LIVE Updates, Score, Notes: Bellarmine @ No. 24 Tennessee Baseball

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Score: Vols 19, Knights 1 | FINAL

Twenty-fourth ranked Tennessee baseball (26-14)is set to host the Bellarmine Knights (11-29, 6-12 ASUN) in Lindsey Nelson Stadium for a midweek contest.

First pitch is at 6:30 p.m. ET in Knoxville. SECN+ will have the stream. Reminder that the online broadcasts can be accessed on any mobile device through WatchESPN. WatchESPN can be accessed through the ESPN App, or online at espn.com/watch.

Tennessee is coming into the midweek game on a high note after sweeping previously fourth-ranked Vanderbilt last weekend in Knoxville. For all of RTI’s coverage from the Vols’ much-needed series sweep over the Commodores, click here.

Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below.

Starting Lineups

TENNESSEE STARTING NINE: 

SS Maui Ahuna

CF Hunter Ensley

LF Jared Dickey

1B Blake Burke

DH Griffin Merritt

3B Zane Denton

RF Dylan Dreiling

C Charlie Taylor

2B Jake Kendro

Lineup Notes:

–No Christian Moore in the lineup due to coach’s decision. Moore is NOT inactive, though, and is available. Jake Kendro gets the start at second.

–Charlie Taylor starting a game for the first time since game two @ LSU.

BELLARMINE STARTING NINE: 

RF Casey Sorg

LF Tommy Dilz

DH Colin Bertsch

1B Reed Blaszczyk

3B Brady Morse

2B Dylan Byerly

CF Will Aubel

C Gabe Bratetic

SS Brett Pfaadt

Pitching Matchup

Vols Jr. LHP Zander Sechrist (0-1, 2.18 ERA, 13 app., 8 starts, 20.2 IP, 23 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 2 BB, 21 K, .280 opp. batting avg., 1.25 WHIP)

vs.

Sr. RHP Matt Craven (1-2, 6.14 ERA, 16 app., 0 starts, 22.0 IP, 20 H, 16 R, 15 ER, 13 BB, 20 K, .250 opp. batting avg., 1.50 WHIP)

Uniforms

Tennessee: Pinstripes

Bellarmine: Maroon on Grey

GAME THREAD

1st Inning: 

T1

-Casey Sorg grounds out to SS.

-Tommy Dilz strikes out swinging.

-Colin Bertsch grounds out to SS.

End of Top Half.

B1

-Maui Ahuna grounds out to 1B unassisted.

-Hunter Ensley strikes out looking on a full count.

-Jared Dickey is walked on four pitches.

-Blake Burke singles through the right side as the first baseman can’t make the stop. Dickey advances to third.

-Griffin Merritt sends an RBI single up the middle to score Dickey. Burke advances to second.

-Zane Denton strikes out swinging, out c to 1b.

End of Bottom Half.

Score: Vols 1, Knights 0

2nd Inning: 

T2

-Reed Blaszczyk flies out to CF. Nice play by Ensley to run under it.

-Brady Morse grounds out to 1B unassisted.

-Dylan Byerly pops up to 1B.

End of Top Half.

B2

-Dylan Dreiling smokes a leadoff solo homer over the Tennessee bullpen. 434-foot mammoth homer.

-Charlie Taylor singles to CF.

-Taylor steals second.

-Jake Kendro strikes out swinging after a 10-pitch at-bat.

-Maui Ahuna ropes an RBI double to right center to score Taylor.

-Hunter Ensley singles to LF. Ahuna advances to third. Ensley advances to second on a throwing error by the left-fielder Tommy Dilz.

-Jared Dickey flies out to RF. Ahuna is kept at third.

-Blake Burke grounds out to SS to strand a pair of runners.

End of Bottom Half.

Score: Vols 3, Knights 0

3rd Inning: 

T3

*Pitching change: So. LHP Jacob Bimbi (1-0, 1.69 ERA) on to pitch for Sechrist*

-Will Aubel lines out to SS. Nice catch by Ahuna.

-Gabe Bratetic flies out to RF.

-Brett Pfaadt strikes out swinging.

End of Top Half.

B3

*Pitching change: Sr. RHP Devin Ecklar (0-2, 7.92 ERA) on to pitch for Craven*

-Griffin Merritt reaches on a fielding error by the Bellarmine first baseman but gets thrown out trying to advance to second.

-Zane Denton is walked.

*Christian Moore pinch-running for Denton*

-Moore advances to second on a wild pitch.

-Dylan Dreiling triples to CF. Center-fielder misjudged the fly ball and it went over his head. Moore scores on Dreiling’s RBI triple.

-Charlie Taylor is walked.

-Jake Kendro lays down an RBI sac bunt to the pitcher and is out at first. Dreiling scores Taylor advances to second.

-Maui Ahuna is walked.

-Hunter Ensley strikes out swinging.

End of Bottom Half.

Score: Vols 5, Knights 0

4th Inning: 

T4

*Jake Kendro to 3B for Zane Denton*

*Christian Moore to 2B for Kendro*

-Casey Sorg strikes out swinging.

-Tommy Dilz grounds out to p.

*Pitching change: Fr. RHP AJ Russell (1-0, 0.59 ERA) on to pitch for Bimbi*

-Colin Bertsch grounds out to 3B.

End of Top Half.

