Tennessee Baseball, Basketball Team Up To Make SEC History
It’s been a history making spring for the Tennessee athletic department. The Tennessee basketball team ended a 43-year SEC Tournament drought in March, the baseball team ended a pair of 27-year conference championship droughts — both in the regular season and SEC Tournament —and the men’s tennis program returned to the Final Four for the […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello, Drew Gilbert, and More React to Tennessee’s SEC Championship Victory
On Sunday afternoon in Hoover, the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team officially reached the top of the SEC mountain. With an 8-4 victory over the Florida Gators on the diamond, the Vols are now officially the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament Champions. After the game, head coach Tony Vitello, SEC Tournament MVP Drew Gilbert, first baseman Luc […]
Tennessee’s ‘Attitude And Effort’ Shine Through In Dominant SEC Tournament Run
HOOVER, Ala. — Drew Gilbert was going through a Drew Gilbert slump, that is to say a short one, when Florida intentionally walked Jordan Beck to face the All-SEC centerfielder with two-outs and the bases loaded in the fifth inning of a one-run game. Gilbert struck out and grounded out in his first two at-bats […]
Tennessee Tops Florida, Claims SEC Tournament Championship
HOOVER, Ala. — Tennessee completed a dominant week, knocking off seven-seed Florida, 8-4, to defend its regular season conference title and earn the program’s first SEC Tournament Championship since 1995. The Vols never trailed in the 2022 SEC Tournament thanks in large part to dominant pitching. RHP Camden Sewell continued that trend, dealing against the Gators […]
WATCH: Blake Burke’s Epic Bat Flip Will Make Your Day
There is only one word to describe the moment when Blake Burke launched a 401-foot home run to right field in the ninth inning on Saturday night… Epic. The home run itself was a towering moonshot deep into the pitch-black Alabama night-time sky. As soon as the ball connected with the bat, everyone in the […]
Tennessee Knocks Off LSU, Advances To SEC Tournament Semifinals
HOOVER, Ala. — Tennessee and LSU didn’t get going until 10:10 p.m. local time and 11:10 p.m. back in Knoxville, but the Vols were ready to play nonetheless, defeating LSU to advance to the SEC Tournament semifinals. Here’s everything to know about the Vols’, 5-2, victory. Jordan Beck Announces His Presence Tennessee right fielder Jordan Beck […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello, Evan Russell, Drew Gilbert React to Tennessee’s Win Against Vanderbilt
Tony Vitello and the Tennessee Volunteers defeated Vanderbilt, 10-1, in the second round of the SEC Tournament on the diamond in Hoover, Alabama on Thursday. With the victory, Tennessee advances to the third round to take on LSU on Friday night. Tennessee catcher Evan Russell finished the game with one hit, one run batted in, […]
Tennessee Dominates Vanderbilt To Open SEC Tournament
HOOVER, Ala. — Tennessee’s long awaited opening game at the SEC Baseball Tournament was drama free. The Vols took a first inning lead and jumped on rival Vanderbilt with a big third inning on their way to a 10-1 victory. Here’s everything to know about Tennessee’s fourth win over the Commodores this season. Ortega and Gilbert […]
Tennessee Baseball Lands Six Players On All-SEC Teams
The regular-season SEC Champion Tennessee Volunteers raked up postseason honors on Monday. Tennessee won three of the four major awards while seven total players occupied the All-SEC teams. Tony Vitello won SEC Coach of the Year, Chase Dollander won SEC Pitcher of the Year and Drew Beam won SEC Freshman of the Year while star […]
Tennessee Achieves Rare ‘Baseball Turkey’ Against Mississippi State
In the sport of bowling, when a participant rolls back-to-back-to-back strikes in a game, it is called a turkey. While there’s really no such thing as the “baseball turkey”, Tennessee did get about as close to the concept on the diamond if there was to be one. On Thursday evening in Starkville, Tennessee’s offense launched […]
