SCORE: Tennessee 11, UNC Asheville 1 | FINAL (8 inn. run-rule)
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Tennessee baseball (24-12, 7-8 SEC) is set to battle the UNC Asheville Bulldogs Tuesday in a midweek contest.
First pitch at Lindsey Nelson Stadium is at 6:00 p.m. ET on SEC Network +.
Tennessee enters the game coming off a massive weekend as the Vols swept Mississippi State. The UNC Asheville contest is the first of nine in a long home stand for the Vols.
Opponent Scout
- 2025 Record: 15-35 (8-16 Big South)
- 2025 Postseason: N/A
- 2026 Big South Conference Preseason Poll: 9th
- Interim Head Coach: Alex Raburn
- Overall Record: 16-20 (1st year)
- Record at UNCA: Same
- Preseason All-Conference Selections: N/A
Info courtesy UT Athletics in italics
Injury/Availability Notes
- Stone Lawless won’t be available for the foreseeable future. He took an 89 mph pitch to the face Sunday.
- Josh Elander UPDATED Stone’s status Tuesday, giving optimism that he could return this season.
- VolQuest’s Eric Cain reported freshman INF Evan Hankins is OUT for the season with a knee injury.
TRANSCRIPT: Everything Tennessee HC Josh Elander Said After Vols Clinched Series At Mississippi State
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For the latest RTI Diamond Pass podcast discussing the Mississippi State series win, click HERE.
VIDEO: Josh Elander Recaps Series-Clinching Win Over Mississippi State in Starkville
Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below, followed by the LIVE at-bat by at-bat game thread.
TENNESSEE STARTING NINE:
CF Garrett Wright (R)
RF Reese Chapman (L)
3B Henry Ford (R)
2B Blake Grimmer (L)
C Trent Grindlinger (R)
P Blaine Brown (L)
SS Manny Marin (R)
1B Levi Clark (R)
LF Nate Eisfelder (R)
UNC ASHEVILLE STARTING NINE:
SS Logan Lowe (R)
LF Blaize Johnson (L)
1B Patrick Gillen (L)
RF Jake Minarik (R)
3B Ben Green (R)
2B Tyler Parks (R)
DH Eric Krumpe (L)
C Coleman McGinnis (R)
CF Jake Pereira (R)
Pitching Matchup:
Vols So. LHP Blaine Brown
vs.
Bulldogs RHP Garrett Crum
Uniforms
Tennessee: Pinstripes
UNC Asheville: Black tops with grey pants and blue accents
*NOTES*
- Run-rule IS in effect.
GAME THREAD
1st Inning:
T1
-Logan Lowe grounds out to SS.
-Blaize Johnson grounds out to 2B.
-Patrick Gillen grounds out to SS.
END OF TOP HALF
B1
-Garrett Wright grounds out to SS.
-Reese Chapman’s flies out to CF at the warning track.
-Henry Ford works a walk.
-Blake Grimmer strikes out swinging.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 0, Bulldogs 0
2nd Inning:
T2
*Pitching change: Fr. LHP Taylor Tracey (0-0, 1.98 ERA) in to pitch for Brown*
-Jake Minarik fouls out to C.
-Ben Green flies out to RF.
-Tyler Parks flies out to RF.
END OF TOP HALF
B2
-Trent Grindlinger pops up to SS.
-Blaine Brown flies out to CF.
-Manny Marin pops up to 2B.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 0, Bulldogs 0
3rd Inning:
T3
-Eric Krumpe grounds out to 2B.
-Coleman McGinnis grounds out to P.
-Jake Pereira reaches on a throwing error by 3B.
Pereira steals second.
-Logan Lowe is walked on four pitches.
Pereira steals third.
Pereira caught stealing home.
END OF TOP HALF
B3
-Levi Clark flies out to CF.
-Nate Eisfelder works a walk.
-Garrett Wright sends an RBI double to left field.
-Reese Chapman knocks an RBI single to right field.
-Henry Ford lines into a 6-3 double play.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 2, Bulldogs 0
4th Inning:
T4
*Pitching change: LHP Will Haas in to pitch for Tracey*
-Blaize Johnson singles to left field.
-Patrick Gillen strikes out swinging.
Johnson out at second, 1-3-6.
