Tough loss, but these kind of games happen in baseball. The first loss tends to be the hardest. ETSU had previously beaten Tennessee 6-5 in 2019. History repeated itself on Tuesday night, ending the Vols’ winning streak by a score of 7-6. Here’s how the game went. Recap An RBI single into left field saw ETSU strike first with a 1-0 lead. A caught-breaking ball lifted to right … [Read more...] about Undefeated no longer: No. 1 Vols fight, but fall against in-state opponent ETSU
Zakai Zeigler named third-team All American by AP
Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Going out with a bang. Zakai Zeigler will exit Tennessee as an All-American. The Tennessee point guard was named to the third-team All American group today by the Associated Press. Tennessee shooting guard Chaz Lanier was listed in the honorable mention section, just missing out on making the cut. Zeigler … [Read more...] about Zakai Zeigler named third-team All American by AP
Monday Musings: Looking at the NCAA Tournament bracket
Steve Roberts-Imagn Images Happy Monday, everyone. Hope your week has gotten off to a great start. And what a sports weekend we’re coming off of. Without further ado, let’s get to it. 1) As I wrote about yesterday, the bracket is set, and Tennessee’s path to San Antonio.......isn’t bad. There could have been far worse matchups, particularly in the second round (or … [Read more...] about Monday Musings: Looking at the NCAA Tournament bracket
Opening odds: Tennessee a big favorite over 15-seed Wofford
Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A big number. Let the madness begin. Tennessee came up just short of a No. 1 seed on Sunday, dropping a foul-fest to the Florida Gators in the SEC Tournament title game. The result was a No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, paired up with No. 1 seed Houston. The Volunteers will open with 15-seed Wofford. … [Read more...] about Opening odds: Tennessee a big favorite over 15-seed Wofford
Tennessee Vols (finally) move to the top spot in all baseball polls after sweeping Florida
Angelina Alcantar/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Well, it took being the best ever in a particular category and reaching 20-0 with a sweep of one of the best teams in the country, but one national outlet has finally given the Tennessee Vols their due credit on Monday morning. D1 Baseball finally softened on their LSU preference to move the Vols up to … [Read more...] about Tennessee Vols (finally) move to the top spot in all baseball polls after sweeping Florida