Tennessee Volunteers | |
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2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team | |
Founded | 1897 |
University | University of Tennessee |
Athletic director | Danny White |
Head coach | Tony Vitello (7th season) |
Conference | SEC Eastern Division |
Location | Knoxville, Tennessee |
Home stadium | Lindsey Nelson Stadium (Capacity: 4,283) |
Nickname | Volunteers |
Colors | Orange and white [1] |
College World Series runner-up | |
1951 | |
College World Series appearances | |
1951, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2021, 2023 | |
NCAA regional champions | |
1995, 2001, 2005, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1951, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
1993, 1994, 1995, 2022 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
1951, 1994, 1995, 2022 | |
Conference division champions | |
1966, 1970, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2021, 2022 |
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.
Lindsey Nelson Stadium was constructed between 1992 and 1993 seasons at the site of the old facility called Lower Hudson Field. The program had played in past in various locations including Lower Hudson Field and Shields–Watkins Field. [2]
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, National Football League and the annual Cotton Bowl Classic. [3]
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. [4]
The record attendance at Lindsey Nelson stadium is 5,086 for an NCAA regional championship game against Oklahoma State University on May 28, 1995. [3]
In 2017 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 for Tennessee Baseball and in his first year compiled a 29-27 record, the most wins by a first-year head coach in program history. In just Vitello's second season at Tennessee he led the Vols to 40 wins and their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2005. [5]
Coach | W-L-T | Pct | Tenure |
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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 | 235–99 | .704 | 2018–present (6 years) |
Year-by-Year Results | |||||
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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 | James DePree | 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 | Z.G. Clevenger | 10-8 | .556 | ||
1912 | Z.G. Clevenger | 7-11-1 | .395 | ||
1913 | Z.G. Clevenger | 5-8-1 | .393 | ||
1914 | Z.G. Clevenger | 6-6-1 | .500 | ||
1915 | Z.G. Clevenger | 10-6 | .625 | ||
1916 | Z.G. Clevenger | 13-5 | .722 | ||
1917 | John R. Bender | 7-6 | .538 | ||
1918 | Frank Moffett | 8-2 | .800 | ||
1919 | Frank Callaway | 5-7-1 | .423 | ||
1920 | John R. Bender | 9-5 | .643 | ||
1921 | M.B. Banks | 10-7 | .588 | ||
1922 | M.B. Banks | 5-10-2 | .353 | ||
1923 | M.B. Banks | 5-5-1 | .500 | ||
1924 | M.B. Banks | 9-9 | .500 | ||
1925 | M.B. Banks | 4-5 | .444 | ||
1926 | M.B. Banks | 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 | John Mauer | 7-2 | 1-1 | .778 | 8th SEC |
1940 | John Mauer | 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 |
1951 | 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 | Mark Connor | 21-29 | 9-18 | .420 | 9th SEC |
1989 | Mark Connor | 23-36 | 4-23 | .390 | 10th SEC |
1990 | Rod Delmonico | 28-31 | 9-18 | .475 | 9th SEC |
1991 | Rod Delmonico | 41-19 | 13-13 | .683 | 7th SEC |
1992 | Rod Delmonico | 35-20 | 10-14 | .636 | 5th SEC East |
1993 | Rod Delmonico | 45-20 | 20-10 | .692 | 1st SEC East SEC Tournament Champions |
1994 | Rod Delmonico | 52-14 | 24-5 | .788 | SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions |
1995 | Rod Delmonico | 54-16 | 22-8 | .771 | SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions |
1996 | Rod Delmonico | 43-20 | 18-12 | .683 | 2nd SEC East |
1997 | Rod Delmonico | 42-19 | 17-13 | .688 | T-1st SEC East |
1998 | Rod Delmonico | 36-20 | 11-17 | .643 | 4th SEC East |
1999 | Rod Delmonico | 28-28 | 10-20 | .500 | 4th SEC East |
2000 | Rod Delmonico | 40-23 | 10-18 | .635 | 5th SEC East |
2001 | Rod Delmonico | 48-20 | 18-12 | .705 | 2nd SEC East |
2002 | Rod Delmonico | 27-28 | 12-18 | .490 | 4th SEC East |
2003 | Rod Delmonico | 31-24 | 13-17 | .564 | 4th SEC East |
2004 | Rod Delmonico | 38-24 | 14-16 | .613 | 5th SEC East |
2005 | Rod Delmonico | 46-21 | 18-11 | .687 | 2nd SEC East |
2006 | Rod Delmonico | 31-24 | 11-18 | .564 | 5th SEC East |
2007 | Rod Delmonico | 34-25 | 13-15 | .576 | 4th SEC East |
2008 | Todd Raleigh | 27-29 | 12-18 | .482 | 6th SEC East |
2009 | Todd Raleigh | 26-29 | 11-19 | .473 | 6th SEC East |
2010 | Todd Raleigh | 30-26 | 12-18 | .536 | 5th SEC East |
2011 | Todd Raleigh | 25-29 | 7-23 | .462 | 6th SEC East |
2012 | Dave Serrano | 24-31 | 8-22 | .436 | 6th SEC East |
2013 | Dave Serrano | 22-30 | 8-20 | .423 | 6th SEC East |
2014 | Dave Serrano | 31-23 | 12-18 | .574 | 5th SEC East |
2015 | Dave Serrano | 24-26 | 11-18 | .499 | 6th SEC East |
2016 | Dave Serrano | 29–27 | 9-21 | .536 | T-6th SEC East |
2017 | Dave Serrano | 27–25 | 7-21 | .519 | 7th SEC East |
2018 | Tony Vitello | 29-27 | 12-18 | .518 | T-6th SEC East |
2019 | Tony Vitello | 40-21 | 14-16 | .656 | 3rd SEC East |
2020 | Tony Vitello | 15–2* | 0-0* | .882 | N/A |
2021 | Tony Vitello | 50-18 | 20-10 | .735 | 1st SEC East |
2022 | Tony Vitello | 58-9 | 25-5 | .865 | SEC Champions SEC Tournament Champions |
2023 | Tony Vitello | 44-22 | 16-14 | .667 | T-4th SEC East [6] |
Year-by-Year Results | |||||
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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 [7] | .500 | Chapel Hill Regional | ||
2021 | 5-2 [8] | .714 | College World Series (7th place) | ||
2022 | 4-2 [9] | .667 | Knoxville Super Regional | ||
2023 | 6-3 [10] | .667 | College World Series (5th place) |
Player | Position | Year(s) | Selectors |
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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 |
Source: "SEC All-Americas". secsports.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved July 24, 2008. ABCA: American Baseball Coaches Association BA: Baseball America CB: Collegiate Baseball NCBWA: National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association † Denotes consensus All-American | |||
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