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Northern Kentucky Norse
(24-18) Overall (12-9) Horizon
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#12 Tennessee Volunteers
(35-9) Overall (13-8) SEC
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 5/12 Tennessee kicks off a two-week homestand on Tuesday night when it hosts Northern Kentucky at Lindsey Nelson Stadium for the first of nine straight home games.
The next nine games will be the final regular-season home contests for the Vols this year before they travel to Arkansas prior to beginning postseason play at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama.
Fans can also listen to the Voice of Tennessee Baseball John Wilkerson and Vince Ferrara call the action for the Vol Network (FM 99.1/AM 990) as well as via a free audio stream on UTSports.com, the Tennessee Athletics Mobile App and the Varsity App.
Overall: Tennessee leads, 3-0
in Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 3-0
in Highland Heights: N/A
at Neutral Sites: N/A
Last Meeting: W, 9-3 on May 31, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn. (NCAA Regional)
In just three all-time meetings with Northern Kentucky, all of which have come in Knoxville and during the Tony Vitello era, Tennessee has outscored the Norse, 42-4, including a 9-3 victory a season ago in its opening game of the 2024 NCAA Knoxville Regional.
Tennessee enters Tuesday's contest with an 11-1 record in midweek games this season, with six of those 11 victories coming by double digits. Throughout Vitello's tenure (2018-pres.), the Vols are an impressive 74-11 overall in midweek games.
Peebles on a Tear
Cannon Peebles has been extremely productive offensively for the Vols of late, batting .344 with 11 hits, five home runs and 13 RBIs in the team's last 10 games. The junior backstop recently recorded three hits in back-to-back SEC games, doing so in the series finale at Ole Miss before following that up with another three-hit outing in UT's opening game against Kentucky on April 18. In that win over the Wildcats, the switch-hitting Peebles homered from both sides of the plate and finished with four RBIs. He continued his hot streak with another homer and a season-high five RBI night in a 9-3 win at LSU last Saturday.
Fischer's On-Base Streak Keeps Growing
Junior infielder Andrew Fischer has been an on-base machine for the Big Orange this season, leading the team with a .505 on-base percentage and an SEC-high 47 walks. The New Jersey native is the only player in the SEC to have reached base in all 44 games this season. Dating back to his time at Ole Miss last season, Fischer has reached base safely in 47 consecutive contests.
(24-18) Overall (12-9) Horizon
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#12 Tennessee Volunteers
(35-9) Overall (13-8) SEC
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 5/12 Tennessee kicks off a two-week homestand on Tuesday night when it hosts Northern Kentucky at Lindsey Nelson Stadium for the first of nine straight home games.
The next nine games will be the final regular-season home contests for the Vols this year before they travel to Arkansas prior to beginning postseason play at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama.
BROADCAST INFO
Myan Patel (PxP) and Caylan Arnold (analyst) will have the call for Tuesday's game on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app.Fans can also listen to the Voice of Tennessee Baseball John Wilkerson and Vince Ferrara call the action for the Vol Network (FM 99.1/AM 990) as well as via a free audio stream on UTSports.com, the Tennessee Athletics Mobile App and the Varsity App.
SERIES HISTORY
Vols vs. NorseOverall: Tennessee leads, 3-0
in Knoxville: Tennessee leads, 3-0
in Highland Heights: N/A
at Neutral Sites: N/A
Last Meeting: W, 9-3 on May 31, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn. (NCAA Regional)
In just three all-time meetings with Northern Kentucky, all of which have come in Knoxville and during the Tony Vitello era, Tennessee has outscored the Norse, 42-4, including a 9-3 victory a season ago in its opening game of the 2024 NCAA Knoxville Regional.
NOTABLE
Vols Look to Sustain Midweek SuccessTennessee enters Tuesday's contest with an 11-1 record in midweek games this season, with six of those 11 victories coming by double digits. Throughout Vitello's tenure (2018-pres.), the Vols are an impressive 74-11 overall in midweek games.
Peebles on a Tear
Cannon Peebles has been extremely productive offensively for the Vols of late, batting .344 with 11 hits, five home runs and 13 RBIs in the team's last 10 games. The junior backstop recently recorded three hits in back-to-back SEC games, doing so in the series finale at Ole Miss before following that up with another three-hit outing in UT's opening game against Kentucky on April 18. In that win over the Wildcats, the switch-hitting Peebles homered from both sides of the plate and finished with four RBIs. He continued his hot streak with another homer and a season-high five RBI night in a 9-3 win at LSU last Saturday.
Fischer's On-Base Streak Keeps Growing
Junior infielder Andrew Fischer has been an on-base machine for the Big Orange this season, leading the team with a .505 on-base percentage and an SEC-high 47 walks. The New Jersey native is the only player in the SEC to have reached base in all 44 games this season. Dating back to his time at Ole Miss last season, Fischer has reached base safely in 47 consecutive contests.
OPPONENT SCOUT
Northern Kentucky Norse (24-18 | 12-9 Horizon)- 2024 Record: 35-24 (19-11 Horizon)
- 2024 Postseason: NCAA Knoxville Regional (0-2)
- 2025 Horizon League Preseason Poll: 2nd
- Highest Ranking: N/A
- Head Coach: Dizzy Peyton
- Overall Record: 108-104 (4th year)
- Record at NKU: Same
ON DECK
The Vols have another series against a top-10 opponent this weekend when they host No. 10 Auburn Friday through Sunday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
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