Live Updates, Score, Game Notes: Tennessee Baseball vs. Butler Midweek Contest

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.– The No. 5 (D1Baseball.com) Tennessee Volunteers BaseVols (19-1, 3-0 SEC) are facing off against Butler (9-10) in Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Tuesday evening for a midweek contest.

The Vols starting lineup against Butler is below:

.@Vol_Baseball starting lineup against Butler:
LF Seth Stephenson
1B Luc Lipcius
RF Jordan Beck
CF Drew Gilbert
3B Trey Lipscomb
2B Jorel Ortega
DH Blake Burke
SS Cortland Lawson
C Charlie Taylor

Charlie Taylor makes his first start since getting injured earlier this season.
— Jack Foster (@jackfostermedia) March 22, 2022

LHP Zander Sechrist (2-0, 1.62 ERA) gets the start for the Vols on the mound, per the usual for Tennessee on a midweek game. Sechrist will face off against Butler's Luke Zmolik (0-0, 18.00 ERA). Zmolik has allowed six earned runs in three innings pitched and walked five batters. The freshman Bulldog arm has not delivered a strikeout this season and has allowed eight hits.

Sechrist has thrown 24 strikeouts and allowed seven hits in 16.2 innings pitched (four starts).

Starting lineup notes:

-Charlie Taylor makes his first start since injuring his hand earlier in the season, giving Jared Dickey and Evan Russell some rest.

-Seth Stephenson starts at left field as Vols head coach Tony Vitello continues to rotate at that position.

-Blake Burke has his turn to start at DH, with Christian Moore having started on Sunday.

The Vols' matchup against Butler caps a 10-game home stand for Tennessee before they take on No. 1 Ole Miss (D1Baseball.com) this weekend in Oxford.

The Vols are taking on the Bulldogs for the first time in baseball program history, making Butler the third opponent Tennessee has faced for the first time ever this season.

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In the section below, live updates and the score of Tennessee vs. Butler will be continuously updated.

Live Updates

1st Inning:

-Travis Holt grounds out.

-James Gargano strikes out swinging for Sechrist's first K of the evening.

-Aaron Steinhart is walked on a full count.

-Charlie Taylor throws Steinhart out at second as the Bulldog tries to steal the base. Great throw from Taylor in his first start back from injury.

-Seth Stephenson gets things started with a double to right field. Ball flirted with going foul but lands fair.

-Stephenson displays his elite speed and steals third on Zmolik's pitch.

-Wild pitch from Zmolik allows Stephenson to advance to home. Vols are on the scoreboard early.

-Luc Lipcius is walked on a full count.

-Lipcius steals second base. Poor pitches from Zmolik so far.

-Jordan Beck is walked.

-Drew Gilbert is walked.

-Trey Lipscomb is walked on a 4-0 count to score Lipcius. Vols lead 2-0.

**Butler pitching change. Benji Downs to pitch for Luke Zmolik after an abysmal first inning so far for Zmolik.**

-Jorel Ortega cracks a single to score Jordan Beck, but Gilbert is tagged out at third. Two on and one down for Tennessee with Burke up to bat.

-A three-run shot from Blake Burke over the scoreboard will score Lipscomb and Ortega. Vols emphatically lead 6-0.

-Cortland Lawson flies out at center field.

-Charlie Taylor is hit by pitch. One on two down for Tennessee. Tennessee is back to the top of the lineup.

-Seth Stephenson grounds out to second. Tennessee's six-run inning has come to an end.

Score: Vols 6, Butler 0

2nd Inning:

-Kollyn All strikes out swinging

-Scott Jones drills a solo shot over the left field wall.

-Ryan O'Halloran hits a double to left field. Sechrist has given up back-to-back hits.

-Billy Wurch bunts a single as Sechrist and Lipcius are not on the same page to get Wurch out at first. Jones advances to third. Runners on the corners for the Bulldogs with one out.

-Wurch tries to steal second and is caught in a pickle. Ultimately tagged out.

-Garret Grey grounds out to third to end the top of the frame.

-Lipcius and Beck ground out to begin the frame.

-Drew Gilbert grounds out. Butler retires the Vols in order.

Score: Vols 6, Butler 1

3rd Inning:

-Kyle Van Liere singles to third.

-Travis Holt punches a shot to second that leads to a double play as Van Liere is tagged out at second and Holt cannot beat the throw to first.

-James Gargano strikes out swinging for Sechrist's third strikeout. Vols will take over at the plate. Lipscomb to lead off.

-Trey Lipscomb singles to left to begin the inning. It's Lipscomb's 29th hit of the season in 21 games.

-Jorel Ortega booms a shot to center that stops just shy of going over the fence. One out for Tennessee.

