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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- 2023's longest road trip gets tougher for the Morehead State baseball team this weekend, as the Eagles head south to Knoxville to faceoff with the #3 Tennessee Volunteers for a three game set. The Eagles last played the SEC powerhouse in 2019.
All three games will air on SEC Network +, with live stats available as well. A radio broadcast for all three games with Hunter Hurst on the call will be provided via MSUEagles.com. Friday's opener is set for a 6:30 p.m. ET start, with Saturday's first pitch at 6:00 p.m., and the Sunday finale set to start at noon.
INSIDE THE SERIES
Season Records & Current Streak
- Morehead State: 9-4, L1
- Tennessee: 11-3, L1
Last Five Games
- Morehead State: 1-4
- Tennessee: 4-1
Series History
- Tennessee, then ranked #22, defeated Morehead State 3-1 in the last meeting between the two schools in 2019.
- Morehead State's last win over the Volunteers was a 4-2 win on May 1, 2018.
PROBABLE STARTERS (2023 STATISTICS)
- Friday
- Morehead State: Luke Helton (2-1, 5.28 ERA)
- Tennessee: Chase Dollander (2-1, 2.20 ERA)
- Saturday
- Morehead State: Grant Herron (2-0, 3.00 ERA)
- Tennessee: Chase Burns (1-0, 2.60 ERA)
- Sunday
- Morehead State: John Bakke (1-0, 1.23 ERA)
- Tennessee: Drew Beam (2-0, 1.76 ERA)
NOTABLE
- Jackson Feltner holds a .667 average against the two Power Five schools MSU has played so far, with a double and an RBI, while drawing three walks. On the season, Feltner has a .381 average with a .518 on-base percentage.
- Colton Becker's two-hit day vs. Louisville propelled his average to .333. Becker has also walked more than he has struck out this season with 10 walks compared to nine K's, and is among the OVC leaders in stolen bases with seven.
- Nathan Brown notched his first career hit on Tuesday vs. Louisville.
- Sunday starter John Bakke had a dominant performance in his last outing, throwing six shutout innings vs. Samford in a game Morehead State went on to lose in extra innings, 2-0. He is second in ERA in the OVC with a 1.23 mark.
- Jarrett Miller has been a force out of the bullpen for Morehead State, posting three saves in five appearances.
- Ryan Grabosch has thrown out all five runners who have attempted to swipe a base on him this season, and has also impressed at the plate with five of his eight hits going for extra bases.
