Series Preview: Top Ranked Tennessee Heads To Gainesville
After a two-week home stretch, Tennessee is back on the road this weekend facing Florida (24-11, 6-9 SEC) in a three-game series in Gainesville. Tennessee will be without suspended coach Tony Vitello for the first two games of the series as the Vols look to build upon their 14-1 conference record. Let’s take a look […]
What Game Day Looks Like For Tony Vitello While Suspended
Calling Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello a fiery competitor is an understatement and it doesn’t take long to monitor Tennessee’s dugout and figure that out. “I like competion. It’s my favorite and baseball is my second favorite,” Vitello said Thursday. That has made the four-game suspension that the fifth-year head coach is in the midst […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello Talks Suspension, Florida Series in Gainesville
Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello met with the media on Thursday for the first time since being suspended last weekend. During the Vols’ home game against Alabama last Saturday evening, Vitello was ejected from the game in the first inning along with Tennessee pitching coach Frank Anderson. Vitello, however, did make contact with umpire Jeffrey […]
Tony Vitello Chest Bumping For Charity While Suspended
Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello wasn’t with his team last night as they improved to 34-3 with a win over Bellarmine. The fifth-year head coach also won’t be able to coach in the first two games of Tennessee’s weekend series at Florida as he serves the remainder of his suspension. That didn’t stop Vitello […]
Good News/Bad News, Baseball Bounce Back, Recruiting | RTI Press Pass
The Rocky Top Insider Press Pass is back for another show. Join hosts Ric Butler and Ryan Schumpert as they guys talk about the week that was for Tennessee Baseball, an update on Tennessee Football recruiting, and a look into Tennessee Basketball’s activity in the transfer portal. Download the show below or look for the […]
Tennessee Pitcher Avoids Fracture In Arm
Tennessee right-handed pitcher Chase Dollander avoided a right arm fracture when struck with a line drive in the Vols’ Saturday win over Alabama, Volquest.com’s Ben McKee first reported and a Tennessee spokesperson confirmed to RockyTopInsider. Dollander suffered a deep bone bruise and is day-to-day as the swelling decreases and he begins to throw again. Tennessee […]
Trey Lipscomb On Pace For Historic Tennessee Season
Tennessee third baseman Trey Lipscomb spent his first three years in Knoxville sitting behind All-SEC infielders Andre Lipcius and Jake Rucker. In his first three seasons in Knoxville, Lipscomb played in 37 total games and earned just 69 at-bats. This season, Lipscomb has started all 36 games and is putting together a season more statistically […]
Tennessee Softball Breaks Out the Fur Coat… Because Why Not?
Remember the “Daddy Hat” from Tennessee Baseball last season? Who wouldn’t? The Vols’ home run celebration was taken to new heights this year as the Daddy Hat was now joined by a fur coat as big as the team’s personality. Fast forward to Sunday. On Sunday evening in Knoxville, Tennessee’s softball team took a page […]
Robert Griffin III Shouts Out Tennessee Infielder After Huge Home Run
In the bottom of the fifth inning in Tennessee’s game against Alabama on Sunday, senior infielder Trey Lipscomb took an 0-2 pitch for a ride out of the park, flipping the bat on the way out of the box. The home run was a monster shot over the left-center wall, but the celebration caught the […]
Arkansas Infielder Jabs Tennessee Baseball
The University of Tennessee and University of Arkansas are separated by 574 miles but it hasn’t stopped the pair from developing one of the fastest rising rivalries in the country. It was on display this weekend when Arkansas second baseman Robert Moore brought the Vols up unprovoked in his postgame press conference following the Razorbacks’ […]