The 2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Preseason
The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019, with the Volunteers predicted to finish in fifth place in the Eastern Division.[2]
Media poll (East)
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Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Vanderbilt |
87 (9)
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2 |
Florida |
81 (4)
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3 |
Georgia |
68 (1)
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4 |
South Carolina |
53
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5 |
Tennessee |
40
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6 |
Kentucky |
30
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7 |
Missouri |
26
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Personnel
Coaching staff
2019 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff
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- Tony Vitello – Head Coach – 2nd year
- Frank Anderson – Assistant Coach – 2nd year
- Josh Elander – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 2nd year
- Ross Kivett – Assistant Coach/Camp Coordinator – 2nd year
- J. P. Arencibia – Student Assistant Coach – 2nd year
- Quentin Eberhardt – Strength & Conditioning Coach – 2nd year
- Chad Zurcher – Coordinator of Baseball Operations – 4th year
- Todd Helton – Director of Player Development – 3rd year
- Sean McCann – Video Coordinator – 2nd year
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Roster
2019 Tennessee Volunteers roster
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Pitchers
- 11 – Will Heflin – Junior – Morristown, TN
- 15 – Will Neely – Senior – Knoxville, TN
- 16 – Camden Sewell – Freshman – Cleveland, TN
- 18 – Chase Wallace – Sophomore – Sevierville, TN
- 20 – Tanner Kohlhepp – Freshman – Eau Claire, WI
- 25 – Zach Linginfelter – Junior – Sevierville, TN
- 27 – Garrett Stallings – Junior – Chesapeake, VA
- 28 – Elijah Pleasants – Freshman – Clarksville, TN
- 29 – Daniel Vasquez – Junior – El Cajon, CA
- 30 – Andrew Schultz – Junior – Alpharetta, GA
- 31 – Caleb Pearson – Freshman – Brentwood, TN
- 32 – Sean Hunley – Sophomore – Mount Juliet, TN
- 33 – Joshua Plummer – Sophomore – Mechanicsville, VA
- 34 – Garrett Crochet – Sophomore – Ocean Springs, MS
- 37 – Richard Jackson – Senior – Atlanta, GA
- 41 – Bennett Shoptaw – Freshman – Little Rock, AR
- 43 – Hunter Dreves – Freshman – Fort Thomas, KY
- 44 – Alex Harper-Cook – Junior – Maryville, TN
- 45 – Chase Silseth – Freshman – Farmington, NM
- 46 – Redmond Walsh – Sophomore – Louisville, TN
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Catchers
Infielders
Utility
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Outfielders
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Schedule and results
Legend
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Tennessee win
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Tennessee loss
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Postponement
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Bold |
Tennessee team member
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2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log
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Regular season (38–18)
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February (9–0)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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February 15 |
Appalachian State |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN |
6–0 |
Stallings (1–0) |
Sprinkle (0–1) |
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SECN+ |
1,297 |
1–0 |
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February 16 |
Appalachian State |
|
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
2–0 |
Linginfelter (1–0) |
Tuthill (0–1) |
Crochet (1) |
SECN+ |
1,523 |
2–0 |
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February 17 |
Appalachian State |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
3–0 |
Neely (1–0) |
Kepley (0–1) |
Schultz (1) |
SECN+ |
1,118 |
3–0 |
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February 19 |
Northern Kentucky |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
18–0 |
Hunley (1–0) |
Richardson (0–1) |
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SECN+ |
945 |
4–0 |
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February 22 |
Indiana |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
5–1 |
Stallings (2–0) |
Milto (1–1) |
Walsh (1) |
SECN+ |
1,068 |
5–0 |
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February 23 |
Indiana |
|
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
11–0 |
Linginfelter (2–0) |
Gordon (0–2) |
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SECN+ |
981 |
6–0 |
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February 24 |
Indiana |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
5–3 |
Crochet (1–0) |
Sommer (1–1) |
Schultz (2) |
SECN+ |
1,767 |
7–0 |
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February 26 |
Liberty |
|
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
7–1 |
Hunley (2–0) |
Meyer (1–2) |
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1,398 |
8–0 |
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February 27 |
Middle Tennessee |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
2–0 |
Sewell (1–0) |
Keenan (1–1) |
Walsh (2) |
SECN+ |
1,487 |
9–0 |
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March (12–8)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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March 1 |
vs. Louisiana–Monroe |
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Blue Wahoos Stadium Pensacola, FL |
7–2 |
Stallings (3–0) |
Barton (1–1) |
Crochet (2) |
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557 |
10–0 |
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March 2 (1) |
vs. North Florida |
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Blue Wahoos Stadium |
10–2 |
Linginfelter (3–0) |
Reitz (0–1) |
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259 |
11–0 |
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March 2 (2) |
vs. Western Kentucky |
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Blue Wahoos Stadium |
6–37 |
Neely (2–0) |
Calvert (0–2) |
Walsh (3) |
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389 |
12–0 |
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March 5 |
vs. Troy |
No. 25 |
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL |
11–2 |
Hunley (3–0) |
Goodwin (0–2) |
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1,032 |
13–0 |
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March 8 |
Fresno State |
No. 25 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
8–3 |
Stallings (4–0) |
Jensen (1–2) |
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SECN+ |
933 |
14–0 |
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March 9 |
Fresno State |
No. 25 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
Suspended in the 8th inning. Game completed on March 10.
