SEC Releases Tennessee Baseball’s Conference Schedule
The SEC released its 2022 conference baseball schedules, Wednesday. Tony Vitello’s Tennessee team will face seven NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago as well as defending National Champion Mississippi State The reigning SEC East champion Vols will open up conference play March 18-20 when Tennessee hosts South Carolina to Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols […]
WATCH: Tony Vitello Talks To Media Wednesday
Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello met with the local media Wednesday. The newly extended Vols’ head coach talked on a plethora of topics. Included was renovations to Lindsey Nelson Stadium, the MLB Draft and Tennessee’s retooled pitching. Vitello also discussed the return of Evan Russell, Luc Lipcius and Redmond Walsh for a super senior […]
Pair Of Tennessee Baseball Players To Return For Second Senior Season
Tennessee baseball’s Redmond Walsh and Luc Lipcius will return for one final season, Vols’ head coach Tony Vitello announced Wednesday. Both players are able to return for another season due to the NCAA’s COVID-19 eligibility relief that gave every college baseball player in 2020 an extra year of eligibility due to the season being cut […]
Recapping The Final Day Of The MLB Draft
Two Tennessee baseball pitchers and an incoming transfer pitcher were selected on the final day of the 2021 MLB Draft. The Texas Rangers selected right handed pitcher Jackson Leath in the 12th round Tuesday. Leath arrived in Knoxville as a junior college transfer in the fall of 2019 and impressed in his junior year before […]
Tennessee Baseball Players, Commits To Watch For In MLB Draft
The 20-round MLB Draft begins tonight at 7 p.m. ET and runs through Tuesday July 13. The 29-pick first round as well as eight Competitive Balance picks will take place on Sunday. Rounds two through 10 will take place on Monday and rounds 11 through 20 will take place on Tuesday. While no current Vols […]
Tennessee Homers Their Way Into The Regional Finals, After Putting Out The Flames
Another raucous crowd greeted the Tennessee baseball team on Saturday night, as the Vols faced off against Liberty for a spot in the regional championship game. A game in which you had to wonder how Tennessee would respond, coming off the emotional win on Friday night. But, it didn’t take long to figure out the […]
Tennessee Drops Their SEC Tournament Opener Against Alabama
Things got off to a slow start for Tennessee at the SEC Tournament in Hoover on Wednesday, as the Vols looked to advance in the winner’s bracket. Will Heflin got the start for Tennessee against Alabama, where he pitched 5 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits. “That was a classic grind it out, […]
Tennessee Defeats Missouri 11-4, Grabs Another SEC Series Win
The Vols took the field on Saturday afternoon, coming off a Friday night win and looking to take the series, with another win over the Tigers. Tennessee got off to a hot start in the 1st inning, thanks to Drew Gilbert, Luc Lipcius and Pete Derkay, giving the Vols a 4-0 lead. Things went back […]
Tennessee Takes The Series, As Their Bats Get Hot Against Kentucky
Tennessee came into Saturday’s game against Kentucky looking to bounce back from a loss on Friday night and take the series. The Vols were looking to take advantage of some rough pitching from the Wildcats, which they did in the 6th inning. As Jake Rucker stepped up to the plate with bases loaded, the Vols […]
No. 9 Vols walk-off No. 14 LSU in series finale to sweep Tigers
The Vols completed a sweep of No. 14 LSU on Sunday afternoon thanks to a walk-off single from Luc Lipcius.