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Joyce’s ‘Historic’ Outing Just The Start For The ‘Volunteer Fireman’

Ben Joyce

Tony Vitello asked the kids lining the first base line asking for autographs to wait for him as he strolled to the gathered media in the right field following the Vols’, 5-3, series clinching win over No. 19 Auburn at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. “How about Ben Joyce?” Vitello said before his postgame media scrum began. […]

Umpire Who Ejected Tony Vitello Back In Controversy A Week Later

Jeffrey Macias — the umpire who ejected Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello and pitching coach Frank Anderson earlier this month against Alabama — is back in the news this week after being in the center of more controversy. After being on the crew for Tennessee’s rivalry series with Alabama, Macias headed out west to umpire […]

Walters State Standout Talks Commitment To Tennessee

Walters State standout Colby Backus committed to Tennessee baseball Thursday in the midst of a dominant redshirt-freshman season in Morristown. Backus — a former Daniel Boone High School standout — is one of the top hitters on Walter State’s top-ranked NJCAA D1 team. The outfielder chose the Vols over interest from Auburn, Radford and Illinois […]

Tennessee Pitcher Avoids Fracture In Arm

Tennessee right-handed pitcher Chase Dollander avoided a right arm fracture when struck with a line drive in the Vols’ Saturday win over Alabama, Volquest.com’s Ben McKee first reported and a Tennessee spokesperson confirmed to RockyTopInsider. Dollander suffered a deep bone bruise and is day-to-day as the swelling decreases and he begins to throw again. Tennessee […]

BREAKING: Tennessee Baseball HC Tony Vitello Suspended Four Games

Tennessee Baseball

Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello has been suspended four games following his ejection from the Vols’ home game against Alabama on Saturday night, according to a UT spokesperson on Sunday. Vitello’s suspension will cover Sunday’s series finale against Alabama in Knoxville, Tuesday’s home midweek matchup against Bellarmine, and the first two games of the […]

Vitello, Anderson Suspended For Series Finale Against Alabama

Tony Vitello

Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello and pitching coach Frank Anderson are suspended for the top-ranked Vols’ series finale against Alabama Sunday. The full extent of the suspensions has not been announced upon publication, but neither coach will be available for the series rubber match. Vitello and Anderson were both ejected in the first inning of […]

SEC Officials Comment on the Tony Vitello Ejection

Tony Vitello

Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello and pitching coach Frank Anderson were ejected from the Vols’ game against Alabama in the first inning on Saturday night. After Tennessee starting pitcher Chase Dollander was hit in his throwing arm with a line drive, Anderson went out to check on his pitcher and have a word with […]

Tennessee Head Coach Tony Vitello Ejected From Saturday’s Showdown With Alabama

Tony Vitello

Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello and pitching coach Frank Anderson were ejected in the first inning of the Vols Saturday matchup with Alabama. Tensions were here in Friday night’s series opener between the Tennessee dugout and home plate umpire Jeffrey Macias. It didn’t take long for things to get revved up with the umpire […]

Updating Seth Halvorsen’s Timeline To Return

Tennessee Baseball Zane Denton

Tennessee’s pitching staff has been freakishly good this season with a pair of expected major contributors just now working their way back from preseason injuries. Blade Tidwell was available two weekends ago at Ole Miss, but hasn’t made his weekend debut yet, recording three innings pitched in a pair of midweek wins. At one time, […]

Top-End Talent, Injury Concerns Highlight 2022 Tennessee Pitching Staff

Redmond Walsh

NCAAM 2/16 Preview: Take Rutgers (+3.5) To Win Outright Against Illinois Despite losing Friday night starter Chad Dallas and top bullpen arm Sean Hunley, Tennessee’s 2022 pitching staff has more talent and depth than the 2021 group that ranked second in the SEC in ERA and led the Vols to Omaha for the first time […]