No. 1 national seed Tennessee has established itself as the dominant post-pandemic baseball program. All that’s missing is a national title. The Volunteers’ 204 victories and 540 home runs since the start of the 2021 season are the most of any Division I program. They’ve won two SEC regular-season titles and two conference tournament championships.
FILE - Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello coaches against Stanford in a baseball game at the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb., on Monday, June 19, 2023. No. 1 national seed Tennessee has established itself as the dominant post-pandemic program. All that’s missing is a national title. FILE - Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello watches the action in the dugout against LSU in the first inning in a baseball game at the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, June 20, 2023. No.
“I think the last three years have been a compound effect of some lessons learned and some things gained by other people that came before these guys,” Vitello said. Evansville leftfielder Mark Shallenberger said the key to pulling off big upsets is focusing one pitch and hit at a time. That’s what helped the Aces make program history.
Worse for opponents is trying to figure out who to avoid with Tennessee’s power is spread throughout the lineup. All-SEC second baseman Christian Moore has a team-high 29, and he’s just one of 15 different Vols with at least one home run. Six have at least 11 home runs.
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