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2 days ago
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- USA Today
Tennessee-Arkansas Fayetteville Super Regional to feature 13 MLB top 200 prospects
Tennessee-Arkansas Fayetteville Super Regional to feature 13 MLB top 200 prospects No. 14 national seed Tennessee (46-13) and No. 3 national seed Arkansas (46-17) are set to face off in the NCAA Tournament Fayetteville Super Regional at Baum-Walker Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas. First pitch for Game 1 is scheduled for 5 p.m. EDT on Saturday. Game 2 is slated for 3 p.m. EDT on Sunday. Tennessee and Arkansas will play a third game on Monday if necessary. The Vols and Razorbacks already played a three-game series at Baum-Walker Stadium to end the regular season. Arkansas won the final two games to win the series, 2-1. More: How to watch NCAA Tournament baseball super regionals: Times, TV channels The Fayetteville Super Regional will feature 13 MLB top 200 prospects in the 2025 draft class. Each of the super regional's 13 MLB prospects are listed below in the order of their ranking. 2025 Fayetteville Super Regional top 200 MLB prospects Liam Doyle Team: Tennessee Position: Left-handed pitcher Overall rank: No. 9 Position rank: No. 3 Gavin Kilen Team: Tennessee Position: Second base Overall rank: No. 17 Position rank: No. 2 Wehiwa Aloy Team: Arkansas Position: Shortstop Overall rank: No. 22 Position rank: No. 9 Andrew Fischer Team: Tennessee Position: First base, third base Overall rank: No. 29 First base rank: No. 1 Third base rank: No. 4 Zach Root Team: Arkansas Position: Left-handed pitcher Overall rank: No. 43 Position rank: No. 6 Gage Wood Team: Arkansas Position: Right-handed pitcher Overall rank: No. 50 Position rank: No. 11 Charles Davalan Team: Arkansas Position: Outfield Overall rank: No. 55 Position rank: No. 16 Dean Curley Team: Tennessee Position: Infield Overall rank: No. 58 Marcus Phillips Team: Tennessee Position: Right-handed pitcher Overall rank: No. 65 Position rank: No. 12 AJ Russell Team: Tennessee Position: Right-handed pitcher Overall rank: No. 69 Position rank: No. 14 Tanner Franklin Team: Tennessee Position: Right-handed pitcher Overall rank: No. 119 Position rank: No. 30 Nate Snead Team: Tennessee Position: Right-handed pitcher Overall rank: No. 143 Position rank: No. 42 Brent Iredale Team: Arkansas Position: Third base Overall rank: No. 168 Position rank: No. 15 Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Vols advance to regional final with win over Cincinnati
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – Tennessee is off to its fifth straight regional final after a 10-6 win. The Vols were led by their middle infield at the plate. Gavin Kilen recorded a team-high four hits, while Dean Curley led the Vols with four RBI, including Tennessee's sole home run. Marcus Phillips earned his first NCAA Tournament start and was fantastic on the mound. The junior struck out eight and allowed three runs on four hits in six innings of work. Tennessee's offense got to work early in the first. Gavin Kilen started things off with a single, and then both Andrew Fischer and Hunter Ensley walked, as the Vols loaded the bases with no outs. Dalton Bargo struck out for the first out, but Dean Curley followed up with a single to right to bring home Kilen and Fischer for the 2-0 lead. After a Reese Chapman strikeout, Levi Clark drew an 11-pitch walk to reload the bases. However, Cannon Peebles flew one out to center field to leave all three stranded. Lady Vol Softball explodes for seven runs in the first inning, advance past Florida Cincinnati quickly put two runners on with a single and a walk. However, Marcus Phillips retired the next three batters with two strikeouts. Tennessee managed just a single in the second, courtesy of Gavin Kilen. On the other side, Phillips pitched a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the frame with a strikeout and two groundouts. The Vols extended their lead to 3-0 courtesy of a Dean Curley solo home run. The sophomore drove in the first three runs for Tennessee with that homer and his 2 RBI single. The Bearcats got on the board in the bottom of the third. Back-to-back walks put two runners on with no outs, and Jack Natili drove one of them home with an RBI single. A sacrifice fly then cut the deficit to just