Social Media Reacts to Tennessee’s Walk Off Home Run Over Vanderbilt
On the verge of losing a fifth-straight game on Friday night in Knoxville, the Tennessee Volunteers rallied behind the late-game long ball in order to defeat No. 3 Vanderbilt in Lindsey Nelson Stadium. A pair of home runs from Tennessee’s Kavares Tears and Dylan Dreiling in the bottom of the ninth inning tied the game […]
WATCH: Griffin Merritt Walks it Off Against Vanderbilt
Tennessee baseball came back to defeat Vanderbilt, 4-3, in 12 innings on Friday night. The Vols trailed 3-1 entering the ninth inning and had only two hits throughout the entirety of the game. However, redshirt-freshman slugger Kavares Tears knocked a solo home run off the batter’s eye to begin the ninth inning before freshman Dylan […]
How ‘Playing Loose’ Can Lead to Tennessee Baseball Turning the Corner
Eleventh-ranked Tennessee baseball dominated third-ranked Florida in a 14-2, run-rule victory in the series finale on Saturday. After back-to-back poor performances from the starting pitching and at the plate, the Vols emphatically bounced back with a series-salvaging win. What was the difference in game three versus the first two? The Vols played loose and had […]
Where Tennessee Baseball Stands in Latest Preseason Poll
Tennessee Baseball received its fifth top five preseason ranking on Tuesday when the National College Baseball Writers of America Preseason Top 35 Poll slotted the Vols at No. 2. deuce @NCBWA pic.twitter.com/0wzLshubNB — Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) January 31, 2023 LSU tops NCBWA’s poll at No. 1. Florida, Texas A&M, Arkansas and Ole Miss rank 4-7, […]
Tennessee Baseball’s Transfer Class Ranks As One Of Nation’s Best
Tony Vitello and his staff looked to the transfer portal to help shore up their roster after Tennessee baseball lost eight starters in the field and three key bullpen pieces to the MLB Draft. Tennessee did a strong job in the portal, adding four division one players for the nation’s No. 2 transfer class according […]
Where Vols Rank on D1 Baseball Impact Transfers List
With college baseball season on the horizon, preseason polls and lists are starting to be released. On Wednesday, D1Baseball.com released their Top 100 Impact Transfers list. Tony Vitello brought in a handful of transfers in the offseason, and three cracked D1’s list on the Top 100. Transfer third baseman Zane Denton, transfer OF Graham Merritt […]
Tennessee Baseball Lands Nation’s No. 3 Transfer Class
Tennessee baseball lost eight position starters from its 57-9 SEC regular season and tournament championship team a season ago. Tony Vitello and his staff attacked those needs in the transfer portal, landing a four-player class that ranks as the nation’s third best according to Baseball America. “Tennessee’s class is on the smaller side, especially once […]
Reigning AAC Player Of The Year Transferring To Tennessee Baseball
Reigning AAC Player of the Year Griffin Merritt announced he is transferring to Tennessee Monday afternoon. I’d like to thank UC for allowing a kid from Cincinnati to live out his dream. I cannot speak more highly of the program. I will always be a Bearcat. I have decided to take the next step in […]
