Feb. 12, 2017

2017 Schedule

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Baseball Time in Tennessee is just five days away! To count down to the start of the 2017 season, UTSports.com will profile a player each day on the Vols' 2017 squad. The countdown continues today with Southern Cal graduate transfer Reggie Southall and will run up until UT’s season opener on February 17 against Memphis at FedEx Park.

TENNESSEE BASEBALL'S NO. 5

1999-2000 | Jamie Bennett
1987 | Greg Bentley
2005-07 | Julio Borbon
1990-91 | Scott Campbell
1976-79 | Jimmy Gaylor
2003 | Patrick Green
1988 | Tim Groner
2015-16 | Chris Hall
2009 | Tyler Horne
1984 & 86 | Barry Hyatt
1989 | Jason Imperial
1997-98 | Kurt Keene
2010 | Adam King
1969 (Away) | Steve Long
1980-81 | Jerry Morris
1973 (Home) | Bill Oden
1996 | Augie Ojeda
1966 | Malcolm Petty
2012 | Chris Pierce
2008 | Brian Powell
1967 | Norman Pratt
2013-14 | Scott Price
1973 (Away) | Joe Pritchard
1970-71 (Home) | Dave Rutherford
1992-93 | Alex San Miguel
1982-83 | Scott Simpson
1975 (Home) | Mike Smithson
2017 | Reggie Southall
2002 | Brian St. Jean
1985 | Brad Tunnell
1994-95 | Matt Whitley

Need to Know

Later this month, Tennessee will travel to Memphis to open their 2017 season with a three-game set (Feb. 17-19) against the University of Memphis at FedEx Park, home of the Tigers. The Big Orange then heads west during their second week of the season for a single-game matchup at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, Calif. (Feb. 22) before travelling to San Diego to participate in the Tony Gwynn Classic on Feb. 24-26.

Following the four-game stint in California, the Volunteers will return to Knoxville for their first home series of the season on March 3-5. The series also signifies the first-ever meeting between Norfolk State and UT.

The Orange & White open their 2017 Southeastern Conference schedule with the South Carolina Gamecocks in Knoxville on March 17-19, marking the second consecutive year for UT to begin conference play at home. Tennessee later plays host to SEC rivals Georgia (March 31-April 2), Auburn (April 13-15) and Arkansas (May 4-6) before closing out regular season play against Missouri (May 18-20) at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

This year, the Volunteers' SEC road schedule includes trips to Mississippi State (March 24-26), Florida (April 7-9), Texas A&M (April 21-23), Vanderbilt (April 28-30) and Kentucky (May 12-14).

On the season, the Volunteers, led by Head Coach Dave Serrano and his staff, are scheduled to play 15 of their 55 regular season games against five 2016 NCAA postseason participants, including 2016 SEC Tournament Champion Texas A&M.

Countdown to Baseball: 5 Days

Graduate transfer from Southern Cal Reggie Southall becomes the 31st Vol to wear No. 5 in Tennessee history.

Prior to his arrival at Tennessee this fall, Southall spent the 2013-16 seasons as a member of the USC Trojans baseball program, hitting .266 (29-for-109) over 42 games (31 starts) as a redshirt junior in 2016. In 2015, the California native was named to the All-Lake Regional Team and started 28 of 48 games as a redshirt sophomore. That year, he batted .250 (32-for-128), including six doubles, 30 runs scored and a .362 OBP.

Southall earned Pac-12 All-Academic First Team honors in 2015 and 2016, while also taking home a Second Team nod during the 2014 season. Now pursuing a Master’s degree in sport management and therapeutic recreation, the middle infielder earned a Bachelor’s degree in human biology from the University of Southern California in 2016.