It appears as though Josh Elander isn’t done tinkering with his weekend pitching rotation after shaking things up a week ago.
Per GoVol247’s Ben McKee, Tennessee is changing their rotation again ahead of their weekend showdown with LSU in Knoxville.
Tennessee is going with Landon Mack on Friday night, followed by Tegan Kuhns returning to the rotation on Saturday. Evan Blanco will toe the rubber on Sunday.
Kuhns returns after a one game starting absence last weekend against Vanderbilt. LHP Brandon Arvidson
started on Friday night for the Vols in his place after a strong start to the season in the bullpen. Elander had been critical about Kuhns’ performance after the Vols’ opening day starter continued to struggle after a good first two outings.
However, Kuhns came in out of the bullpen against the Commodores and acquitted himself well. He went 4.1 innings and struck out six while being charged with just one run. Unfortunately, that run came in the tenth inning, as the Vols were walked off 3-2 for the first of three straight walk off losses to their intrastate rivals.
Now, the Vols will have a new look rotation in a series they absolutely have to have. Tennessee now sits at 3-6 in SEC play, with only 1-8 Missouri and South Carolina worse off. LSU comes in at 4-5, so this could be a series that swings the fortunes for both programs the rest of the season.
The series gets underway on Friday evening at 5:30 pm ET from Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
