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Nick Williams34, RHP, So.

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Parker Wormsley4, INF, Fr.

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Blake Thomas29, RHP, Jr.

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Andy Yates16, C, Jr.

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Brandon Zajac37, LHP, Fr.

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Dave SerranoHead Coach

12, Pitching Coach

Greg BergeronAssociate Head Coach

9, Third Base

2012 TENNESSEE BASEBALL RADIO/TELEVISION SPOTTING CHART

Dalton Saberhagen31, LHP, So.

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Drew Steckenrider20, RHP/OF, Jr.

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Documents

Tennessee vs. Tennessee Tech Game Notes