2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2021
Team:	Tennessee Volunteers
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Division:	Eastern Division
Short Conf:	SEC
Coachrank:	5
Cbrank:	7
Record:	50–18
Conf Record:	20–10
Head Coach:	Tony Vitello
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Frank Anderson
Asst Coach2:	Josh Elander
Stadium:	Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Champion:	SEC Eastern Division champion NCAA Knoxville Regional champion Knoxville Super Regional champion
Bowl:	College World Series
Bowl Result:	0–2

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.

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

Coaching Staff

2021 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at Tennessee
	Head Coach	4
	Assistant Coach/Pitching	4
Josh Elander	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	4
Ross Kivett	Volunteer Assistant Coach/Camp Coordinator	4
Richard Jackson	Student Assistant Pitching Coach	2
Quentin Eberhardt	Director of Baseball Sports Performance	4

Game log

2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log (50–18)
Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = Tennessee team member
Regular season (42–14)
February (7–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources February 19 7:00 p.m. at Georgia Southern* No. 19 J. I. Clements Stadium W 5–3 Dallas (1–0) Jackson (0–1) Walsh (1) 704 1–0 — Box Score Recap February 20 2:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Georgia Southern* No. 19 J. I. Clements Stadium W 5–3 Walsh (1–0) Harris (0–1) — 767 2–0 — Box Score Recap February 21 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Georgia Southern* No. 19 J. I. Clements Stadium W 7–3 Hunley (1–0) Paden (0–1) — 709 3–0 — Box Score Recap February 23 4:30 p.m. No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 21–1 Heflin (1–0) Barker (0–1) — 918 4–0 — Box Score Recap February 24 4:30 p.m. WatchESPN Arkansas–Pine Bluff* No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 14–6 Gilbert (1–0) Jones (0–1) — 914 5–0 — Box Score Recap February 26 4:30 p.m. WatchESPN No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 4–3 Hunley (2–0) Buraconak (0–1) — 852 6–0 — Box Score Recap February 27 12:30 p.m. WatchESPN Indiana State* No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 1–3 Cline (1–0) Tidwell (0–1) Grauer (1) 927 6–1 — Box Score Recap February 27 4:15 p.m. WatchESPN Indiana State* No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 5–7 Fenlong (1–0) Pleasants (0–1) Grauer (2) 927 6–2 — Box Score Recap February 28 1:00 p.m. WatchESPN Indiana State* No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 6–5 Walsh (2–0) Hurth (0–1) — 903 7–2 — Box Score Recap
March (15–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources March 3 5:30 p.m. ESPN+ at * No. 18 Raymond C. Hand Park W 5–3 Pleasants (1–1) Magrann (0–1) — 537 8–2 — Box Score Recap March 3 6:00 p.m. WatchESPN Dayton No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Cancelled (COVID-19 protocols) — Recap March 5 5:30 p.m. Georgia State No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 6–1 Heflin (2–0) Watson (1–1) — 958 9–2 — Box Score Recap March 6 3:00 p.m. SECN+ Georgia State* No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 5–1 Tidwell (1–1) Jones (0–1) Walsh (2) 1,025 10–2 — Box Score Recap March 7 1:00 p.m. SECN+ Georgia State* No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 7–0 Pleasants (2–1) Treadway (0–2) — 988 11–2 — Box Score Recap March 9 4:00 p.m. at Charlotte* No. 14 Hayes Stadium L 0–9 Marozas (1–0) Heflin (2–1) — 145 11–3 — Box Score Recap March 12 6:30 p.m. SECN+ No. 14 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 6–2 Dallas (2–0) Koehn (1–1) Walsh (3) 876 12–3 — Box Score Recap March 13 6:00 p.m. SECN+ UNCG* No. 14 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 14–9 McLaughlin (1–0) King (0–1) — 1,007 13–3 — Box Score Recap March 14 1:00 p.m. SECN+ UNCG* No. 14 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–3 Tidwell (2–1) Mathewson (2–2) Hunley (1) 999 14–3 — Box Score Recap March 16 6:30 p.m. WatchESPN No. 10 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–6 Connell (1–0) Mercer (0–2) — 1,019 15–3 — Box Score Recap March 19 6:00 p.m. SECN+ at No. 7 Georgia No. 10 Foley Field W 11–6 Dallas (3–0) Wagner (3–1) — 664 16–3 1–0 Box