Former Tennessee Baseball Star To Compete In World Baseball Classic
Former Tennessee baseball star Liam Spence will represent his home country in this spring’s World Baseball Classic, making Australia’s official roster. The World Baseball Classic runs from March 7 to March 21 this spring. The 2023 tournament will be fifth time the event has been held. Baseball’s version of soccer’s World Cup, the WBC pegs […]
Tennessee Infielder Stepping Away From Baseball
Tennessee infielder Logan Steenstra has left the Vols’ program and accepted a job in Kansas City, sources told RTI earlier this week. Steenstra spent two years in Knoxville after playing at Crowley Junior College in Kansas for two seasons. The Liberty, Missouri native spent his college career as a backup. However, Steenstra took advantage of […]
Tennessee Shortstop Signs With Chicago Cubs
Tennessee baseball’s on-base percentage leader and starting shortstop Liam Spence signed with the Chicago Cubs, the team announced on Twitter Friday. The Cubs selected Spence with the 154th overall pick in the fifth round of the 2021 MLB Draft Monday. Spence’s signing bonus is $135,000, nearly $209,000 less than the pick’s projected value. Spence impressed […]
Five Current Vols, Two Tennessee Baseball Signees Drafted Monday
Five current Tennessee baseball players and two Vols’ signees were drafted Monday in the 2021 MLB Draft. Four Tennessee infielders and a starting pitcher were drafted in the second through 10th round. The five Vols drafted in the first 10 rounds are the most in Tennessee baseball history. Tennessee signee Ryan Spikes was the first […]
Tennessee Baseball Players, Commits To Watch For In MLB Draft
The 20-round MLB Draft begins tonight at 7 p.m. ET and runs through Tuesday July 13. The 29-pick first round as well as eight Competitive Balance picks will take place on Sunday. Rounds two through 10 will take place on Monday and rounds 11 through 20 will take place on Tuesday. While no current Vols […]
Tennessee Homers Their Way Into The Regional Finals, After Putting Out The Flames
Another raucous crowd greeted the Tennessee baseball team on Saturday night, as the Vols faced off against Liberty for a spot in the regional championship game. A game in which you had to wonder how Tennessee would respond, coming off the emotional win on Friday night. But, it didn’t take long to figure out the […]
Tennessee Defeats Florida, Will Play For SEC Tournament Championship
It was another performance to remember for the Tennessee Vols, as they battled through nine innings of tough baseball on Saturday. The Vols had Camden Sewell on the mound to start the semifinal game, not knowing how far he could take them. It was pitching and defense that led Tennessee on Saturday, making the Gators […]
Tennessee Wins Their First SEC Tournament Game Since 2007
Its been over 14 years since Tennessee had won an SEC Tournament game in Hoover, but that streak finally came to an end on Thursday. The Vols blasted the No. 3-seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs 12-2, in the losers side of the bracket. It wasn’t just the final score, it was that for the second consecutive […]
Tennessee Drops Their SEC Tournament Opener Against Alabama
Things got off to a slow start for Tennessee at the SEC Tournament in Hoover on Wednesday, as the Vols looked to advance in the winner’s bracket. Will Heflin got the start for Tennessee against Alabama, where he pitched 5 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits. “That was a classic grind it out, […]
Tony Vitello Previews The Showdown Between Tennessee And Arkansas
The College Baseball national spotlight will be on Knoxville this weekend, as #1 Arkansas rolls into town. It doesn’t get much bigger than this in the SEC, as this series has many different story lines, with first pitch scheduled for Friday night. The Vols and Razorbacks both come into this series at 17-7 in SEC […]
