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LIVE Updates - West Georgia vs Tennessee

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Tennessee baseball is set to host West Georgia on Tuesday.
Tennessee baseball is set to host West Georgia on Tuesday. | Photo by Avery Bane/Tennessee Athletics

The Tennessee Volunteers are back at home for their final non-conference contest prior to the start of conference play this weekend against Florida. Here are the Updates as the Vols take on West Georgia.

The Tennessee Volunteers are a perfect (16-0). It is the best start to a baseball season in school history for the Vols, and they have yet another opportunity to extend that record on Tuesday vs West Georgia.

The Vols have ransacked their non-conference schedule. They've scored a total of 199 runs in 16 games, the most in college baseball. While also bolstering the nation's best Earned Run Average (ERA) at 1.83.

LIVE Updates - West Georgia vs Tennessee

First Inning: Fischer Homers to Put Vols on Top (2-0)
Top: The Vols are expected to start RHP Brayden Krenzel against the Wolves today. C. Prince is set to lead off for UWG, and he flies out to centerfield for the first out. McDevitt flies out to right field for the second out of the inning. Krenzel hits the no. 3 hitter with a pitch, putting the first runner on for the Wolves. Dierdorf then steps in for West Georgia, and a four pitch walk puts two runners on with two outs in the first. A runner is thrown out trying to steal third base to end the inning.

Bottom: Curley grounds out to second base for the first out of the inning for the Vols. Kilen then steps in, and he flies out to centerfield. Hunter Ensley now steps to the plate. Ensley draws a walk to extend the inning and bring Fischer to the plate for the Vols. Fischer then homers to left field to give the Vols the lead. (2-0). Clark grounds out for the final out of the inning.

Second Inning:
Top: A single from Weidner starts the inning for the Wolves. A failed pickoff attempt moves the runner up 90 feet before a ground out to third records the first out of the inning. A single to left field then puts runners on first and third with one out. Cooper strikes out swinging. Bowman grounds out to second.

Bottom: Chapman draws a walk. Peebles grounds out to the pitcher, Chapman advances to second. Newstrom strikes out swinging. Bargo draws a walk. Curley is hit by a pitch to load the bases. Kilen grounded out to first base.

Third Inning: West Georgia gets on the board (2-1)
Top: Prince doubles to right field. McDevitt grounds out to the pitcher on a sac bunt. Prince advances to third. McCullough grounds out to first, Prince scores. Dierdorf strikes out looking.

Bottom: Ensley draws a walk. Fischer flies out to left field. Clark singles to center field, Ensley advances to second. Chapman strikes out swinging. West Georgia gets out of it.

Fourth Inning:
Top: Weidner strikes out swinging. Bradford pops up to shortstop. Johnson strikes out swinging.

Bottom: Newstrom flies out to right field. Bargo strikes out swinging. Curley singles to right field. Kilen draws a walk, Curley advances to second. Ensley grounds out to third.

Fifth Inning: Tennessee strikes (3-1)
Top: Cooper grounds out to third. Bowman flies out to right field. Prince grounds out to second.

Bottom: Fischer flies out to right field. Clark lines out to third base. Chapman draws a walk. Peebles draws a walk. Newstrom singles to left, Peebles advances to second and Chapman scores. Bargo lines out to right field.

Sixth Inning: Tennessee Scores Again (4-1)
Top: McDevitt grounds out to second. McCullough grounds out to shortstop. Dierdorf strikes out swinging.

Bottom: Curley hit by a pitch. Kilen singles through the left side, Curley advances to second. Ensley walks to load the bases. Fischer flies out to right field, Kilen advances to third, Curley scores. Clark grounds into a double play.

Seventh Inning:
Top: Weidner flies out to right field. Bradford singles to center field. Witmer strikes out swinging, Bradford advances to second on passed ball. Cooper pops up to first base.

Bottom: Chapman strikes out swinging. Peebles flies out from center field. Newstrom draws a walk. Abernathy in to pinch run for Newstrom. Bargo grounds out to third.

Eighth Inning: West Georgia Closes the Gap (4-2)
Top: Bowman reaches on an error. Prince fouls out to left field. McDevitt doubles to right center, out at third and Bowman scores. Tennessee gets out of it.

Bottom: Curley lines out to left field. Kilen grounds out to the pitcher. Ensley flies out to left field.

Ninth Inning: GAME OVER (4-2)
Top: Dierdorf flies out to left field. Weidner grounds out to third base. Bradford out at first.

How to Watch Tennessee vs West Georgia:

• GameDay: Tuesday, March 11th
• Game Time: 4:40 PM EST
• Stadium: Lindsey Nelson Stadium
• Where: Knoxville, Tennessee
• Watch: SEC Network+

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