{"id":204394,"date":"2026-03-04T20:41:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/204394\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T20:41:07","slug":"tennessee-baseball-vs-oakland-score-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/204394\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennessee Baseball vs. Oakland Score, Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\"\"<\/a>Photo via Tennessee Athletics<\/p>\n

SCORE: Tennessee 0, Oakland 0 | PREGAME<\/p>\n

The Rocky Top Insider team mourns the tragic loss<\/a> of long-time Tennessee athletics beat writer Wes Rucker.<\/p>\n

If you are able and hoping to help the Rucker family, HERE<\/a> is how.<\/p>\n

***SCROLL DOWN FOR LIVE AT-BAT BY AT-BAT FEED***<\/p>\n

No. 19 Tennessee baseball (9-3) is set to battle Oakland (1-10) Wednesday in a midweek contest at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.<\/p>\n

First pitch in Knoxville is at 4:00 p.m. ET on SEC Network +.<\/p>\n

Wednesday\u2019s contest serves as the second of two midweek matchups for Tennessee this week. The Vols impressively defeated ETSU<\/a> 7-1 Tuesday.<\/p>\n

ETSU is a very strong mid major team and Tennessee\u2019s pitching staff dominated its hitters. If it wasn\u2019t for Tennessee opener Blaine Brown throwing 11 consecutive balls in the first inning, ETSU wouldn\u2019t have scored.<\/p>\n

Taking into account the level of competition and Tennessee\u2019s collective performance on the mound and at the plate, it was arguably the Vols\u2019 best game of the season.<\/p>\n

Prior to the ETSU midweek, Tennessee went 2-1 last week in Arlington, Texas, as part of the Amegy Bank College Baseball Seris.<\/p>\n

The Vols lost Friday\u2019s game to UCLA, 12-5, before beating Arizona State and Virginia Tech, 5-3 and 3-1. UT\u2019s offense mostly struggled throughout the weekend, but strong pitching carried UT to a pair of much-needed victories over the Sun Devils and Hokies.<\/p>\n

Relievers Cam Appenzeller, Brady Frederick, Mark Hindy and Brayden Krenzel all had good-to-great outings out of the bullpen. Evan Blanco turned in a solid start, Landon Mack worked through trouble beautifully in his start and Tegan Kuhns arguably pitched the best he has all season in a 10-strikeout performance despite giving up three homers.<\/p>\n

Recaps from all three games at Globe Life Field, and a full weekend recap, are below.<\/p>\n

GAME ONE RECAP:\u00a0Tennessee Baseball Surrenders Five Home Runs in Loss Against UCLA<\/a>
\nGAME TWO RECAP:\u00a0Four-Run Inning and Strong Pitching Lead Tennessee Baseball to Victory Over Arizona State<\/a>
\nGAME THREE RECAP:\u00a0Tennessee Baseball\u2019s Pitching Shines in Low-Scoring Win Over Virginia Tech<\/a>
\nWEEKEND TAKEAWAYS:\u00a0Five Takeaways From Tennessee Baseball\u2019s Winning Weekend In The Lone Star State<\/a><\/p>\n

Chris Newstrom was Tennessee\u2019s highlight offensively, tallying four hits in the first two games. The sophomore followed up a strong weekend with a two-hit day. Levi Clark also looked much better at the plate, hitting back-to-back doubles in games two and three on the weekend, along with a 404-foot fly ball Sunday.<\/p>\n

Vibes were low after Friday\u2019s loss to UCLA. After cutting the deficit to one run against the Bruins with a four-run sixth inning, Tennessee\u2019s bullpen collapsed to allow six seventh-inning runs, resulting in a seven-run loss.<\/p>\n

Tennessee\u2019s response, while the offense struggled the majority of Saturday and Sunday, was important to see. Now, the Vols have the opportunity to continue their momentum with five home games this week and began the week with a bang with Tuesday\u2019s win.<\/p>\n

Opponent Scout<\/p>\n

2025 Record:\u00a019-41 (10-20 Horizon)
\n2025 Postseason:\u00a0N\/A
\n2026 Horizon League Preseason Poll:\u00a05th
\nHead Coach:\u00a0Brian Nelson<\/p>\n

Overall Record:\u00a020-51 (2nd\u00a0year)
\nRecord at OU:\u00a0Same<\/p>\n

Preseason All-Conference Selections:\u00a0No Team Released<\/p>\n

Info courtesy UT Athletics<\/p>\n

POLLS<\/a><\/p>\n

Below is where Tennessee is ranked in various preseason polls.<\/p>\n

D1 Baseball: 19 (up 1 spot)<\/p>\n

D1 Baseball rankings will be referenced by RTI all season.<\/p>\n

Baseball America: 19 (same
\nPerfect Game: 17 (down 4 spots)
\nUSA Today Coaches Poll: 19 (same)
\nNCBWA: 20 (no update)<\/p>\n

Prediction: Tennessee run-rules Oakland<\/p>\n

Oakland is an easy midweek matchup. Vols handle business easily against a putrid opponent.<\/p>\n

