Tennessee baseball head coach Josh Elander met with the media following the Vols’ 10-0 run-rule win over Nicholls Friday in newly-renovated Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Elander shared his thoughts on starting pitcher Tegan Kuhns’ above-average start, strong nights at the plate from Reese Chapman, Ariel Antigua and Henry Ford, how it felt to coach his first game as the program’s head coach, the renovations to the stadium and more.
Watch Elander’s entire press conference below.
“Well, the first thing I did walking in is I sent a video to all of the recruits, just saying, I can’t wait to go to battle with you guys next year and the years to come,” Elander said when asked how it felt to enter the ballpark ahead of coaching his first game as the program’s head coach.
“It’s just such a cool place to walk into and I have so many memories. It was so nice. Like Andre Lipcius, Luc Lipcius, I just had guys from all over the years texting me this morning. So, very grateful for that, but also know that this means to a lot of people around here now. So it’s time to get to work, and I’m just proud about how our guys handled the game today. I mean, kept the ball in front and swung the bat well and attacked the strike zone. When we do that, we feel good about our chances.”
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Tennessee will aim to win and sweep the series during a Saturday doubleheader against Nicholls. First pitch for the doubleheader is at 1 p.m. ET. SEC Network + has the stream. Game two of the doubleheader will start approximately 45 minutes after the completion of game one.
