Tennessee baseball announced a pair of fall scrimmages in Nashville and Jackson on Thursday afternoon. The Vols will face Western Kentucky in Nashville on Oct. 25 before facing Troy in Jackson on Oct. 27.
The two games are the weekend of Tennessee football’s second off date with Vol baseball poised to face the Hilltoppers on Friday and the Trojans on Sunday.
Tennessee baseball can’t host fans at Lindsey Nelson Stadium for fall scrimmages due to ongoing renovations at its home stadium. The same thing was the case last fall when they faced Samford in Nashville and Virginia Tech in Greeneville, Tennessee. The Vols played a fall scrimmage against Memphis in Jackson in the fall of 2022 ahead of the 2023 season.
The game in Nashville will be at First Horizon Ballpark while the game in Jackson will be at the Jackson Baseball Stadium. Tennessee will announce the game times and ticket details for the two games at a later date.
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It’s currently uncertain where Tennessee baseball will play its Fall World Series due to the stadium renovations. Last season, the Vols played their exhibitions at the Lookouts’ stadium in Chattanooga and the Smokies’ stadium in Kodak.
Tennessee baseball is coming off an incredible 2024 season that saw the Vols win their first ever National Championship. The Vols won the SEC Regular-Season Championship and SEC Tournament on its way to becoming the first one-seed to win the National Championship since 1999.
Tony Vitello’s squad loses an abundance of talent from last season’s team including star hitters Christian Moore, Blake Burke, Billy Amick, Dylan Dreiling and Kavares Tears at the plate and veteran pitchers Drew Beam, Zander Sechrist, Aaron Combs and Kirby Connell.
While the Vols lose an abundance of talent they also return starters Hunter Ensley, Dean Curley and Dalton Bargo in the field as well as key pitchers Nate Snead and AJ Russell. Combining the returning talent with a top notch transfer class and an elite recruiting class has Tennessee poised to be a top contender nationally again in 2025.
