2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
SEC Eastern Division champion; SEC regular season champions; SEC tournament champions
Knoxville Regional
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
Record	50–11 (22–8 SEC)
Head coach	Tony Vitello (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Frank Anderson; Josh Elander;
Home stadium	Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	8	.733	50	–	11	.820
No. 2 Kentucky ^x‍†‍‍^y	22	–	8	.733	40	–	14	.741
No. 10 Georgia ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	39	–	15	.722
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	38	–	21	.644
Florida ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	28	–	27	.509
South Carolina ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	36	–	23	.610
Missouri ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	23	–	32	.418
Western
No. 5 Arkansas ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	.667	43	–	14	.754
No. 4 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	.633	44	–	13	.772
No. 17 Mississippi State ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	.567	38	–	21	.644
Alabama ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	33	–	22	.600
No. 24 LSU ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	.433	40	–	21	.656
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	11	–	19	.367	27	–	29	.482
Auburn ‍‍‍	8	–	22	.267	27	–	26	.509

x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of May 26, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers play their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Previous season[edit]

The Volunteers finished 44–22, 16–14 in the SEC to finish in fourth place in the East division. They won the 2023 Clemson Regional and finished 3–0. The Vols then played Southern Mississippi in the Hattiesburg Super Regional, winning 2–1 in the three-game series. At the College World Series they went 1–2.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason SEC awards and honors[edit]

The Vols had three players named to SEC preseason teams.^[2]

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-SEC First Team
Drew Beam	32	SP	Junior

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Christian Moore	1	2B	Junior
Billy Amick	11	3B	Junior

Coaches poll[edit]

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024. Tennessee was picked to finish second in the SEC Eastern division.^[2]

SEC East Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
1	Florida	88 (11)
2	Tennessee	75 (2)
3	Vanderbilt	73 (1)
4	South Carolina	50
5	Kentucky	44
6	Georgia	36
7	Missouri	19

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	Bats/throws	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1	INF	Christian Moore	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	216 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Brooklyn, NY
2	INF	Ariel Antigua	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Fr	West Palm Beach, FL
4	INF	Alex Perry	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	McComb, MS
5	C	Cannon Peebles	S/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Ashland, VA
6	INF	Bradke Lohry	R/R	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Trinity, FL
7	RHP	Nate Snead	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	South Milwaukee, WI
8	OF	Dylan Dreiling	L/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Hays, KS
9	OF	Hunter Ensley	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	RS Jr	Huntingdon, TN
10	C	Cal Stark	R/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Knoxville, TN
11	INF	Billy Amick	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Batesburg, SC
12	U	Ethan Payne	L/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Gr	Memphis, TN
13	OF	Reese Chapman	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	So	Parker, CO
14	C	Charlie Taylor	R/R	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Dunwoody, GA
15	RHP	JJ Garcia	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	So	Statesville, NC
16	U	Dalton Bargo	L/R	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	Omaha, NE
17	OF	Robin Villeneuve	R/L	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Gatineau, Quebec
18	RHP	AJ Causey	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Harvest, AL
19	LHP	Andrew Behnke	L/L	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	So	Nashville, TN
20	OF	Colby Backus	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	RS Jr	Johnson City, TN
21	OF	Kavares Tears	L/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Lewisburg, TN
23	INF	Dean Curley	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	La Verne, CA
25	INF	Blake Burke	L/L	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Brentwood, CA
27	LHP	Chris Stamos	L/L	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Gr	Pasadena, CA
28	RHP	Aaron Combs	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	RS Jr	Sarasota, FL
29	RHP	Brady Robertson	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	RS Fr	Humboldt, TN
30	C	Stone Lawless	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Huntsville, AL
31	RHP	Austin Hunley	R/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	RS Fr	Mount Juliet, TN
32	RHP	Drew Beam	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Murfreesboro, TN
33	RHP	AJ Russell	R/R	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Franklin, TN
34	RHP	Derek Schaefer	R/R	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Cave Creek, AZ
35	LHP	Kirby Connell	S/L	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Gr	Johnson City, TN
36	INF	Blake Grimmer	L/R	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Spring Lake, MI
37	LHP	Dylan Loy	R/L	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Pigeon Forge, TN
40	INF	Hunter High	L/R	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Crieve Hall, TN
41	INF	Camden Bates	R/R	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Washington, OK
43	LHP	Luke Payne	R/L	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Gallatin, TN
44	RHP	Marcus Phillips	R/R	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Sioux Falls, SD
45	LHP	Matthew Dallas	L/L	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Memphis, TN
46	LHP	Brayden Sharp	L/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Fr	The Woodlands, TX
48	LHP	Zander Sechrist	R/L	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Buford, GA

Head coach

Tony Vitello

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Anderson
Josh Elander
Richard Jackson

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 26, 2024

Coaching Staff[edit]

2023 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at Tennessee
Tony Vitello	Head Coach	7
Frank Anderson	Assistant Coach/Pitching	7
Josh Elander	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	7
Richard Jackson	Assistant Coach	5
Luke Bonfield	Director of Player Development	5
Parker Serrano	Student Assistant Coach	1
Quentin Eberhardt	Director of Baseball Sports Performance	7

Schedule and results[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Record vs. conference opponents[edit]

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2024 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	13–17		2–1	1–2	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	ALA	W4	5–5	0–2
ARK	20–10	1–2		2–1	2–1	.	1–2	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	.	1–2	.	ARK	W1	7–3	3–0
AUB	8–22	2–1	1–2		.	.	0–3	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	AUB	W7	2–8	0–4
FLA	13–17	.	1–2	.		2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	FLA	E5	4–6	0–1
UGA	17–13	3–0	.	.	1–2		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	UGA	E3	5–5	3–1
KEN	22–8	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0		.	.	2–1	3–0	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	KEN	E2	8–2	4–0
LSU	13–17	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	.		1–2	2–1	3–0	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	LSU	W5	4–6	1–2
MSU	17–13	2–1	1–2	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	2–1		2–1	1–2	.	.	1–2	2–1	MSU	W3	6–4	1–0
MIZZ	9–21	.	0–3	1–2	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2		.	1–2	0–3	.	0–3	MIZZ	E7	1–9	1–3
MISS	11–19	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	0–3	2–1	.		2–1	1–2	2–1	.	MISS	W6	4–6	0–3
SCAR	13–17	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	0–3	2–1	.	.	2–1	1–2		0–3	1–2	3–0	SCAR	E6	4–6	1–2
TENN	22–8	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	3–0	2–1	3–0		.	2–1	TENN	E1	9–1	3–0
TAMU	19–11	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	2–1	.		3–0	TAMU	W2	7–3	2–0
VAN	13–17	.	.	3–0	2–1	0–3	1–2	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	0–3	1–2	0–3		VAN	E4	4–6	2–3
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.

Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Three Vols Earn All-SEC Preseason Honors, UT Picked to Finish Second in Eastern Division". utsports.com. Tennessee Volunteer Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.

External links[edit]

Tennessee Baseball

[1] "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved May 26, 2024.

[preseason_awards-2] "Three Vols Earn All-SEC Preseason Honors, UT Picked to Finish Second in Eastern Division". utsports.com. Tennessee Volunteer Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.

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