BSB PREVIEW: The #7/8 Vols will face the Musketeers midweek when they return home.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Following a hard-fought road series at Alabama to open SEC play last weekend, No. 7/8 Tennessee returns to the friendly confines of Lindsey Nelson Stadium for four home games this week, starting with a Tuesday midweek tilt against Xavier.

The Vols will look to get back in the win column following back-to-back losses in Tuscaloosa after winning the series opener 11-3 on Friday night.

TICKET INFORMATION

Limited single-game tickets for non-conference home games can be purchased through AllVols.com.

If you’re a season ticket holder and can’t make it to a baseball game this season, you now have the option to donate your non-conference tickets. Your tickets will be donated back to Tennessee Athletics and will be distributed to the military and/or local charities in the Knoxville area.

All non-conference ticket donations will be accepted until 5 PM the business day before a game. After donating your tickets a gift receipt equal to the ticket value will be emailed to you. You may save that receipt for your tax records.

NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LINDSEY NELSON STADIUM

As we prepare for the next phase in renovations, please pardon our progress… and our dust. Once completed, Lindsey Nelson Stadium will offer fans an unrivaled experience and be among the nation’s finest college baseball venues. We appreciate your support and patience when you enter Lindsey Nelson Stadium this season. Please be advised changes may occur from game to game.

BROADCAST INFO

Tuesday’s game will be streamed on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app with Zack Nelson (PxP) and Caylan Arnold (analyst) on the call.

Fans can also listen to John Wilkerson and Vince Ferrara call the action on the Vol Network (FM 99.1/AM 990). A free audio stream will also be available on UTSports.com, the Tennessee Athletics App and the Varsity App.

NOTABLE

Success Without a Conference and Midweek Domination
Since the 2019 season began, Tennessee has dominated non-conference opponents, amassing a 137-24 record over that time. UT is 17-1 this year versus non-SEC opponents after going 29-6 against them in 2023, including a 5-1 record in the postseason.

The Vols have not lost a regular-season non-conference weekend series since 2020 (Wright State) and have swept 14 of their 16 regular-season non-conference weekend series since 2020. UT has swept all three of its home weekend series this season. Under head coach Tony Vitello, Tennessee is an impressive 70-10 overall in midweek games.

Record Chasers
The Vols have two players within striking distance of the program’s career home run record of 40 held by Luc Lipcius. Blake Burke enters this week with 37 career homers after hitting one in last weekend’s series at Alabama. The junior from Brentwood, California is tied for fourth in program history with Doug Hecker (1990-92).

Fellow junior Christian Moore is tied for seventh in UT history with 34 career jacks after homering in Saturday’s contest against the Crimson Tide.