-Cortland Lawson crushes a three-run bomb over the left field wall, and Tennessee leads 9-1. It's Lawson's sixth homer of the season.

-Charlie Taylor pops up to short stop.

-Seth Stephenson doubles to left field.

-Lipcius grounds out to second to end the inning.

Score: Vols 9, Butler 1

4th Inning:

-Aaron Steinhart cracks a solo shot over the left field wall to cut the #Vols lead to seven runs. Sechrist has allowed five hits and two homers.

-Kollyn All singles to left field.

**Camden Sewell to pitch for Zander Sechrist**

-Scott Jones grounds out to second. All advances to second.

-O'Halloran lines out to second.

-Sewell strikes out Wurch to end the top of the inning. Bulldogs leave one stranded.

FINAL LINE FOR Zander Sechrist: 3 IP, 6 H, 3 K, 1 BB, 2 ER, 33 Strikes on 51 TP against 13 batters. #Vols
— Jack Foster (@jackfostermedia) March 22, 2022

-Jordan Beck flies out to deep center.

-Drew Gilbert is walked.

-Downs tries to pickoff Gilbert and the throw goes over Garret Gray's head, allowing Gilbert to advance all the way to third.

-Lipscomb cracks an RBI single to right field as Gilbert finds home. It's Lipscomb's 38th RBI of the season.

-Jorel Ortega grounds out to third. Lipscomb advances to second.

-Lipscomb steals third.

-Blake Burke is walked.

-Burke steals second.

-Cortland Lawson strikes out looking to end the inning.

Score: Vols 10, Butler 2

5th Inning:

**Kirby Connell to pitch for Camden Sewell**

**Ortega moves to first and Christian Moore comes in at second**

-Garret Gray strikes out swinging.

-Kyle Van Liere hits one to SS and Lawson fires a throw to first. Van Liere OUT.

-Travis Holt grounds out. Connell retires the side.

**Derek Drees to pitch for Benji Downs for Butler**

-Charlie Taylor strikes out swinging.

-Seth Stephenson flies out to the warning track. Great catch by Kyle Van Liere.

-Christian Moore is walked

**Christian Scott pinch hitting for Jordan Beck**

-Wild pitch allows Moore to take second.

-Christian Scott is walked.

-Drew Gilbert hits an RBI double to center to score Moore. Scott advances to third.

-Logan Chambers grounds out to end the inning. Vols leave two stranded.

Score: Vols 11, Butler 2

6th Inning:

**Will Mabrey to pitch for Kirby Connell**

-Gargano grounds out.

-Steinhart pops out.

**Ben Joyce to pitch for Will Mabrey**

-Joyce walks his first batter. Touches 103 mph on the gun.

-Milano advances to second on an error by Joyce

-Jones grounds out to first base (p)

Note: Ben Joyce is must-see television. Bulldogs leave one stranded.

-First AB for Tennessee in the inning is a solo blast by Jorel Ortega. His fourth homer of the season.

-Blake Burke pops up to second.

-Cortland Lawson singles.

-Charlie Taylor lines out to center field.

-Ethan Payne strikes out swinging.

Score: Vols 12, Butler 2

7th Inning:

**Jake Fitzgibbons to pitch for Ben Joyce**

-Ryan O'Halloran homers to left field. Third solo shot for Butler of the night.

-Wurch strikes out, reaches first on a passed ball.

**Redmond Walsh to pitch for Fitzgibbons**

-Double play for Tennessee as Gray hits right to first base into the duo killer.

-Van Liere singles to right center.

-Holt grounds out to end the inning and leave one stranded.

-Christian Moore hit by pitch

-Error by pitcher allows Moore to advance to third.

-Christian Scott flies out to left field.

-Moore scores due to lack of timeout after pitcher error

-Dickey hit by pitch

-Drew Gilbert flies out

-Hunter Ensley walked. Dickey advances to second.

-Blake Burke strikes out to end the inning and leave two stranded.

Score: Vols 13, Butler 3

8th Inning:

**Mark McLaughlin to pitch for Redmond Walsh**

-Gargano strikes out swinging

-Steinhart pops up to third base

-Milano singles to the mound, play under review.

-Review changed. Milano out at first.

-Logan Steenstra singles to center.

-Charlie Taylor is walked

-Ethan Payne strikes out swinging

-Christian Moore strikes out swinging

-Christian Scott grounds out to third to end the inning.

Score: Vols 13, Butler 3

9th Inning

**Wyatt Evans to pitch for Mark McLaughlin**

-Scott Jones strikes out swinging

-O'Halloran strikes out swinging

-Billy Wurch strikes out swinging and that'll do it.

FINAL: Vols 13, Butler 3

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