Despite shaking up the pitching rotation and the batting order, Tennessee scattered six hits, stranded six runners and made three errors, while Arkansas scored runs in the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings to take game one of the series 5-2.
Last year, the starting rotation stayed the same all season, Chase Burns in game one, Chase Dollander in game two and Drew Beam in game three.
Burns’ struggles, particularly in league play, have hurt the team, and Tony Vitello shook things up tonight by starting Andrew Lindsey, one the team’s most effective relievers who’s had starter experience in the past (he was a starter for Charlotte in 2021).