SCORE: Tennessee 20, Tennessee Tech 2 | FINAL (7 inn. run-rule)

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No. 19 Tennessee baseball (12-4) is set to host the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (7-8) Tuesday in a midweek matchup in Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

First pitch in Knoxville is at 6:00 p.m. ET on SEC Network +.

Tennessee is coming off a 4-1 week last week, including a series win over Wright State. Despite the series win, vibes for the team are low after a 6-0 series finale defeat to the Raiders.

The Vols’ offense has underwhelmed and had its worst performance of the season Sunday, leaving questions about the team moving forward.

For recaps of all three games in Knoxville last weekend, click the links below.

GAME ONE RECAP: Tennessee Baseball Walks Off Series Opener Against Wright State

GAME TWO RECAP: Ford, Chapman Lead Tennessee Baseball to Series-Clinching Win Over Wright State

GAME THREE RECAP: Wright State Shuts Out Tennessee Baseball In Series Finale

The Vols are looking to close out its non-conference slate on a high note, as UT travels to Athens to face Georgia in a three-game series this weekend.

Opponent Scout

• 2025 Record: 37-20 (18-9 OVC)
• 2025 Postseason: N/A
• 2026 Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Poll: 5^th
• Head Coach: Matt Bragga
  • Overall Record: 621-583-3 (23^rd year)
  • Record at TTU: 570-507-2 (20^th year)
• Preseason All-Conference Selections: No Team Selected

SERIES HISTORY:

• Overall: UT leads, 74-32-1
• In Knoxville: UT leads, 49-13
• In Cookeville: UT leads, 25-18-1
• At Neutral Sites: TTU leads, 1-0
• Last Meeting: April 1, 2025 (W, 7-1 in Knoxville)

Info in italics courtesy UT Athletics

Prediction: Tennessee wins by 3-5 runs

Tennessee Tech’s numbers aren’t good. The offense has struggled outside three-hole hitter Jorsixt Jimenez, and its pitching is poor beyond the first two weekend starters.

Tennessee doesn’t blow out Tennessee Tech. This game goes nine innings, but the Vols get it done with a relatively stress-free win.

Injury/Availability Notes

• No injury notes.

TRANSCRIPT: Everything Tennessee HC Josh Elander Said Following Shutout Loss Against Wright State

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VIDEO: Josh Elander Recaps Tennessee Baseball’s Game Three Loss to Wright State

Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below, followed by the LIVE at-bat by at-bat game thread.

TENNESSEE STARTING NINE: 

Lineup Notes:

• Some mix ups in the midweek.
• Garrett Wright to leadoff. Jay in the 9-hole.
• Blaine Brown moves up one spot and starts at DH. Henry Ford in the three-hole.
• Lawless behind the plate. Manny at short.
• Tyler Myatt at 2B for the first time in a while.

TENNESSEE TECH STARTING NINE: 

CF Landon Smelser (L)

3B Connor Crowson (R)

RF Jorsixt Jimenez (R)

SS Owen Lee (L)

2B Eddie Garza (R)

C Manny Garza (S)

1B Nash Crowell (R)

LF Luke Bragga (L)

DH Cade Fuller (R)

Pitching Matchup:

Vols Fr. LHP Taylor Tracey (0-0, 1.42 ERA, 4 app., 1 start, 6.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K, .095 opp. batting avg.)

vs.

Golden Eagles RHP Lawson Stricklin (3-0, 9.00 ERA, 2 app., 0 starts, 2.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 1 K, N/A batting avg.)

Pitching notes:

• Tracey did well in a midweek start last week vs. Oakland. He will look to build off that.

Uniforms

Tennessee: Midweek pins

Tennessee Tech: Purple tops, white pants

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*NOTES*

• Run-rule is IN EFFECT. If Tennessee or Tennessee Tech lead by 10 runs in M7 or later, the game is over.

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GAME THREAD

1st Inning: 

T1

-Landon Smelser singles to center.

-Connor Crowson strikes out looking on three pitches.

-Jorsixt Jimenez flies out to LF at the warning track.

-Owen Lee strikes out swinging.

END OF TOP HALF

B1

-Garrett Wright launches a solo homer to left field.

• Moonshot. 1st HR in a Tennessee uniform.
• 375 feet, 99 mph.

-Blaine Brown works a walk.

-Henry Ford is walked. Brown to second.

-Blake Grimmer singles to right field.

• Bases loaded with no outs for Reese Chapman.

-Reese Chapman ropes a grand slam to right field.

• No doubter.
• 2nd HR for Chapman this season.
• First grand slam for UT this year.
• 372 feet, 105 mph.

-Stone Lawless flies out to RF in the warning track.

• Nice leaping catch by Jorsixt Jimenez.

-Tyler Myatt works a walk.

*Pitching change: LHP Eli Huddleston (0-0, 13.50 ERA) on to pitch for Stricklin*

-Manny Marin rips a double down the left-field line. Myatt to third.

-Jay Abernathy strikes out looking.

-Garrett Wright HBP.

• Bases loaded with two outs for Blaine Brown.

-Blaine Brown works an RBI walk. Myatt scores.

• Team-leading 16th RBI for Brown.

-Henry Ford smacks a bases-clearing double to left-center.

• Now a team-leading 18 RBIs for Ford.

-Blake Grimmer grounds out to 1B unassisted.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 9, Golden Eagles 0

2nd Inning: 

T2

-Eddie Garza grounds out to 3B.

-Manny Garza singles to right field.

-Nash Crowell strikes out swinging.

-Luke Bragga strikes out looking.

