| Tennessee Volunteers baseball | |
| Current: | 2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team |
| University: | University of Tennessee |
| Athletic Director: | Danny White |
| Conference: | SEC |
| Location: | Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Tenure: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| Capacity: | 5,548 |
| Nickname: | Volunteers |
| National Champion: | 2024 |
| Runner Up: | 1951 |
| Cws: | 1951, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Regional Champion: | 1995, 2001, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Ncaa Tourneys: | 1951, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2019, 2021,2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Conference Tournament: | 1993, 1994, 1995, 2022, 2024 |
| Conference Champion: | 1951, 1994, 1995, 2022, 2024 |
| Division Champion: | 1966, 1970, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2021, 2022, 2024 |
| Championship Game Appearances: | 1951 2024 |
The Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represents the University of Tennessee in NCAA Division I college baseball. Along with most other Tennessee athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference. The Volunteers play all on-campus home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Volunteers are currently coached by three-time National Coach of the Year and one-time Southeastern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year, Tony Vitello. During Vitello's tenure, Tennessee has quickly become one of the premier programs in all of college baseball. From 2021 to 2024, Tennessee amassed the most overall wins, the most NCAA tournament wins, the most home runs, as well as the highest winning percentage in the country.[1] The Vols won their first College World Series in 2024, becoming just the second team to win the title as the #1 overall seed and the first to do it since 1999.[2] They also became the SEC's first team with 60 wins and the fourth to win the regular season title, the SEC tournament title, and the national championship in the same season.[3]
Lindsey Nelson Stadium was constructed between the 1992 and 1993 seasons, on the site of the stadium, which was called Lower Hudson Field. In the past, the program had played at various locations including Lower Hudson Field and Shields–Watkins Field.[4]
Lindsey Nelson was a Hall of Fame broadcaster, Tennessee native and, university alumnus best known for his work with the University of Tennessee, University of Notre Dame, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, the National Football League and the annual Cotton Bowl Classic.[5]
The playing field was named for Maryville, Tennessee native Robert M. Lindsay in 2007 after a $2 million athletic department contribution by Mr. Lindsay. Mr. Lindsay's father Rus Lindsay played baseball at the University of Tennessee from 1913 to 1916.[6]
Lindsey Nelson Stadium is currently in the midst of a $98 million, multi-year renovation project with the most recent additions bringing the current official capacity to 5,548. Once the renovations are complete, a new mezzanine section of premium seating and other additions will bring the capacity up to approximately 7,750 people.[7]
The record attendance at Lindsey Nelson stadium is 6,396, during an NCAA regional championship game against Northern Kentucky on May 31, 2024.[8]
