Perry Parris
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After this weekend's auspicious start, there have been some comparisons made to 1994 - when we went to Miami to open the season and got swept.
Let's hope that comparison turns out to be more than just a season opening sweep in the Sunshine State.
After the 1994 team lost the Miami series, they came back and won the Olive Garden Classic. They lost 2 games @ Clemson and then ripped off 16 straight wins including their first 2 SEC games. That team went 24-5 in the SEC, which would be impossible to match in this era. Granted, this was a different era (there were only 24 SEC games, not the current 30; everybody participated in the SEC East or SEC West Tournament as opposed to the current top eight), but those numbers were amazing. Auburn - our baseball nemesis - was the only SEC team to take a series from the BaseVols. We swept Bama, UGA, USC, Vandy & Florida in the regular season, won the SEC East Tournament and hosted a regional in the old 6 team format, losing to perrenial power Arizona State for a chance at Omaha.
With a final record of 52-14, this may have been UT's finest team. Omaha would finally come in '95, but this team was truly dominant.
Let's hope that comparison turns out to be more than just a season opening sweep in the Sunshine State.
After the 1994 team lost the Miami series, they came back and won the Olive Garden Classic. They lost 2 games @ Clemson and then ripped off 16 straight wins including their first 2 SEC games. That team went 24-5 in the SEC, which would be impossible to match in this era. Granted, this was a different era (there were only 24 SEC games, not the current 30; everybody participated in the SEC East or SEC West Tournament as opposed to the current top eight), but those numbers were amazing. Auburn - our baseball nemesis - was the only SEC team to take a series from the BaseVols. We swept Bama, UGA, USC, Vandy & Florida in the regular season, won the SEC East Tournament and hosted a regional in the old 6 team format, losing to perrenial power Arizona State for a chance at Omaha.
With a final record of 52-14, this may have been UT's finest team. Omaha would finally come in '95, but this team was truly dominant.