Tennessee baseball Tony Vitello met with the media following the Vols’ 11-1 run-rule win over Samford Sunday in Knoxville.
Vitello shared his thoughts on Brandon Arvidson’s start, Stone Lawless’ growth at the plate, relief outings from Austin Hunley and Ryan Combs and more.
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Watch Vitello’s entire postg-ame press conference below.
“I thought our pitchers did a good job of holding those guys down,” Vitello said after the win. “But if you dissected at-bat for at-bat or each at-bat individually, they really took some good swings. It’s not like the wind was taking the ball out or the ball was carrying like crazy. I think our guys just did a really good job and the weather got better each day and our offense got better each day.
“And I think the problem they’ve presented at the end of the week and what we now know, which we probably knew a little bit earlier, is there’s some depth there. There’s some competition there and you’re kind of looking for somebody to rip the pen out of your hand and make you put them in the lineup every day. But at the same time, we’ve only played so many games. There’s only so many reps for each guy and we’re still trying to figure out some different combinations of things. So they’re going to need to be patient with the coaching staff, mainly me and their opportunities and be ready at all times. And I think too, they should come to the park every day knowing whether it’s them or they’re not in a lineup or it’s their buddy. We’ve got a whole group of guys that’s capable.”
Tennessee is back in action against North Alabama Tuesday in Lindsey Nelson Stadium. First pitch is at 4:30 p.m. ET on SECN+.