After a six-year tenure, coach Dave Serrano resigned following a 101-110 overall record and no post-season trips. On June 7, 2017, Tony Vitello accepted the position as head coach, and in his first year compiled a 29-27 record, the most wins by a first-year head coach in program history. In Vitello's second season at Tennessee, he led the Vols to 40 wins and their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2005.[9] In 2024, Vitello led the Vols to their first national championship in program history.
| Coach | W-L-T | Pct | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Aydelott | 6–9–1 | .406 | 1897 (1 year) | |
| A.J. Greer | No Record | 1898 (1 year) | ||
| W.R. Harrison | No Record | 1899 (1 year) | ||
| T.R. Cornick | 6–5 | .545 | 1900 (1 year) | |
| William H. Newman | 8–4 | .667 | 1902 (1 year) | |
| Frank Moffett | 90–47–1 | .656 | 1903–05; 07–10; 18 (8 years) | |
| Frank Callaway | 5–7–1 | .423 | 1919 (1 year) | |
| James DePree | 7–8 | .467 | 1906 (1 year) | |
| Zora G. Clevenger | 51–44–3 | .553 | 1911–16 (6 years) | |
| John R. Bender | 16–11 | .593 | 1917; 1920 (2 years) | |
| M. B. Banks | 38–42–3 | .476 | 1921–26 (6 years) | |
| William S. Harkness | 13–27 | .325 | 1927–31 (5 years) | |
| John Mauer | 24–23 | .511 | 1939–42 (4 years) | |
| Ike Peel | 13–6 | .684 | 1947 (1 year) | |
| S. W. Anderson | 49–51–1 | .490 | 1948–52 (5 years) | |
| Bernard O’Neil | 54–60 | .474 | 1953–57 (5 years) | |
| George Cafego | 49–57–2 | .463 | 1958–62 (5 years) | |
| Bill Wright | 408–308–2 | .570 | 1963–81 (19 years) | |
| John Whited | 145–109 | .571 | 1982–87 (6 years) | |
| Ronnie Osborne | 7–18 | .280 | 1987 (1 year) | |
| Mark Connor | 44–65 | .404 | 1988–89 (2 years) | |
| Rod Delmonico | 699–396 | .638 | 1990–2007 (18 years) | |
| Todd Raleigh | 108–113 | .489 | 2008–2011 (4 years) | |
| Dave Serrano | 101–110 | .479 | 2012–2017 (6 years) | |
| Tony Vitello | 284-110 | 2018–present (7 years) |
Information Source: 2010 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Media Guide - History section
| Year-by-Year Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Head coach | Collegiate Record | Conference Record | Winning Percentage | Conference Finish | |
| 1897 | D. Aydelott | 6-9-1 | .406 | |||
| 1898 | A.J. Greer | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1899 | W.R. Harrison | N/A | N/A | |||
| 1900 | T.R. Cornick | 6-5 | .545 | |||
| 1902 | William H. Newman | 8-4 | .667 | |||
| 1903 | Frank Moffett | 8-10 | .444 | |||
| 1904 | Frank Moffett | 9-5 | .643 | |||
| 1905 | Frank Moffett | 3-5 | .375 | |||
| 1906 | 7-8 | .467 | ||||
| 1907 | Frank Moffett | 17-10 | .630 | |||
| 1908 | Frank Moffett | 16-3 | .842 | |||
| 1909 | Frank Moffett | 18-5-1 | .771 | |||
| 1910 | Frank Moffett | 11-7 | .611 | |||
| 1911 | 10-8 | .556 | ||||
| 1912 | 7-11-1 | .395 | ||||
| 1913 | 5-8-1 | .393 | ||||
| 1914 | 6-6-1 | .500 | ||||
| 1915 | 10-6 | .625 | ||||
| 1916 | 13-5 | .722 | ||||
| 1917 | 7-6 | .538 | ||||
| 1918 | Frank Moffett | 8-2 | .800 | |||
| 1919 | 5-7-1 | .423 | ||||
| 1920 | 9-5 | .643 | ||||
| 1921 | 10-7 | .588 | ||||
| 1922 | 5-10-2 | .353 | ||||
| 1923 | 5-5-1 | .500 | ||||
| 1924 | 9-9 | .500 | ||||
| 1925 | 4-5 | .444 | ||||
| 1926 | 5-6 | .455 | ||||
| 1927 | William S. Harkness | 3-9 | .250 | |||
| 1928 | William S. Harkness | 3-9 | .250 | |||
| 1929 | William S. Harkness | 3-5 | .375 | |||
| 1930 | William S. Harkness | 4-4 | .500 | |||
| 1931 | William S. Harkness | 6-3 | .667 | |||
| 1939 | 7-2 | 1-1 | .778 | 8th SEC | ||
| 1940 | 4-9 | 2-4 | .308 | 10th SEC | ||
| 1941 | John Mauer | 7-6 | 3-3 | .538 | 6th SEC | |
| 1942 | John Mauer | 6-6 | 1-2 | .500 | 10th SEC | |
| 1947 | Ike Peel | 13-6 | 5-3 | .684 | 3rd SEC | |
| 1948 | S.W. Anderson | 4-18-1 | 3-16-1 | .196 | 12th SEC | |
