The 2017 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The team was coached by Dave Serrano in his sixth season as head coach at Tennessee. Three games prior to the end of the season, Serrano announced that he will resign at its conclusion.
Roster 2017 Tennessee Volunteers active roster Pitchers 11 – RHP – Kyle Serrano – Junior – Knoxville, TN 12 – RHP – Hunter Martin – Senior – Murfreesboro, TN 15 – RHP – Will Neely – Sophomore – Knoxville, TN 16 – RHP – Jacob Westphal – Sophomore – Sioux City, IA 17 – RHP – Connor Darling – Freshman – Suwanee, GA 23 – LHP – Zach Warren – Junior – Vineland, NJ 24 – LHP – Alex Harper-Cook – Sophomore – Maryville, TN 25 – RHP – Zach Linginfelter – Freshman – Sevierville, TN 27 – RHP – Garrett Stallings – Freshman – Chesapeake, VA 28 – RHP – Jon Lipinski – Senior – Coral Springs, FL 29 – RHP – Daniel Vasquez – Sophomore – El Cajon, CA 30 – RHP – Andrew Schultz – Freshman – Alpharetta, GA 34 – RHP – Quint Robinson – Junior – Nashville, TN 36 – LHP – Will Heflin – Freshman – Morristown, TN 37 – RHP – Richard Jackson – Sophomore – Atlanta, GA 41 – RHP – Eric Freeman – Junior – Knoxville, TN 46 – LHP – Redmond Walsh – Freshman – Louisville, TN Catchers 14 – Pete Derkay – Freshman – Acworth, GA 31 – Benito Santiago – Junior – Pembroke Pines, FL 32 – Danny Sirven – Sophomore – Miami, FL 35 – Nico Mascia – Freshman – Knoxville, TN
Infielders 2 – Alex Sosnowski – Freshman – Orange, CA 4 – Jay Charleston – Freshman – Longwood, FL 5 – Reggie Southall – Senior – Inglewood, CA 6 – Jeff Moberg – Senior – Murrieta, CA 7 – Jordan Rodgers – Senior – Bartlett, TN 8 – Brandon Chinea – Freshman – Miami, FL 13 – Andre Lipcius – Freshman – Williamsburg, VA 19 – Max Bartlett – Senior – Starkville, MS
Outfielders 1 – Brodie Leftridge – Junior – Baltimore, MD 9 – Justin Ammons – Freshman – Memphis, TN 21 – Cal Gobbell – Freshman – Savannah, TN 22 – Matt Waldren – Senior – Phoenix, AZ 26 – Dom Thornton – Junior – Houston, TX 40 – Luc Lipcius – Freshman – Williamsburg, VA Coaches Dave Serrano – Head Coach (6th year) Larry Simcox – Assistant Coach Aric Thomas – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Todd Helton – Director of Player Development
Schedule and results
2017 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game logRegular seasonFebruary Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Feb17 at * FedExPark • Memphis, TN 8–5 Martin(1–0) Walton(0–1) None 1,117 1–0 – Feb18 at Memphis* FedExPark • Memphis, TN 1–4 Crosby(1–0) Warren(0–1) Bowlan(1) 1,489 1–1 – Feb19 at Memphis* FedExPark • Memphis, TN 10–0 Neely(1–0) Alexander(0–1) None 2,188 2–1 – Feb22 at * George C. Page Stadium • Los Angeles, CA 8–4 Vasquez(1–0) Skolarz(0–1) None 262 3–1 – Feb24 vs. * Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic) 12–5 Martin(2–0) McCarthy(0–1) None 242 4–1 – vs. * Tony Gwynn Stadium • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic) 8–4 Lipinski(1–0) Erickson(0–1) None 622 5–1 – Feb25 vs. * Fowler Park • San Diego, CA (Tony Gwynn Classic) 10–9 Stallings(1–0) Bocko(0–1) None 6–1 –March Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Mar3 * Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 10–2 Martin(3–0) Mauricio(1–2) None 1,442 7–1 – Mar4 Norfolk State* Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 5–2 Warren(1–1) Hemmerich(1–2) Lipinski(1) 2,028 8–1 – Mar5 Norfolk State* Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 5–411 Lipinski(2–0) Parmentier(0–1) None SECN+ 2,037 9–1 – Mar7 at * Thomas Stadium • Johnson City, TN – – – Mar10 * Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 1–2 Zellner(1–1) Martin(3–1) Orndorff(1) 1,384 9–2 – Mar11 Cincinnati* Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 2–1 Stallings(1–0) Perez(0–3) None 1,144 10–2 – Cincinnati* Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 6–2 Warren(2–1) Colvin(0–1) None 1,144 11–2 – Mar14 at * Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN – – – Mar15 * Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 18–4 Vasquez(2–0) Neff(0–1) None 974 12–2 – Mar17 South Carolina Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 1–7 Hill(1–2) Martin(3–2) None SECN 1,457 12–3 0–1 Mar18 South Carolina Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 4–610 Reagan(2–0) Linginfelter(0–1) None SECN+ 2,427 12–4 0–2 Mar19 South Carolina Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 2–10 Lee(1–0) Neely(1–1) None ESPNU 1,818 12–5 0–3 Mar21 * Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 7–1 