On May 18, we send Happy Birthday wishes a pair of recent Tennessee student-athletes: Kristin Coggin of the rowing team and Maddie Garrett of the swimming & diving team.
There
were 19 former Vols that took the field in professional baseball this
week, including R.A. Dickey, who had 10 Ks on his way to a win. See
how he and the other 18 performed with today's Vols in the Pros
Update.
MLB
J.P. Arencibia - Toronto Blue Jays
May 15: 2-for-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBIs, 1 K
Season: .236, 39 G, 18 R, 34 H, 7 2B, 10 HR, 20 RBIs
VIDEO: Arencibia launches a two-run homer.
Juilo Borbon - Chicago Cubs
May 13: 0-for-1
May 14: 0-for-0, 1 BB
Season: .250, 22 G, 4 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 4 BB, 2 K, 3/4 SB
R.A. Dickey - Toronto Blue Jays
May 14: W, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 10 K
Season: 3-5, 4.83 ERA, 9 G, 54.0 IP, 49 H, 32 R, 29 ER, 24 BB, 48 K
VIDEO: Dickey gets 10 Ks.
VIDEO: Dickey talks with MLB tonight:
Yan Gomes - Cleveland Indians
May 13: 1-for-3
Season: .273, 15 G, 7 R, 12 H, 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBIs, 1 BB, 6 K
Chase Headley - San Diego Padres
May 14: 0-for-3, 1 K
May 15: 1-for-3, 2 BB
May 16: 2-for-3, 2B, 1 R, 1 BB
Season: .298, 26 G, 12 R, 28 H, 8 2B, 4 HR, 12 RBIs, 14 BB, 26 K, 2/3 SB
Deunte Heath - Chicago White Sox
May 13: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 BB
Season: 0-0, 11.12 ERA, 4 G, 5.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 8 BB, 2 K
Todd Helton - Colorado Rockies
May 13: 1-for-2, 1 BB
May 14: 2-for-4, 2 RBIs
May 15: 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
May 16: 1-for-4, HR, 2 RBIs
Season: .257, 23 G, 7 R, 18 H, 3 2B, 3 HR, 16 RBIs, 7 BB, 11 K
VIDEO: Helton hits an RBI single.
VIDEO: Helton hits a sac fly.
VIDEO: Helton knocks a two-run homer.
Luke Hochevar - Kansas City Royals
May 13: SV, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Season: 0-0, 1.17 ERA, 1 SV, 10 G, 15.1 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 3 BB, 17 K
TRIPLE-A
Yan Gomes - Columbus Clippers (Indians)
[Did not play]
Season: .300, 6 G, 2 R, 6 H, 4 2B, 3 RBIs, 4 BB, 4 K
Deunte Heath - Charlotte Knights (White Sox)
[Did not play]
Season: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 G, 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 8 K
Andrew Simunic - Oklahoma City RedHawks (Astros)
May 13: 0-for-0
May 14: 0-for-4, 1 K
May 16: 3-for-5, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBIs
Season: .303, 23 G, 12 R, 23 H, 2 2B, 8 RBIs, 9 BB, 13 K, 3/5 SB
DOUBLE-A
Kentrail Davis - Huntsville Stars (Brewers)
May 13: 1-for-4, 1 R, 2 K
May 14: 0-for-4, 1 K
May 15: 0-for-2, 2 K
May 16: 0-for-0
Season: .255, 40 G, 22 R, 7 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBIs, 25 BB, 40 K, 9/11 SB
Blake Forsythe - Binghamton Mets (Mets)
May 14: 1-for-3, 2B, 1 BB, 1 K
Season: .280, 23 G, 10 R, 21 H, 9 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBIs, 9 BB, 24 K
Stephen McCray - Birmingham Barons (White Sox)
May 16: L, 7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Season: 4-3, 2.86 ERA, 8 G, 44.0 IP, 40 H, 21 R, 14 ER, 15 BB, 19 K
A-ADVANCED
Matt Duffy - Lancaster JetHawks (Astros)
May 15: 1-for-2, 1 RBI
May 16: 3-for-5, 1 R, 3 RBIs, 2 K
Season: .282, 34 G, 25 R, 35 H, 6 2B, 2 3B, 6 HRs, 34 RBIs, 11 BB, 28 K
Cody Hawn - Brevard County Manatees (Brewers)
May 13: 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K
May 14: 0-for-3, 3 K
May 15: 1-for-4, 2 K
