Tennessee Pitcher Zander Sechrist Pens Farewell To Vol Baseball
Tennessee left-handed pitcher Zander Sechrist penned a long farewell message to Vol baseball on his Instagram account Saturday afternoon. Sechrist finished a four-year Tennessee career in the most incredible fashion, posting six straight brilliant starts to end his career. The left-handed pitcher allowed just five earned runs in 34.2 innings pitched (1.30 ERA) while posting […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello, Kirby Connell, Kavares Tears Preview Game One of College World Series Finals
Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello, outfielder Kavares Tears and left-handed pitcher Kirby Connell met with the media on Friday at Charles Schwab Field to preview game one of the College World Series Finals against Texas A&M. The trio discussed a wide-range of topics including the emotions of getting to this point, challenges A&M presents […]
Tennessee’s Pitching Inspiring Confidence Entering College World Series Finals
OMAHA, Neb. — Zander Sechrist tossed 6.1 strong innings for Tennessee in its 7-2 victory over Florida State on Wednesday afternoon, helping the Vols advance to the College World Series Finals for just the second time in program history. The crazy parts: not only was it not even a little surprising but it wasn’t even his […]
Tennessee Baseball’s Pitching Bounce Back Has Vols Sitting Pretty In Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — Things were looking dire for Tennessee baseball in the middle of the ninth inning of its College World Series opener against Florida State. Not only were the Vols staring down the barrel of another opening game loss but they had used six pitchers in the process, taxing some of their best arms. The […]
Tennessee Baseball’s Pitching Depth Expanding As They Find Answers On The Mound
Tennessee baseball entered its weekend series with Missouri having scored three or less runs just three times at Lindsey Nelson Stadium this season. The Vols were 2-1 in those games and 1-1 in the two SEC games. So it was a promising side that Tennessee swept the Tigers over the weekend while scoring just three […]
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 […]
