2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

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

2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
CBNo. 16
2020 record15–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coachTony Vitello (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumLindsey Nelson Stadium
2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W 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 –  11–4 .733
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 June 27, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

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 finish Team Votes (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 - Junior
  

Catchers

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

Infielders

  • 2 - Max Ferguson - Sophomore
  • 4 - Liam Spence - Junior
  • 7 - Jake Rucker - Sophomore
  • 14 - Austin Knight - Sophomore
  • 20 - Jorel Ortega - Freshman
  • 40 - Luc Lipcius - Junior
  

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 VitelloHead Coach3
Frank AndersonAssistant 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)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SEC Record
February 14Western IllinoisLindsey 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 18CharlotteLindsey Nelson StadiumW 8–2E. Pleasants (1–0)T. Starnes (0–1)SECN+9834–0
February 21vs. No. 6 Texas TechDell Diamond
Round Rock, TX		W 6–2C. Dallas (2–0)C. Beeter (1–1)S. Hunley (2)4,5525–0
February 22vs. HoustonDell DiamondW 8–4J. Leath (2–0)T. Bayless (0–1)6–0
February 23vs. No. 25 StanfordDell DiamondW 7–2D. Gilbert (1–0)A. Williams (1–1)R. Walsh (1)7–0
February 25Northern KentuckyNo. 24Lindsey Nelson StadiumW 15–1C. Delashmit (1–0)N. Richardson (0–1)1,4548–0
February 26UNC AshevilleNo. 24Lindsey Nelson StadiumW 12–1M. McLaughlin (1–0)B. Little (0–1)1,0169–0
February 28George WashingtonNo. 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
See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches' RV RV* RV* 11  
Baseball America NR NR NR 18  
Collegiate Baseball^ RV NR 23 16  
NCBWA† RV RV 24 16  
D1Baseball NR NR 24 20

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

References
  1. "2020 Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. "Vanderbilt picked to win 2020 SEC Baseball Championship". secsports.com. Southeastern Conference. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. "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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