The Official Miami (OH) @ Tennessee Knoxville Regional Game Thread (Fri. 5/30 7:06PM EDT ESPNU/ESPN+)

#28
#28
I'd start Kuhn's Friday. I would also have a very short leash, but save all the pitching I can for WF.

I think Kuhn's could handle Miami.....
 
#29
#29
fryeguy93 said:
Back from a long Holiday weekend.

I have to be honest. I did not watch the Saturday game.
Vols were out of pitching and I did not want to watch us play a team with two starters left. I did not expect our offense to also take the day off however.

I believe the coaching staff got what they were looking for from the tourney. I actually believe the coaches got two big bonuses; those being Arvidson and AJ Russell performances.

After going slow, I believe AJ is really to drop into a weekend starter role
And Arvidson has now become the reliever that the Vols can lean on. Neither were not available for Saturday and it obviously showed.

I thought Dylan Loy would be the go-to-guy but he still has some room to grow.
Tanner Franklin has the skill but I think he still needs to get used to this level of competition.
Krenzel has nto been the same since missing time. I believe he will be at another level next season. He got knocked around pretty hard in both his games in only 8 batters faced.
Snead is clearly a talent but a lot of guys at this level can hit the fastball- even his.


I have told some friends this weekend may be a bloodbath of epic proportions as I believe a more than usual amount of host teams will not advance. There's a few hosts that traditionally have problems in this field.

(1) Vanderbilt
(2) Arkansas
(3) Clemson
(4) Southern Miss
(5) UCLA
(6) Oregon

There's also some lower seeds that have some really great talent from mid major leaguies

Northeastern
Dallas Baptist
Cal Poly
East Carolina
Cincinnati (not mid major but talented)
UTSA
ETSU
Columbia

I have not checked the Arkansas forums but I think they got a surprisingly tough region with Kansas and Creighton but a weak #4 seed (NDSU) makes up for it. The BigEast was a good league and CReighton won it. Kansas finished 2nd in Big12 but I thought they were the best team- especially at the end. They smoke WVU like a cheap cigar and cost the Mountaineers a region host bid. With NDSU has game 1, Van Horn may get cute with starters and get away with it.


With the Knoxville region, we win if we limit errors to one per game.

I like Liam on Saturday to give that blister one more day to heal. I assume it's still bothering him.
I start AJ in game 3. It's now or never. This is what he wanted and what the coaches were waiting to do. I think he's ready for 90-100 pitches.
I know this, should we play Cincinnati, I do not see how we can let Marcus pitch. I know he was better with base runners against Alabama but Bama was not a running team.

Long story short, far less talented teams than this Volunteer squad have won the College World Series. We are all spoiled with Tennessee's talent since 2000. We're still talented, we were bound take a step back from the uber-experienced and leadership-heavy 2024 team. No team will be happy to see "Tennessee" on their post season schedule
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Well done!

I think it's a no-brainer for Liam to pitch on Saturday, just because of the possibility of facing Cincy regardless if we win or lose Friday night.
 
#32
#32
fryeguy93 said:
Back from a long Holiday weekend.

I have to be honest. I did not watch the Saturday game.
Vols were out of pitching and I did not want to watch us play a team with two starters left. I did not expect our offense to also take the day off however.

I believe the coaching staff got what they were looking for from the tourney. I actually believe the coaches got two big bonuses; those being Arvidson and AJ Russell performances.

After going slow, I believe AJ is really to drop into a weekend starter role
And Arvidson has now become the reliever that the Vols can lean on. Neither were not available for Saturday and it obviously showed.

I thought Dylan Loy would be the go-to-guy but he still has some room to grow.
Tanner Franklin has the skill but I think he still needs to get used to this level of competition.
Krenzel has nto been the same since missing time. I believe he will be at another level next season. He got knocked around pretty hard in both his games in only 8 batters faced.
Snead is clearly a talent but a lot of guys at this level can hit the fastball- even his.


I have told some friends this weekend may be a bloodbath of epic proportions as I believe a more than usual amount of host teams will not advance. There's a few hosts that traditionally have problems in this field.

