Tennessee Baseball Hires Keegan Knoll As New Strength Coach
Tennessee baseball is tabbing Keegan Knoll as the program’s next strength and conditioning coach, GoVols247’s Ben McKee and KNS Mike Wilson first reported on Friday afternoon. Knoll is replacing Quentin Eberhardt, who is leaving the Tennessee program to become the new Director of Performance with the San Fransisco Giants. Eberhardt served as Tennessee’s strength and […]
Tennessee Baseball Assistant Following Tony Vitello To San Fransisco
Tennessee Director of Baseball Performance Quentin Eberhardt is leaving the Volunteer program to be the new Director of Performance for the San Fransisco Giants, GoVols247’s Ben McKee and KNS Mike Wilson first reported on Friday afternoon and multiple source confirmed to RTI. Eberhardt was integral to the success of Tennessee’s baseball program over the eight […]
Tennessee Baseball Nutritionist Beth Schwartz Leaving Vols For MLB Job
Tennessee baseball nutritionist Beth Schwartz left the Volunteer program to be the Major League Dietician for the Chicago Cubs with oversight of the Cubs’ minor league teams last week. Schwartz officially left the Volunteer program before the team left for Hoover and the SEC Tournament but plans on providing assistance from afar as Tennessee goes […]
Transfer Eric Rataczak Talks Committing To Tennessee Baseball, Upcoming MLB Draft
Niagara first baseman Eric Rataczak became Tennessee baseball’s third transfer commit of the offseason on Monday when he committed to the Vols over Wake Forest and others. Why was Tennessee the right spot for Rataczak? “‘Why is it not?’ would be an easier question,” Rataczak told RTI on Monday. “The place is amazing. Obviously, let’s […]
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,” […]
‘She’s Of Our Cloth’: Meet Beth Schwartz, The Woman Fueling Tennessee Baseball
Tennessee baseball was heading to Omaha for the first time under Tony Vitello, and was looking for a new team nutritionist and dietician after Jonathan Brainard left for a job at Wyoming. Strength and conditioning coach Quentin Eberhardt knew exactly who they needed to hire. Beth. Eberhardt didn’t even know her last name at the […]
‘A Quintessential Vol’: Kavares Tears Is Tennessee Baseball’s Latest Homegrown Star
The lights were shining on an empty Lindsey Nelson Stadium at 10 p.m. on an April Wednesday night. Star Tennessee outfielder Kavares Tears finished taking batting practice and offered words of encouragement for catcher Cannon Peebles as the two alternated roles while getting late night work in. Tears has been in Peebles’ shoes, frustrated with […]
‘A Little Insane’: Camden Sewell’s Competitiveness Exemplifies Tennessee Baseball
Tennessee senior reliever Camden Sewell paces. In the dugout, in the bullpen and even talking on the phone at home. “He refuses to sit down,” Tennessee strength and conditioning coach Quentin Eberhardt jokes. Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello used to not like it. Vitello coached it out of another player when he was an assistant […]
Christian Scott’s Mentality Is ‘Probably Extinct’. It Changed Tennessee Baseball’s Season
Tennessee outfielder Christian Scott isn’t one to talk about himself, but the tattoo on Scott’s right arm says everything that he’s about. “The Lord is first, my teammates are second, I am third,” Scott repeats the words on his arm— a creed that he lives by. Christian’s father Bert made the words the creed of […]
How Strength Coach Quentin Eberhardt Helped Tennessee Baseball Turn The Tide This Season
Tennessee came back from Arkansas a desperate baseball team searching for answers. Before the Vols won seven straight games including weekend sweeps of Vanderbilt and Mississippi State, they were 5-10 in conference play having lost three straight series and were swept in two of their first five SEC series. That’s where Director of Baseball Sports […]