Tennessee wins coin toss to be home team at Southern Miss Super Regional
Tennessee baseball was sent back on the road for Super Regional play, with the NCAA selection committee giving Southern Miss hosting duties for this weekend’s three-game series. The Vols will be the home team for two of the three games, though.
A coin flip on Friday determined which teams would be home and away, given that both teams were No. 2 seeds in their respective regions last week. Tennessee will be the home team for Game 1 on Saturday afternoon, the away team for Game 2 on Sunday and the home team for Game 3, if necessary, on Monday.
Saturday’s game at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg is a 3 p.m. Eastern Time start on ESPNU. Start times and TV info for the games on Sunday and Monday have not yet been announced.
The Vols (41-19) are projected to start right-hander Andrew Lindsey (3-2, 2.40 ERA), who has won each of his last six starts, against Southern Miss right-hander Billy Oldham (8-3, 4.33 ERA).
Sunday’s starters are expected to be Tennessee right-hander Chase Hollander (6-5, 4.50 ERA) vs. Southern Miss ace and right-hander Tanner Hall (12-3, 2.08 ERA). Hall is expected to be held until Game 2 due to the number of innings he had to pitch during regional play.
How to watch, stream and listen
Kickoff Time: 3 p.m. ET, Saturday
Location: Pete Taylor Park (4,300)
TV: ESPNU
Streaming: WatchESPN
Radio: WNML-FM 99.1 in Knoxville. The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.
Line: Tennessee -130
How They Got Here
Tennessee (41-19) advanced out of the Clemson Regional. Southern Miss (45-18) lost its first game in the Auburn Regional, then won four straight elimination games to advance.
Tennessee, playing in the Super Regional round for the fifth time in program history and for the third time as many years, beat Charlotte 9-2 on Sunday to win the Clemson Regional. The Vols beat Clemson 6-5 Saturday night in 14 innings, after beating Charlotte 8-1 on Friday to advance in the winners bracket. Clemson was the No. 4 overall seed in the 64-team NCAA Tournament bracket.
Southern Miss beat Penn, the No. 4 seed in the Auburn Regional, 11-7 on Monday afternoon after trailing 5-1 early in the regional championship game. The Golden Eagles beat Penn 11-2 late Sunday night. They beat Samford 9-4 on Sunday and took down Auburn 7-2 on Saturday.
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