UT baseball still trying to put pieces together

  • Posted March 3, 2013 at 10:57 p.m.

Tennessee lost 7-3 to Virginia Tech Sunday on the last day of the USA Baseball Irish Classic in Cary, N.C.

Freshman Aaron Quillen (0-1)pitched six innings, allowed eight hits, and gave up four runs (two earned). Sophomore third baseman Will Maddox led Tennessee from the plate going 3-for-4 with two RBIs.

The game was scoreless heading into the third inning when Virginia Tech (11-2) exploded with four runs to take a lead that they would never relinquish.

The Vols chipped away with runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to make it 4-3, but the Hokies added another big inning with a three-run eighth.

After the game, Tennessee coach Dave Serrano assessed where his team is at this point.

“We need to find an identity as a baseball team,” Serrano said. “Right now we are a bunch of good kids that aren’t playing together as a baseball team and that bothers me because this has the opportunity to be a good team.”

Despite the team’s up-and-down play, Maddox has a six-game hit streak during which he has a .520 batting average with seven RBIs and five runs scored.

The Vols (4-7) play again on Tuesday when they host Belmont at Lindsey Nelson Stadium at 6 p.m.

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Comments » 3

SummittsCourt writes:

of those 7 losses, 4 were 1 run games... so it's not as bad as it seems. At least 3 were to ranked teams as well.

voloffaith writes:

in response to SummittsCourt:

of those 7 losses, 4 were 1 run games... so it's not as bad as it seems. At least 3 were to ranked teams as well.

This youthful team is awork in progress. SEC starts this weekend. Go VOLS!!!

THEKIDWISCONSIN writes:

Exactly. And it's not as if they've played a bunch of mediocre teams either.

I like Coach Serrano setting up this tough non-conference schedule to start the year. Good way to get this young team ready for SEC play.

Too much talent on this team...it'll come.

Go BaseVOLS!

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