Pair of Former Vols Land on ESPN’s Top Prospects Rankings
Tennessee baseball landed a pair of former Vols on Kiley McDaniel’s Top 100 MLB 2024 Prospects rankings for ESPN on Wednesday. Former Vol outfielder Drew Gilbert is the highest-ranked major league prospect from ESPN’s rankings landing at No. 39. Gilbert began his career in the Houston Astros’ organization but was sent to the New York […]
Three VFLs Listed on MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 Prospects List
Three former Tennessee baseball players have landed on MLB Pipeline’s 2024 Preseason Top 100 Prospects list. Chase Dollander came in at No. 52 as the highest VFL, with Drew Gilbert filing in one spot behind him at No. 53. Jordan Beck rounded out Tennessee’s representation on the list, coming in at No. 81. The full […]
Trio Of Former Tennessee Baseball Players Land On MLB Top 100 Prospects List
Tony Vitello has rejuvenated the Tennessee baseball program in his six-year tenure. The program has claimed two SEC East titles, a SEC regular season and tournament championship and has taken a pair of trips to the College World Series in the last three years. They’re also starting to consistently put players in professional baseball. That […]
Chase Dollander Becomes Tennessee’s Highest Draft Pick Of Tony Vitello Era
The Colorado Rockies selected Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander with the ninth pick in the 2023 MLB Draft Sunday night. Dollander becomes the Vols’ third first round pick in two years and the fourth first round selection of the Tony Vitello era. The right-handed pitcher is Tennessee’s highest drafted player since Nick Senzel went second overall […]
Where Chase Dollander Is Projected To Land In 2023 MLB Draft
The 2023 MLB Draft is just a day away with the first two rounds of the 20-round draft beginning at 7 p.m. ET Sunday night. Shortstop Maui Ahuna could hear his name called late Sunday night as he projects as a late second round/early third round selection. But right-handed pitcher Chase Dollander is poised to […]
Tennessee Baseball 2023 MLB Draft Preview
The 2023 MLB Draft begins Sunday, July 9 and runs through Tuesday, July 11. While it isn’t poised to be as busy a draft as it was last year, the Vols will have a number of players drafted with some other big questions for incoming players. The first two rounds of the draft will take […]
Which Tennessee Players Are Projected First Round Picks In Upcoming MLB Draft
With Tennessee baseball’s run in the College World Series over we now turn to the offseason and roster building for the 2024 campaign. Plenty of roster building is currently going on with the transfer portal in full effect but the MLB Draft is also an important part of the offseason. Tennessee has a number of […]
Tennessee Baseball in Similar Situation With Season on the Line Again
With Tennessee’s Saturday night loss to LSU, the Vols’ season is on the line Monday night against Stanford in Omaha. Tennessee is no stranger to elimination games, having played in two last weekend in the Hattiesburg Super Regional. And just like in Hattiesburg, Chase Dollander will get the ball in an elimination game. Last time […]
Tennessee Baseball’s Pitching Dominant In Run To Omaha
Tennessee baseball posted just a .204 team batting average in last weekend’s Hattiesburg Super Regional. But that was no problem. The Vols’ pitching staff was simply fantastic for a second straight weekend as Tennessee punched its ticket to the Men’s College World Series. Tennessee allowed just nine runs in the super regional despite a rare […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello, Jared Dickey, Chase Dollander React to Vols’ Game Two Win in Hattiesburg Super Regional
Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello, pitcher Chase Dollander and outfielder Jared Dickey met with the media following the Vols’ 8-4 win over Southern Miss in game two of the Super Regional. All of Tennessee’s eight runs came after the Vols fell behind 4-0 entering the fourth inning. Tennessee scored six runs in the fourth […]