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March 10 (1) |
Fresno State |
No. 25 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
13–9 |
Linginfelter (4–0) |
Mitchell (1–2) |
Crochet (2) |
SECN+ |
1,228 |
15–0 |
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March 10 (2) |
Fresno State |
No. 25 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
7–10 |
Moore (3–0) |
Neely (2–1) |
Arias (4) |
SECN+ |
2,323 |
15–1 |
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March 12 |
UNC Asheville |
No. 23 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
8–4 |
Sewell (2–0) |
Harris (0–2) |
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SECN+ |
1,687 |
16–1 |
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March 13 |
UNC Asheville |
No. 23 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
7–2 |
Heflin (1–0) |
Sondock (0–1) |
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SECN+ |
1,214 |
17–1 |
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March 15 |
at No. 18 Auburn |
No. 23 |
Plainsman Park Auburn, AL |
0–2 |
Anderson (3–0) |
Stallings (4–1) |
Greenhill (3) |
SECN+ |
3,060 |
17–2 |
0–1
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March 16 |
at No. 18 Auburn |
No. 23 |
Plainsman Park |
2–5 |
Fuller (1–0) |
Linginfelter (4–1) |
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SECN |
3,513 |
17–3 |
0–2
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March 17 |
at No. 18 Auburn |
No. 23 |
Plainsman Park |
3–5 |
Gray (1–1) |
Crochet (1–1) |
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SECN+ |
3,401 |
17–4 |
0–3
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March 19 |
at East Tennessee State |
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Thomas Stadium Johnson City, TN |
5–1 |
Heflin (2–0) |
Montagna (1–1) |
Jackson (1) |
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1,715 |
18–4 |
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March 22 |
South Carolina |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
15–5 |
Stallings (5–1) |
Sweatt (1–1) |
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SECN+ |
1,807 |
19–4 |
1–3
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March 23 |
South Carolina |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
2–3 |
Tringali (1–0) |
Linginfelter (4–2) |
Kerry (3) |
SECN+ |
2,662 |
19–5 |
1–4
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March 24 |
South Carolina |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
6–3 |
Crochet (2–1) |
Hinson |
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SECN+ |
1,918 |
20–5 |
2–4
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March 26 |
East Tennessee State |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
5–6 |
Oglesby (1–0) |
Silseth (0–1) |
Giambalvo (4) |
SECN+ |
1,619 |
20–6 |
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March 29 |
at No. 6 Vanderbilt |
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Hawkins Field Nashville, TN |
2–4 |
Fellows (6–0) |
Stallings (5–2) |
Brown (6) |
SECN+ |
3,626 |
20–7 |
2–5
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March 30 |
at No. 6 Vanderbilt |
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Hawkins Field |
4–10 |
Raby (5–0) |
Linginfelter (4–3) |
Fisher (2) |
SECN |
3,512 |
20–8 |
2–6
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March 31 |
at No. 6 Vanderbilt |
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Hawkins Field |
7–6 |
Crochet (3–1) |
Rocker (2–3) |
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SECN |
3,563 |
21–8 |
3–6
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April (10–6)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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April 2 |
Belmont |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
6–2 |
Heflin (3–0) |
Matter (0–1) |
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SECN |
1,990 |
22–8 |
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April 5 |
No. 8 Mississippi State |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
3–611 |
Trysten (2–1) |
Crochet (3–2) |
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SECN+ |
2,684 |
22–9 |
3–7
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April 6 |
No. 8 Mississippi State |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
2–1 |
Linginfelter (5–3) |
Peyton (1–2) |
Walsh (4) |
SECN+ |
2,485 |
23–9 |
4–7
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April 7 |
No. 8 Mississippi State |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
5–7 |
Keegan (3–1) |
Heflin (3–1) |
Liebelt (3) |
SECN+ |
2,416 |
23–10 |
4–8
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April 9 |
Lipscomb |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
11–2 |
Silseth (1–1) |
Steventon (0–1) |
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SECN+ |
2,581 |
24–10 |
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April 11 |
No. 2 Georgia |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
2–0 |
Schultz (1–0) |
Hancock (6–2) |
Walsh (5) |
SECN |
1,994 |
25–10 |
5–8
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April 12 |
No. 2 Georgia |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
3–0 |
Stallings (6–2) |
Smith (3–2) |
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SECN+ |
2,765 |
26–10 |
6–8
