WATCH: Tony Vitello, Drew Beam, Blake Burke Talk SEC Tournament Win Over Mississippi State
Tennessee baseball head coach Tony Vitello, RHP Drew Beam and 1B Blake Burke met with the media to discuss the Vols’ SEC Tournament win over Mississippi State Friday night in Hoover. The trio shared their thoughts on the 5th inning kerfuffle that occurred in the fifth inning and more. More From RTI: What Tony Vitello, Tennessee […]
Tony Vitello Announces Tennessee Baseball’s Starting Pitcher For SEC Tournament Quarterfinals
HOOVER, Ala. — Right-handed pitcher Drew Beam will start for Tennessee baseball in its SEC Tournament Quarterfinals matchup on Friday night. The Vols will face the loser of Thursday night’s Mississippi State-Vanderbilt game in an elimination game at the Hoover Met. “Beam is a very routine-orientated guy, and it’s good that instead of him coming […]
Emotional Conversations And An Unquenchable Fire: Cal Stark’s Rise For Tennessee Baseball
Cal Stark was five years old, riding in the backseat of his father’s car after a tee-ball game. “Did you have fun?” Butch Stark innocently asked his young son. Cal Stark had not had fun. They didn’t keep score in the Arlington tee-ball league, but Cal kept the score in his head. And he knew […]
Tennessee Pitcher Drew Beam Named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Tennessee starting pitcher Drew Beam was named the 2024 SEC Baseball Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Monday afternoon, as announced with the SEC’s end-of-season award package. Beam is the fourth Tennessee pitcher to earn the award and the third from the Tony Vitello era on Rocky Top including Nico Mascia (2018) and Garrett Stallings (2019). […]
Late Game Explosion Clinches Tennessee Baseball’s Series Win Over South Carolina
South Carolina held Tennessee’s explosive offense at bay for five innings at Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Friday night. But things went sideways for the Gamecocks in the seventh inning as the Vols’ powered past South Carolina 8-3 to clinch the weekend series. Drew Beam overcame some shaky defense, Tennessee’s stars coming through in big moments […]
Tennessee Baseball Survives Thriller To Clinch Series Victory Over Vanderbilt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It came down to the final pitch of the game as Tennessee baseball survived a thriller to defeat Vanderbilt 7-6 on Saturday afternoon. It was Tennessee baseball’s ninth straight win in the series, making it Tennessee’s third longest winning streak in the history of the rivalry and the longest since 1965-70. Here’s everything […]
Tennessee Baseball’s Bats Go Quiet In Series Evening Loss At Florida
Florida baseball evened the weekend series against Tennessee by knocking off the Vols 4-3 in game two of the Friday doubleheader in Gainesville. Tennessee’s bats were quiet in the loss spoiling a strong starting pitching performance from Drew Beam. Here’s what to know about the Vols’ game two loss. Back Half Of Tennessee’s Lineup Struggles […]
Tennessee Baseball Pulls Out ‘Gritty’ Win To Clinch LSU Series
After allowing a leadoff single in the third inning, Drew Beam immediately induced a Mac Bingham ground ball to short. It should have been a double play but Christian Moore’s throw pulled Blake Burke off the base. Two at-bats later, Michael Braswell hit a soft grounder to shortstop. This time Tennessee completed the double play. […]
WATCH: Drew Beam, Dylan Dreiling Talk Big Performances in Series-Clinching Win Over LSU
Tennessee baseball RHP Drew Beam and outfielder Dylan Dreiling met with the media following the Vols’ 3-1 series-clinching win over LSU in Lindsey Nelson Stadium on Saturday night. Beam was excellent in a 6.2-inning start in which he gave up just no earned runs. Dreiling provided the spark for Tennessee’s offense, recording a crucial two-run […]
Tennessee Baseball Wins Pitcher’s Duel To Clinch Series Against LSU
It was a Saturday evening at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. But it felt like a classic Friday night SEC pitcher’s duel as Drew Beam and Luke Holman went at it. It was both team’s best starting pitcher against each other. Holman was more dominant but Beam gritted his way deeper in the game and came consistently […]