USC Upstate vs Tennessee Tech (Apr 23, 2025)

 
Box Score
 

2025 Big South Baseball Statistics
USC Upstate at Tennessee Tech
Apr 23, 2025 at Cookeville, TN (Bush Stadium)

USC Upstate 6 (21-21)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
ZENOR, Henry rf 
SHEAHAN, Vance ss 
SWEENEY, Johnny dh 
LUCAS, Preston c 
WATERS, Wylie 1b  11 
RITZER, Alex 3b 
NEWMAN, Scott cf 
WOTIPKA, Cayden lf 
GRIGGS, Gage 2b 
REYES, Juan p 
   BIANCHINI, Max p 
   KAPLAN, Max p 
   ELLINGWORTH, Cooper p 
   MACKEY, Cayden p 
   SANDERSON, Alex p 
Totals  38  11  24  11  11 
  

Tennessee Tech 8 (26-16)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
ROOKER 3b 
   STEELE 3b 
GREEN cf/rf 
WHITCOMB dh 
BLACK, R. c 
JORDAN 1b/cf 
GARZA, E. 2b 
BRAGGA rf 
   VRABEL 1b 
LEE, O. ss 
SMELSER lf 
MATTOX p 
   VEGA p 
   CASABELLA p 
   STRICKLIN p 
   LEWIS, B. p 
   HIGH p 
   PRIDGEN p 
Totals  33  10  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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USC Upstate......... 110 100 003 -  6 11  1
Tennessee Tech...... 000 201 32X -  8 10  4
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E - WOTIPKA, C.(2); ROOKER(7); BLACK, R.(2); GARZA, E.(4); LEE, O.(10). DP - Tech 3. LOB - UPST 11; Tech 9. 2B - ZENOR, H.(13); SWEENEY, J.(10); JORDAN(9). HR - NEWMAN, S.(14); JORDAN(7). HBP - WATERS, W.; NEWMAN, S.; GREEN; WHITCOMB; SMELSER. SF - STEELE(3). SB - SHEAHAN, V. 2(22); NEWMAN, S.(9); SMELSER(2).

USC Upstate   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
REYES, Juan   3.2  13  15 
BIANCHINI, Max   1.1 
KAPLAN, Max   1.0 
ELLINGWORTH, Cooper L,0-1  1.0 
MACKEY, Cayden   0.0 
SANDERSON, Alex   1.0 
  
Tennessee Tech   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
MATTOX   2.0  10  11 
VEGA   2.1  10  11 
CASABELLA W,3-2  1.2 
STRICKLIN   2.0 
LEWIS, B.   0.1 
HIGH   0.0 
PRIDGEN S,2  0.2 

Win - CASABELLA (3-2). Loss - ELLINGWORTH (0-1). Save - PRIDGEN (2). WP - ELLINGWORTH(2); STRICKLIN(4). HBP - by REYES, J. (GREEN); by REYES, J. (WHITCOMB); by CASABELLA (WATERS, W.); by MACKEY, C. (SMELSER); by PRIDGEN (NEWMAN, S.). BK - VEGA(1). PB - BLACK, R.(1).

Umpires - HP: Chris Deichman 1B: Michael Thomas 3B: Alfredo Burkeen
Start: 11:05 AM Time: 5:32 Attendance: 139
Weather: Clear skies,low 70s,5 mph N
MACKEY, C. faced 3 batters in the 8th.
HIGH faced 1 batter in the 9th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2025 Big South Baseball Statistics
USC Upstate at Tennessee Tech
Apr 23, 2025 at Cookeville, TN (Bush Stadium)

USC Upstate starters: 44/rf ZENOR, H.; 10/ss SHEAHAN, V.; 17/dh SWEENEY, J.; 12/c LUCAS, P.; 1/1b WATERS, W.; 5/3b RITZER, A.; 0/cf NEWMAN, S.; 24/lf WOTIPKA, C.; 15/2b GRIGGS, G.; 26/p REYES, J.;

Tennessee Tech starters: 3/3b ROOKER; 30/cf GREEN; 47/dh WHITCOMB; 22/c BLACK, R.; 26/1b JORDAN; 7/2b GARZA, E.; 5/rf BRAGGA; 11/ss LEE, O.; 19/lf SMELSER; 24/p MATTOX;

USC Upstate 1st - No play. ZENOR, H. walked. SHEAHAN, V. popped up to 2b. SWEENEY, J. doubled down the rf line; ZENOR, H. advanced to third. LUCAS, P. struck out looking. WATERS, W. reached on a fielding error by 2b; SWEENEY, J. advanced to third; ZENOR, H. scored, unearned. RITZER, A. struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 1st - ROOKER grounded out to 2b up the middle. GREEN grounded out to 3b. WHITCOMB grounded out to 3b down the 3b line. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

USC Upstate 2nd - NEWMAN, S. homered to left field, RBI. WOTIPKA, C. struck out looking. GRIGGS, G. struck out swinging. ZENOR, H. singled to right field. ZENOR, H. advanced to second on a throwing error by c, failed pickoff attempt. SHEAHAN, V. grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 2nd - BLACK, R. lined out to cf. JORDAN struck out swinging. GARZA, E. grounded out to ss up the middle. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

USC Upstate 3rd - VEGA to p for MATTOX. SWEENEY, J. grounded out to ss up the middle. LUCAS, P. singled to left field. WATERS, W. struck out looking. RITZER, A. reached on a fielder's choice; LUCAS, P. out at second ss unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 3rd - BRAGGA grounded out to 3b. LEE, O. grounded out to ss up the middle. SMELSER singled to center field. SMELSER stole second. ROOKER lined out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

