2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

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2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
CB No. 16
Record15–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Seasons
←  2019
2021  →
2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  ‍‍‍0–0 –16–1 .941
Tennessee  ‍‍‍0–0 –15–2 .882
No. 3 Georgia  ‍‍‍0–0 –14–4 .778
South Carolina  ‍‍‍0–0 –12–4 .750
No. 6 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍0–0 –13–5 .722
Missouri •  ‍‍‍0–0 –11–5 .688
Kentucky  ‍‍‍0–0 –11–6 .647
Western
No. 8 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍0–0 –16–1 .941
Alabama  ‍‍‍0–0 –16–1 .941
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍0–0 –15–3 .833
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍0–0 –12–4 .750
No. 18 Auburn  ‍‍‍0–0 –13–5 .722
No. 19 LSU  ‍‍‍0–0 –12–5 .706
No. 14 Arkansas  ‍‍‍0–0 –11–5 .688
‡ – Tournament champion
  • – ineligible for postseason due to NCAA sanctions
    As of March 12, 2020 [1]
    Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Contents

Previous season

The Volunteers finished 40–21 overall, and 14–16 in the conference.

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 6, 2020 with the Volunteers predicted to finish in fourth place in the Eastern Division. [2]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Vanderbilt87 (9)
2Florida77 (3)
3Georgia76 (2)
4Tennessee50
5South Carolina48
6Missouri32
7Kentucky22

Personnel

Roster

2020 Tennessee Volunteers roster [3]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 - Will Heflin - Senior
  • 15 - Kody Davidson - Junior
  • 16 - Camden Sewell - Sophomore
  • 18 - Chase Wallace - Junior
  • 25 - Christian Delashmit - Freshman
  • 26 - Jason Rackers - Junior
  • 28 - Elijah Pleasants - Sophomore
  • 31 - Jackson Leath - Junior
  • 32 - Sean Hunley - Junior
  • 33 - Mark McLaughlin - Freshman
  • 34 - Garrett Crochet - Junior
  • 35 - Kirby Connell - Freshman
  • 36 - Chad Dallas - Sophomore
  • 41 - Will Mabrey - Freshman
  • 43 - Sam Fulton - Freshman
  • 46 - Redmond Walsh - Redshirt.svg Junior
 

Catchers

  • 17 - Connor Pavolony - Sophomore
  • 19 - Landon Gray - Senior

Infielders

 

Outfielders

  • 5 - Zach Daniels - Junior
  • 6 - Evan Russell - Junior
  • 8 - Christian Scott - Sophomore
  • 9 - Matt Turino - Junior
  • 27 - Jordan Beck - Freshman

Utility

  • 1 - Alerick Soularie (OF/INF) - Junior
  • 10 - Pete Derkay (UTL) - Senior
  • 12 - Drew Gilbert (OF/P) - Freshman
  • 13 - Cortland Lawson (INF/P) - Freshman
  • 21 - Trey Lipscomb (INF/P) - Sophomore
  • 30 - Ethan Payne (INF/P) - Freshman
  • 38 - Ethan Anderson (P/OF) - Freshman
  • 42 - Zane Keener (OF/P) - Freshman
 

Coaching Staff

2020 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff [3]
NamePositionSeasons at
Tennessee
Tony Vitello Head Coach3
Frank Anderson Assistant Coach/Pitching3
Josh ElanderAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator3
Ross KivettVolunteer Assistant Coach/Camp Coordinator3
Richard JacksonStudent Assistant Pitching Coach1
Quentin EberhardtDirector of Baseball Sports Performance3

Schedule and results

2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log
Regular season
February (11–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSEC record
February 14 Western Illinois Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN 		W 3–0C. Dallas (1–0)J. Drake (0–1)S. Hunley (1) SECN+ 1,2271–0
February 15Western IllinoisLindsey Nelson StadiumW 19–0C. Wallace (1–0)J. Warkentien (0–1)SECN+1,7442–0
February 16Western IllinoisLindsey Nelson StadiumW 23–4J. Leath (1–0)J. Carberry (0–1)SECN+1,4703–0
February 18 Charlotte Lindsey Nelson StadiumW 8–2E. Pleasants (1–0)T. Starnes (0–1)SECN+9834–0
February 21vs. No. 6 Texas Tech Dell Diamond
Round Rock, TX 		W 6–2C. Dallas (2–0)C. Beeter (1–1)S. Hunley (2)4,5525–0
February 22vs. Houston Dell DiamondW 8–4J. Leath (2–0)T. Bayless (0–1)6–0
February 23vs. No. 25 Stanford Dell DiamondW 7–2D. Gilbert (1–0)A. Williams (1–1)R. Walsh (1)7–0
February 25 Northern Kentucky No. 24Lindsey Nelson StadiumW 15–1C. Delashmit (1–0)N. Richardson (0–1)1,4548–0
February 26 UNC Asheville No. 24Lindsey Nelson StadiumW 12–1M. McLaughlin (1–0)B. Little (0–1)1,0169–0
February 28 George Washington No. 24Lindsey Nelson StadiumW 7–1C. Dallas (3–0)H. Cohen (1–1)S. Hunley (2)1,03410–0
February 29George WashingtonNo. 24Lindsey Nelson StadiumW 7–3R. Walsh (1–0)C. Harris (0–1)1,59811–0
Post-season
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Cancelled
Bold = Tennessee team member
Schedule Source: [4]

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' RVRV*11
Baseball America ———18
Collegiate Baseball^RV—2316
NCBWA†RVRV2416
D1Baseball——2420

^ 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.

2020 MLB Draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Garrett Crochet LHP111 Chicago White Sox
Alerick SoularieOF259 Minnesota Twins
Zach DanielsOF4131 Houston Astros

References

  1. ↑ "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship". secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Official Baseball Roster". Tennessee Volunteers. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "VOLS RELEASE 2020 BASEBALL SCHEDULE" (Press release). University of Tennessee Athletics. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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