2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

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2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Tennessee Volunteers logo.svg
SEC Eastern Division champion
NCAA Knoxville Regional champion
Knoxville Super Regional champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
CB No. 7
Record50–18 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadium Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Uniform
Vol Uniforms 2021.png
Seasons
←  2020
2022  →
2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  x‍‍‍y20–10 .66750–18 .735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y19–10 .65549–18 .731
Florida  ‍‍‍y17–13 .56738–22 .633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y16–14 .53334–23 .596
Georgia  ‍‍‍13–17 .43331–25 .554
Kentucky  ‍‍‍12–18 .40029–23 .558
Missouri  ‍‍‍8–22 .26715–36 .294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍†‍‡‍y22–8 .73350–13 .794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y20–10 .66750–18 .735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y18–12 .60045–22 .672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y13–17 .43338–25 .603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y12–17 .41432–26 .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍10–20 .33325–27 .481
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍9–21 .30029–27 .518
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2021 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. Tennessee competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Volunteers play their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Coach Tony Vitello lead the Volunteers in his 4th season with the program.

Contents

Tennessee reached the College World Series for the first time since 2005, but were eliminated in two games. The Volunteers finished the season with a 50–18 record.

Previous season

The 2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team notched a 15–2 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personnel

Roster

2021 Tennessee Volunteers roster [2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 – Will Heflin – Senior
  • 15 – Shawn Scott – Freshman
  • 16 – Camden Sewell – Junior
  • 20 – Connor Housley – Sophomore
  • 25 – Christian Delashmit – Sophomore
  • 26 – Jason Rackers – Junior
  • 28 – Elijah Pleasants – Junior
  • 29 – Blade Tidwell – Freshman
  • 31 – Jackson Leath – Senior
  • 32 – Sean Hunley – Senior
  • 33 – Mark McLaughlin – Sophomore
  • 34 – Hollis Fanning – Freshman
  • 35 – Kirby Connell – Sophomore
  • 36 – Chad Dallas – Junior
  • 41 – Will Mabrey – Sophomore
  • 42 – Jake Fitzgibbons – Freshman
  • 44 – Charez Butcher – Freshman
  • 46 – Redmond Walsh – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 47 – Cade Elliott – Freshman
  • 48 – Zander Sechrist – Freshman
  • 49 – Colin Ahearn – Freshman
  • 50 – Ben Joyce – Sophomore
  • 52 – Drew Patterson – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 14 – Charlie Taylor – Freshman
  • 17 – Connor Pavolonyr – Junior
  • 19 – Jackson Greer – Senior

Infielders

  • 4 – Liam Spence – Senior
  • 5 – Logan Steenstra – Sophomore
  • 7 – Jake Rucker – Junior
  • 9 – Jorel Ortega – Sophomore
  • 13 – Cortland Lawson – Sophomore
  • 40 – Luc Lipcius – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 51 – Austen Jaslove – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 6 – Evan Russell – Senior
  • 8 – Christian Scott – Junior
  • 12 – Kyle Booker – Freshman
  • 18 – Hunter Ensley – Freshman
  • 27 – Jordan Beck – Sophomore
  • 43 – Reed Metz – Freshman
  • 45 – Jared Dickey – Freshman

Utility

  • 1 – Drew Gilbert (OF/LHP) – Sophomore
  • 2 – Max Ferguson (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 10 – Pete Derkay (UTL) – Senior
  • 21 – Trey Lipscomb (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 30 – Ethan Payne (INF/OF) – Sophomore
  • 37 – Brock Lucas (INF/RHP) – Freshman
 

Coaching Staff

2021 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff [2]
NamePositionSeasons at
Tennessee
Tony Vitello Head Coach4
Frank Anderson Assistant Coach/Pitching4
Josh ElanderAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator4
Ross KivettVolunteer Assistant Coach/Camp Coordinator4
Richard JacksonStudent Assistant Pitching Coach2
Quentin EberhardtDirector of Baseball Sports Performance4

