The Tennessee baseball team is far from concerned about the record books as it begins NCAA Tournament play Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. However, the Vols are knocking on the door of a number of program records ahead of the Knoxville Regional.
The 2022 Vols already have the most home runs, walks and extra base hits in program history and Evan Russell and Redmond Walsh have already reached a share of program records.
Let’s take a look at where this Tennessee baseball team sits in the program’s record book at the start of the NCAA Tournament.
Team Season Records
Home Runs
Record: 141 (2022)
Previous Record: 107 (1998)
Extra base hits
Record: 304 (2022)
Previous Record: 271 (1998)
Walks
Record: 358 (2022)
Previous Record: 350 (1998)
Runs
2022 Vols: 561
Program Record: 566 (1998)
Doubles
2022 Vols: 143
Program Record: 156 (2005)
Slugging Percentage
2022 Vols: .604
Program Record: .581 (1998)
Opponents Batting Average
2022 Vols: .193
Program Record: .207 (1966)
Team ERA
2022 Vols: 2.35
* Program Record: 2.62 (1970)
* The 2020 team finished the COVID-19 shortened season with a 2.01 ERA
Career Records
Home Runs
Tied 1st: Todd Helton 32
Tied 1st: Evan Russell 32
3rd: Luc Lipcius 32
Games Played
1st: Pete Derkay 229
2nd: Evan Russell 228
Saves
Tied 1st: Todd Helton 23
Tied 1st: Redmond Walsh 23
ERA
1st: Jimmy Lee 1.85
2nd: Redmond Walsh 1.86
Individual Season Records
Home runs
1st: Sonny Cortez 24 (1998)
2nd: Cody Hawn 22 (2009)
3rd: Trey Lipscomb 21 (2022)
Runs Batted In
1st: Todd Helton 92 (1995)
2nd: Sonny Cortez 87 (1998)
3rd: Cody Hawn 81 (2009)
4th: Todd Helton 80 (1994)
5th: Trey Lipscomb 77 (2022)
Freshman Records
Home runs
Tied 1st: J.P. Arencibia 14 (2005)
Tied 1st: Alan Cockrell 14 (1985)
Tied 3rd: Kentrail Davis 13 (2008)
Tied 3rd: Kurt Keene 13 (1997)
5th: Blake Burke 12 (2022)
Strikeouts
1st: James Adkins 135 (2005)
2nd: Bryan Morgado 104 (2008)
3rd: Chase Burns 99 (2022)
