Jared Dickey replaces suspended Drew Gilbert for Tennessee baseball vs. Notre Dame
After Drew Gilbert's fifth-inning ejection in the loss to Notre Dame on Friday, Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello has inserted Jared Dickey in the starting lineup for Game 2 of the Knoxville Super Regional on Saturday.
Dickey is hitting .383 in 37 games, 23 of which were starts. He will start in left field, shifting Seth Stephenson over to center field.
Gilbert was irritated with home plate umpire Kellen Levy after he called strike one on a low, inside pitch. Levy tossed Gilbert immediately and did the same to pitching coach Frank Anderson when he came out to argue.
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Down 8-2, the Vols tried to mount a comeback and came up short 8-6.
Facing elimination, sophomore Chase Dollander gets the start for the No. 1 Vols against Notre Dame ace John Michael Bertrand. If Tennessee wins, a winner-take-all Game 3 will be played Sunday.
Alberto Camargo is a sports intern with the Knoxville-News Sentinel. Contact him at acamargo@gannett.com or follow him on Twitter @albaretoe.
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