Category: Baseball

The UTM baseball team bounced back from a Game 1 setback in today’s doubleheader to claim the rubber game of its Ohio Valley Conference-opening series against Belmont, defeating the Bruins by a 10-5 margin in Game 2 at Skyhawk Field.           UTM (6-7, 2-1 OVC) completed its first series victory over the Bruins since 2015, dispatching the… Continue reading UTM baseball downs Belmont in doubleheader nightcap to win OVC-opening series

A historic Game 1 performance out of the UTM baseball team set the tone for a pair of wins today against the Arkansas State Red Wolves at Tomlinson Stadium.           The Skyhawk offense erupted in the opener, winning by a 21-5 margin – plating the most runs since April 25, 2009 against Tennessee Tech. UTM pushed across… Continue reading School records fall in Skyhawk baseball’s doubleheader sweep at Arkansas State

After dropping their first three contests of the 2021 campaign, all against Samford, the Skyhawk baseball squad picked up their first win of the season with a huge victory over No. 22 Alabama on Feb. 24. UTM picked up their third win over a ranked opponent under head coach Ryan Jenkins’ tenure in Martin, with… Continue reading Skyhawk baseball takes down No. 22 Crimson Tide 9-4

It was a low-scoring affair this afternoon at Joe Lee Griffin Field as the UTM baseball squad fell by a 3-1 margin to wrap up its season-opening series at Samford.           Five Skyhawk hurlers excelled on the mound today, allowing only two earned runs on six hits and just one walk. Eric Steensma drew the starting assignment and conceded… Continue reading UTM baseball drops 3-1 decision in a pitchers duel series finale at Samford

Alec Mills was part of Major League Baseball (MLB) history this afternoon at Miller Park, as the UTM alum spun the 16th no-hitter in Chicago Cubs history against the Milwaukee Brewers. Mills’ career-high 114th pitch of the day officially etched his name in the MLB record book, as he induced a groundout up the middle to shortstop… Continue reading Former UTM hurler Alec Mills tosses 16th no-hitter in Chicago Cubs history

UTM outfielder Houston Wright capped off a record-setting two-month stretch with Most Valuable Player honors in the Tidewater Summer League. Wright was originally slated to play in the Cape Cod Baseball League this summer but their season was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 6-3, 215-pound lefty settled into a roster spot with the… Continue reading UTM slugger Houston Wright earns Tidewater Summer League Most Valuable Player accolades

For the first time in his budding Major League Baseball career, former University of Tennessee at Martin hurler Alec Mills has made an Opening Day roster. Not only will Mills be in uniform for the Chicago Cubs during tomorrow’s season opener against Milwaukee, first-year manager David Ross announced on Wednesday that Mills has earned a… Continue reading Skyhawk alum Alec Mills makes Chicago Cubs opening day roster, tabbed to starting rotation

For the first time in UTM history, multiple student-athletes were listed on the Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American team as the Skyhawk duo of Christian Hall and Will LaFollette earned that title today. A total of 100 players were selected to the prestigious squad and UT Martin was one of just 20 Division I programs to… Continue reading UTM baseball makes history with selections of Hall, LaFollette on Collegiate Baseball Freshman All-American squad

The Skyhawk baseball team opened up home play against the University of Evansville Purple Aces on Mar. 4, but ultimately fell 5-3 after a four-run seventh inning. Going into the matchup, the Skyhawks had a distinct advantage on the pitching mound. Sophomore right-handed pitcher (RHP) Seth Petry got the start against the Purple Aces while… Continue reading Skyhawks fall to Evansville 5-3 after seventh inning collapse