Griffin Merritt Came To Tennessee To Make The CWS. He Was Integral In Making It Happen
Griffin Merritt sat in the locker room with his Tennessee teammates in shock in late April. The Vols were 5-10 in SEC play and Merritt wasn’t having the season he envisioned when he transferred from Cincinnati last summer. Something had “to change” and something did. Merritt found his rhythm and helped the Vols find theirs. […]
‘Everything Really Did Change’: The Game That Flipped Tennessee Baseball’s Season
Tennessee players sat in the locker room amidst a four-game losing skid in mid April doing simple math. “I don’t want you to hear this, but I’ll say it anyway,” utility man Jared Dickey said Thursday. “We were kind of sitting in the locker room and looking at each other like: We’re 5-10 in the […]
WATCH: Josh Elander Recaps Vols Series-Sweeping Victory Over Dayton
Tennessee Baseball acting head coach Josh Elander met with the media following the Vols’ 6-0 shutout series-sweeping victory over Dayton on Sunday to share his thoughts on the win. Elander broke down the performances of starting pitcher Drew Beam, first baseman Blake Burke and more. Beam turned in another great start, giving up just one […]
Tennessee Takes Game Three, Completes Weekend Sweep Of Dayton
Tennessee baseball opened up an early lead and coasted past Dayton 6-0 to complete the weekend sweep of the Flyers at Lindsey Nelson Stadium Sunday afternoon. Drew Beam completed a weekend of impressive starting pitching outings for the Vols while showing some resiliency in the process. Heres’s everything to know about Tennessee’s series finale victory. […]
WATCH: Josh Elander Breaks Down Vols Series-Clinching Win Over Dayton
Tennessee Baseball acting head coach Josh Elander met with the media following the Vols’ 4-1 win over Dayton to win the series to discuss Tennessee’s series-clinching win. Elander reacted to elite performances from starter Chase Burns and reliever Seth Halvorsen as well as how Tennessee did at the plate. “Just special stuff,” Elander said when […]
WATCH: Josh Elander Talks Vols Series-Opening Win Over Dayton
Tennessee Baseball acting head coach Josh Elander met with the media following the Vols’ 12-2 series-opening win over Dayton in Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Elander touched on Chase Dollander’s 12-strikeout performance and how he was able to rebound after a rocky first inning. Elander also spoke on AJ Russell’s big performance and how the freshman has […]
Vitello-less Tennessee Baseball Dominates Dayton To Open Series
Tennessee baseball was without its head man Friday night against Dayton — as it will be the rest of the weekend — but that was little concern as the Vols’ dominated the Flyers 12-2 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Vitello is serving a weekend suspension due to the NCAA’s inquiry into Tennessee tampering in its recruitment […]
Tennessee Dominates Florida In Series Opener
No. 1 Tennessee took the series opener at the newly-named Condron Ballpark in Gainesville. The Vols jumped on Florida early and coasted to the finish line. The win moves Tennessee to 35-3 (15-1 SEC) as the Vols remain in first place in the SEC standings. Tennessee is now a win away from earning its third […]
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 […]
Two Vol Pitchers Injured In Win Over Alabama
Despite holding No. 24 Alabama to three runs in Saturday’s game two victory, the win wasn’t without drama for Tennessee’s pitching staff. Alabama’s Zane Denton struck Tennessee starter Chase Dollander with a line drive in the upper right arm in the first inning. Immediate drama followed when third base umpire Jeffrey Macias ejected Tennessee head […]
