WATCH: LHPs Zander Sechrist and Kirby Connell Talk Big Outings Against Southern Indiana
Tennessee baseball LHPs Zander Sechrist and Kirby Connell combined to pitch 8.2 innings in the Vols’ 2-1 narrow midweek win over Southern Indiana on Wednesday. Sechrist and Connell were the MVPs for the Vols in the win, as Sechrist turned in his best performance of the season, and Connell was terrific out of the bullpen […]
What Tony Vitello Said Following Tennessee Baseball’s Win Over High Point
Tennessee baseball extended its winning streak to seven games on Tuesday by knocking off High Point 7-4 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Following the win, Tennessee coach Tony Vitello discussed Kavares Tears’ surge, Chris Stamos exiting the game with an injury and more. Here’s everything Vitello said. More From RTI: How Tennessee Baseball Survived A Midweek […]
Tennessee Baseball Reliever Announces He’s Returning For Super Senior Season
Tennessee football relief pitcher Kirby Connell is returning to Knoxville for his super senior season, the left-handed pitcher announced on Instagram Sunday night. “Let’s Run It Back!!,” Connell captioned his returning post. “Excited to announce I’ll be returning to The University of Tennessee to play my last year and further my education by pursuing my […]
WATCH: Tennessee Relievers Combine for Humorous Joint Press Conference
Following the Vols’ 19-1 midweek win over Bellarmine, the media got a real treat. Tennessee left-handed relievers Kirby Connell and Zander Sechrist got together for a joint press conference that did not disappoint on the entertainment front. Connell and Sechrist, known good friends, fielded all sort of questions from the media. A majority of the […]
Which Tennessee Baseball Players Earned Preseason All-American Honors
Tennessee baseball is less than two weeks away and all outlets have released their preseason rankings and All-American teams. Returning production from last season’s 57-win team on top of adding talented players in the transfer portal, the Vols are well represented on preseason All-American teams. The bulk of the Vols earning preseason honors is on […]
Tennessee Baseball Players Bring ‘Naked’ Tony Vitello Sign to College GameDay
The chaos and hilarity of College GameDay at Tennessee-Florida is already off the charts before 9:00 a.m. Tennessee fans have tons of great signs behind the desk for the Saturday morning ESPN college football preview show. However, one sign from the Tennessee baseball team is unlike any other that is there. Tennessee pitchers Drew Beam […]
Kirby Connell Delivers In Season’s Biggest Moment To Date
KNOXVILLE, Tn — Campbell had answers for SEC Pitcher of the Year Chase Dollander in Tennessee’s, 12-7, win Saturday night. The Fighting Camels lacked answers for soft-throwing reliever Kirby Connell. The left-handed pitcher kept Campbell off balance in his second-longest and most effective outing of the season. Connell cooled off a red-hot Campbell offense with […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello, Drew Gilbert, and Kirby Connell React to Tennessee’s Win over Campbell
Tennessee outlasted Campbell on the diamond Saturday night to pick up their second win in the Knoxville Regional. Throughout the game, the Vols and Camels had a back-and-forth nail-biter contest, but Tennessee’s resiliency late in the evening gave them the extra edge needed to win. Campbell jumped out to a 4-0 lead on Tennessee, which […]
Tennessee Bounces Back, Beats Baylor In Houston
Indiana_Mike_Woodson_Postgame_Purdue Tennessee baseball faced its first dose of adversity on the season Friday night when they fell to Texas in its first game of the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic. That adversity continued in the first inning of Saturday’s matchup with Baylor as the Bears hung a four-spot and stole five bases. The Vols responded […]
Tennessee Baseball Summer League Updates
Tennessee baseball players are participating in college summer leagues across the country since the Vols historic 2021 season ended in Omaha. The Vols started with 20 players playing in leagues and are down to 14 in the middle of June. Take a look at how Tennessee’s players are performing here. Pitchers Tennessee weekend starter and […]
