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 […]
BREAKING: Quentin Eberhardt Returning To Tennessee As Baseball Strength And Conditioning Coach
Former Tennessee baseball strength and conditioning coach Quentin Eberhardt is returning to Knoxville in the same position after spending the last six months with the Chicago Cubs, sources told RTI. Eberhardt was a member of Tony Vitello’s inaugural staff in Knoxville, serving as an integral cog in the revival of Tennessee baseball. “Missing the family,” […]
‘That Is Who He Is’: Jared Dickey Committed to Bettering Himself On And Off the Field
Tennessee redshirt freshman Jared Dickey’s collegiate career began with an abnormal choice to make. “He basically had to make a decision,” Tennessee coach Tony Vitello said. “‘Do I want to play baseball still? And do I want to be an effective baseball player, and get myself in shape?’” Dickey, a top 20 prospect in the […]
Tennessee Strength Coach Leaving For MLB Job
Tennessee baseball strength and conditioning coach Quentin Eberhardt is leaving UT to become the head major league strength and conditioning coach for the Chicago Cubs, Knoxville News Sentinel’s Mike Wilson first reported and Eberhardt confirmed with RTI Wednesday. New head coach Tony Vitello tabbed Eberhardt as his strength and conditioning coach in October of 2017. […]
