Three Current Vols, Three Tennessee Baseball Commits Projected To Go In First Round Of 2025 MLB Draft
The 2025 MLB Draft is just under a month away and it is shaking up to be one the most significant of Tony Vitello’s tenure as Tennessee’s head coach. With the draft a month out, MLB.com released an updated first round mock draft and the Vols were prominent in it with three current players and […]
Liam Doyle Adds Another Feather in His Cap After Remarkable Season
Less than a month after being named the SEC Pitcher of the Year, Tennessee pitcher Liam Doyle added another feather in his cap following an impressive year on Rocky Top. Doyle was named the 2025 Pitcher of the Year by Perfect Game on Tuesday, highlighting his 3.20 ERA and 164 strikeouts in 95 innings of […]
New York Yankees Star Gives Shoutout to Tennessee Baseball Player
New York Yankees young star Jazz Chisholm Jr. had his eyes on the Tennessee baseball game on Sunday, drawing inspiration from the Vols’ starting pitcher. Chisholm gave a shoutout to Tennessee’s Liam Doyle ahead of the Vols’ game against Arkansas. “@Doyle22L (Liam Doyle) inspired me rn !!” Chisholm posted to X about 50 minutes before […]
Tennessee Baseball’s Season Comes To Close With Super Regional Loss At Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — In a matter of minutes, ace Liam Doyle threw his final pitch as a Vol and Arkansas scored five-runs with two outs in the fourth inning. The 10 minute stretch saw Arkansas open up a sizable lead that Tennessee would never threaten in an 11-4 season ending loss. Here’s how it went down. […]
With Season On Line, Tennessee Baseball Needs Liam Doyle At His Best
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — There are no shortage of moments or areas to point to as the difference maker when a team loses a baseball game by one-run like Tennessee did, 4-3, in its super regional opener against Arkansas. It wasn’t difficult for head coach Tony Vitello to pinpoint the main difference postgame. “I think a lot […]
Tennessee Baseball Announces Starting Pitching Plan For Super Regional At Arkansas
Tennessee baseball has ironed out its pitching plan for this weekend’s super regional series against Arkansas at Baum-Walker stadium. Right-handed pitcher Marcus Phillips will start game one for Tennessee on Saturday evening, and ace Liam Doyle will start game two of the series on Sunday afternoon. Doyle is Tennessee’s ace and has been its game […]
See Tennessee Baseball Betting Odds To Defeat Arkansas, Return To College World Series
Tennessee baseball is the only program in the country that has made it to super regionals each of the last five seasons. The Vols head to Fayetteville this weekend to face Arkansas in a best of three series, looking to make it back to the College World Series for the third straight season and the […]
Tennessee Baseball Star Liam Doyle Named Finalists For Golden Spikes Award
Tennessee baseball ace Liam Doyle is one of three finalists for the Golden Spikes Award. The Golden Spikes Award is given annually to the top amateur baseball player. High schoolers are also eligible for the award though no high schooler has won the prestigious award since Bryce Harper in 2010. Arkansas’ Wehiwa Aloy and Florida […]
PERSONAL ESSAY: Nobody Understands Celebrations Like Tennessee’s Tony Vitello
By Walt Barron: A close, personal friend to Rocky Top Insider, Barron is a lifelong Vol fan who will travel when he can but mostly cheers for the Big Orange from his home in Durham, NC. Barron also writes personal stories about the Vols and all things sports on his Substack, Sportingly Yours. There was one […]
Griffin Merritt’s Comment About Liam Doyle is Something We All Can Agree On
Griffin Merritt’s comment about Liam Doyle Monday night is something we can all agree on. On just three days rest after throwing 104 pitches in a 6.2-inning start against Miami (OH), Doyle threw 31 pitches in a 2.1-inning relief outing to slam the door on Wake Forest in a deciding game seven of the Knoxville […]