It was a poor, poor weekend Tennessee baseball in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as the Razorbacks swept the Vols 5-2, 6-3 and 7-2. Tennessee committed too many defensive mistakes in the first two games, Drew Beam allowed six runs in the first two innings in game three, and the offense was subpar at best all weekend long.
The Vols are now 5-10 in the SEC after getting swept, and the schedule remains difficult as No. 4 Vanderbilt is coming to Knoxville next weekend.
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Following the Vols Sunday loss to Arkansas, head coach Tony Vitello met with the media to share his thoughts on the loss and look back on the series.
More than the game and the series, Vitello talked about the team’s toughness as a whole.
“I worry about this team playing tough enough,” Vitello said. “Tough enough that we all feel good about it when we get in the shower here — which that sounds like a goofy comment — but we get on the bus, you go home lay your head on the pillow. That’s what I want. That’s been said indirectly. Directly. All that good stuff. This league will chew you up and spit you out if you’re not tough but also the game of baseball will do the same thing too. At the end of the day you want to be able to hang your hat on something but there’s only going to be one team that wins the last game of the year this year. If it’s hanging your hat on wins and losses only you’re chasing a ghost.”
Watch Vitello’s entire postgame press conference video below.
