Tennessee Baseball at the 2023 season home opener. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
Tennessee Baseball (6-2) is set to take on the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (3-4) on Tuesday for the first of two midweek matchups in Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
First pitch on Tuesday is at 4:30 p.m. on SECN+.
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Tennessee is entering the matchup on a six-game winning streak, having allowed just four runs in the past six games. Tuesday’s game against Charleston Southern will serve as the season debut for first-year Vol SS Maui Ahuna, as he cleared NCAA eligibility Monday. Additionally, head coach Tony Vitello will be back in the dugout after serving a three-game suspension during Tennessee’s Dayton series last weekend.
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Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below.
Starting Lineups
TENNESSEE STARTING NINE:
LF Jared Dickey
2B Christian Moore
1B Blake Burke
3B Zane Denton
RF Griffin Merritt
SS Maui Ahuna
DH Austen Jaslove
CF Kyle Booker
C Charlie Taylor
Lineup Notes:
–With Ahuna being declared eligible Monday, he will make his debut in orange and white. Ahuna is in the six-hole starting at shortstop. Ahuna figures to be towards the top of the lineup regularly, but with it being his season debut, he slots farther down the lineup.
–Jaslove is no longer the starting SS with Ahuna back, but he surprisingly still gets the start at DH.
–Taylor at catcher, which will likely be the normal for midweeks.
–Booker returns to the starting lineup for the first time since Friday against Dayton.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN STARTING NINE:
RF Tyrell Brewer
CF Ike George
LF James Jett
1B Kieran Davis
DH Casey Asman
3B JC Agard
2B Ernesto Polanco
SS Connor Aldrich
C Nicholas Fazzari
Pitching Matchup
Vols Jr. LHP Zander Sechrist (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 app. 1 start, 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, .143 opp. batting avg.)
vs.
CSU Jr. LHP Sam Massey (0-0, 12.00 ERA, 1 app, 1 start, 3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, .429 opp. batting avg.)
GAME THREAD
1st Inning:
T1
B1
Score: Vols , Bucs
2nd Inning:
T2
B2
Score: Vols , Bucs
3rd Inning:
T3
B3
Score: Vols , Bucs
4th Inning:
T4
B4
Score: Vols , Bucs
5th Inning:
T5
B5
Score: Vols , Bucs
6th Inning:
T6
B6
Score: Vols , Bucs
7th Inning:
T7
B7
Score: Vols , Bucs
8th Inning:
T8
B8
Score: Vols , Bucs
9th Inning:
T9
B9
FINAL: Tennessee Vols __, Charleston Southern Buccaneers __
