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Live Updates: Tennessee aims to draw even with Kentucky in Saturday Game 2
LEXINGTON, KY — Tennessee and Kentucky will get after it again Saturday afternoon for game two of the three-game Southeastern Conference series from Proud Park at 2 o’clock eastern time.
The No. 4 Vols (31-7, 10-6 SEC) dropped the opener 5-3 after surrendering three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. No. 3 UK (31-5, 15-1 SEC) scored two on a hard-hit ball past Billy Amick at third base in the frame. The play was originally scored as an error but later changed to a base hit.
Righty Drew Beam (5-1, 3.16 ERA) will get the ball for Tennessee, trying to tie the series at one game apiece. Lefty Dominic Niman (7-2, 3.40 ERA) will counter as the Cats will look to secure the series win on the chilly Saturday afternoon.
Game Thread: Follow along as the Vols look to even the series at Kentucky on a Saturday afternoon in game two of the series.
Scoring Update
Top 1: Christian Moore led off the game with a home run to right field. Vols 1-0
Quick strike offense courtesy of Christian Moore!
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— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) April 20, 2024
Top 1: Blake Burke followed with a home run to right field. Vols 2-0
We’re going BACK-TO-BACK!
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— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) April 20, 2024
Top 1: Kavares Tears doubled in a runner on a ball to the right-center wall. Vols 3-0
Top 1: Dylan Dreiling slapped an RBI double to the corner in left. Vols 4-0
Top 1: Dean Curley doubled in a run to left field. Vols 5-0
After back-to-back homers to lead off the game, we’ve now hit three consecutive RBI doubles and it’s 5-0!
Cats going to the bullpen. No outs in the first.
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— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) April 20, 2024
Bot 1: Ryan Waldschmidt lined a home run over the left field wall. Vols 5-1
Bot 1: Mitchell Daly singled in a runner on a base-hit to centerfield. Vols 5-2
Top 2: Kavares Tears homered to the opposite field left on a laser shot. Vols 6-2
KT OPPO 🌮
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— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) April 20, 2024
The Starting Lineups
How to watch, stream, listen
First Pitch: 2 pm ET
Watch: SEC Network+ | WatchESPN | ESPN App
Listen: The Sports Animal (FM 99.1, AM 990) | UTSports.com | Varsity App
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Tennessee Weekly Schedule
Tuesday: Tennessee 20, Bellarmine 5 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello
Friday: Kentucky 5, Tennessee 3 | Final Stats | How it Happened | Four Takes | Tony Vitello
Saturday: No. 4 Tennessee at No. 3 Kentucky | 2 pm ET | SEC Network+
Sunday: No. 4 Tennessee at No. 3 Kentucky | 1 pm ET | SEC Network+
Vols in the National Polls this week
NCBWA – No. 2
USA Today – No. 3
Baseball America – No. 3
Perfect Game – No. 3
D1 Baseball – No. 4
Tennessee baseball will look to salvage the final game of the SEC series against Ole Miss.
The Vols (25-14, 7-10 SEC) play Game against the No. 23 Rebels (29-11, 10-7) on April 19 (1 p.m. ET, SEC Network+) at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Ole Miss has been on a roll. The 8-1 win on April 18 against the Vols moved the Rebels to eight straight wins. It got an ace-level start from Cade Townsend and a grand slam from Tristan Bissetta to secure Game 2.
Taylor Rabe (3-1, 3.16 ERA) will start for the Rebels. Evan Blanco (3-2, 3.67 ERA) will be on the mound for Tennessee.
Tennessee baseball vs. Ole Miss live updates
What channel is Tennessee baseball vs. Ole Miss on today?
- TV channel: SEC Network+
- Live stream: ESPN app
Tennessee baseball vs. Ole Miss game times
- Game 3: April 19 (1 p.m. ET)
Tennessee baseball vs. Ole Miss probable pitchers
- Tennessee: LHP Evan Blanco (3-2, 3.67 ERA)
- Ole Miss: RHP Taylor Rabe (3-1, 3.16 ERA)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – The Tennessee Volunteers baseball team dropped game two to Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon, 8-1. The Rebels clinch the series, the first time Ole Miss has won a series in Knoxville since 2016.
A bright spot for the Vols was Tegan Kuhns who threw 5.2 innings not allowing a run, striking out 10 batters on five hits.
Cam Appenzeller picked up his first loss of the season coming in out of the bullpen for Kuhns. The SEC Freshman of the Week did not have a great outing. Appenzeller went 2.1 innings giving up six earned runs.
Tennessee escaped a shutout as Trent Grindlinger hit a solo home run in the ninth inning. Grindlinger’s home run was one of Tennessee’s two hits on the night.
The Volunteers look to avoid the series sweep as theY round out the series with Ole Miss on Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch is set for 1 p.m. on the SEC Network+.
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Tennessee (25-13, 7-9 SEC) will continue a three-game home baseball series on Saturday. The Vols will host No. 23 Ole Miss (28-11, 9-7 SEC) at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll.
Ole Miss won Game 1 on Friday, 7-4.
Saturday’s Game 2 was scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT. Due to possible inclement weather on Saturday, first pitch for Game 2 will take place at 4 p.m. EDT.
“Due to the chance of inclement weather tomorrow night, tomorrow’s game versus Ole Miss will now start at 4 p.m. EDT,” Tennessee announced on Friday.
Below is how to watch information for Saturday’s Tennessee-Ole Miss Game 2.
What channel is Tennessee versus Ole Miss baseball on?
- TV channel: SEC Network+
- Livestream: Watch live on SECN+
- Announcers: Myan Patel (play-by-play) and Cody Hawn (analyst)
Watch Tennessee baseball live
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