Tennessee Baseball OF Reese Chapman Talks Transition from Tony Vitello to Josh Elander
It’s been quite the swing of emotions inside the clubhouse of Tennessee baseball. The Vols had their head coach, Tony Vitello, poached by the MLB’s San Francisco Giants after a week of uncertainty, leading to a nationwide coaching search. Ultimately, with the backing of current and past players, along with the fanbase, assistant coach Josh […]
Tennessee Baseball Fall Scrimmage Notes and Stats: Oct. 28
A day after Josh Elander introductory press conference as Tennessee baseball’s head coach, the Vols were back at Lindsey Nelson Stadium for a seven inning intrasquad scrimmage to begin the penultimate week of fall practice. Let’s start on the Elander front, most everything looked about the same as they did when Tony Vitello was running […]
WATCH: Tennessee Officially Introduces Josh Elander as Vol Baseball’s Head Coach in Monday Press Conferences
Tennessee Baseball officially announced the hiring of Josh Elander as the next head coach of the Vols’ program on Saturday afternoon. UT released a video of AD Danny White telling the team the news and the subsequent jubilant reaction that followed. On Monday, Elander had his first press conference as the Vols’ head coach. Elander […]
What Tony Vitello Said In Statement About Tennessee Baseball Hiring Josh Elander
Tennessee baseball introduced Josh Elander as the program’s 26th head coach on Monday morning. The press conference came 48 hours after Director of Athletics Danny White hired Elander as the program’s new head coach and five days after Tony Vitello left to become the new San Fransisco Giants manager. Elander played for Vitello at TCU, […]
Three Takeaways From Josh Elander’s Introductory Press Conference
Tennessee baseball introduced Josh Elander as the program’s 26th head coach Monday morning in a press conference at the Neyland-Thompson Sports Complex. The Vols announced the hiring of Elander on Saturday morning after a 72 hour coaching search ended with Tennessee keeping things in-house. Here’s three takeaways from Elander’s first press conference as Tennessee’s head […]
What Josh Elander’s Salary Is In Initial Tennessee Baseball Head Coach Contract
Tennessee baseball is in a new era as longtime assistant coach Josh Elander takes over as the 26th head coach in program history. Elander signed a five-year, $5 million contract on Saturday afternoon that made him the program’s new head coach. Here’s further details about the contract. How Elander’s Contract Compares To His Assistant Coach […]
Everything Tennessee HC Josh Elander Said In Introductory Press Conference
A new era of Tennessee baseball officially began Monday morning as Danny White introduced Josh Elander as the 26th head coach in program history. Elander takes the reigns atop the Tennessee program after spending the previous eight years as an assistant coach under Tony Vitello. In his introductory press conference, Elander thanked an abundance of […]
Numerous Tennessee Baseball Commits Re-Affirm Pledge Following Josh Elander Hire
Tennessee Director of Athletics Danny White said that he was conscientious of the upcoming signing day while conducting a national search to find Vol baseball’s next head coach. White did not have keeping Tennessee’s recruiting class together in the forefront of his mind when he hired Josh Elander to replace Tony Vitello. But White certainly […]
What Danny White Said About Hiring Josh Elander On Vol Network
Tennessee Director of Athletics Danny White held his first interview since hiring Josh Elander as Vol baseball’s new head coach on the Vol Network Saturday night. White joined the Big Orange Countdown ahead of Tennessee football’s matchup with Kentucky for a less than three minute interview about the hire. He’ll speak in more detail about […]
TCU Baseball Gives a Shoutout to Josh Elander After Being Named Vols’ New Skipper
TCU coach and former Horned Frog pitcher Kirk Saarloos gave Josh Elander a congratulatory message online after he was named the next head coach of the Tennessee Baseball program on Saturday afternoon. Elander played three years as a collegiate athlete at Texas Christian and spent one season as an assistant on the Horned Frogs’ staff […]