SCORE: Tennessee 13, West Georgia 0 | FINAL (7 inn. run-rule)

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Tennessee baseball (29-15, 10-11 SEC) is set to host West Georgia Tuesday in a midweek matchup in Knoxville.

First pitch at Lindsey Nelson Stadium is at 6:00 p.m. ET on SEC Network +.

Tennessee enters Tuesday coming off a series win over Alabama in Knoxville thanks to a Friday doubleheader sweep.

Read recaps of all three games and takeaways from the series below.

GAME ONE RECAP: Tennessee Baseball’s Pitching Falters In Series-Opening Loss Against Alabama

GAME TWO RECAP: Tegan Kuhns Tosses Shutout As Tennessee Baseball Run-Rules Alabama

GAME THREE RECAP: Tennessee Baseball Uses Massive Sixth Inning To Clinch Series Victory Over Alabama

TAKEAWAYS: Four Takeaways From Tennessee Baseball’s Series Victory Over Alabama

Opponent Scout

This is West Georgia’s second season in D1.

• 2025 Record: 20-31 (11-19 ASUN)
• 2025 Postseason: N/A
• 2026 Atlantic Sun Preseason Poll: 5^th (Graphite Division)
• Head Coach: Jeff Smith
  • Overall Record: 140-159 (7^th year)
  • Record at UWG: Same
• Preseason All-Conference Selections: N/A

SERIES HISTORY:

• Overall: UT leads, 2-0
• In Knoxville: UT leads, 1-0
• In Carrollton: UT leads, 1-0
• At Neutral Sites: N/A
• Last Meeting: March 11, 2025 (W, 4-2)

Info courtesy UT Athletics in italics

POLLS:

• D1 Baseball: Unranked
• USA Today Coaches Poll: Unranked
• Baseball America: No. 24
• Perfect Game: Unranked
• NCBWA: Unranked

For all of RTI’s baseball coverage so far this season, click here.

For the latest RTI Diamond Pass podcast discussing the Alabama series, click HERE.

WATCH: Josh Elander Reacts to Tennessee Baseball’s Doubleheader Sweep, Series Win Over Alabama

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

TENNESSEE STARTING NINE: 

WEST GEORGIA STARTING NINE: 

1B David Bell (R)

2B Gabe Wuerth (L)

DH Patrick McCullough (R)

LF Anthony Cole (R)

RF Landon Weidner (R)

C Mason Cooper (R)

CF Gabe Young (L)

3B Blane Schmitt (R)

SS Jacob Bowman (R)

Pitching Matchup:

Vols Fr. LHP Cam Appenzeller (5-1, 3.43 ERA)

vs.

RHP Evimael Quiles (0-1, 10.17 ERA)

Pitching Notes:

• Appenzeller gets his first start of the season and first midweek action since March 3.

Uniforms

Tennessee: Pinstripes

West Georgia: Red hats, red jerseys and great pants

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*NOTES*

• Run-rule IS in effect. If Tennessee leads by 10 or more runs in M7 or later, the game is over.

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GAME THREAD

1st Inning: 

T1

-David Bell strikes out swinging.

-Gabe Wuerth grounds out to 1B unassisted.

-Patrick McCullough singles to CF.

-Anthony Cole strikes out swinging.

END OF TOP HALF

B1

-Garrett Wright pops out to second base.

-Henry Ford lines out to left field.

-Blake Grimmer singles to left field.

-Trent Grindlinger singles to left field. Grimmer advances to second.

-Reese Chapman hits a three-run homer to right field.

• 106 mph, 408 feet.
• 6th HR of the season

-Levi Clark hits a solo home run over the left field porches.

• 108 mph, 425 feet.
• 7th HR of the season

-Blaine Brown flies out to CF.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 4, Wolves 0

2nd Inning: 

T2

*Pitching change: RHP Ethan Baiotto in to pitch for Appenzeller*

-Landon Weidner strikes out swinging.

-Mason Cooper strikes out looking.

-Gabe Young grounds out to P.

END OF TOP HALF

B2

*Pitching change: RHP Gavin Mask in to pitch for Quil*

-Manny Marin hits a solo homer to left field.

• 98 mph, 377 feet.
• Marin’s 8th HR of the season

-Jay Abernathy walks.

Abernathy steals second, advances to third on a throwing error by C.

-Garrett Wright walks.

-Henry Ford hits a three-run homer to left-center field.

• 103 mph, 389 feet.
• Ford’s 14th HR of the season.

*Pitching change: RHP Josh Lanum (0-0, 14.51 ERA) in to pitch for Mask*

-Blake Grimmer grounds out to 2B.

