Tennessee
Mississippi State visits Pauldo and No. 15 Tennessee
Mississippi State Bulldogs (15-6, 2-5 SEC) at Tennessee Lady Volunteers (14-3, 6-0 SEC)
Knoxville, Tennessee; Thursday, 6:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 15 Tennessee plays Mississippi State after Mia Pauldo scored 21 points in Tennessee’s 60-58 win against the Kentucky Wildcats.
The Lady Volunteers are 8-0 on their home court. Tennessee is sixth in the SEC scoring 79.4 points while shooting 41.7% from the field.
The Bulldogs have gone 2-5 against SEC opponents. Mississippi State averages 79.3 points and has outscored opponents by 16.6 points per game.
Tennessee scores 79.4 points, 16.7 more per game than the 62.7 Mississippi State gives up. Mississippi State averages 19.1 more points per game (79.3) than Tennessee gives up (60.2).
The Lady Volunteers and Bulldogs match up Thursday for the first time in SEC play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Pauldo is shooting 34.0% from beyond the arc with 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Lady Volunteers, while averaging 12.2 points. Talaysia Cooper is averaging 12.3 points, 3.3 assists and three steals over the past 10 games.
Favour Nwaedozi is scoring 13.2 points per game and averaging 10.4 rebounds for the Bulldogs. Madison Francis is averaging 14.7 points and 8.5 rebounds over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lady Volunteers: 9-1, averaging 78.5 points, 38.5 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 10.9 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 41.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 60.3 points per game.
Bulldogs: 5-5, averaging 80.5 points, 40.1 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.2 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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)
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