Tennessee Catcher Cal Stark Signs Undrafted Free Agent Deal With Home State Team
The Texas Rangers signed Tennessee catcher Cal Stark to an undrafted free agent deal on Monday, KnoxNews Mike Wilson first reported and Stark confirmed to RTI Stark was already out of eligibility after playing his first two college seasons at Weatherford Community College in Texas and his final two seasons at Tennessee. Stark started 89 […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello, Dylan Dreiling, Cal Stark, Aaron Combs Talk Game Two Win Over Texas A&M to Even CWS Finals
Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello, RHP Aaron Combs, catcher Cal Stark and outfielder Dylan Dreiling met with the media following the Vols’ 4-1 win over Texas A&M to even the College World Series Finals. The group talked about the biggest storylines of the win, including Combs’ great relief outing, Stark and Dreiling’s crucial homers […]
Tennessee Confident It Will Bounce Back In Game Two Against Texas A&M
OMAHA, Neb. — Tennessee is on the brink of elimination after dropping game one of the College World Series finals 9-5 against Texas A&M on Saturday night. The Vols played poorly, compounding shaky pitching performances with poor defense in their first loss in Omaha. With its season on the brink, what gives Tennessee confidence that they’ll […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello, Cal Stark, Nate Snead Preview College World Series Semifinal Matchup
Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello, RHP Nate Snead and C Cal Stark met with the media Tuesday in Omaha to preview the Vols’ upcoming College World Series semifinal matchup at Charles Schwab Field on Wednesday. Vitello also offered an update on injured centerfielder Hunter Ensley, talked about why he sent Northern Kentucky baseball manager […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello Reacts to Cal Stark Home Run Live on Television Broadcast
Vols head coach Tony Vitello was in the right place at the right time for Cal Stark’s first home run in the Knoxville Regional Championship on Sunday afternoon. Tennessee was tied with Southern Miss at one each in the top of the fifth inning when SEC Network broadcasters Clay Matvick and Ben McDonald began a […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello, Hunter Ensley, Cal Stark React to Knoxville Regional Sweep
Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello, OF Hunter Ensley and C Cal Stark met with the media following the Vols’ 12-3 win over Southern Miss on Sunday. The trio reacted to the dominant win and the regional sweep as the team moves on to its fourth straight Super Regional. More From RTI: Instant Reaction: Tennessee Baseball […]
What Tennessee Baseball Players Said About Winning SEC Tournament
Tennessee baseball won its fourth game in as many days when they knocked off LSU 4-3 at the Hoover Met to win the SEC Tournament Championship on Sunday afternoon. Following the game, left-handed pitcher Dylan Loy, catcher Cal Stark and Hunter Ensley met with the media and discussed following up the SEC Regular-Season Championship with […]
Emotional Conversations And An Unquenchable Fire: Cal Stark’s Rise For Tennessee Baseball
Cal Stark was five years old, riding in the backseat of his father’s car after a tee-ball game. “Did you have fun?” Butch Stark innocently asked his young son. Cal Stark had not had fun. They didn’t keep score in the Arlington tee-ball league, but Cal kept the score in his head. And he knew […]
Tennessee Baseball’s Offense Explodes In Series Clinching Victory At Auburn
Tennessee baseball’s bats exploded for the second straight game as the Vols slugged their way to a 18-5 series clinching run-rule victory over Auburn on Sunday afternoon. It marked Tennessee’s third straight series victory and its second straight series victory despite dropping the series opener. Here’s everything to know about the series finale. An Explosive […]
Pair Of Tennessee Baseball Returning Starters Sidelined To Begin Fall Practice
Tennessee baseball returning starters Zane Denton and Cal Stark are sidelined for the start of the Vols’ fall practice, head coach Tony Vitello announced Thursday. Stark, who started 43 of 63 games at catcher last season including every postseason game, is working back from a hand injury that required offseason surgery. “Cal (Stark) had an […]