Tennessee Fall Baseball Midpoint Notes And Observations
Tennessee baseball is just over halfway through its fall baseball season with scrimmages against Georgia State and Louisiana Tech still on the horizon. While the Vols haven’t faced an opponent yet this fall, Tony Vitello’s fifth team has gotten plenty of work in during intrasquad scrimmages. I’ve had a chance to watch five of Tennessee’s […]
Evan Russell ‘All In’ At Catcher
Tennessee baseball returned to the College World Series this June for the first time since 2005, capping off a magical season that saw the Vols win seven games on walk offs. There’s plenty of reasons to believe that Tennessee should have a team good enough to compete at the top of the SEC in 2022. […]
Tennessee Baseball Announces Fall Schedule
Tennessee baseball will play a pair of fall scrimmages against division one opponents this October, the team announced Tuesday. The NCAA used to not let schools scrimmage other schools during their fall season, but that rule changed in recent years to allow schools a pair of scrimmages. Since then, Tony Vitello and his program have […]
SEC Releases Tennessee Baseball’s Conference Schedule
The SEC released its 2022 conference baseball schedules, Wednesday. Tony Vitello’s Tennessee team will face seven NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago as well as defending National Champion Mississippi State The reigning SEC East champion Vols will open up conference play March 18-20 when Tennessee hosts South Carolina to Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello Talks To Media Wednesday
Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello met with the local media Wednesday. The newly extended Vols’ head coach talked on a plethora of topics. Included was renovations to Lindsey Nelson Stadium, the MLB Draft and Tennessee’s retooled pitching. Vitello also discussed the return of Evan Russell, Luc Lipcius and Redmond Walsh for a super senior […]
Evan Russell Returning For Final Season
Tennessee outfielder Evan Russell will return for a fifth season, the Lexington, Tennessee native announced on his Twitter Saturday night. Russell completed his fourth season in Knoxville this spring, hitting .238 with 14 home runs and 43 RBIs. The left fielder has played for collegiate seasons but due to COVID-19 eligibility relief, Russell had the […]
Recapping The Final Day Of The MLB Draft
Two Tennessee baseball pitchers and an incoming transfer pitcher were selected on the final day of the 2021 MLB Draft. The Texas Rangers selected right handed pitcher Jackson Leath in the 12th round Tuesday. Leath arrived in Knoxville as a junior college transfer in the fall of 2019 and impressed in his junior year before […]
Tony Vitello Previews Super Regional And Players Mantra Of “One Last Ride At Lindsey Nelson”
In what is shaping up to be a fierce Super Regional against LSU, Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello met with the media on Wednesday to discuss the upcoming series. The Vols and Tigers are definitely familiar with each other, especially coming off a highly contested series earlier in the SEC season. As Tennessee takes this […]
Tennessee Calms The Tide, Heading To Semifinals On Saturday
It was another offensive explosion for Tennessee, this time it was against Alabama. A day after run-ruling Mississippi State, the Vols did the exact same to the Tide. The Vols came into their matchup against Alabama looking to make up for the crazy 9th inning loss on Wednesday. On Friday, they took care of business, […]
Tennessee Defeats Missouri 11-4, Grabs Another SEC Series Win
The Vols took the field on Saturday afternoon, coming off a Friday night win and looking to take the series, with another win over the Tigers. Tennessee got off to a hot start in the 1st inning, thanks to Drew Gilbert, Luc Lipcius and Pete Derkay, giving the Vols a 4-0 lead. Things went back […]