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April 13 |
No. 2 Georgia |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
1–7 |
Locey (6–0) |
Linginfelter (5–4) |
Kristofak (3) |
SECN+ |
3,311 |
26–11 |
6–9
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April 16 |
Morehead State |
No. 25 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
3–1 |
Sewell (3–0) |
Garbrick (2–4) |
Walsh (6) |
SECN+ |
1,537 |
27–11 |
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April 18 |
at Kentucky |
No. 25 |
Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY |
4–2 |
Schultz (2–0) |
Harper (3–2) |
Walsh (7) |
SECN+ |
3,463 |
28–11 |
7–9
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April 19 |
at Kentucky |
No. 25 |
Kentucky Proud Park |
16–1 |
Stallings (7–2) |
Hazelwood (2–3) |
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SECN+ |
3,717 |
29–11 |
8–9
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April 20 |
at Kentucky |
No. 25 |
Kentucky Proud Park |
8–2 |
Linginfelter (6–4) |
Thompson (3–1) |
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SECN+ |
3,257 |
30–11 |
9–9
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April 23 |
Gardner–Webb |
No. 20 |
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
5–0 |
Sewell (4–0) |
Davis (2–1) |
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SECN+ |
1,720 |
31–11 |
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April 26 |
at No. 8 Arkansas |
No. 20 |
Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR |
9–11 |
Kopps (4–3) |
Schultz (2–1) |
Cronin (9) |
SECN+ |
11,787 |
31–12 |
9–10
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April 27 |
at No. 8 Arkansas |
No. 20 |
Baum–Walker Stadium |
3–15 |
Wicklander (4–1) |
Stallings (7–3) |
None |
SECN+ |
11,594 |
31–13 |
9–11
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April 28 |
at No. 8 Arkansas |
No. 20 |
Baum–Walker Stadium |
3–410 |
Trest (1–1) |
Walsh (0–1) |
None |
SECN |
9,419 |
31–14 |
9–12
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May (7–4)
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Date
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Opponent
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Rank
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Site/stadium
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Score
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Win
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Loss
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Save
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TV
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Attendance
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Overall record
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SEC record
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May 3 |
No. 24 Missouri |
|
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
11–5 |
Hunley (4–0) |
Ash (2–1) |
Walsh (8) |
SECN+ |
2,385 |
32–14 |
10–12
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May 4 |
No. 24 Missouri |
|
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
2–6 |
Bedell (3–1) |
Crochet (3–3) |
Dulle (4) |
SECN |
1,844 |
32–15 |
10–13
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May 5 |
No. 24 Missouri |
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Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
8–10 |
Sikkema (6–3) |
Sewell (4–1) |
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SECN+ |
2,243 |
32–16 |
10–14
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May 7 |
Austin Peay |
|
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
9–4 |
Heflin (4–1) |
Martinez (0–2) |
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SECN+ |
1,702 |
33–16 |
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May 10 |
at Florida |
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Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL |
9–10 |
Crisp (4–2) |
Walsh (0–2) |
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SECN+ |
3,542 |
33–17 |
10–15
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May 11 |
at Florida |
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Alfred A. McKethan Stadium |
8–7 |
Crochet (4–3) |
Specht (1–1) |
Sewell (1) |
SECN |
3,659 |
34–17 |
11–15
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May 12 |
at Florida |
|
Alfred A. McKethan Stadium |
5–4 |
Jackson (1–0) |
Crisp (4–3) |
Hunley (1) |
SECN+ |
3,265 |
35–17 |
12–15
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May 14 |
Tennessee Tech |
|
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
15–10 |
Schultz (3–1) |
Saliba (2–2) |
Walsh (9) |
SECN+ |
2,002 |
36–17 |
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May 16 |
No. 15 Ole Miss |
|
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
7–0 |
Stallings (8–3) |
Ethridge (5–6) |
|
SECN |
2,310 |
37–17 |
13–15
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May 17 |
No. 15 Ole Miss |
|
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
7–5 |
Walsh (1–2) |
Miller (4–2) |
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SECN+ |
2,866 |
38–17 |
14–15
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May 18 |
No. 15 Ole Miss |
|
Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
4–5 |
Hoglund (2–2) |
Linginfelter (6–5) |
Olenek (1) |
SECN+ |
