Category: Tennessee Vols Baseball

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Preseason honors continue to pile up for some of Tennessee’s top players as three Vols were named to the Baseball America Preseason All-America teams on Monday. Max Ferguson was tabbed as a first-team selection at second base while fellow infielder Jake Rucker was named to the third team as a third baseman. Jackson Leath rounded out UT’s selections,…

UT Sports Information ROUND ROCK, Texas – Tennessee posted a statement victory to open its weekend at the Round Rock Classic on Friday night, knocking off top-ranked Texas Tech, 6-2. The Volunteers scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and never looked back, leading from start to finish to improve to 5-0 on…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Ricky Martinez has continued his impressive debut season with the Hillsboro Hops. The rookie infielder is batting .318 with 34 hits, 13 runs, seven RBI and five stolen bases over his past 30 games. Updated on how all of UT’s former players are doing in pro baseball this season can be…

UT RELEASE Following a remarkable first two seasons leading the Tennessee baseball program, head coach Tony Vitello has agreed to a contract extension through June of 2024, Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer announced Wednesday. The extension includes salary increases, with Vitello set to earn $580,000 next season. His salary rises to $650,000 by the end of the agreement. Vitello—a first-time head…

UT Sports Information KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee sophomore pitcher Garrett Crochet has accepted an invitation to the 2019 USA Baseball Collegiate National Team training camp. [Forum Discussion: Crochet invite to Team USA!] The talented left hander is the 21st player in program history to be associated with one of the USA Baseball National Teams and the first to earn…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 22 Tennessee got its first win in the NCAA Tournament since 2005 with a 10-3 win over UNC-Wilmington in Saturday afternoon’s elimination game at Boshamer Stadium. UT and UNCW had met two prior times in the NCAA Tournament with the Seahawks defeating the Vols twice back in the 2004 NCAA Kinston Regional.…

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 23 Tennessee got off to a rough start in its NCAA Regional opener, falling 6-1 to Liberty on Friday night at Boshamer Stadium. Due to a three-hour weather delay in the first game of the afternoon between North Carolina and UNC-Wilmington, the Vols game against Liberty did not start until 10 p.m.,…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – No. 23 Tennessee came out with a 7-5 victory over No. 15 Ole Miss in a rollercoaster of a game on Friday night at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. With the win, the Vols clinched their fifth SEC series win of the season and improved to 14-15 in conference play, their most wins in league…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee ace Garrett Stallings was back to his dominant self in Thursday night’s series-opening 7-0 victory over No. 15 Ole Miss at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The junior right hander threw his second complete-game shutout of the season, holding the Rebels’ potent lineup to just four hits as No. 23 Tennessee tied the program record with…