END OF TOP HALF

B2

-Reese Chapman singles up the middle.

-Stone Lawless flies out to CF.

-Tyler Myatt flies out to CF.

-Manny Marin powers a two-run homer to left field.

• Manny stays hot. 6 STRAIGHT HOMERS.
• 2nd HR of the season.
• 377 feet, 98 mph

-Jay Abernathy flies out to RF.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 11, Golden Eagles 0

3rd Inning: 

T3

-Cade Fuller drills a solo homer to left field.

-Landon Smelser flies out to RF.

-Connor Crowson strikes out swinging.

-Jorsixt Jimenez works a walk.

-Owen Lee strikes out swinging.

END OF TOP HALF

B3

*Pitching change: RHP Braxton Lewis (1-0, 9;53 ERA) on to pitch Huddleston*

-Garrett Wright HBP.

-Blaine Brown strikes out swinging.

-Henry Ford singles to left field, out 7-4. Wright to third.

• Tried to turn a single into a double.

-Blake Grimmer works a walk.

-Reese Chapman drives an RBI single down the right-field line. Wright scores. Grimmer to third.

• 3-3 with 5 RBI for Chapman today.

-Stone Lawless slaps an RBI single to left field. Grimmer scores. Chapman to second.

-Tyler Myatt strikes out swinging on three pitches.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 13, Golden Eagles 1

4th Inning: 

T4

*Pitching change: Fr. RHP Ethan Baiotto (0-0, 13.50 ERA) on to pitch for Tracey*

*Nate Eisfelder to RF for Reese Chapman*

-Eddie Garza grounds out to SS.

-Manny Garza is walked.

-Nash Crowell singles through the left side. Garza to second.

-Luke Bragga grounds out to 2B. Baserunners advance.

• Really nice play by Tyler Myatt to charge the chopper.

-Cade Fuller HBP.

• Bases loaded for Landon Smelser with two outs.

-Landon Smelser strikes out swinging.

• Battled back from 3-0. Big K from Baiotto.

END OF TOP HALF

B4

*Ariel Antigua pinch-hitting for Manny Marin*

-Ariel Antigua ropes a double down the left-field line.

-Jay Abernathy deposits an RBI double to right-center. Antigua scores.

*Chris Newstrom pinch-running for Abernathy*

*Hunter High pinch-hitting for Garrett Wright*

-Hunter High flies out to CF.

*Levi Clark pinch-hitting for Blaine Brown*

-Levi Clark flies out to CF.

-Henry Ford crushes a two-run homer to left field.

• 396 feet, 108 mph.
• Ford’s 6th HR of the season.

*Pitching change: LHP Ty Barnett in to pitch for Lewis*

-Blake Grimmer works a walk.

*Evan Hankins pinch-running for Blake Grimmer*

-Nate Eisfelder pops up to 1B.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 16, Golden Eagles 1

5th Inning: 

T5

*High to LF*

*Hankins to 1B*

*Antigua to SS*

*Newstrom to CF*

*Finley Bates to 3B for Henry Ford*

-Connor Crowson grounds out to SS.

-Jorsixt Jimenez grounds out to 2B.

*Pitching change: Fr. LHP Chandler Day (0-0, 15.75 ERA) on to pitch for Baiotto*

-Owen Lee pops up to 1B in shallow right field.

END OF TOP HALF

B5

*Ty Denton to C for manny Garza*

-Stone Lawless knocks a single to left field.

*Trent Grindlinger pinch-running for Lawless*

-Grindlinger grounds into a 3-6-1 double play.

-Ariel Antigua grounds out to P.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 16, Golden Eagles 1

6th Inning: 

T6

*Pitching change: Fr. RHP Sawyer Deering (0-0, 5.40 ERA) on to pitch for Day*

*Grindlinger to C*

-Eddie Garza grounds out to 3B.

-Ty Denton works a walk.

-Nash Crowell strikes out looking.

-Luke Bragga flies out to LF.

END OF TOP HALF

B6

*Pitching change: LHP Justin Fallon on to pitch for Barnett*

-Chris Newstrom flies out to CF.

-Hunter High singles through the left side.

-Levi Clark is walked. High to second.

• Good AB from Clark. Works back from down 0-2.

-Finley Bates HBP.

• Bases loaded with one out for Evan Hankins.

-Evan Hankins flies out to RF.

-Nate Eisfelder hammers a grand slam to left field.

• First HR of Eisfelder’s career.
• 5th HR of the game for UT.
• 2nd grand slam for UT this game and this season.

*Pitching change: LHP Micah Summar (3-0, 17.18 ERA) on to pitch for Fallon*

-Trent Grindlinger singles to shallow right field.

-Tyler Myatt grounds into a 4-6 fielder’s choice. Grindlinger out at second.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 20, Golden Eagles 1

7th Inning: 

T7

*Pitching change: Fr. LHP Will Haas (0-0, 9.00 ERA) on to pitch for Deering*

-Cade Fuller strikes out swinging.

-Landon Smesler works a walk.

*Aaron Moffitt pinch-hitting for Connor Crowson*

-Aaron Moffitt strikes out looking.

*Pitching change: Fr. RHP Jax Bishop (0-0, 0.00 ERA) on to pitch for Haas*

-Jorsixt Jimenez is walked on four pitches.

-Owen Lee drills an RBI single through the right side.

-Eddie Garza grounds out to SS up the middle.

• Really nice play by Ariel.

END OF TOP HALF

Score: Vols 20, Golden Eagles 2

END OF GAME

FINAL: Tennessee Vols 20, Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles 2 (7 inn. run-rule)