-Jake Minarik singles to center field.
-Ben Green flies out to CF.
END OF TOP HALF
B4
-Blake Grimmer grounds out to SS.
-Trent Grindlinger flies out to CF.
-Blaine Brown grounds out to 3B up the middle.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 2, Bulldogs 0
5th Inning:
T5
*Pitching change: RHP Ethan Baiotto (1-0, 7.20 ERA) in to pitch for Haas*
-Tyler Parks grounds out to 2B.
-Eric Krumpe strikes out looking.
-Coleman McGinnis lines out to 2B.
END OF TOP HALF
B5
-Manny Marin flies out to LF.
-Levi Clark is walked.
-Nate Eisfelder walks. Clark to second.
-Garrett Wright strikes out looking on three pitches.
-Reese Chapman grounds out to 2B.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 2, Bulldogs 0
6th Inning:
T6
-Jake Pereira grounds out to SS.
-Logan Lowe works a walk.
-Blaize Johnson flies out to RF.
-Patrick Gillen singles to SS. Lowe to second.
*Pitching change: RHP Brady Frederick (4-1, 3.51 ERA) in to pitch for Baiotto*
-Jake Minarik grounds into a 5-4 fielder’s choice. Gillen out at second.
END OF TOP HALF
B6
-Henry Ford doubles to center.
- Center fielder dropped it while attempting a diving catch.
-Blake Grimmer works a walk.
-Trent Grindlinger singles through the left side. Grimmer to second. Ford to third.
- Bases loaded with no outs for Blaine Brown.
-Blaine Brown flies out to LF.
-Manny Marin drives a two-run double to left field. Ford and Grimmer score. Grindlinger to third.
-Levi Clark flies out to CF.
-Nate Eisfelder flies out to LF.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 4, Bulldogs 0
7th Inning:
T7
*Jay Abernathy to CF for Nate Eisfelder*
*Wright to LF*
-Ben Green is walked.
-Tyler Parks strikes out swinging.
-Eric Krumpe reaches on a fielder’s choice to 1B. Green to second on a throwing error by 1B.
-Coleman McGinnis HBP. Baserunners advance.
- Bases loaded with one out for Pereira
-Jake Pereira chops an RBI groundout to SS. Green scores.
-Logan Lowe out at first 1B to P.
END OF TOP HALF
B7
-Garrett Wright doubles to left field.
-Reese Chapman strikes out swinging on three pitches.
-Henry Ford works a walk.
*Pitching change: LHP Nic Melton in to pitch for Crum*
-Blake Grimmer drills an RBI single to right field. Ford to second, Wright scores.
- Right fielder dropped it when colliding with the wall.
-Trent Grindlinger reaches on a throwing error by SS. Runners advance.
- Bases loaded with one out for Blaine Brown.
-Blaine Brown infield fly to 2B.
-Manny Marin delivers a grand slam to left field.
- 6th HR of the season.
-Levi Clark flies out to CF.
END OF BOTTOM HALF
Score: Vols 9, Bulldogs 1
8th Inning:
T8
*Pitching change: So. RHP Brayden Krenzel in to pitch for Frederick*
-Blaize Johnson pops up to 2B.
- Fantastic diving catch by Blake Grimmer
-Patrick Gillen is walked.
-Jake Minarik singles through the right side.
Runners advance on a wild pitch.
-Ben Green strikes out swinging.
-Tyler Parks grounds out to SS.
END OF TOP HALF
B8
*Pitching change: RHP Daylinh Nguyen-Brown into pitch for Melton*
-Jay Abernathy is walked.
*Hunter High pinch-hitting for Garrett Wright*
Abernathy advances to second on a wild pitch.
-Hunter High strikes out swinging.
Abernathy advances to third on a wild pitch.
-Reese Chapman works a walk.
-Henry Ford is walked.
- Bases loaded with one out for Finley Bates*
-Finley Bates reaches on an RBI fielder’s choice to 3B. Chapman out at third, 5U. Ford to second.
-Trent Grindlinger knocks an RBI single to left field to walk it off.
END OF GAME
Score: Vols 11, Bulldogs 1
FINAL: Tennessee Vols 11, UNC Asheville Bulldogs 1 (8 inn. walk-off run-rule)
