No. 2/4 Tennessee will look to build off its top-10 road series win at Ole Miss last weekend as it returns home to take on Bellarmine on Tuesday night at 6 p.m.
Tuesday's contest will be the first of four home games this week at Lindsey Nelson Stadium as the Vols host Kentucky for a weekend series starting on Friday.
IMPORTANT GAMEDAY INFO & REMINDERS
Lindsey Nelson Stadium is undergoing extensive renovations that will make it one of the best college baseball stadiums in the nation upon completion. Renovations will be ongoing throughout the season, so be sure to be on the lookout for updated information throughout the course of the year when it comes to seating, stadium entry, parking, etc.
Fans are encouraged to check the Tennessee Baseball Gameday Central page prior to each game for the most updated info in regards to parking, stadium policies, stadium entry points and more.
TICKET INFORMATION
Limited single-game tickets for non-conference home games can be purchased through AllVols.com.
Single-game tickets for all games can also be purchased through Ticketmaster, the exclusive resale marketplace for Tennessee Athletics, by clicking HERE.
In order to keep Lindsey Nelson Stadium as full as possible, we are encouraging season ticket holders who are unable to use their tickets for a game(s) to transfer your tickets to another Vols fan (Instructions HERE).
If you're a season ticket holder and can't make it to a baseball game this season, you also now have the option to donate your tickets. Your tickets will be donated back to Tennessee Athletics and will be distributed to the military and/or local charities in the Knoxville area.
All ticket donations will be accepted until 5 PM the business day before a game. After donating your tickets a gift receipt equal to the ticket value will be emailed to you. You may save that receipt for your tax records.
BROADCAST INFO
Myan Patel (PxP) will have the call for Tuesday's game on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app.
Fans can also listen to the Voice of Tennessee Baseball John Wilkerson and Vince Ferrara call the action for the Vol Network (FM 99.1/AM 990) as well as via a free audio stream on UTSports.com, the Tennessee Athletics Mobile App and the Varsity App.
PROJECTED STARTING PITCHERS
UT: RHP Thomas Crabtree (8 APP, 1 GS, 1-0, 2.53 ERA)
BU: LHP Carson Brower (9 APP, 2 GS, 1-1, 12.91 ERA)
SERIES HISTORY
Vols vs. Knights
Overall: Vols lead, 4-0
in Knoxville: Vols lead, 4-0
in Louisville: N/A
at Neutral Sites: N/A
Last Meeting: W, 20-5 on April 16, 2024 (Knoxville, Tenn.)
All four meetings in the series have come in the last three seasons after Bellarmine transitioned to Division I. The Vols have outscored the Knights, 59-14, in those four contests.
NOTABLE
Doyle Does It Again
For the third time this season and second week in a row, Tennessee's Liam Doyle was named the SEC Pitcher of the Week. Doyle set the tone for the Vols' winning weekend in Oxford with another dominant performance on the mound in Friday night's series-opening 3-2 victory over No. 6 Ole Miss.
Pitching in a hostile road environment, Doyle was spectacular against his former team, tossing a career-high 8.1 innings while allowing just two runs on three hits to earn the win and improve to 6-1 on the year. The junior lefthander finished with an SEC career-best 14 strikeouts on the night, which also tied a career-high mark that he set earlier this season against Samford.
With Monday's honor, Doyle became the first UT player to ever be named the SEC Pitcher of the Week three times in one season.
Chapman Caps Big Weekend with Clutch Homer
Reese Chapman came up big when the Vols needed it most during last weekend's hard-fought series win at No. 6 Ole Miss. The junior right fielder led the team with a .556 batting average for the series, going 5-for-9 with three runs scored and a pair of walks. He saved his best for last, hitting the game-winning two-run homer in the top of the ninth of Sunday's rubber game, lifting Tennessee to a 10-8 victory over the Rebels to secure the series.
UT Success in Midweeks
The Vols will look to continue their success in midweek games as they come into Tuesday's contest against Alabama State with an 8-1 record in the midweek. Tennessee is 72-11 overall in midweek games under head coach Tony Vitello.
OPPONENT SCOUT
Bellarmine Knights (9-26 | 5-10 ASUN)
- 2024 Record: 10-45 (9-21 ASUN)
- 2024 Postseason: N/A
- 2025 ASUN Preseason Poll: 11th
- Highest Ranking: N/A
- Head Coach: Ben Reel
- Overall Record: 557-290-1 (16th year)
- Record at Bellarmine: 9-26 (1st year)
- Preseason All-Conference Selections (1):
ON DECK
The Big Orange continue their 10-week gauntlet of SEC weekends by hosting Kentucky this Friday-Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. All three games will be streamed on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app.