Justin Moore is continuing to get back out on the road at the very end of this month, with more dates in June, and a pretty regular tour schedule kicking off in July.
Justin has plenty of new music to bring fans, as he just released his new collection of songs, Straight Outta The Country.
So, with new music, and a return to touring life, Justin wants to look his best…and with a little help from his daughter, he’s got a good start.
Check out this fun video that he posted to his social media with his very own beautician taking good care of him…
From his Straight Outta The Country — check out the acoustic version of current single at country radio, “We Didn’t Have Much”
AUBURN, Ala. – The 16th-ranked Lady Vol softball team finished off their sweep of Auburn Sunday with a, 2-1, win at Jane B. Moore Field.
Auburn (26-19, 6-15 SEC) struck first in the bottom of the first as it pushed across one run on two hits. The Tigers’ run gave them their first lead of the weekend after trailing throughout games one and two.
After Makenna Dowell drew a leadoff walk, Tyler King moved her over to second on a ground out to first. Auburn then pinch ran Kelsey Schmidt for Dowell who moved around to third on a flyout to right, before coming across to score on a single up the middle from Lindsay Garcia.
In the fourth, Tennessee (38-8, 11-7 SEC) hit back as it pushed across two runs thanks to a little two-out magic from Ivy Davis. With one away, Chelsea Seggern singled to right and was pinch ran for by Josie Willingham.
After an Ally Shipman walk, she and Willingham advanced to second and third on a wild pitch. Auburn’s Shelby Lowe then struck out the next batter and intentionally walked Rylie West to bring Davis to the plate with the bases loaded and two away.
Davis fouled off three-straight pitches before smacking a double down the right field line to score Willingham and Shipman and give Tennessee the final margin of victory at, 2-1.
Callie Turner got the start for UT Sunday and tossed an inning, allowing one run on two hits. Ashley Rogers came on in relief, throwing six innings, striking out six and surrendered just one hit. Rogers picked up the win and improved to 22-6 on the year.
Over the weekend, Rogers picked up two victories and a save as UT earned its first sweep of the year.
UP NEXT
Tennessee heads out on the road for a makeup doubleheader May 5 at Mississippi State, before returning home to host Missouri May 7-9 in the final weekend of the regular season.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – One of the most decorated offensive lineman in Tennessee history now embarks on a professional career. Two-time first-team All-Southeastern Conference honoree and 2020 All-American Trey Smith was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft on Saturday evening.
Smith, who was taken No. 226 overall, joins teammate wide receiver Josh Palmer as part of the Volunteers 2021 draft class. Palmer was picked at No. 77 overall in the third round by the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday night.
Smith is the 11th Tennessee player all-time to be selected by Kansas City and the first since Kahlil McKenzie went in the 2018 sixth round.
The Jackson, Tennessee, native has proved to be one of the most dominant linemen in the country during his career. A starter in 41 games, he saw action on over 2,500 career offensive snaps and allowed only one sack in his final two seasons. He played 664 snaps in the fall of 2020, earning second-team All-America honors by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) and Football Writers Association of America (FWAA).
Off the field, few in the nation have been as impressive as Smith. He was the recipient of the Tennessee Torchbearer Award, the highest student honor at UT, and he was a two-time SEC Community Service Team member. Smith won the 2019 Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award and the 2020 Fritz Pollard Trophy.
Lady Vols LHP Callie Turner / Credit: UT Athletics
AUBURN, Ala. – The 16th-ranked Tennessee softball won its fourth consecutive SEC series Saturday, as it defeated Auburn, 3-2, at Jane B. Moore Stadium.
The Lady Vols (37-8, 10-7 SEC) dug deep in the late innings to preserve the victory as Auburn (26-18, 6-14 SEC) fought back with runs in the fifth and seventh as it looked to avoid the series loss.
With Tennessee leading 3-0 in the fifth inning, Auburn’s Maddison Koepke hit a leadoff solo home run over the left field wall to put the Tigers on the board. The hit was Auburn’s second of the day, but UT was able to shut the door and limit the damage as it got the next three batters out.
Auburn threatened again in the bottom of the seventh as Lindsey Garcia reached on an error to short with one away in the inning. Following a strikeout, Justus Perry was hit-by-a-pitch to put two runners on. A single from Maia Engelkes in the next at-bat scored Garcia and advanced the game-tying run to third as Engelkes moved up to second on a throwing error.
Ashley Rogers, who came on in relief in the sixth inning, locked in on Auburn’s Aspyn Godwin and struck out the catcher to clinch the win, the save and the series for the Lady Vols.
The save is Rogers’ third of the season.