(1) Vanderbilt
(2) Arkansas
(3) Clemson
(4) Southern Miss
(5) UCLA
(6) Oregon

There's also some lower seeds that have some really great talent from mid major leaguies

Northeastern
Dallas Baptist
Cal Poly
East Carolina
Cincinnati (not mid major but talented)
UTSA
ETSU
Columbia

I have not checked the Arkansas forums but I think they got a surprisingly tough region with Kansas and Creighton but a weak #4 seed (NDSU) makes up for it. The BigEast was a good league and CReighton won it. Kansas finished 2nd in Big12 but I thought they were the best team- especially at the end. They smoke WVU like a cheap cigar and cost the Mountaineers a region host bid. With NDSU has game 1, Van Horn may get cute with starters and get away with it.


With the Knoxville region, we win if we limit errors to one per game.

I like Liam on Saturday to give that blister one more day to heal. I assume it's still bothering him.
I start AJ in game 3. It's now or never. This is what he wanted and what the coaches were waiting to do. I think he's ready for 90-100 pitches.
I know this, should we play Cincinnati, I do not see how we can let Marcus pitch. I know he was better with base runners against Alabama but Bama was not a running team.

Long story short, far less talented teams than this Volunteer squad have won the College World Series. We are all spoiled with Tennessee's talent since 2000. We're still talented, we were bound take a step back from the uber-experienced and leadership-heavy 2024 team. No team will be happy to see "Tennessee" on their post season schedule
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good post. Thanks.
 
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#34
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Jax_Vol said:
Okie dokey then...I choose to trust in the judgement of the coaching staff.

Off topic, is Beth Schwartz (Sports Nutrition) still with the team?
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Yes. Per the current info at the mothership:

Beth Schwartz - Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition - Baseball Support Staff - University of Tennessee Athletics

Updated: April 2024 Beth Schwartz returned to the Tennessee Athletics staff in the summer of 2023 as Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition working with Baseball,
utsports.com utsports.com
 
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#35
chuckiepoo said:
Yes. Per the current info at the mothership:

Beth Schwartz - Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition - Baseball Support Staff - University of Tennessee Athletics

Updated: April 2024 Beth Schwartz returned to the Tennessee Athletics staff in the summer of 2023 as Assistant Director of Sports Nutrition working with Baseball,
utsports.com utsports.com
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Hmmm, I didn't see her on Saturday morning.

olemisssports.com

Beth Schwartz - Director of Sports Nutrition - Football - Staff Directory - Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy

Beth Schwartz
olemisssports.com olemisssports.com

But I also wasn't really looking for her. Either way, she knows who to start on Friday.

Tony & Frank are just the eye candy in the big scheme of things. :)
 
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#36
#36
Jax_Vol said:
Hmmm, I didn't see her on Saturday morning.

olemisssports.com

Beth Schwartz - Director of Sports Nutrition - Football - Staff Directory - Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy

Beth Schwartz
olemisssports.com olemisssports.com

But I also wasn't really looking for her. Either way, she knows who to start on Friday.

Tony & Frank are just the eye candy in the big scheme of things. :)
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While I was watching the BaseVols, my wife walked through when the camera was on Tony V. She remarked that he looked a little old to be playing college ball. I told her that he was the coach. She replied, He’s hot. 😁
 
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#37
#37
Jax_Vol said:
Hmmm, I didn't see her on Saturday morning.

olemisssports.com

Beth Schwartz - Director of Sports Nutrition - Football - Staff Directory - Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy

Beth Schwartz
olemisssports.com olemisssports.com

But I also wasn't really looking for her. Either way, she knows who to start on Friday.

Tony & Frank are just the eye candy in the big scheme of things. :)
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I’ll chose to assume the Ole Miss position was not updated after she returned to Knoxville.

The most recent reference I could find was from March:

IMG_6669.jpeg
 
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#47
#47
Bigvalley84 said:
Let’s pump the brakes , Tony also said the final decision would be made later today , if Phillips is on they won’t have many base runners , I think Wake beats Cincy anyway
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Per reliable source, new guy Bobby Bonnell is scheduled to start on Friday for the Vols.

Bobby.jpg

Some type of last minute, NIL, playoff roster PhD student thing
 
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