SCORE: Tennessee 4, Arkansas 8 | FINAL (Arkansas wins series 2-1)
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No. 17 Tennessee baseball (41-13, 16-12 SEC) is set to battle No. 8 Arkansas (42-12, 18-11 SEC) Saturday in game three of a three-game series in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
First pitch in Baum Walker Stadium will be at 3:00 p.m. ET on the SEC Network.
Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below, followed by the LIVE at-bat by at-bat game thread.
Starting Lineups
TENNESSEE STARTING NINE:
SS Gavin Kilen (L)
1B Andrew Fischer (L)
CF Hunter Ensley (R)
LF Dalton Bargo (L)
2B Dean Curley (R)
RF Reese Chapman (L)
C Cannon Peebles (S)
DH Levi Clark (R)
3B Manny Marin (R)
Lineup Notes:
- Same lineup as yesterday.
ARKANSAS STARTING NINE:
LF Charles Davalan (L)
SS Wehiwa Aloy (R)
RF Logan Maxwell (L)
DH Kuhio Aloy (R)
C Ryder Helfrick (R)
2B Cam Kozeal (L)
3B Brent Iredale (R)
1B Reese Robinett (L)
CF Justin Thomas Jr. (R)
Pitching Matchup:
Vols RHP Tegan Kuhns (2-2, 3.78 ERA)
vs.
Razorbacks RHP Gage Wood (1-1, 5.51 ERA)
Uniforms
Tennessee: Smokey Greys
Arkansas: All whites
*NOTES*
- The run-rule is MANDATORY in SEC play. If Tennessee or Arkansas leads by 10 or more runs after the seventh inning, the game is over.
GAME THREAD
1st Inning:
T1
-Gavin Kilen singles to left field.
-Andrew Fischer singles to right field after a long at-bat. Kilen to third.
-Hunter Ensley sends an RBI single to SS. Fischer to second. Kilen scores.
-Dalton Bargo strikes out swinging.
-Dean Curley strikes out swinging.
-Reese Chapman strikes out swinging.
END OF TOP HALF
B1
-Charles Davalan grounds out to SS.
-Wehiwa Aloy doubles to left field.
-Logan Maxwell is walked.
-Kuhio Aloy lines out to RF. Wehiwa Aloy to third.
-Ryder Helfrick knocks an RBI single to SS to score Aloy. Maxwell to third.
-Cam Kozeal strikes out swinging.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 1, Razorbacks 1
2nd Inning:
T2
-Levi Clark strikes out looking.
-Cannon Peebles singles to center field.
-Manny Marin singles to left field. Peebles to second.
-Gavin Kilen strikes out swinging.
-Andrew Fischer rips an RBI double down the right-field line. Marin to third. Peebles scores.
-Hunter Ensley grounds out to SS.
END OF TOP HALF
B2
-Brent Iredale strikes out looking.
-Reese Robinett flies out to LF.
-Justin Thomas Jr. strikes out swinging.
- Really nice 1-2-3 inning from Kuhns
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 2, Razorbacks 1
3rd Inning:
T3
-Dalton Bargo flies out to CF.
-Dean Curley strikes out looking.
-Reese Chapman singles to right field.
Chapman steals second.
-Levi Clark is walked.
-Cannon Peebles strikes out swinging.
END OF TOP HALF
B3
-Charles Davalan singles to right field.
Davalan advances to second on a balk.
- Tony Vitello was NOT HAPPY with the call.
- Chris Burke does not see how it was a balk.
- Kuhns had Davalan picked off too. Big call.
-Wehiwa Aloy reaches on a fielding error by 2B. Davalan to third, scores on the error.
- Routine ground ball just went under Curley. Bad mistake.
Aloy steals second.
-Logan Maxwell is walked.
-Kuhio Aloy is walked on four pitches.
- Bases loaded with no outs for Ryder Helfrick.
*Pitching change: RHP Austin Breedlove on to pitch for Kuhns*
-Ryder Helfrick crushes a grand slam to left field.
- Nightmare inning for Tennessee.
*Pitching change: So. LHP Dylan Loy (4-0, 3.38 ERA) on to pitch for Breedlove*
-Cam Kozeal flies out to CF.
-Brent Iredale is walked.
-Reese Robinett pops up to 2B.
Iredale steals second.
-Justin Thomas Jr. is walked.
-Charles Davalan grounds out to P.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 2, Razorbacks 6
4th Inning:
T4
*Pitching change: LHP Landon Beidelschies on to pitch for Wood*
-Marin strikes out swinging.
-Kilen strikes out looking.
-Fischer walks.
-Ensley lines out to CF.
END OF TOP HALF
B4
-Wehiwa Aloy knocks a solo homer to right-center.
-Maxwell singles to 2B.
*Pitching change: RHP Brayden Krenzel on to pitch for Loy*
-Kuhio Aloy strikes out looking.
-Ryder Helfrick strikes out swinging.
-Cam Kozeal is walked.
-Brent Iredale lines out to RF.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 2, Razorbacks 7
5th Inning:
T5
-Dalton Bargo grounds out to 3B.
-Dean Curley singles to left field.
-Reese Chapman grounds out to SS. Curley to second.
-Levi Clark walks.
-Cannon Peebles strikes out swinging.
END OF TOP HALF
B5
-Reese Robinett is walked.
-Justin Thomas Jr. strikes out swinging.
-Charles Davalan is walked.
-Wehiwa Aloy reaches on a 4-6 fielder’s choice. Robinett to third. Davalan out at second.
-Logan Maxwell slaps an RBI single to left field. Robinett scores. Aloy advances to third on a fielding error by LF.
-Kuhio Aloy strikes out swinging.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 2, Razorbacks 8
6th Inning:
T6
-Manny Marin is walked.
-Gavin Kilen flies out to CF.
-Andrew Fischer hammers a two-run homer off the scoreboard.
- 22nd of the season for Fischer.
*Pitching change: RHP Will McEntire on to pitch for Beidelschies*
-Hunter Ensley grounds out to 3B.
-Dalton Bargo strikes out swinging.
END OF TOP HALF
B6
-Ryder Helfrick strikes out swinging.
-Cam Kozeal grounds out to P on a bunt.
-Brent Iredale is walked.
*Pitching change: LHP Brandon Arvidson on to pitch for Krenzel*
Iredale caught stealing, 2-6.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 4, Razorbacks 8
7th Inning:
T7
-Dean Curley grounds out to 2B.
-Reese Chapman strikes out swinging.
-Levi Clark lines out to RF.
END OF TOP HALF
B7
-Reese Robinett strikes out looking.
-Justin Thomas Jr. pops up to SS.
-Charles Davalan strikes out swinging, out at first 2-3.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 4, Razorbacks 8
8th Inning:
T8
-Peebles strikes out looking.
*Grimmer pinch-hitting for Marin*
-Grimmer strikes out looking.
-Gavin Kilen flies out to LF.
END OF TOP HALF
B8
*Antigua to 3B for Grimmer*
-Wehiwa Aloy strikes out swinging.
-Logan Maxwell lines out to CF.
-Kuhio Aloy strikes out looking.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 4, Razorbacks 8
9th Inning:
T9
-Fischer flies out to RF.
-Ensley grounds out to SS.
-Bargo flies out to LF.
Score: Vols 4, Razorbacks 8
FINAL: Tennessee Vols 4, Arkansas Razorbacks 8