| 1949 | S.W. Anderson | 6-12 | 5-9 | .333 | 10th SEC | |
| 1950 | S.W Anderson | 8-9 | 7-9 | .471 | 7th SEC | |
| S.W. Anderson | 20-3 | 16-1 | .870 | SEC Champions | ||
| 1952 | S.W. Anderson | 11-9 | 11-7 | .550 | 4th SEC | |
| 1953 | Bernard O'Neil | 14-8 | 6-7 | .636 | 8th SEC | |
| 1954 | Bernard O'Neil | 8-17 | 4-10 | .320 | T-11th SEC | |
| 1955 | Bernard O'Neil | 13-8 | 8-6 | .619 | 6th SEC | |
| 1956 | Bernard O'Neil | 10-13 | 7-8 | .435 | 6th SEC | |
| 1957 | Bernard O'Neil | 9-14 | 4-12 | .391 | 10th SEC | |
| 1958 | George Cafego | 2-13-1 | 1-10 | .156 | 12th SEC | |
| 1959 | George Cafego | 9-9 | 4-8 | .500 | 6th SEC East | |
| 1960 | George Cafego | 9-13-1 | 5-12 | .413 | 7th SEC East | |
| 1961 | George Cafego | 15-10 | 6-8 | .600 | 6th SEC East | |
| 1962 | George Cafego | 14-12 | 9-7 | .538 | 4th SEC East | |
| 1963 | Bill Wright | 11-15 | 8-9 | .423 | 5th SEC East | |
| 1964 | Bill Wright | 17-14 | 8-5 | .583 | 3rd SEC East | |
| 1965 | Bill Wright | 14-10 | 8-5 | .583 | 4th SEC East | |
| 1966 | Bill Wright | 22-9 | 11-2 | .710 | 1st SEC East | |
| 1967 | Bill Wright | 14-16 | 8-9 | .467 | 4th SEC East | |
| 1968 | Bill Wright | 20-12 | 8-5 | .625 | 2nd SEC East | |
| 1969 | Bill Wright | 19-15 | 9-5 | .559 | 2nd SEC East | |
| 1970 | Bill Wright | 24-10 | 12-3 | .706 | 1st SEC East | |
| 1971 | Bill Wright | 15-15-1 | 7-7 | .500 | 4th SEC East | |
| 1972 | Bill Wright | 19-14 | 7-6 | .576 | 2nd SEC East | |
| 1973 | Bill Wright | 20-15 | 9-7 | .571 | 2nd SEC East | |
| 1974 | Bill Wright | 29-15 | 10-7 | .659 | 3rd SEC East | |
| 1975 | Bill Wright | 32-16 | 10-7 | .667 | 2nd SEC East | |
| 1976 | Bill Wright | 33-17 | 15-9 | .660 | 2nd SEC East | |
| 1977 | Bill Wright | 24-24-1 | 11-12 | .500 | 3rd SEC East | |
| 1978 | Bill Wright | 25-21 | 11-12 | .543 | 3rd SEC East | |
| 1979 | Bill Wright | 25-22 | 10-14 | .532 | 4th SEC East | |
| 1980 | Bill Wright | 23-21 | 6-14 | .523 | 5th SEC East | |
| 1981 | Bill Wright | 22-27 | 10-13 | .449 | 3rd SEC East | |
| 1982 | John Whited | 29-17 | 13-9 | .630 | 2nd SEC East | |
| 1983 | John Whited | 26-16 | 12-7 | .619 | 2nd SEC East | |
| 1984 | John Whited | 27-21 | 11-12 | .563 | 2nd SEC East | |
| 1985 | John Whited | 26-23 | 10-13 | .531 | 5th SEC East | |
| 1986 | John Whited | 27-23 | 10-17 | .540 | 8th SEC | |
| 1987 | John Whited | 10-9 | 5-18 | .526 | 10th SEC | |
| 1988 | 21-29 | 9-18 | .420 | 9th SEC | ||
| 1989 | 23-36 | 4-23 | .390 | 10th SEC | ||
| 1990 | 28-31 | 9-18 | .475 | 9th SEC | ||
| 1991 | 41-19 | 13-13 | .683 | 7th SEC | ||
| 1992 | 35-20 | 10-14 | .636 | 5th SEC East | ||
| 1993 | 45-20 | 20-10 | .692 | 1st SEC East SEC Tournament Champions | ||
| 1994 | 52-14 | 24-5 | .788 | SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions | ||
| 54-16 | 22-8 | .771 | SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions | |||
| 1996 | 43-20 | 18-12 | .683 | 2nd SEC East | ||
| 1997 | 42-19 | 17-13 | .688 | T-1st SEC East | ||
| 1998 | 36-20 | 11-17 | .643 | 4th SEC East | ||
| 1999 | 28-28 | 10-20 | .500 | 4th SEC East | ||
| 2000 | 40-23 | 10-18 | .635 | 5th SEC East | ||
| 48-20 | 18-12 | .705 | 2nd SEC East | |||
| 2002 | 27-28 | 12-18 | .490 | 4th SEC East | ||
| 2003 | 31-24 | 13-17 | .564 | 4th SEC East | ||
| 2004 | 38-24 | 14-16 | .613 | 5th SEC East | ||
| 46-21 | 18-11 | .687 | 2nd SEC East | |||
| 2006 | 31-24 | 11-18 | .564 | 5th SEC East | ||
| 2007 | 34-25 | 13-15 | .576 | 4th SEC East | ||
| 2008 | 27-29 | 12-18 | .482 | 6th SEC East | ||
| 2009 | 26-29 | 11-19 | .473 | 6th SEC East | ||
| 2010 | 30-26 | 12-18 | .536 | 5th SEC East | ||