one run, 3-2. Tennessee responded with a run in the fourth to regain a two-run advantage. Gavin Kilen led things off with a triple and then ran home on an Andrew Fischer RBI groundout for the 4-2 lead. A major storyline heading into this game was Cincinnati's run game and how Marcus Phillips would shut it down. Well, he proved he was up to the challenge when he walked Kerrington Cross, but then picked him off at first. Phillips followed that up with his sixth strikeout of the day as he ran back to a riled-up Tennessee dugout. The Vols plated a couple more runs in the sixth. Cannon Peebles kicked off the inning with a double, and then Gavin Kilen followed up with a single for his fourth hit of the night. Andrew Fischer brought them both home on a 2-RBI double to extend Tennessee's lead to 6-2. Tennessee wasn't done. Back-to-back walks loaded the bases, and then Dean Curley drew another as Fischer scored on a bases-loaded walk. A Reese Chapman sac fly brought home Hunter Ensley as the Vols plated four runs in the sixth to take an 8-2 lead. Marcus Phillips picked up another pair of strikeouts in the sixth to give him eight on the night, tying his season-high. However, after Phillips allowed a leadoff homer in the seventh, Tony Vitello turned to the bullpen. Phillips exited the game to a standing ovation from the Lindsey Nelson Stadium crowd. AJ Russell replaced Phillips on the mound. Tennessee added a couple of more runs in the ninth, and Cincinnati also plated a pair to cut the deficit to 10-6. Brandon Arvidson replaced Russell with two outs in the ninth and struck out the final batter to secure the win. THE LATEST: University of Tennessee Baseball news UP NEXT: Tennessee will face the winner of Wake Forest/Cincinnati tomorrow night. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Texas baseball vs Tennessee game score: Replay as Longhorns lose in SEC quarterfinals
HOOVER, Ala. — The debut at the SEC Tournament for the Texas baseball team was a short one. Gavin Kilen's two-run double in the 12th inning was the difference for Tennessee in a 7-5 win at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The top seed and the conference's championship during the regular season, Texas was eliminated in the quarterfinal round of the SEC Tournament. Advertisement The 2025 SEC Tournament is a single-elimination competition. Texas had received byes for this event's first two rounds, but the Longhorns have now dropped six straight games at the conference tournaments it has appeared in dating back to the 2022 season. More: Why Texas baseball, Jim Schlossnagle must strike a balance at SEC Tournament In defeat, Texas stuck out 18 times against four Tennessee pitchers. Texas left 10 runners on base and squandered several late opportunities to secure the game-winning run. Texas Longhorns pitcher Ethan Walker (46) pitches in the sixth inning as the Longhorns play the Auburn Tigers in the second game of a three-game series on Friday night at UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Austin, April 18, 2025. Texas vs Tennessee baseball: Live updates Final: Tennessee 7, Texas 5 Three fly balls to center field ended the Longhorns' chance at another rally in Hoover. Texas (42-12) must now wait until Monday to learn its draw for NCAA Tournament, but a top-eight seed seems like a formality for the Longhorns. Advertisement Tennessee (43-15) advances to Saturday's semifinals. The Volunteers will play either Oklahoma or in-state rival Vanderbilt. Mid 12: Tennessee 7, Texas 5 Tennessee leadoff hitter Gavin Kilen is 2-for-6 today, but both of his hits have given the Volunteers a lead in extra innings. In the 10th inning, Kilen hit a solo homer to give Tennessee a 5-4 lead it quickly squandered. Two innings later, he again pushed Tennessee ahead of Texas with a two-run double off of Dylan Volantis. Tennessee reliever Nate Snead will remain in the game to face the No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 hitters in the Texas lineup. End 11: Tennessee 5, Texas 5 Texas got two runners aboard with one out, but pinch-runner Jayden Duplantier was caught off second base as Rylan Galvan lined out to the Tennessee shortstop. This game remains tied as we head to the 12th inning. Advertisement Duplantier replaced Casey Borba on the bases. He will remain in the game as UT's new third baseman. Mid 11: Tennessee 5, Texas 