2022 Tech baseball schedule features healthy mix of home, road challenges
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With four-time Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year Matt Bragga back at the helm of the program, the Tennessee Tech baseball team is set for the 2022 baseball season. The 16th season under the direction of the longtime Golden Eagle head coach will embark in just three short weeks.
2022 Tennessee Tech Baseball Schedule
By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – With four-time Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year Matt Bragga back at the helm of the program, the Tennessee Tech baseball team is set for the 2022 baseball season. The 16th season under the direction of the longtime Golden Eagle head coach will embark in just three short weeks.
"The guys are working hard and are excited to get this season rolling," Bragga expressed. "Opening day is just around the corner and I can't wait to see our young men take the field for the first time. Our schedule has a great mix of home and road games against high-quality opponents. It should be a great challenge and I'm thrilled to be back in Cookeville and leading this great ball club."
A total of 53 games are on tap for the Golden Eagles in 2022, including 24 in the comfort of the Quillen Field and Bush Stadium at the Averitt Express Baseball Complex. The slate also features four neutral-site match-ups, leaving 25 road contests on the docket.
The purple and gold will get its start to the second Bragga era on the road, competing in Mobile, Ala. at the South Alabama Invitational Feb. 18-20. Opening day includes a tilt with Oral Roberts, followed by a neutral site affair with Radford the next day. Play ends on the weekend against the host Jaguars.
Tech's home opener will take place the following weekend, with Bragga's official return to Quillen Field set to take place Feb. 25. The Cookeville crew will kick off a three-game series with Eastern Michigan to welcome back the Golden Eagle skipper.
Other non-conference home games during the year include weekend slates against Purdue Fort Wayne (Mar. 4-6) and Bradley (Mar. 24-27), as well as mid-week tilts versus Lipscomb (Mar. 15), North Alabama (Mar. 22), and Middle Tennessee (Mar. 29).
Five contests against Southeastern Conference competition await the purple and gold, including two match-ups at Minor League Baseball facilities. Tech will head to Knoxville on Feb. 22 for an in-state battle with Tennessee, square off with in-state foe Vanderbilt in Nashville on Apr. 19, and travel to Lexington for a May 17 quarrel with Kentucky.
On Mar. 8, the Golden Eagles will take on Auburn in a game featured at Toyota Field in Madison, Ala., home of the Rocket City Trash Pandas, the Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. Tech will face Tennessee a second time during the season on Apr. 12, this time meeting the Vols at Smokies Stadium, home of the Tennessee Smokies, the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs.
Other mid-week ball games on the road include trips to North Alabama (Mar. 1), Lipscomb (Apr. 26), and Middle Tennessee (May 10). Rounding out non-conference play are weekend series at Southeastern Louisiana (Mar. 11-13) and at in-state rival ETSU (Mar. 18-20).
Tech kicks off OVC play Apr. 1-3, hosting Morehead State in a three-game slate. The Golden Eagles also host league foes Southeast Missouri (Apr. 14-16), Eastern Illinois (Apr. 29-May 1), and Austin Peay (May 13-15). Road swings in conference action include trips to Belmont (Apr. 8-10), UT Martin (Apr. 22-24), SIUE (May 6-8), and Murray State (May 19-21).
This year's OVC Tournament will take place at the Lexington Legends Ballpark in Lexington, Ky. May 25-28.
All games at Quillen Field are free to the public. Select games will also be broadcast on ESPN+ (subscription required) with the stream schedule still to be determined.
Photo by Marc Graham
