Tennessee-Missouri baseball projected starting pitchers

No. 2 Tennessee (15-3) will open Southeastern Conference play Friday at Missouri (13-3) for a three-game series.

First pitch for Friday’s series-opener between the Vols and Tigers is slated for 4 p.m. EDT. SEC Network+ will broadcast the series-opener.

Game No. 2 is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. EDT on Saturday, while Sunday’s series finale is slated for 2 p.m. EDT. Both contests can be watched on SEC Network+.

Noah Reed (PxP) and Spencer Jurgens (analyst) are on the call for the series.

The Vols enter SEC play ranked No. 2 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll for the fourth consecutive week.

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Below are starting pitchers for the Tennessee-Missouri series.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Friday, March 17

First pitch — 4 p.m. EDT

Tennessee: Junior RHP Chase Dollander (3-1, 2.45 ERA)

Missouri: Senior RHP Chandler Murphy (2-1, 3.48 ERA)

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Saturday, March 18

First pitch — 3 p.m. EDT

Tennessee: Sophomore RHP Chase Burns (2-0, 1.88 ERA)

Missouri: Senior RHP Rorik Maltrud (1-0, 3.07 ERA)

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Sunday, March 19

First pitch — 2 p.m. EDT

Tennessee: Sophomore RHP Drew Beam (3-0, 2.57 ERA)

Missouri: TBA