Darling(1–0) O'Connor(1–1) None 1,461 13–5 – Mar24 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 4–5 Barton(1–0) Serrano(0–1) Price(5) 7,744 13–6 0–4 Mar25 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 4–14 Plumlee(3–1) Linginfelter(0–2) None 6,335 13–7 0–5 Mar26 at Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS 4–7 Self(3–0) Warren(2–2) Price(6) 7,395 13–8 0–6 Mar28 * Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 6–0 Linginfelter(1–2) Lancaster(3–1) None 1,495 14–8 – Mar31 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 6–5 Martin(4–2) Gist(1–2) Warren(1) SECN+ 1,916 15–8 1–6April Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Apr1 Georgia Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 5–7 Kristofak(1–1) Vasquez(2–1) Cairnes(2) SECN+ 2,671 15–9 1–7 Apr2 Georgia Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 1–3 Adkins(4–2) Linginfelter(1–3) Cairnes(3) SECN+ 2,967 15–10 1–8 Apr4 Middle Tennessee State* Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 4–7 Small(2–0) Warren(2–3) Huff(2) 1,741 15–11 – Apr7 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL 7–610 Linginfelter(2–3) Byrne(1–3) Lipinski(2) SECN+ 3,894 16–11 2–8 Apr8 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL 3–210 Lipinski(3–0) Byrne(1–4) None SECN+ 5,776 17–11 3–8 Apr9 at Florida Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL 4–5 Kowar(5–0) Linginfelter(2–4) Byrne(5) SECN 3,894 17–12 3–9 Apr11 East Tennessee State* Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 2–10 McCann(3–0) Serrano(0–2) None 1,911 17–13 – Apr13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 2–3 Mize(6–1) Martin(4–3) Mitchell(2) SECN 1,876 17–14 3–10 Apr14 Auburn Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 5–410 Lipinski(4–0) Herndon(1–1) None SECN+ 2,418 18–14 4–10 Apr15 Auburn Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 1–8 Daniel(3–2) Warren(2–4) None 2,298 18–15 4–11 Apr19 * Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 5–2 Freeman(1–0) Boyles(0–5) None 1,205 19–15 – Apr21 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX 1–2 Kilkenny(3–1) Martin(4–4) None 4,226 19–16 4–12 Apr22 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX 1–3 Martin(5–2) Stallings(2–1) Kilkenny(6) 6,022 19–17 4–13 Apr23 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX 5–314 Linginfelter(3–4) Doxakis(2–2) Schultz(1) 4,837 20–17 5–13 Apr26 vs. East Tennessee State* Smokies Park • Kodak, TN 8–1 Neely(2–1) Krieg(1–4) None 3,351 21–17 – Apr28 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 0–1 Raby(7–3) Martin(4–5) Hayes(6) 3,499 21–18 5–14 Apr29 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN 9–3 Stallings(3–1) Wright(2–5) Linginfelter(1) SECN 3,603 22–18 6–14 Apr30 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN – SECN – –May Date Opponent Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May2 East Tennessee State* Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 9–2 Neely(3–1) Gentry(0–1) None 1,646 23–18 – May6 Arkansas Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 5–4 Martin(5–5) Reindl(2–1) Linginfelter(2) SECN 1,598 24–18 7–14 Arkansas Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 0–2 Stephan(5–3) Stallings(3–2) None SECN+ 1,598 24–19 7–15 Arkansas Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN – SECN – – May9 * Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 14–8 Lipinski(5–0) Lovell(0–3) None 1,461 25–19 – May10 at * Turkey Hughes Field • Richmond, KY 7–6 Schultz(1–0) Ford(1–3) Linginfelter(3) 550 26–19 – May12 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 5–15 Hjelle(8–2) Martin(5–6) None 2,368 26–20 7–16 May13 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 3–8 Machamer(1–0) Stallings(3–3) None 3,793 26–21 7–17 May14 at Kentucky Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KY 2–7 Thompson(7–2) Warren(2–5) Salow(10) 3,085 26–22 7–18 May16 * Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 4–311 Lipinski(6–0) Humphreys(2–4) None 1,390 27–22 – May18 Missouri Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 0–5 Sikkema(8-1) Martin(5-7) None 1,033 27–23 7–19 May19 Missouri Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 0–2 Bartlett(6–2) Stallings(3–4) None 1,703 27–24 7–20 May20 Missouri Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN 2–8 Montes(4–5) Lipinski(6–1) None 2,003 27–25 7–21 Legend: = Win = Loss = PostponedBold = Tennessee team member
Record vs. conference opponents
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