Was Trey Lipscomb Robbed for Player of the Year?
The SEC has announced its end of the season college baseball awards on Monday, with the Tennessee Volunteers taking home quite a bit of hardware. However, after much speculation throughout the year, there was one notable award that a Tennessee player did not win. On Monday afternoon, the SEC named Auburn first baseman Sonny DiChiara […]
Tennessee Pitcher Earns SEC Freshman of the Year Award
The SEC has officially announced the awards for the 2022 college baseball regular season. Amidst a number of awards and selections won by Tennessee on Monday, Tennessee freshman pitcher Drew Beam has been named the 2022 SEC Freshman of the Year. In addition, Beam was also an All-SEC Second Team selection, along with teammate Chase […]
Tennessee Sophomore Chase Dollander Wins SEC Pitcher Of The Year
Tennessee sophomore Chase Dollander is the SEC Pitcher of the Year, the SEC announced Monday afternoon. Dollander was fantastic in his first season in Knoxville, posting an 8-0 record and 2.33 ERA in 11 starts and two relief appearances. However, it’s the right-handed pitcher’s success against conference opponents that earned him the respect of the […]
Tennessee’s Tony Vitello Voted SEC Coach Of The Year
The conference’s head coaches voted Tennessee’s Tony Vitello the SEC Coach of the Year, the conference announced Monday afternoon. Vitello’s program followed up its first trip to the College World Series since 2005 with its best regular season in school history. Tennessee jumped out to the best start in SEC history, winning its first 12 […]
SEC Baseball Tournament Bracket Set, Seeding Locked In
The 2022 SEC college baseball regular season is officially in the books. Tony Vitello and the Tennessee Volunteers are the SEC’s regular-season champions and now turn their attention to Hoover. The SEC Baseball tournament will be held in Hoover, Alabama at The Hoover Met complex, a stadium that can hold more than 10,800 spectators. Last […]
Tennessee Beats Mississippi State By Quarter Of One Hundred In Series Opener
No. 1 Tennessee’s offense put up football numbers Thursday, hanging 27 runs on Mississippi State in the series opener. Sophomore Chase Dollander dominated on the mound as the Vols bullied the Bulldogs, 27-2. Here’s everything to know about the obliteration. Dollander No Hits Bulldogs In Six Inning Outing Tennessee starting pitcher Chase Dollander was nearly […]
Tennessee Achieves Rare ‘Baseball Turkey’ Against Mississippi State
In the sport of bowling, when a participant rolls back-to-back-to-back strikes in a game, it is called a turkey. While there’s really no such thing as the “baseball turkey”, Tennessee did get about as close to the concept on the diamond if there was to be one. On Thursday evening in Starkville, Tennessee’s offense launched […]
By the Numbers: Tennessee’s Starting Pitching Preview
As Rocky Top Insider’s Ryan Schumpert revealed on Wednesday night, Tennessee’s starting pitching rotation for the regular-season series finale is locked in. Tennessee will have Chase Dollander on the mound Thursday, Chase Burns on the mound Friday, and Drew Beam will round out the rotation on Saturday. Projected pitching matchups for UT’s weekend series at […]
Series Preview: Tennessee Concludes Regular Season At Mississippi State
Tennessee heads into the final week of the season 46-7 (22-5 SEC) having already locked up their first regular-season SEC Championship since 1995. Mississippi State has been one of the biggest disappointments in the SEC this season and enters the weekend series 26-27 (9-18 SEC) needing a strong weekend to make the SEC Tournament in […]
Wins and Losses From Tennessee Recruiting | RTI Press Pass Podcast
The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass podcast is back again as hosts Ric Butler and Ryan Schumpert are bringing you all the latest news in Tennessee Athletics just a few days before the start of the 2022 SEC Baseball Tournament in Hoover, Alabama. Listen as the guys discuss the latest surrounding Tennessee’s pitching against Georgia […]