USC Upstate 4th - NEWMAN, S. reached on a throwing error by ss. NEWMAN, S. stole second. WOTIPKA, C. flied out to lf to left center. GRIGGS, G. singled up the middle, RBI; NEWMAN, S. scored, unearned. ZENOR, H. lined into double play 2b to 1b; GRIGGS, G. out on the play. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 4th - GREEN hit by pitch. WHITCOMB hit by pitch; GREEN advanced to second. BLACK, R. grounded out to 1b unassisted down the 1b line; WHITCOMB advanced to second; GREEN advanced to third. JORDAN struck out swinging. GARZA, E. singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf, advanced to third, RBI; WHITCOMB scored, unearned; GREEN scored. BIANCHINI, M to p for REYES, J.. BRAGGA grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

USC Upstate 5th - SHEAHAN, V. singled through the right side. SHEAHAN, V. advanced to second on a balk. SWEENEY, J. fouled out to 3b. SHEAHAN, V. advanced to third on a passed ball. LUCAS, P. walked. CASABELLA to p for VEGA. WATERS, W. hit by pitch; LUCAS, P. advanced to second. RITZER, A. grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; WATERS, W. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 5th - LEE, O. flied out to lf to left center. SMELSER singled to left field. ROOKER grounded out to 2b; SMELSER advanced to second. GREEN walked. WHITCOMB flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

USC Upstate 6th - NEWMAN, S. struck out swinging. WOTIPKA, C. struck out swinging. GRIGGS, G. reached on a throwing error by 3b. ZENOR, H. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 6th - KAPLAN, M. to p for BIANCHINI, M. BLACK, R. flied out to lf to left center. JORDAN homered to right center, RBI. GARZA, E. singled down the 3b line. BRAGGA grounded out to p; GARZA, E. advanced to second. LEE, O. struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

USC Upstate 7th - STRICKLIN to p for CASABELLA. SHEAHAN, V. singled to center field. SHEAHAN, V. stole second. SWEENEY, J. popped up to ss up the middle; SHEAHAN, V. stole third. LUCAS, P. popped up to ss. WATERS, W. grounded out to ss up the middle. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 7th - ELLINGWORTH to p for KAPLAN, M.. SMELSER walked. ROOKER flied out to lf. GREEN struck out looking. WHITCOMB singled to shortstop; SMELSER advanced to second. WHITCOMB advanced to second on a wild pitch; SMELSER advanced to third on a wild pitch. BLACK, R. walked. JORDAN doubled down the rf line, 3 RBI; BLACK, R. scored; WHITCOMB scored; SMELSER scored. GARZA, E. grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

USC Upstate 8th - STEELE to 3b for ROOKER. GREEN to rf. JORDAN to cf. VRABEL to 1b for BRAGGA. RITZER, A. singled up the middle. NEWMAN, S. struck out swinging. RITZER, A. advanced to second on a wild pitch. WOTIPKA, C. grounded out to 3b. GRIGGS, G. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Tennessee Tech 8th - MACKEY, C. to p for ELLINGWORTH. VRABEL singled to right center. LEE, O. walked; VRABEL advanced to second. SMELSER hit by pitch; LEE, O. advanced to second; VRABEL advanced to third. SANDERSON, A to p for MACKEY, C.. Rain delay of 2 hours 18 minutes. STEELE flied out to rf, SF, RBI; LEE, O. advanced to third; VRABEL scored. GREEN singled to center field, RBI; SMELSER advanced to second; LEE, O. scored. WHITCOMB singled to second base; GREEN advanced to second; SMELSER advanced to third. BLACK, R. reached on a fielder's choice; WHITCOMB advanced to second; GREEN advanced to third; SMELSER out at home 1b to c. JORDAN struck out swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

USC Upstate 9th - LEWIS, B. to p for STRICKLIN. ZENOR, H. doubled to right center. SHEAHAN, V. singled to shortstop. SWEENEY, J. grounded out to 1b unassisted; SHEAHAN, V. advanced to second; ZENOR, H. advanced to third. LUCAS, P. singled to left center, 2 RBI; SHEAHAN, V. scored; ZENOR, H. scored. WATERS, W. walked; LUCAS, P. advanced to second. HIGH to p for LEWIS, B.. RITZER, A. walked; WATERS, W. advanced to second; LUCAS, P. advanced to third. PRIDGEN to p for HIGH. NEWMAN, S. hit by pitch, RBI; RITZER, A. advanced to second; WATERS, W. advanced to third; LUCAS, P. scored. WOTIPKA, C. grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; NEWMAN, S. out on the play. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

 
Line score
 


Tennessee Tech 8, USC Upstate 6 (Apr 23, 2025 at Cookeville, TN)
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USC Upstate......... 110 100 003  -  6 11  1      (21-21)
Tennessee Tech...... 000 201 32X  -  8 10  4      (26-16)
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Pitchers: USC Upstate - REYES, Juan; BIANCHINI, Max(4); KAPLAN, Max(6); ELLINGWORTH, Cooper(7);
MACKEY, Cayden(8); SANDERSON, Alex(8) and LUCAS, Preston. Tennessee Tech - MATTOX; VEGA(3);
CASABELLA(5); STRICKLIN(7); LEWIS, B.(9); HIGH(9); PRIDGEN(9) and BLACK, R..
Win-CASABELLA(3-2)  Save-PRIDGEN(2)  Loss-ELLINGWORTH, Cooper(0-1)  T-5:32  A-139
HR UPST - NEWMAN, Scott (14).
HR TTU - JORDAN (7).
Weather: Clear skies,low 70s,5 mph N

MACKEY, C. faced 3 batters in the 8th.
HIGH faced 1 batter in the 9th.