2,718 |
38–18 |
14–16
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Postseason (2–3)
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- Schedule Source:[3]
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Chapel Hill Regional
Chapel Hill Regional Teams
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(1) North Carolina Tar Heels
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(2) Tennessee Volunteers
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(3) Liberty Flames
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(4) UNC Wilmington Seahawks
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| First Round | | | Semi-Finals | | | Finals |
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| 1 | North Carolina | 7 |
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| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 6 | | |
| | | 1 | North Carolina | 16 |
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| | | 3 | Liberty | 1 | | |
| 3 | Liberty | 6 | | | | |
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| 2 | Tennessee | 1 | | |
| | | 1 | North Carolina | 5 |
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| | | 2 | Tennessee | 2 |
| Lower round 1 | | | Lower final | | |
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| | 2 | Tennessee | 6 |
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| 4 | UNC Wilmington | 3 | | | 3 | Liberty | 510 | | |
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| 2 | Tennessee | 10 | | | |
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Record vs. conference opponents
Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results
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Team |
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ALA |
ARK |
AUB |
FLA |
UGA |
KEN |
LSU |
MSU |
MIZZ |
MISS |
SCAR |
TENN |
TAMU |
VAN |
Team |
Div |
SR |
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ALA |
7–23 |
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1–2 |
1–2 |
0–3 |
0–3 |
. |
1–2 |
0–3 |
. |
1–2 |
2–1 |
. |
1–2 |
0–3 |
ALA |
W7 |
1–9 |
0–4
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ARK |
20–10 |
2–1 |
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2–1 |
. |
. |
2–1 |
3–0 |
2–1 |
3–0 |
1–2 |
. |
3–0 |
1–2 |
1–2 |
ARK |
W1 |
7–3 |
3–0
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AUB |
14–16 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
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. |
1–2 |
. |
1–2 |
1–2 |
. |
2–1 |
2–1 |
3–0 |
1–2 |
0–3 |
AUB |
W6 |
4–6 |
1–1
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FLA |
13–17 |
3–0 |
. |
. |
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0–3 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
1–2 |
3–0 |
0–3 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
. |
0–3 |
FLA |
E5 |
4–6 |
2–3
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UGA |
21–9 |
3–0 |
. |
2–1 |
3–0 |
|
2–1 |
2–1 |
0–3 |
3–0 |
. |
3–0 |
1–2 |
. |
2–1 |
UGA |
E2 |
8–2 |
4–1
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KEN |
7–23 |
. |
1–2 |
. |
1–2 |
1–2 |
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0–3 |
. |
1–2 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
0–3 |
0–3 |
0–3 |
KEN |
E7 |
1–9 |
0–4
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LSU |
17–13 |
2–1 |
0–3 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
3–0 |
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3–0 |
1–2 |
1–2 |
. |
. |
2–1 |
. |
LSU |
W3 |
6–4 |
2–1
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MSU |
20–10 |
3–0 |
1–2 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
3–0 |
. |
0–3 |
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. |
3–0 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
. |
MSU |
W2 |
8–2 |
3–1
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MIZZ |
13–16 |
. |
0–3 |
. |
0–3 |
0–3 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
. |
|
2–1 |
3–0 |
2–1 |
1–1 |
1–2 |
MIZZ |
E4 |
5–4 |
1–3
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MISS |
16–14 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
3–0 |
. |
1–2 |
2–1 |
0–3 |
1–2 |
|
. |
1–2 |
3–0 |
. |
MISS |
W5 |
5–5 |
2–1
|
SCAR |
8–22 |
1–2 |
. |
1–2 |
1–2 |
0–3 |
2–1 |
. |
1–2 |
0–3 |
. |
|
1–2 |
1–2 |
0–3 |
SCAR |
E6 |
1–9 |
0–3
|
|
14–16 |
. |
0–3 |
0–3 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
3–0 |
. |
1–2 |
1–2 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
|
. |
1–2 |
TENN |
E3 |
5–5 |
1–2
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TAMU |
16–13 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
2–1 |
. |
. |
3–0 |
1–2 |
1–2 |
1–1 |
0–3 |
2–1 |
. |
|
2–1 |
TAMU |
W4 |
6–3 |
1–1
|
VAN |
23–7 |
3–0 |
2–1 |
3–0 |
3–0 |
1–2 |
3–0 |
. |
. |
2–1 |
. |
3–0 |
2–1 |
1–2 |
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VAN |
E1 |
8–2 |
5–0
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Team |
W–L |
ALA |
ARK |
AUB |
FLA |
UGA |
KEN |
LSU |
MSU |
MIZZ |
MISS |
SCAR |
TENN |
TAMU |
VAN |
Team |
Div |
SR |
SW
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Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.
Rankings
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
2019 MLB draft
References
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National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics |