KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Following an undefeated nine-game homestand to open the season. the Vols hit the road for the first time this season as they travel south to Pensacola, Florida for the Cox Diamond Invitational this weekend.

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Game Times & Broadcast Info

Opponents: Louisiana Monroe, North Florida & Western Kentucky
Location: Pensacola, Fla.
Venue: Blue Wahoos Stadium
Game 1 Fri, March 1 (3 p.m. ET)
Game 2 Sat, March 2 (4 p.m. ET)
Game 3 Sun, March 3 (12 p.m. ET)
Watch: Cox Sports TV (Sunday Only)
Listen: WKU Radio (Sunday Only)
Live Stats: UTSports.com
Tickets: Click Here

Tennessee Volunteers (4-0)

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Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (3-4)

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North Florida Ospreys (7-3)

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-2)

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Tennessee will open the round-robin tournament with Louisiana Monroe on Friday at 3 p.m. ET before taking on North Florida on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET and Western Kentucky on Sunday at noon ET.

Broadcast Info
Friday and Saturday's games will have no live stream or radio available but fans in the southeast with Cox Cable or anyone with DISH can watch Sunday's game against Western Kentucky on Cox Sports TV (Channel 421). Fans can also listen to Western Kentucky's radio call of the game on Sunday by clicking HERE.

For live game updates follow the live stats (links on baseball schedule page) or the Tennessee baseball Twitter account (@Vol_Baseball).

Projected Starting Pitchers
Friday vs. ULM: RHP Garrett Stallings (2-0, 0.64 ERA) vs. RHP Jacob Barton (1-0, 3.48 ERA)
Saturday vs. UNF: RHP Zach Linginfelter (2-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Reitz (0-0, 5.25 ERA)
Sunday vs. WKU: RHP Will Neely (1-0, 1.86 ERA) vs. TBD

Series History vs. Louisiana Monroe
Overall: ULM leads, 2-1
In Knoxville: ULM leads, 2-1
In Monroe: N/A
Neutral Sites: N/A
Last Meeting: March 11, 2012 in Knoxville (L, 7-4)

Series History vs. North Florida
Overall: First Meeting
In Knoxville: N/A
In Jacksonville: N/A
Neutral Sites: N/A
Last Meeting: N/A

Series History vs. Western Kentucky
Overall: UT leads, 5-4
In Knoxville: UT leads, 5-2
In Bowling Green: WKU leads, 2-0
Neutral Sites: N/A
Last Meeting: March 8, 2016 in Knoxville (L, 6-0)

Need to Know

Tennessee is coming off back-to-back midweek wins over Liberty and Middle Tennessee. The Vols posted their sixth shutout of the season in Wednesday's victory over the Blue Raiders, marking the most shutouts the program has had in a season since 2005 (six).
At 9-0, UT is off to its best start since 2014 when the Vols began the season 12-0.
Junior right hander Zach Linginfelter was named SEC Pitcher of the Week on Monday after a dominant performance in last Saturday's win over the Hoosiers. The Sevierville native had 13 strikeouts and allowed just two hits in six shutout innings to improve to 2-0 on the year.
Tennessee leads the nation with a 0.44 ERA and a 0.60 WHIP entering this weekend's tournament.
True freshman pitcher Camden Sewell gave up just one hit and struck out five in six shutout innings on Wednesday in his first-career start to earn this first collegiate victory.
The Vols' bullpen has been nearly untouchable, allowing just one run and six hits while striking out 49 batters in 45.2 innings of work.
Shortstop Ricky Martinez has been on fire offensively for Tennessee over the past week. During that span (six games), the junior college transfer has scored six runs and posted 10 hits, including four doubles.
Tennessee's offense has been well-balanced with seven players batting .321 or better and that doesn't include Andre Lipcius or Jay Charleston, who finished with the top two batting averages on the team last year.

Opponent Scout
Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (3-4)

2018 Record: 23-31 (10-20 Sun Belt)
2018 Postseason: N/A
ULM was picked to finish sixth in the Sun Belt West Division in the league's preseason poll.
The Warhawks are led by second-year head coach Michael Federico, who took the job at ULM after nine seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, Southern Miss.
The Warhawks are off to a 3-4 start but enter this weekend's tournament off a 15-0 loss at Northwestern State on Tuesday.
Offensively, ULM enters the weekend with four players batting .321 or better. Junior Cameron Horton leads the team with a .381 average while fellow junior Andrew Beesley is hitting at a .360 clip with a team-high seven RBI.
On the mound, the Warhawks will likely start senior RHP Jacob Barton, who is 1-0 on the year with a 3.48 ERA over two starts.

North Florida Ospreys (7-3)

2018 Record: 28-28 (10-11 Atlantic Sun)
2018 Postseason: N/A
UNF was picked to finish sixth in the Atlantic Sun Preseason Poll after finishing fourth in the league last year before making a run to the A-SUN Tournament Championship game.
The Ospreys are led by second-year head coach Tim Parenton and boast a pair of preseason all-conference selections in senior RHP Brad Deppermann and junior OF Tanner Murphy.
Murphy was a first-team All-Atlantic Sun selection in 2018 after leading the team in every major offensive category. Entering the weekend, Murphy leads the team with eight runs and 15 hits and ranks second with seven RBI.
The Ospreys have been a dangerous offensive team so far this season, boasting a .305 team batting average and six home runs. UNF enters the tournament after a pair of midweek wins over FAU.
UNF has already posted a handful of signature wins by taking two of three games from Missouri to open the season before knocking of then No. 3 Florida in Gainesville, 7-1, in a midweek game on Feb. 20.
Deppermann has led the Ospreys' pitching staff so far with a 2.38 ERA and 10 strikeouts over two starts this season. Senior RHP Ethan Michaelis leads the team with three wins already on the year.

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-2)

2018 Record: 21-31 (11-18 C-USA)
2018 Postseason: N/A
ULM was picked to finish 10^th in the Conference USA Preseason Poll after an 10^th-place finish last season.
The Hilltoppers are led by head coach John Pawlowski, who is in his fourth season with the program. Pawlowski previously served as head coach at College of Charleston (2000-08) and Auburn (2009-13), appearing in 11 NCAA Regionals between those stops.
WKU is coming off a midweek win over Murray State on Wednesday and has also swept Northern Kentucky and taken two of three from Eastern Illinois so far this season.
The Hilltoppers enter the weekend with six players batting .304 or better, led by junior catcher Matt Phipps, who is batting .346 and also leads the team with eight runs and nine RBI. Jackson Swiney and Jack Wilson are tied for the team lead with a .360 batting average.
Redshirt senior Reece Calvert has been the Hilltoppers' Sunday starter this season. The right hander is 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA in two starts.

On Deck for the Vols
The Vols will head straight from Pensacola to Hoover, Alabama for a Tuesday neutral-site matchup against Troy at the Hoover Met. The Trojans were an NCAA Regional participant last season. First pitch for the game is slated for 7:05 p.m. ET.

Baseball Central: Cox Diamond Invitational

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Game Times & Broadcast Info

Tennessee Volunteers (4-0)

Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (3-4)

North Florida Ospreys (7-3)

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-2)

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Players Mentioned

Jay Charleston

Zach Linginfelter

Andre Lipcius

Ricky Martinez

Will Neely

Camden Sewell

Garrett Stallings

University of Tennessee Athletics

Baseball Central: Cox Diamond Invitational

MORE INFO

Game Times & Broadcast Info

Tennessee Volunteers (4-0)

Louisiana Monroe Warhawks (3-4)

North Florida Ospreys (7-3)

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (6-2)

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Jay Charleston

Zach Linginfelter

Andre Lipcius

Ricky Martinez

Will Neely

Camden Sewell

Garrett Stallings

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