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 Baseball Overcomes Early Adversity To Even Series Against Alabama
Adversity found Tennessee early in its, 9-3, series tying win over Alabama Saturday evening. By the time the bottom of the first inning began, Tennessee coaches Tony Vitello and Frank Anderson had been ejected and starting pitcher Chase Dollander’s day was done due to injury. We’ve covered those two issues at length in the stories […]
Tennessee Baseball Weekend Notebook: Vols Keep Rolling, Sweep Missouri
Tennessee baseball broke the SEC record for the best start in SEC play, sweeping Missouri to improve to 12-0 in conference play. The Tigers ended Tennessee’s three-plus week stretch of never trailing in a game, but couldn’t leave Knoxville with a win. Here’s four notes from the weekend. Tigers Push The Vol Tennessee made it look […]
Long Ball Powers Tennessee Past Missouri
For the second straight game, Missouri tallied a pair of runs in the first inning to take an early lead over Tennessee. The Vols answered the bell again, hitting four home runs on their way to an, 11-4, series clinching win over the Tigers. The victory gives Tennessee (30-1, 11-0 SEC) the best start in […]
Tennessee Baseball Fan Favorite Doing NIL Deal With Weigel’s
Tennessee baseball has made the most out of NIL opportunities this season selling customized shirts and leaning into Jordan Beck’s alter ego “Mike Honcho.” But it’s a different fan-favorite that is in the NIL spotlight this week. Catcher and super senior Evan Russell is partnering with Knoxville based convenience store Weigel’s for an NIL deal. […]
Tennessee Capitalizes On Vanderbilt Mistakes, Takes Series Opener
Kansas City Royals 2022 Projected Lineup NASHVILLE, Tn — Tennessee made a major mistake when it used a bat lacking the sticker marking an approved bat in the first inning of Friday’s, 6-2, series opening win at Vanderbilt The use of the bat that was either unapproved or lost its proper approved sticker — which Tennessee […]
Everything To Know About Tennessee’s Illegal Bat Debacle At Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tn — No. 1 Tennessee’s weekend series at No. 9 Vanderbilt was bound to be full of drama and hate. It took all of three-batters to come to fruition in the Vols’, 6-2, series opening win over Vanderbilt. Tennessee right fielder Jordan Beck took a 1-2 pitch just over the right field wall at Hawkins […]
Tennessee Baseball Sweeps Weekend Series Against Rhode Island
Is #4 Arkansas Vulnerable Against #13 Vermont? Tennessee stayed unbeaten at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on the season, sweeping Rhode Island in a three-game series. The Vols’ bats stayed red-hot on the weekend, scoring at least eight runs in every game as they outscored the Rams’ 37-10. Right fielder Jordan Beck and utility man Jared Dickey […]
Takeaways From Tennessee’s Winning Weekend In Houston
Titans GM Jon Robinson Gets Emotional Tennessee baseball steamrolled Oklahoma, 8-0, to complete its three-game weekend set at the Shriners Childrens College Classic in Houston. After dropping the weekend opener to No. 1 Texas, the Vols responded with back-to-back decisive wins over Baylor and Oklahoma. Here’s three takeaways from a strong weekend for Tennessee baseball. […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello Talks Vols’ Lopsided Win Over UNC-Asheville
Longhorn Baseball 2022 Preview Tennessee baseball improved to 4-0 Wednesday evening, decimating UNC-Asheville 16-1 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. A day after having its matchup with Tennessee Tech postponed due to weather, the Vols came out and dominated, scoring in six innings. LHP Zander Sechrist earned his fist career start and was fantastic in three innings, […]