B4

*Pitching change: Sr. RHP Ryan Johnson (0-1, 32.68 ERA) on to pitch for Ecklar*

-Jared Dickey smacks a leadoff home run to right field. His eighth of the season.

-Blake Burke singles down the RF line.

-Burke advances to second on a passed ball.

-Griffin Merritt grounds out to SS. Burke advances to third.

-Christian Moore grounds into a fielder’s choice as Burke gets caught in a pickle between third and home. Burke survives the pickle and is safe back at third, though. Moore advances to second. Runners on second and third with one out.

-Dylan Dreiling knocks a sac fly to CF. Burke scores.

-Charlie Taylor flies out to shallow CF.

End of Bottom Half.

Score: Vols 7, Knights 0

5th Inning: 

T5

*Christian Scott to CF for Hunter Ensley*

*Ensley moves to LF for Jared Dickey*

-Reed Blaszczyk strikes out looking.

-Brady Morse strikes out swinging.

*Pitching change: Sr. LHP Kirby Connell (1-0, 2.25 ERA) on to pitch for Russell*

-Dylan Byerly grounds out to 3B.

End of Top Half.

B5

-Jake Kendro is walked.

-Maui Ahuna singles to CF. Kendro advances to third.

*Austen Jaslove pinch-running for Maui Ahuna*

*Reese Chapman pinch-hitting for Hunter Ensley*

-Chapman rips an RBI single to RF. Kendro scores and Jaslove advances to third.

-Christian Scott cranks a three-run homer to right center.

*Pitching change: So. LHP Crew Egan (0-1, 20.25 ERA) on to pitch for Johnson*

*Ethan Payne pinch-hitting for Blake Burke*

-Ethan Payne flies out to LF.

*Ryan Miller pinch-hitting for Griffin Merritt*

-Miller is walked.

-Christian Moore is walked.

*Logan Chambers pinch-hitting for Dylan Dreiling*

-Chambers flies out to CF. Miller advances to third.

-Charlie Taylor flies out to left center.

End of Bottom Half.

Score: Vols 11, Knights 0

6th Inning: 

T6

*Pitching change: Fr. LHP Andrew Behnke (0-0, 0.00 ERA) on to pitch for Connell*

*Payne to 1B*

*Chapman to RF*

*Jaslove to SS*

*Chambers to LF*

-Will Aubel grounds out to 3B.

-Gabe Bratetic flies out to LF.

-Brett Pfaadt strikes out swinging.

End of Top Half.

B6

*Pitching change: So. RHP Cody Medley (1-1, 7.71 ERA) on to pitch for Egan*

*Kyle Booker pinch-hitting for Kendro*

-Kyle Booker flies out to CF.

-Austen Jaslove grounds out to SS.

-Reese Chapman crushes a solo homer to RF.

-Christian Scott is walked.

-Ethan Payne singles to RF. Scott advances to second.

-Ryan Miller hammers the first pitch of his at-bat over the scoreboard for a three-run homer.

-Christian Moore doubles to left center.

-Logan Chambers is walked on a full count.

-Charlie Taylor strikes out swinging to strand a pair.

End of Bottom Half.

Score: Vols 15, Knights 0

7th Inning: 

T7

*Pitching change: So. LHP Jake Fitzgibbons (2-0, 2.70 ERA) on to pitch for Behnke*

*Kyle Booker to LF for Logan Chambers**

*Chambers moves to 3B for Kendro*

-Casey Sorg strikes out swinging.

*Pitching change: Jr. RHP Bryce Jenkins (1-0, 3.75 ERA) on to pitch for Fitzgibbons*

-Tommy Dilz singles to RF.

-Colin Bertsch strikes out swinging.

-Reed Blaszczyk flies out to RF.

End of Top Half.

B7

*Pitching change: So. RHP Webster Walls (0-0, 11.91 ERA) on to pitch for Medley*

-Kyle Booker works a leadoff walk.

-Austen Jaslove pops up to 1B.

-Reese Chapman is walked.

-Christian Scott knocks an RBI single to RF. Booker scores from second. Chapman advances to second.

-Ethan Payne strikes out swinging.

-Runners advance to second and third on a passed ball.

-Ryan Miller drills a three-run homer off the scoreboard.

-Christian Moore singles through the left side.

-Logan Chambers flies out to LF.

End of Bottom Half.

Score: Vols 19, Knights 0

8th Inning: 

T8

*Pitching change: Fr. RHP JJ Garcia (0-0, 4.91 ERA) on to pitch for Jenkins*

-Brady Morse grounds out to 3B.

-Dylan Byerly homers to LF.

-Will Aubel hits a bloop single to LF.

-Gabe Gratetic lines out to SS. Nice catch by Jaslove as the ball was high in the air.

-Brett Pfaadt strikes out swinging.

End of Top Half.

B8

*RF Casey Sorg (0-1, 1.80 ERA) on to pitch for Walls*

*Paul Osting to RF for Sorg*

-Charlie Taylor flies out to RF.

-Kyle Booker flies out to LF.

-Austen Jaslove strikes out swinging.

End of Bottom Half.

Score: Vols 19, Knights 1

9th Inning: 

T9

*Pitching change: Jr. RHP Hollis Fanning (0-0, 1.42 ERA) on to pitch for Garcia*

-Casey Sorg strikes out swinging.

-Tommy Dilz strikes out swinging.

-Paul Osting strikes out looking.

END OF GAME

FINAL: Tennessee Vols 19, Bellarmine Knights 1