Injury\/Availability Notes<\/p>\n

Blake Grimmer and Garrett Wright are BACK<\/a> as they make their starting lineup debuts Wednesday.
\nFirst appearance for Grimmer. Wright was a defensive sub last Tuesday in the 9th inning.<\/p>\n

TRANSCRIPT:\u00a0Everything Tennessee Baseball HC Josh Elander Said After ETSU Win<\/a><\/p>\n

For all of RTI\u2019s baseball coverage so far this season, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the latest RTI Diamond Pass podcast previewing the 2026 season, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

VIDEO: Josh Elander, Tennessee Baseball Talk After Win Over ETSU<\/a><\/p>\n

Lineups, pitching matchup and additional pre-game notes are below, followed by the LIVE at-bat by at-bat game thread.<\/p>\n

TENNESSEE STARTING NINE:\u00a0<\/p>\n

2B Jay Abernathy (L)<\/p>\n

3B Henry Ford (R)<\/p>\n

LF Blaine Brown (L)<\/p>\n

RF Reese Chapman (L)<\/p>\n

1B Blake Grimmer (L)<\/p>\n

CF Garrett Wright (R)<\/p>\n

SS Chris Newstrom (R)<\/p>\n

C Trent Grindlinger (R)<\/p>\n

P\/DH Taylor Tracey (L)<\/p>\n

Lineup Notes:<\/p>\n

Lots of changes.
\nLevi Clark day off.
\nGrindlinger at catcher (first catcher start of season)
\nGrimmer start at 1B (season debut)
\nGarrett Wright start at CF (starting lineup debut), Abernathy moves to second.
\nFirst SS start for Newstrom this season.
\nTracey, a two-way player Tennessee really likes, gets a crack at the starting lineup while also starting on the mound.<\/p>\n

OAKLAND STARTING NINE:\u00a0<\/p>\n

RF Aidan Schuck (R)<\/p>\n

SS Kyle Revere (R)<\/p>\n

1B Lucas Day (L)<\/p>\n

LF Tony Konopiots (R)<\/p>\n

2B Carter Hain (R)<\/p>\n

CF Aidan Orr (L)<\/p>\n

C Ben Clark (R)<\/p>\n

DH Nick Mardis (R)<\/p>\n

3B Boston Halloran (R)<\/p>\n

Pitching Matchup:<\/p>\n

Vols LHP Taylor Tracey (0-0, 2.70 ERA, 3 app., 0 starts, 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 0 XBH, .167 opp. batting avg., 1.20 WHIP)<\/p>\n

vs.<\/p>\n

Oakland LHP George Hansen (0-1, 30.86 ERA, 2.1 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 6 BB, 2 K, 5 XBH, 4.71 WHIP)<\/p>\n

Pitching notes:<\/p>\n

Tracey has been solid in his midweek appearances but struggled out of the bullpen against UCLA Friday.<\/p>\n

Uniforms<\/p>\n

Tennessee: Midweek pins<\/p>\n

Oakland: TBD<\/p>\n

*NOTES*<\/p>\n

There IS a run-rule. If Tennessee or Oakland leads by 10 or more runs in M7 or later, the game is over.<\/p>\n

1st Inning:\u00a0<\/p>\n

T1<\/p>\n

B1<\/p>\n

Score: Vols 0, Golden Grizzlies 0<\/p>\n

2nd Inning:\u00a0<\/p>\n

T2<\/p>\n

B2<\/p>\n

Score: Vols , Golden Grizzlies<\/p>\n

3rd Inning:\u00a0<\/p>\n

T3<\/p>\n

B3<\/p>\n

Score: Vols , Golden Grizzlies<\/p>\n

4th Inning:\u00a0<\/p>\n

T4<\/p>\n

B4<\/p>\n

Score: Vols , Golden Grizzlies<\/p>\n

5th Inning:\u00a0<\/p>\n

T5<\/p>\n

B5<\/p>\n

Score: Vols , Golden Grizzlies<\/p>\n

6th Inning:\u00a0<\/p>\n

T6<\/p>\n

B6<\/p>\n

Score: Vols , Golden Grizzlies<\/p>\n

7th Inning:\u00a0<\/p>\n

T7<\/p>\n

B7<\/p>\n

Score: Vols , Golden Grizzlies<\/p>\n

8th Inning:\u00a0<\/p>\n

T8<\/p>\n

B8<\/p>\n

Score: Vols , Golden Grizzlies<\/p>\n

9th Inning:\u00a0<\/p>\n

T9<\/p>\n

B9<\/p>\n

Score: Vols , Golden Grizzlies<\/p>\n

FINAL: Tennessee Vols __, Oakland Golden Grizzlies __<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo via Tennessee Athletics SCORE: Tennessee 0, Oakland 0 | PREGAME The Rocky Top Insider team mourns the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204395,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,92081,145,144,10929,94627],"class_list":{"0":"post-204394","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-oakland","8":"tag-oakland","9":"tag-oakland-baseball","10":"tag-oakland-headlines","11":"tag-oakland-news","12":"tag-tennessee-baseball","13":"tag-vols-baseball"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}