Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello met with the media following the Vols’ 7-1 midweek win over Tennessee Tech Tuesday in Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Vitello shared his thoughts on AJ Russell’s return to action and what his role could be moving forward. Vitello also discussed Garrett Crochet signing with the Red Sox, Reese Chapman’s growth defensively and more.
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Watch Vitello’s entire post-game press conference below.
“Probably next week,” Vitello said on when AJ Russell will pitch next after he made his return to action Tuesday.
“And I’m glad he didn’t fight us on the coming out of the game. Again, I think it was 12 pitches in this first inning, so he would have stayed under a reasonable pitch count if we would have put him back out there, I feel. So probably just to get more in a routine where it’s a preparation bullpen and then a competitive day. And you know, more than likely that next competitive day would be next Tuesday. And try and stack another inning on top of another one would be ideal.”
