FINAL: Orange 6, White 0
Tennessee baseball is at Lindsey Nelson Stadium Friday afternoon for game one of the Orange-and-White Fall World Series.
It’s the first of three formal intrasquad scrimmages this weekend as Tennessee puts a bow on a chaotic fall practice that saw Tony Vitello leave for San Fransisco and Josh Elander take the reigns as the Vols’ new head coach. But with that change in the rearview, this weekend is about the 2026 Tennessee baseball team finishing the fall strong.
We’ll have live play-by-play and stats of the action here all afternoon and again for game three on Sunday evening so stay tuned to RockyTopInsider.com.
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Game Thread
First Inning
T1:
-Jay Abernathy strikes out swinging
-Henry Ford lines out to third base.
-Blake Grimmer doubles to left field. One hopped the wall.
-Levi Clark grounds out to shortstop. Nice defensive play by Ariel Antigua.
B1:
-Ariel Antigua grounds out to shortstop
-Hutson Chance singles to second base.
-Trent Grindlinger singles to left field. Chance advances to second base.
Chance advances to third base and Grindlinger advances to second base on a wild pitch.
-Reese Chapman grounds out to first base. Chance scores. Grindlinger advances to third base.
-Chris Newstrom flies out to center field.
Score: Orange 1, White 0
Second Inning
T2:
-Blaine Brown strikes out swinging.
-Garrett Wright flies out to right field.
-Manny Marin singles to left field.
-Hunter High flies out to left field.
B2:
-Stone Lawless grounds out to third base.
-Evan Hankins strikes out swinging.
-Finley Bates singles to centerfield.
Bates is caught stealing second. Levi Clark on the throw
Score: Orange 1, White 0
Third Inning
T3:
-Nathan Eisfelder grounds out to shortstop.
-Abernathy strikes out looking.
-Ford flies out to right field.
B3:
-Cash Williams grounds out to first base.
-Antigua grounds out to second base.
-Chance flies out to left field.
Score: Orange 1, White 0
Fourth Inning
T4:
-Grimmer grounds out to first base.
-Clark strikes out swinging.
-Brown strikes out swinging.
B4:
-Grindlinger strikes out looking.
-Chapman singles off Arivdson’s right arm.
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*RHP Brady Frederick is in to pitch
-Newstrom singles to left field. Chapman advances to second base.
-Lawless singles to left field. Chapman scores. Newstrom advances to second base.
-Hankins grounds into a 5-4-3 double play.
Score:
Fifth Inning
T5:
RHP Bo Rhudy is in to pitch
-Wright singles to right field. He stumbles rounding first and gets thrown out at first base.
-Marin strikes out looking.
-High lines out to shortstop.
B5:
Tyler Myatt pinch hits for Bates
-Myatt singles to center field.
Alex Bedford pinch hits for Williams.
-Bedford singles to right field. Myatt advances to second.
-Antigua is hit-by a pitch. Myatt advances to third. Bedford to second.
-Chance singles to centerfield. Myatt scores. Bedord is out at home.
-Grindlinger doubles to left field. Antigua scores. Chance advances to third.
-Chapman grounds out to third. Chance scores. Grindlinger advances to third.
-Newstrom pops out to the catcher
Score: Orange 5, White 0
Sixth Inning
T6:
-Eisfelder flies out to left field.
-Abernathy grounds out to second base.
-Ford strikes out looking.
B6:
RHP DJ McDowell is in to pitch.
-Lawless strikes out looking.
-Hankins doubles to right field.
-Myatt singles to right field. Hankins scores
-Bedford strikes out swinging.
Myatt steals second base.
-Antigua flies out to right field.
Score: Orange 6, White 0
Seventh Inning
T7:
-Grimmer flies out to centerfield.
LHP Chandler Day is in to pitch
-Clark grounds out.
Brennon Seigler pinch hits for Blaine Brown
-Brennon Seigler strikes out looking
B7:
Score: Orange 6, White 0
*Friday’s scrimmage is just seven innings barring extra innings
Orange Stats (Home)
Hitting:
SS Ariel Antigua — 0/3, HBP, R
RF Hutson Chance — 2/3, 2 R, RBI,
DH Trent Grindlinger — 2/3, 2B, K, RBI
CF Reese Chapman — 1/3, 2 RBIs, R
3B Chris Newstrom — 1/3
C Stone Lawless — 1/3, K, RBI
1B Evan Hankins — 1/3, 2B, K, GIDP, R
2B Finley Bates — 1/1
-2B Tyler Myatt — 2/2, R, RBI
LF Cash Williams — 0/1
-PH Alex Bedford — 1/2, K
SP Evan Blanco
Pitching:
LHP Evan Blanco — 4 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 HB, 5 K
RHP Bo Rhudy — 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 HB, 2 K
LHP Chandler Day — 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 HB, 1 K
White Stats (Away)
Hitting:
2B Jay Abernathy — 0/3, 2K
RF Henry Ford — 0/3, K
3B Blake Grimmer — 1/3, 2B
C Levi Clark — 0/3, K
DH Blaine Brown — 0/2, 2K
-DH Brennon Seigler – 0/1, K
CF Garrett Wright — 1/2
SS Manny Marin — 1/2, K
1B Hunter High — 0/2
LF Nathan Eisfelder — 0/2
SP Brandon Arvidson
Pitching:
LHP Brandon Arvidson — 3.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 HB, 2 K
RHP Brady Frederick — 1.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 HB, 0 K
RHP DJ McDowell — 1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 HB, 2 K
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