Tennessee Fanbase Sets Multiple Records in Opening Baseball Weekend
The fans in Knoxville were the heartbeat of Tennessee Baseball’s breakout season in 2021. When the 2021 season began, attendance restrictions were still in place due to COVID guidelines. However, by the end of the season, Tennessee Athletics was hauling out pop-up bleachers to pack as many people as they could into Lindsey Nelson Stadium. […]
Notes And Quotes: Tennessee Baseball Clinches Georgia Southern Series In Comeback Effort
Where Is Deshaun Watson Playing Next Season? After falling behind 3-0, Tennessee baseball came charging back to earn a 10-3 win over Georgia Southern Saturday. The win moves Tennessee to 2-0 as they clinched the weekend series against the Eagles. FINAL NUMBERS NOTES – Georgia Southern transfer Chase Dollander made his Tennessee debut against his […]
Burns Strong Debut, Long Balls Push Tennessee To Season Opening Win
Cooper Kupp Dedicates Super Bowl Win To Kobe Bryant After a slow first few innings for Tennessee’s offense, the Vols used a steady dose of home runs to easily handle Georgia Southern, 9-0, in the season opener. Much like a season ago, Tennessee’s offense came via the long ball. However, it wasn’t from the predictable […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello Talks Tennessee Baseball’s Dominant Season-Opening Win
Cooper Kupp Dedicates Super Bowl Win To Kobe Bryant Even though the weather outside didn’t make it easy, Tennessee Baseball’s bats were hot in the season-opener. On a chilly day in Knoxville to begin the season on Friday, the gritty Tennessee team took the field and grabbed their first win of the year. Tennessee (1-0) […]
Tennessee Baseball Ups the Style with New Home-Run Celebration
The “Daddy Hat” became a household name during the Tennessee baseball season last year. After each Tennessee home run, the batter would head back into the dugout and be crowned with the sweaty, beloved, light pink Daddy Hat. The NCAA even ran a feature video on the celebration after it became a story of its […]
Tennessee Baseball 2022 Schedule Preview, Preseason Predictions
NCAAM: Alabama vs Kentucky Tennessee opens up the fifth-season of the Tony Vitello era this afternoon against Georgia Southern at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. We’ve already tackled what Tennessee has on the mound and at the plate, so let’s turn to the Vols’ schedule and some preseason predictions Schedule Breakdown Tennessee opens the season with three-games […]
Top-End Talent, Injury Concerns Highlight 2022 Tennessee Pitching Staff
NCAAM 2/16 Preview: Take Rutgers (+3.5) To Win Outright Against Illinois Despite losing Friday night starter Chad Dallas and top bullpen arm Sean Hunley, Tennessee’s 2022 pitching staff has more talent and depth than the 2021 group that ranked second in the SEC in ERA and led the Vols to Omaha for the first time […]
Tennessee Pitcher Likely To Miss Opening Weekend
CFP Winner Odds Tennessee pitcher Camden Sewell’s status for this weekend’s season opening series against Georgia Southern is up in the air after suffering a minor injury. “Sewell does not have a major injury just a ground ball that nicked off the top of his finger,” Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello said. “I don’t know […]
Tennessee Baseball Picked Fourth In East, Two Vols Earn Preseason Honors
Manfred: “The status of spring training is no change right now” The SEC released its preseason baseball rankings and All-Conference teams Thursday. The conference’s coaches picked Tennessee to finish fourth in the SEC east and tabbed a pair of Vols to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team. Tennessee — the defending SEC East champion — came […]
Stars Back In Tennessee’s Outfield, Competition Across Infield Entering 2022 Season
Lombardi: The Over is in play for the Big Game Tennessee enters the 2022 season facing the most lineup turnover of Tony Vitello’s four seasons in Knoxville. Gone is the core of Vitello’s first full Tennessee recruiting class and the mainstays of the BaseVols’ resurgence: Max Ferguson, Jake Rucker and Connor Pavolony. Rucker and Ferguson […]