5 Tennessee got its leadoff hitter aboard in the 11th inning, but star freshman Dylan Volantis entered the game and struck out three Volunteers. Casey Borba, the No. 9 hitter in the Texas lineup, will lead things off for the Longhorns in the bottom of the 11th inning before Ethan Mendoza and Max Belyeu get their shots at Tennessee reliever Nate Snead. End 10: Tennessee 5, Texas 5 Needing a run to stay alive in Hoover, Texas quickly produced some offense. Rylan Galvan led off the bottom of the 10th inning with a single, and he then scooted over to third base on a throwing error by Tennessee pitcher Brandon Arvidson. Kimble Schuessler then brought Galvan home with his second RBI single of the afternoon. A stolen base got Schuessler to second base with one out, but the Longhorns stranded him there with their 16th and 17th strikeouts. Advertisement Max Grubbs remains on the mound for Texas. The heart of the Tennessee batting order is due up in the 11th inning. Mid 10: Tennessee 5, Texas 4 With two outs in the top of the 10th inning, Tennessee leadoff hitter Gavin Kilen hammered a 2-2 pitch from Max Grubbs into the Texas bullpen. That swing gave Tennessee its first lead of the day. Needed a run to stay alive, Texas will send Rylan Galvan, Kimble Schuessler and Adrian Rodriguez to the plate in the bottom of the 10th inning. The third, fourth and fifth batters in the Texas lineup are 2-for-11 today, and Galvan has struck out four times. Brandon Arvidson remains on the mound for Tennessee. End 9: Tennessee 4, Texas 4 Texas slugger Max Belyeu nearly ended the game in the 10th inning, but his blast to right field was foul. Belyeu later struck out, and Tennessee's Brandon Arvidson has now retired 10 straight batters. The left-hander has struck out nine Longhorns over his 5 ⅓ innings. Advertisement Texas is 1-3 in extra-inning games this season. Tennessee is 1-1. Mid 9: Tennessee 4, Texas 4 After Max Grubbs retired Tennessee in order in the top of the ninth inning, can Texas walk it off? With Dripping Springs native Brandon Arvidson still dealing for Tennessee, Casey Borba, Ethan Mendoza and Max Belyeu are due up for the Longhorns. Texas has recorded one walk-off win this season. At UFCU Disch-Falk Field on April 6, Rylan Galvan's solo homer in the 10th inning lifted UT to a 4-3 win. End 8: Tennessee 4, Texas 4 After forcing SEC Pitcher of the Year Liam Doyle into an early exit, Texas has had little luck against Tennessee reliever Brandon Arvidson. Over 4 ⅓ innings, Arvidson has two-hit the Longhorns. The redshirt sophomore from Dripping Springs has struck out eight batters and issued one walk. Advertisement Arvidson has retired the last seven batters he has faced. Mid 8: Tennessee 4, Texas 4 After Tennessee got its leadoff hitter aboard in the eighth inning, Texas went to its bullpen. New Texas pitcher Max Grubbs quickly got Hunter Ensley, the No. 3 hitter in the Tennessee lineup, to ground into the Volunteers' third double play of the day. Grubbs then struck out Tennessee cleanup hitter Dalton Bargo to end the half-inning. End 7: Tennessee 4, Texas 4 For just the second time today, Texas was retired in order. In the top of the seventh inning, Tennessee also failed to get a runner on base. End 6: Tennessee 4, Texas 4 Texas had a chance to retake the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, but a two-out groundout by Max Belyeu spoiled a pair of two-out singles from Casey Borba and Ethan Mendoza. Texas is outhitting Tennessee by an 8-4 margin today, but the Longhorns have left seven runners on base. Advertisement Texas struck out for the ninth and 10th time this afternoon during the sixth inning. This marks the 27th time this season that an opposing team has registered double-digit strikeouts against Texas. May 22, 2025; Hoover, AL, USA; Texas infielder Ethan Mendoza (5) makes the turn on a double play after forcing out Tennessee designated hitter Levi Clark (30) in the third round of the SEC Baseball Tournament at the Hoover Met. Mid 6: Tennessee 4, Texas 4 The Tennessee offense got to Texas relievers Grayson Saunier and Thomas Burns during the sixth inning, and the Volunteers tied this game on a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly. Tennessee produced two hits against Saunier in the inning and then had batters get hit by a pitch and draw the aforementioned walk once Burns entered the