Game log

2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log (50–18)
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled      Bold = Tennessee team member
Regular season (42–14)
Post-season (8–4)

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Knoxville Regional

Knoxville Regional Teams
(1) Tennessee Volunteers(2) Duke Blue Devils(3) Liberty Flames(4) Wright State Raiders
First roundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Tennessee9
4Wright State8
1Tennessee9
3Liberty3
3Liberty11
2Duke6
1Tennessee3–
3Liberty1–
Lower round 1Lower final
2Duke4
4Wright State63Liberty15
2Duke14

College World Series

2021 College World Series Teams
NC State Wolfpack(9) Stanford Cardinal(5) Arizona Wildcats(4) Vanderbilt CommodoresVirginia Cavaliers(3) Tennessee Volunteers(7) Mississippi State Bulldogs(2) Texas Longhorns
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
NC State 10
9 Stanford 4
NC State1
4 Vanderbilt 0
5 Arizona 6
4 Vanderbilt 712
NC State 1 –
Bracket 1
4 Vanderbilt3– [upper-alpha 1]
9 Stanford14
5 Arizona 5
9 Stanford 5
4 Vanderbilt6
4 Vanderbilt 82 0
7 Mississippi State2 139
3 Tennessee 0
Virginia 6
Virginia 5
7 Mississippi State6
7 Mississippi State 2
2 Texas 1
7 Mississippi State5 4
Bracket 2
2 Texas 83
3 Tennessee 4
2 Texas8
2 Texas6
Virginia 2

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches' [4] 1616*17141096435465442225
Baseball America [5] 19172223181610757775553338
Collegiate Baseball^ [6] 3527292829287446666655547
NCBWA† [7] 2015181515107445445543448
D1Baseball [8] 1918181513129656444442226

^ 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.

Record vs. conference opponents


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

2021 SEC baseball records

Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA 12–171–22–1..1–21–20–33–00–3.1–23–00–2ALAW53–72–2
ARK 22–82–12–13–02–1.2–13–0.2–12–12–12–1.ARKW110–02–0
AUB 10–201–21–21–22–10–31–20–32–10–3..2–1.AUBW63–70–3
FLA 17–13.0–32–12–12–1..3–02–10–31–23–02–1FLAE37–32–2
UGA 13–17.1–21–21–22–1..2–11–21–21–21–22–1UGAE53–70–0
KEN 12–182–1.3–01–21–21–20–32–1.0–31–2.1–2KENE63–71–2
LSU 13–172–11–22–1..2–11–2.2–11–20–32–10–3LSUW45–50–2
MSU 20–103–00–33–0..3–02–11–22–12–1.3–01–2MSUW27–34–1
MIZZ 8–220–3.1–20–31–21–2.2–1.1–20–32–10–3MIZZE72–80–4
MISS 18–123–01–23–01–22–1.1–21–2.3–0.1–22–1MISSW35–53–0
SCAR 16–14.1–2.3–02–13–02–11–22–10–31–2.1–2SCARE45–52–1
TENN 20–102–11–2.2–12–12–13–0.3–0.2–12–11–2TENNE18–22–0
TAMU 9–210–31–21–20–32–1.1–20–31–22–1.1–2.TAMUW72–80–3
VAN 19–102–0..1–21–22–13–02–13–01–22–12–1.VANE27–32–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season.

2021 MLB draft

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Chad DallasRHP4121 Toronto Blue Jays
Liam SpenceSS5154 Chicago Cubs
Max Ferguson2B5160 San Diego Padres
Connor PavolonyC7197 Baltimore Orioles
Jake Rucker3B7219 Minnesota Twins
Jackson LeathRHP12344 Texas Rangers
Sean HunleyRHP19581 Tampa Bay Rays

Notes

  1. ↑ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Official Baseball Roster". Tennessee Volunteers. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ↑ Baseball Coaches Poll
  5. ↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
  6. ↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  7. ↑ NCBWA Division I poll
  8. ↑ D1 Baseball
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