UT got the scoring started in the second with a pair of runs courtesy an Auburn fielding error and a sacrifice fly from Kiki Milloy.
Senior Chelsea Seggern led off the second with a double to right field and advanced to third on a single by Ally Shipman. Shipman then stole second as the Tigers skipped a ball into the outfield trying to throw her out.
That allowed Seggern to come home for the game’s first run as Shipman quickly jumped to her feet and raced to third.
In the next at-bat, Milloy hit a sac fly to right that got deep enough for Shipman to tag and score on.
In the third, Amanda Ayala singled to right and moved up to second on a bunt single by Cailin Hannon. Ashley Morgan then laced a single up the middle of the infield that scored Ayala, giving Tennessee its third run of the game.
Callie Turner took the ball for UT Saturday and tossed five innings, striking out two and allowing just one run on two hits. The lefty earned her 10th win of the season and third victory in SEC play. The win is her third-straight conference victory – pitching the Lady Vols to wins over South Carolina, Georgia and now Auburn.
Maddie Penta started in the circle for Auburn and threw 2.1 innings, surrendering three runs on five hits. Lexie Handley tossed 4.2 innings in relief, striking out six and allowing just a pair of hits. Penta suffered the loss and falls to 8-8 on the year.
UP NEXT
Tennessee looks for the series sweep on Sunday as it faces Auburn in game three. First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. ET and all the action can be streamed on SEC Network+.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A seven-run sixth inning helped No. 4 Tennessee pull away from Kentucky for a 11-2 win in Saturday’s rubber game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Big Orange blasted two home runs and had six hits in their seven-run outburst in the sixth inning, none bigger than Jake Rucker’s grand slam with one out. Max Ferguson drove in the first run in the inning with a single before Rucker’s second slam of the season. Luc Lipcius went deep for the third straight game with a two-run shot later in the inning to give the Vols a commanding 11-2 lead.
Rucker finished the day with two hits and tied a career high with five runs batted in. Jordan Beck (4-for-5, R, 2B, RBI), Liam Spence (3-for-4, 2 R) and Ferguson (2-for-4, 2 R, 2B, RBI) also had big days at the plate for the Vols as they scored double-digit runs for the third time in their last four SEC games.
The Wildcats were able to scratch across a run in the top of the first on a sacrifice fly from Coltyn Kessler, scoring Austin Schultz, who hit the first pitch of the game to straightaway center field for a double.
The Vols took the lead with a two-run second inning as Beck and Pete Derkay both drove in runs. Drew Gilbert led off the inning with a double and came around to score on an RBI double by Beck before Derkay plated Lipcius with a sacrifice fly to put UT ahead 2-1. Tennessee added another run in the third when Evan Russell was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and took a 4-1 lead in the fifth on a Rucker RBI single before the big sixth inning to put the game out of reach.
Blade Tidwell improved to 5-2 on the year after giving the Vols a quality start. The freshman had five strikeouts and gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and three walks.
Redshirt senior lefty Redmond Walsh came on in relief of Tidwell with one out in the sixth and took it home from there, tossing 3.2 shutout innings with a career-high tying five strikeouts to earn his fifth save of the year. The Louisville, Tennessee, native did not give up a hit and allowed just one runner to reach base via an error.
Coltyn Kessler was the only Kentucky player to drive in a run as the Wildcats (26-15 // 10-11 SEC) were held to just four hits for the game.
The Vols (34-11 // 14-7 SEC) will have five days between games before a road trip to Missouri next weekend.
NOTABLE
FEELING GRAND: Jake Rucker’s grand slam in the sixth inning was the fifth hit by the Volunteers this season and the second by the Greenbrier, Tennessee, native. UT has hit at least one grand slam in every month this season. Tennessee Grand Slams
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second consecutive NFL Draft, Tennessee football wide receivers are making an impact.
VFL Josh Palmer became the latest as the Los Angeles Chargers selected him with the No. 77 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft on Friday night.
The Brampton, Ontario, native capped the best season of his career with an impressive offseason that included a 2021 Senior Bowl and NFL Combine invite. He garnered attention in Mobile with his skill set and work ethic.
Palmer concluded his Tennessee career with 99 catches for 1,514 yards and seven scores, averaging 15.3 yards per catch. He notched 16 catches of 25 or more yards. The 2020 season saw Palmer lead the Vols in receiving yards (475), receptions (33) and receiving touchdowns (4).
Palmer joins his former wide receiver teammates Jauan Jennings and Marquez Callaway at the next level. Jennings was selected in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, while Callaway made an immediate impact as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints. Callaway caught 21 passes for 213 yards and was a force on special teams during his rookie season.