game. End 5: Texas 4, Tennessee 2 Texas got Kimble Schuessler to second base with one out in the second inning. The Longhorns left Schuessler stranded, though, as Adrian Rodriguez and Jalin Flores both struck out against Brandon Arvidson. Advertisement Texas has struck out eight times today. Mid 5: Texas 4, Tennessee 2 Texas lost its shutout bid in the fifth inning after Tennessee rallied behind a costly error by Jalin Flores. Following a pitching change and a delay caused by an umpire injury, Grayson Saunier had two runners aboard and one out. Saunier got Levi Clark to hit a grounder to Flores, but the Texas shortstop fumbled the baseball instead of potentially starting an inning-ending double play. Tennessee cashed in on that mistake when Cannon Peebles hit a two-run single. During the fifth inning, Texas pulled starter Ethan Walker. In his first start of the season, Walker allowed one hit while plunking two Tennessee batters. The 4 ⅓ innings he worked and the 55 pitches he threw were both season-high totals for Walker, who had pitched in relief in his seven previous appearances this season. Game delayed as umpire enters concussion protocol After a pitching change in the top of the fifth inning, there's a delay at Hoover Met as home plate umpire Jason Bradley needed to be replaced. According to the Tennessee team account, Bradley took a foul ball off his face mask and is currently in concussion protocol. SEC Network replays showed that Bradley was hit by a Max Belyeu foul ball in the bottom of the fourth inning. David Savage is now working behind the plate. Savage was not among the umpires who started this game. End 4: Texas 4, Tennessee 0 Texas added to its lead in the fourth inning. After Adrian Rodriguez doubled and moved to third base on a wild pitch, Jalin Flores lifted a ball deep enough into left field to get his freshman teammate home. Ethan Mendoza later provided a two-run triple that chased SEC Pitcher of the Year Liam Doyle from the game. Over 3 ⅔ innings and 79 pitches, Doyle allowed six hits and two walks. Doyle struck out five batters. End 3: Texas 1, Tennessee 0 In the top of the third inning, Tennessee got its first runner aboard when Ethan Walker hit Levi Clark with a pitch. Clark, however, was quickly erased by a double play. Through three innings, Walker has faced just nine batters. Advertisement In the inning's bottom half, the Longhorns were retired in order for the first time today. Tennessee's Liam Doyle has stifled the last five batters that he's faced. End 2: Texas 1, Tennessee 0 Tennessee starter Liam Doyle has thrown 44 pitches over the first two innings as Texas has drawn two walks and worked three full counts against the SEC's top pitcher. The Longhorns got two runners aboard with one out in the second inning, but Doyle struck out two batters to end the threat. Meanwhile, Ethan Walker's pitch count is at 27. Tennessee has not gotten a runner on base against Walker, who has not yet pitched more than two innings in a game this season. End 1: Texas 1, Tennessee 0 Some aggression on the base paths has led to the game's first run. After ending a seven-pitch battle with Tennessee's Liam Doyle with a walk, Texas leadoff hitter Ethan Mendoza tagged from first base on a flyout to center field and successfully made it to second base. That put Mendoza in a position to later score on Kimble Schuessler's two-out single. Advertisement That was the team-leading 51st run scored by Mendoza this season. Mid 1: Tennessee 0, Texas 0 Texas starting pitcher Ethan Walker cruised through his first inning of work at Hoover Met. Facing three batters who all entered the day with batting averages that topped .340, Walker got two strikeouts and a deep flyout to right field. Texas receives championship trophy from Greg Sankey Ahead of today's game, league commissioner Greg Sankey presented the Texas baseball team with the trophy it earned for being the Southeastern Conference's champion during the regular season. Texas went 22-8 in SEC play. Probable pitching plan pits first-time starter against SEC's top arm On Thursday, Ethan Walker and Liam Doyle are expected to start for Texas and Tennessee on the mound. Both Doyle and Walker are third-year left-handers who joined their teams this past offseason as transfers, but that may be where the similarities end. Advertisement Doyle won the SEC Pitcher of the