Golden Eagles make midweek visit to No. 16 Tennessee Tuesday
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech baseball team will get its first taste of midweek action Tuesday afternoon, heading east down I-40 for an in-state match-up with No. 16 Tennessee at 3:30 p.m. CT in Knoxville.
By Mike Lehman, TTU Sports Information
Tennessee Tech Baseball Midweek Preview (Feb. 22)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech baseball team will get its first taste of midweek action Tuesday afternoon, heading east down I-40 for an in-state match-up with No. 16 Tennessee at 3:30 p.m. CT in Knoxville.
The Golden Eagles enter the weekend with an unblemished, 3-0 record after sweeping play at the South Alabama Invitational over the weekend. Tech outscored opponents 26-14, producing a .271 batting average and 3.33 ERA as a team.
Welcoming back head coach Matt Bragga for his second stint as the leader of the Tech program, the purple and gold earned victories over Oral Roberts, Radford, and host South Alabama. In the tournament, Bragga picked up the 500th victory of his Division I coaching career.
The Vols are coming off of a weekend sweep of Georgia Southern in Lindsey Nelson Stadium, outscoring the Eagles by a whopping 33-3 margin. As a unit, Tennessee hit .330 while the pitching staff spun a pair of shutouts and a collective 1.00 ERA.
Tuesday's contest can be streamed live on SEC Network+.
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Tennessee Tech at #16 Tennessee | Tuesday, Feb. 22, 3:30 PM
Knoxville, Tenn. | Lindsey Nelson Stadium (4,387)
TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES
2022 Record: 3-0
2022 OVC Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Matt Bragga
TTU: 449-392-2 (16th Season)
Career: 500-468-3 (19th Season)
STATS LEADERS
AVG: Ed Johnson (.500)
2B: 5 players tied (1)
3B: None
HR: Ed Johnson (2)
RBI: John Dyer / Ed Johnson (4)
R: Ed Johnson (7)
BB: 3 players tied (3)
SLG%: Ed Johnson (.929)
OB%: Ed Johnson (.563)
SB: Jackson Green (1)
ERA: Carter Gannaway / Brock Myers (0.00)
W: Brock Myers (2)
APP: Jackson Berry / Brock Myers (2)
IP: Brock Myers (5.1)
K: Connor Adams / Matt Gelorme (4)
SV: Jackson Berry (1)
TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS
2022 Record: 3-0
2022 SEC Record: 0-0
Head Coach: Tony Vitello
UT: 137-68 (5th Season)
Career: Same
STATS LEADERS
AVG: Jorel Ortega / Seth Stephenson (.500)
2B: Seth Stephenson (2)
3B: Jorel Ortega (1)
HR: Jorel Ortega (2)
RBI: Drew Gilbert (6)
R: Seth Stephenson (5)
BB: Luc Lipcius (4)
SLG%: Seth Stephenson (1.333)
OB%: Seth Stephenson (.667)
SB: Seth Stephenson (3)
ERA: Chase Burns (0.00)
W: 3 players tied (1)
APP: 3 players tied (2)
IP: Chase Burns / Chase Dollander (5.0)
K: Chase Dollander (11)
SV: None
Photo by Thomas Corhern
