Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander. Photo by Rocky Top Insider/Ric Butler.
Tennessee Baseball (8-2) is set to take on the Gonzaga Bulldogs (1-7) in game on of a three-game series Friday night at 7 p.m. ET.
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The Vols enter the game on an eight-game winning streak and have allowed just seven runs in their past seven games. Most recently, the Vols swept Charleston Southern in a midweek series, winning both games 6-1 and 8-2, respectively.
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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
DH Griffin Merritt
SS Maui Ahuna
CF Hunter Ensley
RF Christian Scott
C Charlie Taylor
Lineup Notes:
-Tennessee going with solid defensive players in the outfield such as Ensley and Scott due to high winds in Lindsey Nelson.
-With starting Scott and Ensley, Merritt moves to DH.
-Taylor gets the series-opening start at catcher over Cal Stark.
GONZAGA STARTING NINE:
SS Connor Coballes
CF Enzo Apodaca
3B Cade McGee
1B Brian Kalmer
DH Tommy Eisenstat
LF Sam Stem
2B Savier Pinales
RF Logan Johnstone
C Ezra Samperi
Pitching Matchup
Vols Jr. RHP Chase Dollander (1-1, 3.48 ERA, 2 app., 2 starts, 10.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 19 K, .216 opp. batting avg., 2 HP)
vs.
Gonzaga Jr. RHP Owen Wild (0-1, 3.97 ERA, 2 app., 2 starts, 11.1 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 11 K, .209 opp. batting avg., 2 WP, 1 HP)
Uniforms
Tennessee: White on White
Gonzaga: All Baby Blues
GAME THREAD
1st Inning:
T1
B1
Score: Vols , Bulldogs
2nd Inning:
T2
B2
Score: Vols , Bulldogs
3rd Inning:
T3
B3
Score: Vols , Bulldogs
4th Inning:
T4
B4
Score: Vols , Bulldogs
5th Inning:
T5
B5
Score: Vols , Bulldogs
6th Inning:
T6
B6
Score: Vols , Bulldogs
7th Inning:
T7
B7
Score: Vols , Bulldogs
8th Inning:
T8
B8
Score: Vols , Bulldogs
9th Inning:
T9
B9
FINAL: Tennessee Vols __, Gonzaga Bulldogs __