Year award this season, and he has compiled a 9-3 record with a 2.72 ERA, 137 strikeouts and 25 walks over 79 ⅓ innings. Doyle pitched at Coastal Carolina in 2023 and Ole Miss in 2024. This will be the first start of the spring for Walker, who started three times at Walters State during the 2024 season and redshirted in 2023. Walker has pitched just 6 ⅔ innings over seven relief appearances this year, but he has been a reliable bullpen option for UT coach Jim Schlossnagle since he made his Texas debut on April 15. For the season, Walker sports a 1-0 record and a 2.70 ERA. Tennessee pitcher Liam Doyle (12) pitches during a NCAA baseball game between Tennessee and Kentucky at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on April 18, 2025. Texas vs Tennessee starting lineups Texas batting order Tennessee batting order SS Gavin Kilen 1B Andrew Fischer CF Hunter Ensley LF Dalton Bargo 2B Dean Curley RF Reese Chapman DH Levi Clark C Cannon Peebles 3B Manny Marin Texas starting pitcher LHP Ethan Walker (1-0, 2.70 ERA) Tennessee starting pitcher LHP Liam Doyle (9-3. 2.72 ERA) What time does Texas baseball play Tennessee today? Time : 3 p.m. CT Date : May 22 Location: Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala. How to watch Texas baseball vs Tennessee today TV: SEC Network Radio: The Longhorn Radio Network Advertisement Follow the American-Statesman on Facebook and X for more. Your subscription makes work like this possible. Get access to all of our best content with this tremendous offer. This story was updated to add a gallery. This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs Tennessee baseball score today: Replay, highlights
USA Today
23-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tennessee eliminates Texas baseball from 2025 SEC Tournament
Tennessee eliminates Texas baseball from 2025 SEC Tournament No. 8 seed Tennessee (43-15) defeated No. 1 seed Texas (42-12), 7-5 in 12 innings, during the 2025 SEC Tournament quarterfinals Thursday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. The Vols won the game in the 12th inning after Gavin Kilen hit a two-run double. Kilen, Tennessee's leadoff hitter, gave the Vols a, 5-4, lead in the 10th inning with a solo home run. He went 2-for-6 and recorded three RBIs and two runs. Hunter Ensley went 2-for-6 and scored one run for Tennessee. Andrew Fischer also went 2-for-6 and scored one run, while Tennessee catcher Cannon Peebles went 2-for-5 for the Vols. Peebles recorded two RBIs and scored two runs. Dean Curley went 2-for-3 recorded one RBI and one run in Tennessee's win. Nate Snead (4-1) pitched 2.2 innings. He allowed two hits and recorded three strikeouts. Snead totaled 41 pitches, including 24 strikes. Liam Doyle started for the Vols. He pitched 3.2 innings and allowed four runs, six hits and two walks. Doyle recorded five strikeouts and totaled 79 pitches, including 52 strikes. Brandon Arvidson pitched 5.1 innings in relief. He allowed one run (zero earned) and one walk. Arvidson recorded nine strikeouts, while totaling 85 pitches, including 60 strikes. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
USA Today
13-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Where does Gavin Kilen rank in top 150 prospects for 2025 MLB draft?
Where does Gavin Kilen rank in top 150 prospects for 2025 MLB draft? One week remains in the 2025 SEC baseball regular season. Ahead of the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama, MLB released its list of the top 150 prospects for the 2025 MLB draft. Among the prospects, Tennessee infielder Gavin Kilen ranks No. 15 overall. He is the No. 9 infielder on the list and No. 2 second baseman behind Texas commit Kayson Cunningham. "With outstanding hand-eye coordination, a quick left-handed swing and feel for the barrel, Kilen continues to excel as a contact hitter," Kilen's scouting profile says. "He tends to swing too often and chase breaking pitches, sometimes putting pitches without much authority and rarely drawing walks." Kilen was originally drafted by the Cardinals out of high school in 2022. He played his first two seasons in college at Louisville where he earned All-ACC third team honors in 2024. Kilen has recorded a .368 batting average with 56 hits, 34 RBIs, 14 home runs, 23 walks and six stolen bases with Tennessee. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
