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Live Updates, Score, Game Notes: Georgia vs. No. 1 Tennessee Series Opener

Vols Baseball Live Updates, Score, Game Notes: Georgia Bulldogs Baseball vs. No. 1 Tennessee Series Opener
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Live Updates, Score, Game Notes: Georgia vs. No. 1 Tennessee Series Opener
Live Updates, Score, Game Notes: Georgia vs. No. 1 Tennessee Series Opener

Top-ranked Tennessee baseball (D1Baseball.com) (43-6, 20-4 SEC) will take on the Georgia Bulldogs (32-16, 13-11 SEC) on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET in Lindsey Nelson Stadium for game one of the weekend series. 

The Georgia series is Tennessee's final regular season home series and penultimate regular season series. The Vols will close out the season in Starkville when they take on Mississippi State next week. 

A series preview for Tennessee-Georgia can be found here. 

Tony Vitello's series preview press conference is above. 

The Vols' starting lineup for the series opener is below. 

Lineup Notes: 

-Blake Burke logs his second consecutive start for the first time since SEC play started. Burke hit his seventh home run of the season on Tuesday against Bellarmine and has shown a lot of consistency at the plate as of late. 

-Lipcius in the two hole to begin the series. Lipcius' OBP is second-highest on the roster among starters, and the super-senior has been more efficient hitting earlier in the lineup. Ortega moves to the six hole. 

-Seth Stephenson has cemented himself as the starter in left field and leadoff hitter with Jared Dickey sidelined. 

-Dollander starting in a series opener for the first time this season. Read more about Tennessee choosing to shake up their starting rotation for the Georgia series here. 

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The section below will be continuously updated with LIVE updates from LNS on the series opener between Tennessee and Georgia. 

LIVE UPDATE THREAD

Head Tennessee Tennis coach Chris Woodruff throws out the first pitch in LNS.

1st Inning: 

T1

-Ben Anderson strikes out swinging. Dollander firing high 90s and looks good early. 

-Cory Acton flies out to left field. 

-Connor Tate strikes out swinging. 

B1

-Seth Stephenson doubles down the left field line. 

-Luc Lipcius flies out to shallow left center. 

-Jordan Beck pops up to SS.

-Drew Gilbert grounds out to 2B.

Score: Vols 0, Bulldogs 0

2nd Inning: 

T2

-Parks Harber flies out to right center. 

-Chaney Rogers strikes out swinging. 

-Joshua McAllister strikes out swinging. 

B2

-Trey Lipscomb homers to left field. 20th homer of the season. Over the left field porches. What a blast to give Tennessee the lead. 

-Jorel Ortega flies out to LF. 

-Blake Burke singles to right center. 

-Evan Russell flies out to LF. 

-Cortland Lawson reaches on a fielder's choice as Burke is out at second. 

-Score: Vols 1, Bulldogs 0

3rd Inning: 

T3

-Corey Collins flies out to LF. 

-Cole Tate homers to right field to tie the game. 

-Fernando Gonzalez flies out to SS. 

-Ben Anderson strikes out swinging. 

B3

-Seth Stephenson singles to SS.

-Luc Lipcius drills a single to the right field wall, but Georgia's RF Chaney Rogers rifles a throw to get Lipcius out on his way back to first. Stephenson advances to third. 

-Jordan Beck RBI grounds out to SS. Stephenson scores. 

-Drew Gilbert grounds out 1b to p.

Score: Vols 2, Bulldogs 1

4th Inning: 

T4

-Cory Acton grounds out to SS.

-Connor Tate grounds out to SS. 

-Parks Harber lines out to RF. 

B4

-Trey Lipscomb flies out to shallow RF. 

-Jorel Ortega pops up to 2B. 

-Blake Burke homers over the right center wall. A bomb. 

-Evan Russell singles to pitcher. Close call that was reviewed. Call upheld as Russell is safe. 

-Cortland Lawson strikes out looking. 

Score: Vols 3, Bulldogs 1

5th Inning: 

T5

-Chaney Rogers singles to right center. 

-Joshua McCallister grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. 

-Corey Collins grounds out 1B to p. 

B5

-Seth Stephenson strikes out looking. 

-Luc Lipcius draws a leadoff walk. 

-Jordan Beck grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. 

Score: Vols 3, Bulldogs 1

6th Inning: 

T6

-Cole Tate singles to LF. 

-Fernando Gonzalez grounds out to SS. 

-Ben Anderson flies out to LF. Gonzalez advances to second. 

-Cory Acton strikes out to end the inning. Big K on a full count for Dollander. 

B6

-Drew Gilbert strikes out swinging. 

-Trey Lipscomb pops up to 1B. 

-Jorel Ortega grounds out to 3B. 

Score: Vols 3, Bulldogs 1

7th Inning: 

T7

**Chase Burns to pitch for Chase Dollander**

-Connor Tate strikes out swinging. 

-Parks Harber lays down a single up the middle. 

-Chaney Rogers strikes out looking on a nasty one from Burns. 

-Josh McCallister strikes out. 

B7

**Jr. RHP Michael Polk on to pitch for Georgia**

-Blake Burke homers to right field, drops the bat on his swing. A NO DOUBTER

-Evan Russell strikes out swinging. 

-Cortland Lawson strikes out. 

-Stephenson steals second.

-Luc Lipcius is walked. 

-Jordan Beck grounds out to 2B. 

Score: Vols 4, Bulldogs 1

8th Inning: 

T8

-Corey Collins HBP. 

-Collins advances to second on a wild pitch. 

-Cole Tate doubles down the RF line. Collins scores. 

-Gonzalez grounds out to 1B unassisted, Tate advances to third. 

-Ben Anderson fouls out to 1B. 

**Redmond Walsh to pitch for Chase Burns**

-Walsh strikes out Acton, out C to 1B. 

B8

-Drew Gilbert draws a leadoff walk. 

-Trey Lipscomb is walked. 

**Davis Rokose to pitch for Polk**

**Logan Steenstra pinch hitting for Jorel Ortega**

-Blake Burke strikes out to end his perfect game at the plate. 

-Evan Russell RBI single to right field to score Gilbert. Lipscomb to third. 

Score: Vols 4, Bulldogs 2

9th Inning: 

T9

-Connor Tate flies out to the warning track at RF. 

-Parks Harber flies out to CF. 

-Rogers grounds out to end the game. Walsh gets the save.

FINAL: Tennessee 5 , Georgia 2

Photo Credit: Tennessee Athletics Baseball Communications

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JACK FOSTER

Jack is a sophomore at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville majoring in Journalism/Electronic Media. Jack grew up in Paris, Tennessee, but now spends the majority of his time in Knoxville doubling as a student and sports journalist for Volunteer Country. Jack has been a sports junkie since he was a young kid and always watched NFL football with his dad on Sundays. Jack still follows the NFL religiously, as he is an avid fantasy football player. Jack started with Volunteer Country in May of 2021 and has since helped provide full coverage of football, baseball and men's and women's basketball. Jack also works as a recurring member of WUTK's Rock Solid Sports show on Wednesdays and Fridays, and he also serves as head sports producer of The Volunteer Channel's Vol News, a student-run show at the University. When Jack is not watching or covering sports, find him on the golf course or back home spending time with his parents, younger sister and friends. Follow Jack on Twitter and Instagram by clicking "Twitter" and "Instagram" to see all of his work with Volunteer Country as well as student media.

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