May 16: 0-for-3, 1 BB
Season: .275, 31 G, 12 R, 33 H, 5 2B, 6 HR, 15 RBIs
Nick Hernandez - Clearwater Threshers (Phillies)
[Did not play]
Season: 3-1, 4.00 ERA, 7 G, 36.0 IP, 35 H, 20 R, 16 ER, 15 BB, 42 K
Khayyan Norfork - Potomac Nationals (Nationals)
[Did not play]
Season: .200, 11 G, 5 R, 7 H, 0 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBIs, 3 BB, 8 K, 2/3 SB
Zach Osborne - Modesto Nuts (Rockies)
[Did not play]
Season: .154, 3 G, 1 R, 2 H, 0 RBIs, 0 BB, 3 K
Charley Thurber - St. Lucie Mets (Mets)
May 14: 0-for-3, 1 K
May 15: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 K
May 16: 0-for-4, 2 K
Season: .173, 28 G, 17 R, 18 H, 6 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 15 RBIs
SINGLE-A
Steven Gruver - Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins)
May 15: L, 3.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 1 K
Season: 2-1, 2.10 ERA, 9 G, 2 SV, 30.0 IP, 27 H, 9 R, 7 ER, 10 BB, 37 K
Will Locante - South Bend Silver Hawks (Diamondbacks)
May 15: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 0 K
Season: 0-1, 6.55 ERA, 10 G, 11.0 IP, 14 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 7 BB, 9 K
Khayyan Norfork - Hagerstown Suns (Nationals)
May 12: 1-for-3, 1 R
May 13: 3-for-5, 2B, 1 R, 2 RBIs, 1 K
May 14: 0-for-4, 1 K
Season: .278, 10 G, 5 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 7 RBIs, 3 BB, 8 K, 1/1 SB
Matt Ramsey - Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays)
May 16: SV, 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
Season: 0-0, 2 SV, 0.90 ERA, 8 G, 10.0 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 5 BB, 12 K
Drew Steckenrider - Greensboro Grasshoppers (Marlins)
[Did not play]
Season: 1-1, 4.58 ERA, 5 G, 19.2 IP, 15 H, 14 R, 10 ER, 10 BB, 28 K
The second stop of the Big Orange Caravan took place on Thursday night in Chattanooga. Find out what coach Butch Jones told the media:
Here's a look at coverage from the scribes:
- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Jones energizing Vols' big fan base (with video)
- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Tennessee AD already big Jones fan (with video)
- GoVols247: Notes: Jones happy with Vols' GPA
- GoVols247: Spring synopsis: Specialists
- Rocky Top Talk: Butch Jones, Close Games, and The Fourth Quarter Comeback
- Volquest: Jones hits Chattanooga with B.O.C.
Happy Birthday on May 17 to diver Mauricio Robles of the Swimming & Diving team.
Former Lady Vol Semeka Randall has been named the new head women's basketball coach at Alabama A&M University, Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks announced Thursday.
Randall played at Tennessee from 1998-2001, and was a key member of the 1998 NCAA Championship team that went 39-0. The native of Cleveland, Ohio, was also earned Kodak and AP All-American honors in 1999 and 2000. After graduating from UT with a degree in Speech Communication, Randall was the 17th pick in the 2001 WNBA draft and went on to play professionally for three years with the Seattle Storm, Utah Starzz and San Antonio Stars, as well as played internationally during the WNBA off-season.
She began her coaching career as an assistant at Cleveland State, then moved to Michigan State in 2004, and helped the Spartans to the 2004 NCAA Championship game. She also served as an assistant at West Virginia from 2007-08, before moving on to head coach at Ohio University from 2008-2013.
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