Score Recap March 20 1:00 p.m. SECN+ at No. 7 Georgia No. 10 Foley Field L 4–5 Harris (2–0) Walsh (2–1) — 664 16–4 1–1 Box Score Recap March 21 1:00 p.m. SECN+ at No. 7 Georgia No. 10 Foley Field W 4–1 Tidwell (3–1) Cannon (1–1) Sewell (1) 664 17–4 2–1 Box Score Recap March 23 6:30 p.m. SECN+ No. 9 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 13–5 Sechrist (1–0) Kelly (1–2) — 1,055 18–4 — Box Score Recap March 26 6:30 p.m. SECN+ No. 9 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 3–1 Dallas (4–0) Marceaux (2–2) Hunley (2) 1,384 19–4 3–1 Box Score Recap March 27 6:00 p.m. SECN+ No. 14 LSU No. 9 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–8 Hunley (3–0) Fontenot (1–1) — 1,067 20–4 4–1 Box Score Recap March 28 1:00 p.m. SECN+ No. 14 LSU No. 9 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 3–2 ^(8) Hunley (4–0) Edwards (0–1) — 1,238 21–4 5–1 Box Score Recap March 30 6:30 p.m. WatchESPN No. 6 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–2 Fitzgibbons (1–0) Wallington (0–1) — 1,218 22–4 — Box Score Recap
April (11–7) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources April 2 7:00 p.m. SECN+ at Alabama No. 6 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 4–7 Ras (4–1) Hunley (4–1) Lee (2) 1,764 22–5 5–2 Box Score Recap April 3 7:00 p.m. SECN at Alabama No. 6 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 8–4 Sewell (1–0) Hitt (1–2) — 1,764 23–5 6–2 Box Score Recap April 4 12:00 p.m. SECN at Alabama No. 6 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 9–8 Tidwell (4–1) Shamblin (2–2) Hunley (3) 1,764 24–5 7–2 Box Score Recap April 6 6:30 p.m. SECN+ Eastern Kentucky* No. 6 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–1 Rackers (1–0) Simpson (0–3) — 1,367 25–5 — Box Score Recap April 9 6:30 p.m. SECN+ No. 9 Florida No. 6 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 6–4 Dallas (5–0) Scott (0–2) Hunley (4) 1,477 26–5 8–2 Box Score Recap April 10 7:00 p.m. SECN No. 9 Florida No. 6 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 5–4 McLaughlin (2–0) Van Der Weide (0–1) Connell (1) 1,430 27–5 9–2 Box Score Recap April 11 1:00 p.m. SECN+ No. 9 Florida No. 6 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 6–7 Scott (1–2) Hunley (4–2) — 1,537 27–6 9–3 Box Score Recap April 13 5:00 p.m. ESPN+ at Western Carolina* No. 5 Hennon Stadium W 14–12 Walsh (3–1) Bright (0–1) Connell (2) 115 28–6 — Box Score Recap April 16 7:00 p.m. No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 5 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 0–5 Rocker (8–1) Dallas (5–1) — 2,390 28–7 9–4 Box Score Recap April 17 4:00 p.m. SECN No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 5 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 8–4 Hunley (5–2) Murphy (0–1) — 2,263 29–7 10–4 Box Score Recap April 18 1:00 p.m. SECN+ No. 2 Vanderbilt No. 5 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 4–10 McElvain (2–0) Tidwell (4–2) — 2,450 29–8 10–5 Box Score Recap April 20 6:00 p.m. WatchESPN No. 6 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 3–2 Hunley (6–2) Holley (1–1) — 1,463 30–8 — Box Score Recap April 24 3:00 p.m. SECN+ at No. 6 Blue Bell Park W 6–1 Dallas (6–1) Saenz (5–5) — 2,504 31–8 11–5 Box Score Recap April 24 6:00 p.m. SECN+ at Texas A&M No. 6 Blue Bell Park L 5–6 Ornelas (3–0) Connell (1–1) Jozwiak (6) 2,504 31–9 11–6 Box Score Recap April 25 2:00 p.m. SECN+ at Texas A&M No. 6 Blue Bell Park W 20–7 Hunley (7–2) Menefee (2–2) Walsh (4) 1,634 32–9 12–6 Box Score Recap April 27 6:30 p.m. SECN+ No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 1–4 Williams (1–2) Rackers (1–1) Drabick (1) 1,703 32–10 — Box Score Recap April 29 7:30 p.m. ESPNU Kentucky No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 14–4 Dallas (7–1) Stupp (4–4) — 1,511 33–10 13–6 Box Score Recap April 30 6:30 p.m. SECN+ Kentucky No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 2–8 Degen (2–0) Heflin (2–2) — 2,400 33–11 13–7 Box Score Recap
