2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
CBNo. 16
Record15–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumLindsey Nelson Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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   – 12 – 4   .750
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 March 12, 2020[1]
    Rankings from D1Baseball


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

Previous season

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The Volunteers finished 40–21 overall, and 14–16 in the conference.

Preseason

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SEC media poll

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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)
1 Vanderbilt 87 (9)
2 Florida 77 (3)
3 Georgia 76 (2)
4 Tennessee 50
5 South Carolina 48
6 Missouri 32
7 Kentucky 22

Personnel

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Roster

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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 - Redshirt Junior
  

Catchers

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

Infielders

 

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

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2020 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff[3]
Name Position Seasons at
Tennessee
Tony Vitello Head Coach 3
Frank Anderson Assistant Coach/Pitching 3
Josh Elander Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 3
Ross Kivett Volunteer Assistant Coach/Camp Coordinator 3
Richard Jackson Student Assistant Pitching Coach 1
Quentin Eberhardt Director of Baseball Sports Performance 3

Schedule and results

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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 14 Western Illinois Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Knoxville, TN		 W 3–0 C. Dallas (1–0) J. Drake (0–1) S. Hunley (1) SECN+ 1,227 1–0
February 15 Western Illinois Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 19–0 C. Wallace (1–0) J. Warkentien (0–1) SECN+ 1,744 2–0
February 16 Western Illinois Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 23–4 J. Leath (1–0) J. Carberry (0–1) SECN+ 1,470 3–0
February 18 Charlotte Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 8–2 E. Pleasants (1–0) T. Starnes (0–1) SECN+ 983 4–0
February 21 vs. No. 6 Texas Tech Dell Diamond
Round Rock, TX		 W 6–2 C. Dallas (2–0) C. Beeter (1–1) S. Hunley (2) 4,552 5–0
February 22 vs. Houston Dell Diamond W 8–4 J. Leath (2–0) T. Bayless (0–1) 6–0
February 23 vs. No. 25 Stanford Dell Diamond W 7–2 D. Gilbert (1–0) A. Williams (1–1) R. Walsh (1) 7–0
February 25 Northern Kentucky No. 24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 15–1 C. Delashmit (1–0) N. Richardson (0–1) 1,454 8–0
February 26 UNC Asheville No. 24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 12–1 M. McLaughlin (1–0) B. Little (0–1) 1,016 9–0
February 28 George Washington No. 24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 7–1 C. Dallas (3–0) H. Cohen (1–1) S. Hunley (2) 1,034 10–0
February 29 George Washington No. 24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 7–3 R. Walsh (1–0) C. Harris (0–1) 1,598 11–0
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

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See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'RVRV*11
Baseball America———18
Collegiate Baseball^RV—2316
NCBWA†RVRV2416
D1Baseball——2420

^ 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.

2020 MLB Draft

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Main article: 2020 MLB Draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Garrett Crochet LHP 1 11 Chicago White Sox
Alerick Soularie OF 2 59 Minnesota Twins
Zach Daniels OF 4 131 Houston Astros

References

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