As Rocky Top Insider’s Ryan Schumpert revealed on Wednesday night, Tennessee’s starting pitching rotation for the regular-season series finale is locked in.
Tennessee will have Chase Dollander on the mound Thursday, Chase Burns on the mound Friday, and Drew Beam will round out the rotation on Saturday.
Projected pitching matchups for UT’s weekend series at MSU
Thur — Chase Dollander (7-0, 2.54 ERA) vs RHP Brandon Smith (3-4, 4.99 ERA)
Fri — Chase Burns (7-1, 2.34 ERA) vs RHP Preston Johnson (3-3, 5.55 ERA)
Sat — Drew Beam (8-1, 2.54 ERA) vs RHP Cade Smith (4-3, 3.66 ERA)— Ryan Schumpert (@rschump00) May 19, 2022
Vols/Bulldogs: Series Preview – Tennessee Concludes Regular Season At Mississippi State
Below are the most recent three appearances for each of Tennessee’s three starting pitchers this weekend:
Chase Dollander
- vs Georgia (5/12): 6.0 IP, 3 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, zero walks, 6 strikeouts as the starter
- at Kentucky (5/6): 4.0 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, zero earned runs, zero walks, 5 strikeouts in relief of Blade Tidwell
- vs Alabama A&M (5/3): 0.2 IP, 1 hit, zero runs, zero walks, 1 strikeout in his first return from injury
Chase Burns
- vs Georgia (5/12): 1.2 IP, 2 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, zero walks, three strikeouts in relief of Dollander
- at Kentucky (5/5): 4.0 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts as the starter
- vs Auburn (4/29): 5.0 IP, 6 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 3 walks, 9 strikeouts as the starter
Drew Beam
- vs Georgia (5/14): 0.1 IP, 3 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, zero walks, zero strikeouts in relief work
- at Kentucky (5/7): 4.0 IP, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned run, 1 walk, three strikeouts as the starter
- vs Auburn (5/1): 5.0 IP, 6 hits, three runs, three earned runs, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts as the starter
No. 1 Tennessee (46-7, 22-5) will take on the defending champion Mississippi State Bulldogs (26-27, 9-18) this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday on the road in Starkville. Thursday and Friday’s first pitches are at 7:00 p.m. ET followed by a 3:00 p.m. ET start time on Saturday to close out the regular season.