May (10–3) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SEC Sources May 1 1:00 p.m. SECN+ Kentucky No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 11–2 Tidwell (5–2) Lee (4–4) Walsh (5) 2,101 34–11 14–7 Box Score Recap May 7 7:30 p.m. SECN+ No. 5 Taylor Stadium W 5–4 Dallas (8–1) Kush (2–2) Hunley (5) 600 35–11 15–7 Box Score Recap May 8 4:00 p.m. SECN at Missouri No. 5 Taylor Stadium W 11–4 Sewell (2–0) Ash (1–3) — 600 36–11 16–7 Box Score Recap May 9 2:00 p.m. SECN+ at Missouri No. 5 Taylor Stadium W 10–2 Tidwell (6–2) Hise (0–7) — 600 37–11 17–7 Box Score Recap May 11 6:30 p.m. WatchESPN Tennessee Tech* No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–8 Sechrist (2–0) Medrano (0–1) — 1,735 38–11 — Box Score Recap May 14 6:30 p.m. SECN+ No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 5–6 Kopps (8–0) Hunley (7–3) — 3,476 38–12 17–8 Box Score Recap May 15 12:00 p.m. SECN No. 1 Arkansas No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 8–7 Walsh (4–1) Wiggins (3–1) — 3,101 39–12 18–8 Box Score Recap May 16 1:00 p.m. SECN+ No. 1 Arkansas No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 2–3 Kopps (9–0) Tidwell (6–3) — 3,575 39–13 18–9 Box Score Recap May 18 6:30 p.m. WatchESPN No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 11–2 Sewell (3–0) Jenkins (1–1) — 2,578 40–13 — Box Score Recap May 20 7:30 p.m. SECN+ No. 4 Founders Park W 10–4 Dallas (9–1) Jordan (5–5) Hunley (6) 4,015 41–13 19–9 Box Score Recap May 21 4:00 p.m. SECN+ at No. 21 South Carolina No. 4 Founders Park L 2–3 Kerry (5–1) Sewell (3–1) Bosnic (4) 5,712 41–14 19–10 Box Score Recap May 22 2:00 p.m. SECN+ at No. 21 South Carolina No. 4 Founders Park W 5–4 Tidwell (7–3) Farr (3–6) Hunley (7) 5,028 42–14 20–10 Box Score Recap
Post-season (8–4)
(3–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SECT Sources May 26 1:00 p.m. SECN vs. (10) Alabama (2) No. 4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 2–3 Lee (7–0) Hunley (7–4) — 5,235 42–15 0–1 Box Score Recap May 27 10:30 a.m. SECN vs. (3) No. 8 Mississippi State (2) No. 4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 12–2 Dallas (10–1) MacLeod (5–4) — 4,737 43–15 1–1 Box Score Recap May 28 11:00 a.m. SECN vs. (10) Alabama (2) No. 4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 11–0 Tidwell (8–3) Green (3–2) — 5,901 44–15 2–1 Box Score Recap May 29 1:00 p.m. SECN vs. (6) No. 13 Florida (2) No. 4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 4–0 Sewell (4–1) Sproat (2–1) — 8,735 45–15 3–1 Box Score Recap May 30 2:05 p.m. vs. (1) No. 1 Arkansas (2) No. 4 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 2–7 Costeiu (8–2) Heflin (2–3) Kopps (10) 10,176 45–16 3–2 Box Score Recap
(3–0) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Sources June 4 6:00 p.m. (4) Wright State (1) No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–8 Walsh (5–1) Cline (8–2) — 3,951 46–16 1–0 Box Score Recap June 5 6:00 p.m. ESPN3 (3) Liberty (1) No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–3 Tidwell (9–3) Cumming (4–3) Sewell (2) 4,006 47–16 2–0 Box Score Recap June 6 6:45 p.m. ESPN3 (3) Liberty (1) No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 3–1 Heflin (3–3) Ellard (0–1) Hunley (8) 3,941 48–16 3–0 Box Score Recap
(2–0) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Sources June 12 7:00 p.m. No. 21 LSU (3) No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 4–2 Dallas (11–1) Coleman (3–2) Hunley (9) 4,283 49–16 4–0 Box Score Recap June 13 12:00 p.m. No. 21 LSU (3) No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 15–6 Tidwell (10–3) Marceaux (7–7) — 4,283 50–16 5–0 Box Score Recap
(0–2) Date Time (ET) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT Sources June 20 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 Virginia (3) No. 2 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha L 0–6 Abbott (9–6) Dallas (11–2) Wyatt (1) 22,130 50–17 5–1 Box Score Recap June 22 2:00 p.m. ESPNU vs. (2) No. 3 Texas (3) No. 8 TD Ameritrade Park Omaha L 4–8 Witt (5–0) Hunley (7–5) — 19,150 50–18 5–2 Box Score Recap *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.|} College World Series See also: 2021 College World Series. Rankings See main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. 2021 MLB draft Player Position Round Overall MLB Team Chad Dallas RHP 4 121 Toronto Blue Jays Liam Spence SS 5 154 Chicago Cubs Max Ferguson 2B 5 160 San Diego Padres Connor Pavolony C 7 197 Baltimore Orioles Jake Rucker 3B 7 219 Minnesota Twins Jackson Leath RHP 12 344 Texas Rangers Sean Hunley RHP 19 581 Tampa Bay Rays External links Tennessee Baseball

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official Baseball Roster. Tennessee Volunteers. March 22, 2021.