How Griffin Merritt Is Emerging As Tennessee’s Walk-Off King
A few short weeks ago, Cincinnati transfer Griffin Merritt was the poster boy for Tennessee’s offensive inconsistencies. Coming off the bench in Thursday night’s series opener against Mississippi State, Merritt furthered his case to be the poster boy for these resurgent Vols. For the second time in six days, Merritt hit a walk-off solo homer […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello Talks Walk-Off Series-Opening Win Over Mississippi State
Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello met with the media on Thursday night to react to the Vols’ walk-off series-opening win over Mississippi State inside Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Vitello talked Andrew Lindsey settling in after a poor first inning, Chase Burns’ relief outing, Griffin Merritt’s walk-off home run and more. “It wasn’t ideal conditions to […]
Everything Tony Vitello Said After Tennessee Walked Off Mississippi State in Series Opener
Tennessee baseball blew a 7-1 lead when Mississippi State’s Hunter Hines hit a solo homer to tie the game at seven in the ninth inning Thursday night. But the Bulldogs euphoria was short lived as Griffin Merritt took the second pitch of the last half deep to center field for a walk off homer. It […]
Tennessee Walks Off Mississippi State, Takes Series Opener
Tennessee blew a six run lead against Mississippi State Thursday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. But the comeback bid was all for not as Griffin Merritt hit his second walk off homer in six days to secure an 8-7 victory for Tennessee. Here’s everything to know about the tight Thursday night contest. Lindsey Starts Rocky, […]
No. 24 Tennessee vs. Mississippi State: How To Watch, Pitching Matchups, Prediction
Tennessee baseball is looking to extend its four-game winning streak this weekend when it hosts Mississippi State to Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols are coming off their best weekend of the season but still need to collect more wins to improve its NCAA Tournament resume. Mississippi State is struggling for the second straight season and […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello Recaps Midweek Win, Looks Ahead to Mississippi State
Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello met with the media following the Vols’ 19-1 throttling of Bellarmine during Tuesday’s midweek contest. Vitello recapped the Vols’ dominant pitching performance against the Knights and talked about how his team continues to keep the foot on the gas–now winners of four straight. “There’s a good handful of hitters […]
What Tony Vitello Said After Tennessee Obliterated Bellarmine
Tennessee baseball made quick and easy work of Bellarmine Tuesday night jumping out to an early lead before coasting to a 19-1 victory over the Knights. The Vols scored in seven of eight innings and their pitchers held Bellarmine without a baserunner until the seventh inning. Vitello discussed his pitching staff’s strong day, his initial […]
Tennessee Pitchers Dominate In Midweek Win Against Bellarmine
After a disappointing loss to Tennessee Tech last week, Tennessee baseball left no doubt in a dominant 19-1 win over Bellarmine Tuesday night. The Vols scored early and often while their pitching staff had a predictably strong day against an overmatched Knights’ lineup. Here’s everything to know about the midweek matchup. More From RTI: Where […]
Where Tennessee Baseball Ranks After Sweeping Vanderbilt
Tennessee baseball is coming off its best weekend of the season as the Vols swept instate rival Vanderbilt at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols trailed for almost all of game one before a pair of solo home runs tied the game in the ninth and Griffin Merritt gave Tennessee a win in the 12th inning […]
Tennessee Baseball Notebook: Vols Find Their Swagger Against Vanderbilt
Tennessee baseball’s 2023 season was on the brink of being over as they entered the weekend series against No. 4 Vanderbilt. The Vols NCAA Tournament hopes weren’t over but they needed a winning weekend in the worst way. They went out and played their best baseball of the season and swept their instate rival for […]
