Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello met with the media following the Vols’ 9-3 series-evening win over LSU Saturday.
Vitello shared his thoughts on Marcus Phillips’ tremendous start, Cannon Peebles’ big night at the plate and more.
Watch Vitello’s entire post-game press conference below.
“It was good for him to get a carrot or a gold star,” Vitello said on Phillips’ outing. “I know some extra guys have got on base and guys were advancing on him the last two weeks, but if you really look at the numbers the last few weeks, he’s been good for us as a starter. He’s given you what you want.
“But it was good for him to get rewarded with good results and have even better command. I like it for him, but the bigger story is for the team, he kind of put a stake in the ground — or whatever you want to say — and said follow me and he wasn’t going to let his teammates down. He’s a guy who around the facility, I hate to single a guy out, but talk about family, he’s kind of adopted that philosophy. You guys have been around him. It’s a pretty impressive kid.”