| 2011 | 25-29 | 7-23 | .462 | 6th SEC East | ||
| 2012 | 24-31 | 8-22 | .436 | 6th SEC East | ||
| 2013 | 22-30 | 8-20 | .423 | 6th SEC East | ||
| 2014 | 31-23 | 12-18 | .574 | 5th SEC East | ||
| 2015 | 24-26 | 11-18 | .499 | 6th SEC East | ||
| 29–27 | 9-21 | .536 | T-6th SEC East | |||
| 27–25 | 7-21 | .519 | 7th SEC East | |||
| 29-27 | 12-18 | .518 | T-6th SEC East | |||
| 40-21 | 14-16 | .656 | 3rd SEC East | |||
| 15–2* | 0-0* | .882 | N/A | |||
| 50-18 | 20-10 | .735 | 1st SEC East | |||
| 58-9 | 25-5 | .865 | SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions | |||
| 44-22 | 16-14 | .667 | T-4th SEC East [10] | |||
| 60-13 | 22-8 | .821 | SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions National Champions | |||
| Year-by-Year Results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Record | Pct. | Notes | ||
| 1951 | 4-2 | .667 | College World Series (Runner-up) | ||
| 1993 | 1-2 | .333 | Mideast Regional | ||
| 1994 | 3-2 | .600 | Mideast Regional | ||
| 1995 | 6-2 | .750 | College World Series (4th place) | ||
| 1996 | 3-2 | .600 | Atlantic Regional | ||
| 1997 | 1-2 | .333 | Midwest Regional | ||
| 2001 | 7-3 | .700 | College World Series (3rd place) | ||
| 2004 | 1-2 | .333 | Kinston Regional | ||
| 2005 | 5-2 | .714 | College World Series (8th place) | ||
| 2019 | 2-2[11] | .500 | |||
| 2021 | 5-2[12] | .714 | College World Series (7th place) | ||
| 2022 | 4-2[13] | .667 | |||
| 2023 | 6-3[14] | .667 | College World Series (5th place) | ||
| 2024 | 9-2 [15] | .818 | College World Series (Champion) | ||
Sidney Hatfield (1951)
Dylan Dreiling (2024)
R. A. Dickey (1994)
Chase Burns (2022)
R. A. Dickey (1994)
Todd Helton (1995)
Todd Helton (1995)
Todd Helton (1995)
Luke Hochevar (2005)
Chase Burns (2022)
Chase Burns (2022)
Luke Hochevar (2005)
Chase Dollander (2022)
Todd Helton (1995)
Jeff Pickler (1998)
Chris Burke (2001)
J. P. Arencibia (2005)
Drew Beam (2022)
| Player | Position | Year(s) | Selectors |
|---|---|---|---|
| B.B. Hopkins | Third Base | 1953† | ABCA |
| Sam Ewing | Outfielder | 1970† | ABCA, SN |
| Bobby Tucker | Outfielder | 1973† | ABCA |
| Condredge Holloway | Shortstop | 1975 | SN |
| Rick Honeycutt | First Base | 1976† | ABCA |
| Alan Cockrell | Outfielder | 1984 | SN |
| Doug Hecker | First Base | 1992 | BA |
| R. A. Dickey | Pitcher | 1994†, 1996 | BA, CB |
| Todd Helton | Pitcher/Utility | 1994, 1995 | NCBWA, ABCA, BA |
| Jeff Pickler | Second Base | 1998† | ABCA, BA, CB |
| Chris Burke | Second Base, Shortstop | 2000, 2001† | Baseball Weekly, BA, NCBWA, CB |
| Luke Hochevar | Pitcher | 2005† | ABCA, BA, CB, NCBWA, Baseball Weekly |
| J. P. Arencibia | Catcher | 2006 | College Baseball Foundation |
| Chase Burns | Pitcher | 2022 | NCBWA |
| Chase Dollander | Pitcher | 2022† | ABCA, BA, D1Baseball, Perfect Game, NCBWA |
| Drew Gilbert | Outfielder | 2022 | NCBWA |
| Trey Lipscomb | Third Base | 2022 | NCBWA |
| Blake Burke | First Base | 2024 | ABCA, BA, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game |
| Christian Moore | Second Base | 2024 | BA, D1Baseball, Perfect Game |
| Source:Web site: SEC All-Americas . secsports.com . 2008-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080528091246/http://www.secsports.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=0&url_article_id=1782&change_well_id=2 . May 28, 2008. ABCA: American Baseball Coaches AssociationBA: Baseball AmericaCB: Collegiate BaseballNCBWA: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association† Denotes consensus All-American | |||
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