On Tuesday night, the fourth ranked (according to the USA Today Coaches’ Poll) Tennessee baseball team (24-5, 7-2) locked horns with the Colonels from Eastern Kentucky. These two teams met earlier in the year at Lindsey Nelson, with the Vols taking the win by a 13-5 final. Tennessee would see similar success in game two.
Tennessee utilized Jake Fitzgibbons to start the game, but then did something we haven’t see from them yet: The team used nine pitchers over nine innings, giving each arm an inning of their own. Only Zander Sechrist would be charged with a run; Will Mabrey struck out three in his inning of work; and Jason Rackers (1-0) would earn the win.