Kennesaw State RHP Tanner Franklin Discusses Commitment To Tennessee Baseball
Tanner Franklin is spending his summer at the Cape Cod League in Massachusetts, but the Jefferson City native and transfer pitcher didn’t miss a game as Tennessee baseball went 5-1 at the College World Series to win the program’s first ever National Championship. “Just as a fan it was just one of the coolest things […]
Tony Vitello’s Early Tennessee Teams Deserve Tons Of Credit For The Vols National Championship
Tennessee strength coach Quentin Eberhardt will never forget it. In a team meeting following Tony Vitello’s first season a specific player said that he didn’t believe the Vols would ever make it to a regional. “Tony and I looked at each other like it was the most crazy thing we’ve ever heard in our life,” […]
Inside The Recruitments Of The Transfer Class That Propelled Tennessee Baseball Back To Omaha
There were valuable tips from summer ball coaches and twelve-hour drives through the night. Heavy-hitting recruiting battles and impressive evaluations. Tennessee baseball landed commitments from seven players in the transfer portal last summer with six of them making it to campus. The three hitters have combined for 33 home runs and 113 starts while the […]
Emotional Conversations And An Unquenchable Fire: Cal Stark’s Rise For Tennessee Baseball
Cal Stark was five years old, riding in the backseat of his father’s car after a tee-ball game. “Did you have fun?” Butch Stark innocently asked his young son. Cal Stark had not had fun. They didn’t keep score in the Arlington tee-ball league, but Cal kept the score in his head. And he knew […]
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 […]
