Everything Tony Vitello Said Ahead Of Tennessee Baseball’s Season Opener
Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello met with the local media Tuesday before his team takes off for Arizona and its season opening weekend. The Vols are playing in the MLB Desert Invitational where they’ll face Arizona, Grand Canyon and UC-San Diego in the three-day event. The sixth-year head coach discussed the catching competition, Tennessee’s pitching […]
Tennessee Baseball 2023 Season Preview: Position Players, Lineup
Tennessee baseball is back this week and we start our season preview series today by taking a look at the Vols’ position players and lineup. Tony Vitello’s sixth Tennessee team has to replace all eight starters in the field from last season’s team creating an abundance of question marks and competition. Still, there’s an abundance […]
Burke, Woodruff Headline Hall of Fame Class
The University of Tennessee has announced its Hall of Fame Class of 2023. The UT Athletics Hall of Fame induction process has been on a hiatus since 2020 due to the pandemic, but Athletics Director Danny White has called for a return to welcome in the 12-member class of 2023. Tennessee’s class features 10 players, […]
Tennessee Baseball Season Preview | RTI Press Pass
It’s almost baseball time in Tennessee, folks. With just one week until the start of the Tennessee baseball season, RTI hosts Ryan Schumpert and Jack Foster are back on the RTI Press Pass podcast to give a full season preview. The guys spend some time talking about the players and the team, expectations for the […]
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 […]
Four Tennessee Baseball Players Land On Preseason All-SEC Teams
Four Tennessee baseball players landed on the two Preseason All-SEC Teams voted by the conference’s coaches, the league announced Thursday. Junior right-hander Chase Dollander and sophomore right-hander Chase Burns are the two starting pitchers on the first team while Kansas shortstop transfer Maui Ahuna and super senior reliever Camden Sewell landed on the second team. […]
Where Tennessee Baseballs Ranks In SEC Coaches Preseason Poll
The SEC Coaches picked Tennessee baseball to win the SEC East in the 2023 season, the league office announced Thursday morning. While Tennessee was picked to win the SEC East — receiving 12 of 14 first place votes — they didn’t receive a single vote to win the conference. The league’s coaches picked LSU (11 […]
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 […]
Which Tennessee Baseball Games Will be Televised
The SEC and ESPN announced Tuesday that the Vols will have 14 regular season games televised this upcoming season across ESPN channels, SEC Network and MLB Network. All 14 Tennessee games set to be televised this season are below. -Feb. 17 vs. Arizona (MLB Network) -Feb. 18 @ Grand Canyon (MLB Network) -Saturday, March 25 […]
Tennessee Baseball Ranks No. 2 In Preseason Coaches Poll
Tennessee baseball ranks No. 2 nationally in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll coming in behind No. 1 LSU. The Vols received six first place votes compared to the Tigers’ 23. The Vols are a staple in preseason top fives from different publications ranking No. 2 in Baseball America, D1Baseball, NCBWA and Perfect Game’s preseason […]