WATCH: Chase Burns Cranks the Heat with 102 MPH Strikeout
There aren’t too many players in college baseball who have the adrenaline tank that Tennessee relief pitcher Chase Burns has. With Tennessee up 4-0 in the top of the 7th inning in Game 3 of the Hattiesburg Super Regional, Burns was brought in to get the Vols out of a jam on the bases. Burns […]
Top Five Critical Moments in Tennessee’s Win Over Clemson
Tennessee baseball outlasted Clemson in an epic 14-inning, 6-5 win on Saturday night. The game had so many storylines and twists and turns for both sides, ranging from a pitcher being one pitch away from a complete game to a 10th inning stretch from the final man to make Tennessee’s active roster. It’s difficult to […]
Tennessee’s Greatest Strength Shines In Wild Win Over Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Tennessee starting pitcher Chase Dollander recorded 13 outs for the Vols against Clemson Saturday night while Clemson starter Caden Grice recorded 26 outs for the Tigers. But it was Clemson who used 10 different pitchers in the 14 inning track meet while Tony Vitello and the Vols used just three. Pitching depth […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello, Zane Denton, Chase Burns React to Thrilling Regional Win Over Clemson
Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello and players Zane Denton and Chase Burns met with the media following the Vols’ thrilling 6-5 win over Clemson in 14 innings to discuss their instant thoughts on the victory. In what was an instant classic in Doug Kingsmore Stadium Saturday night, the Vols used a three-run ninth-inning rally […]
Late Game Heroics Propel Tennessee Baseball Past Clemson
CLEMSON, S.C. — Black and grey clad college students jumped up-and-down and water flew everywhere as pure jubilation erupted from the third base dugout at Doug Kingsmore Stadium Saturday night. Down to its last strike three separate times, Tennessee pulled off a miracle as third baseman Zane Denton hammered a go-ahead three run homer to […]
Chase Burns Receives SEC Honors After Dominant Weekend
Tennessee baseball pitcher Chase Burns has won SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week after a pair of fantastic relief outings in the Vols’ series sweep over Vanderbilt. This is the first time Burns has received SEC Pitcher of the Week honors. Burns is sharing the recognition with Georgia’s Charlie Goldstein. Burns made two appearances out of […]
Tennessee Baseball Notebook: Vols Find Their Swagger Against Vanderbilt
Tennessee baseball’s 2023 season was on the brink of being over as they entered the weekend series against No. 4 Vanderbilt. The Vols NCAA Tournament hopes weren’t over but they needed a winning weekend in the worst way. They went out and played their best baseball of the season and swept their instate rival for […]
Chase Burns Finding His Swagger In New Role Out Of Bullpen
Tennessee coach Tony Vitello thinks sophomore Chase Burns season has mirrored his team’s as a whole. Both have failed to reach their lofty preseason expectations and, from Vitello’s vantage point, have had bad breaks cause things to spiral and look worse than they really are. “If you look at his body of work prior to […]
Tennessee Baseball Getting Back On Track Begins With Starting Pitching
Tennessee baseball has multiple flaws keeping it from reaching its full potential currently. The Vols make too many base running and defensive mistakes and their lineup has limitations and inconsistencies. Those are all problems, or at least shortcomings, keeping Tennessee from reaching its potential. But the Vols’ biggest issue is starting pitchers Chase Dollander and […]
Bad Ball Sinks Tennessee As Florida Takes Weekend Series
Tennessee trailed by seven runs in the sixth inning. Kavares Tears struck out looking, Jake Kendro struck out looking and Christian Scott struck out looking. Florida punched Tennessee in the mouth early-and-often Friday night the Vols sat there and took it. Tennessee had zero answers as Florida clinched the series victory with a 9-3 win. […]
