2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

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2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record40–21 (14–16 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank Anderson
  • Josh Elander
Home stadium Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt  xy2370 .76758120 .829
No. 18 Georgia  y2190 .70046170 .730
Tennessee  y14160 .46740210 .656
Missouri  13161 .45034221 .605
Florida  y13170 .43334260 .567
South Carolina  8220 .26728280 .500
Kentucky  7230 .23326290 .473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State  xy20100 .66752150 .776
No. 6 Arkansas  xy20100 .66746200 .697
No. 14 LSU  y17130 .56740260 .606
No. 20 Texas A&M  y16131 .55039231 .627
No. 12 Ole Miss  y16140 .53341270 .603
No. 9 Auburn  y14160 .46738280 .576
Alabama  7230 .23330260 .536
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2019 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Contents

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019, with the Volunteers predicted to finish in fifth place in the Eastern Division. [2]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Vanderbilt87 (9)
2Florida81 (4)
3Georgia68 (1)
4South Carolina53
5Tennessee40
6Kentucky30
7Missouri26

Personnel

Coaching staff

2019 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff
  • Tony Vitello Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Frank Anderson Assistant Coach – 2nd year
  • Josh Elander Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 2nd year
  • Ross Kivett Assistant Coach/Camp Coordinator – 2nd year
  • J. P. Arencibia Student Assistant Coach – 2nd year
  • Quentin Eberhardt Strength & Conditioning Coach – 2nd year
  • Chad Zurcher Coordinator of Baseball Operations – 4th year
  • Todd Helton Director of Player Development – 3rd year
  • Sean McCann Video Coordinator – 2nd year

Roster

2019 Tennessee Volunteers roster
 

Pitchers

 

Catchers

Infielders

Utility

 

Outfielders

Schedule and results

Legend
 Tennessee win
 Tennessee loss
 Postponement
BoldTennessee team member
2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log
Regular season (38–18)
Postseason (2–3)
SEC Tournament (0–1)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSECT Record
May 21 vs. (8) Auburn (9) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
3–5Horn (3–0)Stallings (8–4)Greenhill (10) SECN 38–190–1
NCAA Division I baseball tournament – Chapel Hill Regional (2–2)
DateOpponentSeedSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
May 31 vs. (3) Liberty (2) Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
1–6Meyer (6–4)Stallings (8–5) ESPN3 2,23938–200–1
June 1vs. (4) UNC Wilmington (2)Boshamer Stadium10–3Crochet (5–3)Roupp (6–3)SECN2,24539–201–1
June 2vs. (3) Liberty(2)Boshamer Stadium6–510Walsh (2–2)Brabrand (4–3)ESPN32,08140–202–1
June 2at (1) North Carolina (2)Boshamer Stadium2–5Bergner (6–1)Linginfelter (6–6)Lancellotti (3)ESPN33,50740–212–2
Schedule Source: [3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Chapel Hill Regional

Chapel Hill Regional Teams
(1) North Carolina Tar Heels(2) Tennessee Volunteers(3) Liberty Flames(4) UNC Wilmington Seahawks
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1North Carolina7
4UNC Wilmington6
1North Carolina16
3Liberty1
3Liberty6
2Tennessee1
1North Carolina5
2Tennessee2
Lower round 1Lower final
2Tennessee6
4UNC Wilmington33Liberty510
2Tennessee10

Record vs. conference opponents

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

Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA 7–231–21–20–30–3.1–20–3.1–22–1.1–20–3ALAW71–90–4
ARK 20–102–12–1..2–13–02–13–01–2.3–01–21–2ARKW17–33–0
AUB 14–162–11–2.1–2.1–21–2.2–12–13–01–20–3AUBW64–61–1
FLA 13–173–0..0–32–11–21–23–00–32–11–2.0–3FLAE54–62–3
UGA 21–93–0.2–13–02–12–10–33–0.3–01–2.2–1UGAE28–24–1
KEN 7–23.1–2.1–21–20–3.1–22–11–20–30–30–3KENE71–90–4
LSU 17–132–10–32–12–11–23–03–01–21–2..2–1.LSUW36–42–1
MSU 20–103–01–22–12–13–0.0–3.3–02–12–12–1.MSUW28–23–1
MIZZ 13–16.0–3.0–30–32–12–1.2–13–02–11–11–2MIZZE45–41–3
MISS 16–142–12–11–23–0.1–22–10–31–2.1–23–0.MISSW55–52–1
SCAR 8–221–2.1–21–20–32–1.1–20–3.1–21–20–3SCARE61–90–3
TENN 14–16.0–30–32–12–13–0.1–21–22–12–1.1–2TENNE35–51–2
TAMU 16–132–12–12–1..3–01–21–21–10–32–1.2–1TAMUW46–31–1
VAN 23–73–02–13–03–01–23–0..2–1.3–02–11–2VANE18–25–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches' [4] —**2121222322182324
Baseball America [5] 2521
Collegiate Baseball^ [6] 2422
NCBWA [7] 272223272828292221242723
D1Baseball25232520

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

2019 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Andre Lipcius 3B383 Detroit Tigers
Garrett StallingsRHP5151 Los Angeles Angels
Andrew SchultzRHP6180 Philadelphia Phillies
Zach LinginfelterRHP9271 Los Angeles Angels
Ricky MartinezSS18542 Arizona Diamondbacks
Jay CharlestonOF26769 Kansas City Royals

References

  1. "2019 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. "Vanderbilt picked to win 2019 SEC Baseball Championship".
  3. "Vols Announce 2019 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). University of Tennessee Athletics. November 4, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  5. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  6. "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  7. "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 22, 2018.