-Trent Grindlinger doubles to left-center.

-Reese Chapman hits a RBI single to left field.

Nate Eisfelder is pinch running for Reese Chapman.

Eisfelder advances to second on a balk.

-Levi Clark is walked.

-Blaine Brown flies out to RF at the warning track. Eisfelder to third.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 9, Wolves 0

3rd Inning: 

T3

*Eisfelder to RF*

*Pitching change: RHP Brayden Krenzel in to pitch for Baiotto*

*Ariel Antigua to SS for Manny Marin*

-Blane Schmit out at first 1B to P.

-Jacob Bowman singles to 3B.

-David Bell strikes out swinging.

-Gabe Wuerth flies out to CF.

END OF TOP HALF

B3

*Pitching change: RHP Rowan Park in to pitch for Lanum*

*Hank Smith to C for Mason Cooper*

*Brady McDevitt to RF for Landon Weidner*

-Jay Abernathy flies out to RF.

-Garrett Wright singles to 2B.

• Second baseman tried to make a great play but couldn’t.

-Henry Ford is walked. Wright advances to second.

-Blake Grimmer flies out to RF at the warning track. Wright to third.

*Stone Lawless pinch-hitting for Trent Grindlinger*

-Stone Lawless fouls out to C.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 9, Wolves 0

4th Inning: 

T4

*Hunter High to 1B for Blake Grimmer*

*Chris Newstrom to CF for Garrett Wright*

-Patrick McCullough grounds out to 3B.

*Pitching change: RHP Sawyer Deering in to pitch for Krenzel*

-Anthony Cole doubles off the left-center wall.

-Brady McDevitt flies out to RF.

-Hank Smith flies out to RF at the warning track.

END OF TOP HALF

B4

*Pitching change: Wilson Donnelly in to pitch for Park*

*Fano Cruz to 1B for David Bell*

-Nate Eisfelder drills a solo homer to left field.

• 2nd HR of the season.
• 389 feet, 106 mph

-Levi Clark grounds out to 1B unassisted.

-Blaine Brown grounds out to 2B.

-Ariel Antigua pops up to 3B.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 10, Wolves 0

5th Inning: 

T5

*Pitching change: LHP Will Haas in to pitch for Deering*

-Gabe Young flies out to LF.

-Blane Schmitt strikes out swinging.

-Jacob Bowman strikes out looking.

END OF TOP HALF

B5

-Jay Abernathy singles to right field.

Abernathy steals second.

Abernathy advances to third on a wild pitch

-Chris Newstrom sends an RBI groundout to SS.

*Tyler Myatt pinch-hitting for Henry Ford*

-Myatt singles to right field.

-Hunter High singles to right-center. Myatt to third.

-Stone Lawless strikes out looking.

-Nate Eisfelder grounds out to 3B.

• Hard hit

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 11, Wolves 0

6th Inning: 

T6

*Pitching change: Fr. LHP Chandler Day in to pitch for Haas*

*Newstrom to 3B*

*Myatt to 2B*

-Fano Cruz hits a ground-rule double to right field.

-Gabe Wuerth pops up to 2B.

-Patrick McCullough fouls out to 1B.

*Pitching change: RHP Brady Frederick in to pitch for Day*

-Anthony Cole flies out to RF.

END OF TOP HALF

B6

*Pitching change: RHP Grant Edwards in to pitch for Donnelly*

-Levi Clark is walked.

-Blaine Brown singles through the right side. Clark to third.

Clark scores on a wild pitch. Brown to second.

Brown to third on a wild pitch.

-Ariel Antigua sends a sac fly to CF. Brown scores.

• Great sliding catch by WGU CF Gabe Young to rob Ariel of an extra-base hit

-Jay Abernathy strikes out swinging.

-Chris Newstrom flies out to RF.

END OF BOTTOM HALF

Score: Vols 13, Wolves 0

7th Inning: 

T7

*Pitching change: Fr. LHP Taylor Tracey (1-0, 1.65 ERA) in to pitch for Frederick*

-Brady McDevitt strikes out swinging, out at first C to 1B.

-Hank Smith strikes out swinging.

*Pitching change: RHP Jax Bishop in to pitch for Tracey*

*Connor Hilton pinch-hitting for Gabe Young*

-Connor Hilton flies out to CF.

• Great catch by Jay Abernathy

END OF TOP HALF

Score: Vols 13, Wolves 0

FINAL: Tennessee Vols 13, West Georgia Wolves 0 (FINAL — 7 inn. run-rule)