The 2021 NFL Draft concludes Saturday with rounds four through seven beginning at noon ET. ESPN, NFL Network and ABC will broadcast it live.
2021 NFL Draft Notables
Josh Palmer became the 39th Vol wide receiver all-time to be selected in the NFL Draft.
At least one Vol wide receiver has been selected in back-to-back NFL Drafts. The first three wide receivers on the field in Tennessee’s 2020 TaxSlayer Bowl victory – Palmer, Marquez Callaway (New Orleans Saints) and Jauan Jennings (San Francisco 49ers) – are now all in the NFL.
Palmer became the 12th Vol to be taken by the Chargers organization all-time and the first since Jonathan Crompton went in the fifth round (pick 168) in 2010.
A total of 373 Vols have been selected in the NFL Draft all-time (dates back to 1936, includes AFL merger).
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 4 Tennessee dropped game two of its series against Kentucky, 8-2, after the Wildcats scored six runs over the final three innings to pull away and even the series at one game apiece.
Despite pitching well, Will Heflin was stuck with the loss after allowing three runs in 6.1 innings of work. The senior lefty gave up eight hits but also had six strikeouts and did not issue a walk.
Liam Spence and Jackson Greer both finished with two hits on the night to lead the offense. Greer hit his third home run of the season and has now homered in all three SEC games he’s started.
After four and a half scoreless innings, Jackson Greer got the scoring started with his second home run in as many days to put the Vols ahead 1-0 in the bottom of the fifth.
Heflin gave the Vols five scoreless innings before running into trouble in the top of the sixth. T.J. Collett led off with a single to put a runner on base for John Rhodes, who hit a 3-2 pitch over the wall in left center to give the Wildcats a 2-1 lead.
Luc Lipcius quickly knotted things back up at two with a solo blast over the batter’s eye in dead center field in the bottom of the sixth before Kentucky retook the lead on a two-out RBI single by Austin Schultz in the top of the seventh.
The Wildcats went on to score five more runs off of the Vols bullpen in the eighth and ninth, adding two more home runs to put the game away.
Tomorrow’s rubber game between the Vols (33-11 // 13-7 SEC) and Wildcats (26-14 // 10-10 SEC) will start at 1 p.m. and be streamed on SEC Network+ and the ESPN app.
NOTABLE
GREER STEPPING UP: With starting catcher Connor Pavolony temporarily sidelined due to injury, ETSU graduate transfer Jackson Greer has stepped up in a major way. Greer has homered in both games in the series and has hit a home run in all three SEC games he’s started this season.
AUBURN, Ala. – The 16th-ranked Tennessee softball team defeated Auburn 2-1 Friday night in a low-scoring pitchers dual at Jane B. Moore Field.
Tennessee (36-8, 9-7 SEC) scored twice in the fourth inning, which was all the run support Ashley Rogers needed to help lead UT to the series opening victory.
Tennessee’s ace in the circle tossed a gem against the Tigers (26-17, 6-13 SEC) as she allowed just one run on two hits. Rogers struck out four Auburn batters Friday night to increase her season strikeout total to 225.
Rogers also threw her 18th complete game of the season as she picked up her 21st win of 2021.
Heading into the fourth, the game was scoreless until senior Chelsea Seggern stepped to the plate and smashed a solo home run over the wall in right center to break the deadlock and give UT a 1-0 lead.
The Lady Vols added a second run in the inning as Rylie West returned to the Tennessee lineup and roped an RBI double to center. Her double drove home Kiki Milloy from first who scored what would become the game-winning run.
In the bottom of the inning, Auburn hit back with a leadoff double from Alyssa Rivera. After a groundout advanced Rivera to third, Lindsey Garcia hit a sac fly to right that allowed Rivera to score and cut Tennessee’s lead down to 2-1.
After the three combined runs scored in the fourth, the game settled back into a pitchers dual between Rogers and Auburn’s Shelby Lowe. Rogers was extremely efficient in the fifth, sixth and seventh and she retired the final nine batters she faced.
Lowe pitched a complete game for Auburn, suffering the loss and dropping to 13-6 on the year. Her final line read two runs allowed on six hits, one walk and five strikeouts.
WELCOME BACK
The Lady Vols welcomed back two key pieces to their offense Friday night as Rylie West and Amanda Ayala both appeared in UT’s victory. West started the game at DP and went 1-for-3 with an RBI double. It was her 10th double of the season, which ranks second on the team.
Ayala made one plate appearance as a pinch hitter, seeing her first action since April 4 against Kentucky.
UP NEXT
Tennessee and Auburn take the field for game two tomorrow at 5 p.m. ET. The game can be streamed on SEC Network+.
