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The Tennessee Volunteers entered the 2024 College World Series as the No. 1 overall seed. The Vols racked up 55 wins this year, the most in the nation. But they found themselves in a pretty deep hole in the middle of their Game 1 matchup vs. Florida State on Friday night. They trailed 9-4 in the top of the fifth inning, when Tony Vitello was interviewed by Kris Budden of ESPN. “We’ve played good ball. Probably some frustration if you’re watching at home or cheering from the stands because we seem to handle the circumstances better. I don’t mean to complain about playing in Omaha or anything li...
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Tennessee began its 2024 postseason journey strong on Friday night with a 9-3 win over Northern Kentucky in Knoxville Regional play from Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Following the contest, Tennessee skipper Tony Vitello, third baseman Billy Amick and relief pitcher AJ Causey answered questions from the media in a press conference setting. Here’s a written transcript from the postgame presser as Tennessee handled Northern Kentucky on a Friday night. Tony Vitello Transcript Opening Statement…“Yeah, I don’t have anything special. The guys played pretty good ball tonight. Also, it’s veryunique when you...
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Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello confirmed on Friday night that pitcher AJ Russell won’t be active for this weekend’s opening round of regionals in the 2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament. The information was relayed by Eric Cain of Volquest.com. Vitello also said that Russell will get ‘looked at’ and they will ‘figure it out’ in terms of his availability moving forward. The post Tennessee coach Tony Vitello confirms pitcher AJ Russell not active for opening round of regionals in NCAA Tournament appeared first on On3.
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Tony Vitello and the Tennessee Volunteers played the SEC Baseball Tournament with a reckless abandon, and it helped them capture the title over the LSU Tigers. It wasn’t easy, as the Volunteers had some anxious moments in the ninth inning, but Vitello’s team closed the deal with a 4-3 victory over the Tigers, bringing home the fifth SEC Tournament crown in program history, and their second in the past three seasons. Billy Amick’s three-run home run in the top of the third inning was the play of the game that put Tennessee ahead for good, as the Volunteers never looked back. The win was fresh o...
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The No. 1 seed Tennessee Volunteers played like it in the 2024 SEC Baseball Tournament. Even though they might have had some anxious moments in the ninth inning, the Volunteers closed the deal with a 4-3 victory over the LSU Tigers, bringing home the fifth SEC Tournament crown in program history and their second in the past three seasons. Billy Amick’s three-run home run in the top of the third inning was the play of the game that put Tennessee ahead for good. Following the win, Vols head coach Tony Vitello shared his thoughts with Kris Budden on the field. What’s made this group so special? “...
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The 2024 SEC Baseball Tournament Championship is taking place on Sunday in Hoover, Alabama. The top-seeded Tennessee Volunteers are taking on the 11th seeded LSU Tigers for the coveted SEC Tourney crown. Tennessee has jumped out to an early 3-1 lead, thanks to a three-run blast from Billy Amick. And in the top of the fourth, ESPN’s Kris Budden spoke with Vols head coach Tony Vitello about how good it was to see Amick hit one out of the park. “It’s just good to see him smile, you know. It’s kind of like barbed wire. The more you start getting frustrated with it, the more you get entangled. And ...
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It’s no surprise that Tony Vitello led his powerful Tennessee Volunteers team to the SEC Tournament title game in Hoover. Perhaps more surprising is their opponent, the LSU Tigers. It was a slow start to the season for the Tigers. However, in the month of May no team has been hotter. Just ahead of first pitch, Vitello explained the team’s mindset facing a hot LSU team on the big stage to the SEC Network broadcast. Try Fubo for FREE today and don’t miss any of the action! “They are the hottest team,” Tony Vitello said. “I think just to play good baseball. Kudos to them for surviving yesterday’s...
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The Field of 64 will be completely set on Monday when the selection committee reveals the bids to the NCAA Tournament. When that comes, Tennessee Volunteers head coach Tony Vitello believes that the SEC deserves 11 bids. Vitello weighed in on this ahead of the SEC Tournament Championship, explaining that he feels 11 different SEC teams have proven they’re deserving to make it to the NCAA Tournament this season. Try Fubo for FREE today and don’t miss any of the action! “I think the host sites is a definite yes because if you look at the way those rosters are stacked up and the fan bases they’re...
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Tennessee got its revenge over Vanderbilt on Saturday in the semifinal round of the 2024 Southeastern Conference baseball Tournament, topping the Commodores by a score of 6-4. Vols coach Tony Vitello met with members of the media shortly afterwards to discuss the ballgame. Pitcher Zander Sechrist and second baseman Christian Moore also joined Vitello in the postgame press conference. The following is a written transcript of all three. Tony Vitello Transcript TONY VITELLO: Obviously if you’re fortunate enough to get to this portion of the tournament, pitching is at a premium, as is energy level...
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Ahead of Tennessee’s elimination game against Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament, head coach Tony Vitello discussed the team’s pitching operation for this weekend in Hoover. First, he addressed the return of AJ Russell to the mound, who gave one inning of work in the Vanderbilt loss in his first appearance since suffering an injury. “It was great,” said Vitello. “You know, he had to grind out a couple months of frustration and wanting to be out there, not feeling his best. Just to get him out there was great, because he’s a true competitor and he’s in it like crazy in the dugout.” Russell’s badly...
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