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2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

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2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
SEC Eastern Division champion
NCAA Knoxville Regional champion
Knoxville Super Regional champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
CBNo. 7
Record50–18 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumLindsey Nelson Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 50 18   .735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 19 10   .655 49 18   .731
Florida  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 38 22   .633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 34 23   .596
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 31 25   .554
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 29 23   .558
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 15 36   .294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  xy 22 8   .733 50 13   .794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 50 18   .735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 45 22   .672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 38 25   .603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 12 17   .414 32 26   .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 25 27   .481
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 29 27   .518
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


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

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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

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Roster

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2021 Tennessee Volunteers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 – Will Heflin – Senior
  • 15 – Shawn Scott – Freshman
  • 16 – Camden Sewell – Junior
  • 20 – Connor Housley – Sophomore
  • 25 – Christian Delashmit – Sophomore
  • 26 – Jason Rackers – Junior
  • 28 – Elijah Pleasants – Junior
  • 29 – Blade TidwellFreshman
  • 31 – Jackson Leath – Senior
  • 32 – Sean HunleySenior
  • 33 – Mark McLaughlin – Sophomore
  • 34 – Hollis Fanning – Freshman
  • 35 – Kirby Connell – Sophomore
  • 36 – Chad DallasJunior
  • 41 – Will Mabrey – Sophomore
  • 42 – Jake Fitzgibbons – Freshman
  • 44 – Charez Butcher – Freshman
  • 46 – Redmond Walsh – Redshirt Senior
  • 47 – Cade Elliott – Freshman
  • 48 – Zander Sechrist – Freshman
  • 49 – Colin Ahearn – Freshman
  • 50 – Ben JoyceSophomore
  • 52 – Drew Patterson – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 14 – Charlie Taylor – Freshman
  • 17 – Connor Pavolonyr – Junior
  • 19 – Jackson Greer – Senior

Infielders

  • 4 – Liam SpenceSenior
  • 5 – Logan Steenstra – Sophomore
  • 7 – Jake RuckerJunior
  • 9 – Jorel Ortega – Sophomore
  • 13 – Cortland Lawson – Sophomore
  • 40 – Luc Lipcius – Redshirt Junior
  • 51 – Austen Jaslove – Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 6 – Evan Russell – Senior
  • 8 – Christian Scott – Junior
  • 12 – Kyle Booker – Freshman
  • 18 – Hunter Ensley – Freshman
  • 27 – Jordan BeckSophomore
  • 43 – Reed Metz – Freshman
  • 45 – Jared Dickey – Freshman

Utility

  • 1 – Drew Gilbert (OF/LHP) – Sophomore
  • 2 – Max Ferguson (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 10 – Pete Derkay (UTL) – Senior
  • 21 – Trey Lipscomb (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 30 – Ethan Payne (INF/OF) – Sophomore
  • 37 – Brock Lucas (INF/RHP) – Freshman
 

Coaching Staff

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2021 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff[2]
Name Position Seasons at
Tennessee
Tony Vitello Head Coach 4
Frank Anderson 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

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2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log (50–18)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Tennessee team member
Regular season (42–14)
Post-season (8–4)

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Knoxville Regional

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Knoxville Regional Teams
(1) Tennessee Volunteers (2) Duke Blue Devils (3) Liberty Flames (4) Wright State Raiders
First roundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Tennessee9
4Wright State8
1Tennessee9
3Liberty3
3Liberty11
2Duke6
1Tennessee3
3Liberty1
Lower round 1Lower final
2Duke4
4Wright State63Liberty15
2Duke14

College World Series

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2021 College World Series Teams
NC State Wolfpack (9) Stanford Cardinal (5) Arizona Wildcats (4) Vanderbilt Commodores Virginia Cavaliers (3) Tennessee Volunteers (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs (2) Texas Longhorns
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
NC State 10
9 Stanford 4
NC State 1
4 Vanderbilt 0
5 Arizona 6
4 Vanderbilt 712
NC State 1
Bracket 1
4 Vanderbilt 3 [A]
9 Stanford 14
5 Arizona 5
9 Stanford 5
4 Vanderbilt 6
4 Vanderbilt 8 2 0
7 Mississippi State 2 13 9
3 Tennessee 0
Virginia 6
Virginia 5
7 Mississippi State 6
7 Mississippi State 2
2 Texas 1
7 Mississippi State 5 4
Bracket 2
2 Texas 8 3
3 Tennessee 4
2 Texas 8
2 Texas 6
Virginia 2

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]1616*17141096435465442225
Baseball America[5]19172223181610757775553338
Collegiate Baseball^[6]3527292829287446666655547
NCBWA[7]2015181515107445445543448
D1Baseball[8]1918181513129656444442226

^ 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.

Record vs. conference opponents

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Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 12–17 1–2 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 0–3 3–0 0–3 . 1–2 3–0 0–2 ALA W5 3–7 2–2
ARK 22–8 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 . 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 . ARK W1 10–0 2–0
AUB 10–20 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 . . 2–1 . AUB W6 3–7 0–3
FLA 17–13 . 0–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 3–0 2–1 FLA E3 7–3 2–2
UGA 13–17 . 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 UGA E5 3–7 0–0
KEN 12–18 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 KEN E6 3–7 1–2
LSU 13–17 2–1 1–2 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 LSU W4 5–5 0–2
MSU 20–10 3–0 0–3 3–0 . . 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 3–0 1–2 MSU W2 7–3 4–1
MIZZ 8–22 0–3 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 2–1 0–3 MIZZ E7 2–8 0–4
MISS 18–12 3–0 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 1–2 . 3–0 . 1–2 2–1 MISS W3 5–5 3–0
SCAR 16–14 . 1–2 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 1–2 . 1–2 SCAR E4 5–5 2–1
TENN 20–10 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 TENN E1 8–2 2–0
TAMU 9–21 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 . TAMU W7 2–8 0–3
VAN 19–10 2–0 . . 1–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 . VAN E2 7–3 2–0
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season.

2021 MLB draft

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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

Notes

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  1. ^ Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Official Baseball Roster". Tennessee Volunteers. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  5. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  6. ^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  7. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  8. ^ D1 Baseball
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