PERSONAL ESSAY: Nobody Understands Celebrations Like Tennessee’s Tony Vitello
By Walt Barron: A close, personal friend to Rocky Top Insider, Barron is a lifelong Vol fan who will travel when he can but mostly cheers for the Big Orange from his home in Durham, NC. Barron also writes personal stories about the Vols and all things sports on his Substack, Sportingly Yours. There was one […]
Walters State transfer Tyler Myatt Talks ‘Knowing’ Tennessee Baseball Was Spot For Him
Tyler Myatt went to his first Tennessee baseball game in 2021 watching Evan Russell bash three home runs in a thrilling win over rival Vanderbilt. A Tazewell native, Myatt was only a casual Tennessee fan at that point but the game took his fandom to a whole new level. Four years later and now one […]
Walters State Star Utility Man Commits To Tennessee Baseball
Tennessee baseball added to its roster for the 2025-26 season Tuesday night when Walter State star Tyler Myatt committed to Tony Vitello and his staff over LSU and Texas A&M. Myatt is one of the top junior college players in the country. Perfect Game ranks Myatt as the No. 14 junior college prospect in the […]
Wake Forest Coach Apologizes For Using Homophobic Slur Directed Towards Tennessee Baseball Star
Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter find himself in hot water after the ESPN broadcast caught him seemingly calling Tennessee star Andrew Fischer a homophobic slur during Tennessee baseball’s 11-5 win over the Demon Deacons on Monday night. With the Vols’ leading 6-2 in the fourth inning of game seven of the Knoxville Regional, Fischer […]
Schedule Released For Tennessee Baseball Super Regional Matchup At Arkansas
The schedule is set for Tennessee baseball’s super regional matchup against Arkansas in Fayetteville next weekend. The series begins on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET with ESPN broadcasting the game. Game two is at 3 p.m. ET Sunday with ESPN broadcasting the game. Game three, if needed, will be on Monday. It’s Tennessee’s second trip […]
What Wake Forest Head Coach Tom Walter Said After Tennessee Eliminated Demon Deacons
Tennessee baseball ended Wake Forest’s season on Monday night, knocking off the Demon Deacons 11-5 in game seven of the Knoxville Regional. Following the game, Wake Forest head coach Tom Walters discussed striking out 16 times, facing Liam Doyle and more. Here’s everything Walters said. More From RTI: With Season On Line, Tennessee Baseball’s Fearless Freshmen […]
With Season On Line, Tennessee Baseball’s Fearless Freshmen Deliver
Tony Vitello yelled at his upperclassmen for something hard to fathom. Tennessee’s freshmen played with more fearlessness then a number of its veterans. Eight months and 62 games later, three freshmen showed that fearlessness with the Vols’ season the line coming through in Tennessee’s 11-5 Knoxville Regional clinching win over Wake Forest. “This time of […]
Griffin Merritt’s Comment About Liam Doyle is Something We All Can Agree On
Griffin Merritt’s comment about Liam Doyle Monday night is something we can all agree on. On just three days rest after throwing 104 pitches in a 6.2-inning start against Miami (OH), Doyle threw 31 pitches in a 2.1-inning relief outing to slam the door on Wake Forest in a deciding game seven of the Knoxville […]
Everything Tony Vitello Said After Tennessee Clinched Knoxville Regional
Tennessee baseball outlasted Wake Forest 11-5 on Monday night to win the Knoxville Regional and advance to super regionals for the fifth straight season. Following the game, Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello discussed Liam Doyle pitching on two days rest, freshmen stepping up and much more. Here’s everything Vitello said. More From RTI: Liam Doyle Breaks […]
Liam Doyle Breaks Tennessee Baseball Single-Season Strikeout Record
Liam Doyle sits atop the Tennessee record books. The Vols’ ace is the new single-season strikeout leader for Tennessee baseball with 158. Doyle tallied five strikeouts in a 2.1-inning relief outing in Monday night’s 11-5 win over Wake Forest to advance to the Fayetteville Super Regional to break the record. He entered the game needing […]