2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

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.

2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
CB	No. 16
Record	15–2 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach	Tony Vitello (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Frank Anderson Josh Elander
Home stadium	Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	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

Previous season

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

Preseason

SEC media poll

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

Roster

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 - Junior		Catchers 17 - Connor Pavolony - Sophomore 19 - Landon Gray - Senior Infielders 2 - Max Ferguson - Sophomore 4 - Liam Spence - Junior 7 - Jake Rucker - Sophomore 14 - Austin Knight - Sophomore 20 - Jorel Ortega - Freshman 40 - Luc Lipcius - Junior		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

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

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
March (2–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 George Washington No. 24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–0 J. Leath (2–0) E. Raimo (2–1) 2,157 12–0 March 3 Longwood No. 20 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 28–2 C. Delashmit (2–0) D. Champagne (1–1) 1,413 13–0 March 6 Wright State No. 20 Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 7 Wright State No. 20 Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 8 Wright State No. 20 Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 10 East Tennessee State Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 13 at South Carolina Founders Park Columbia, SC March 14 at South Carolina Founders Park March 15 at South Carolina Founders Park March 17 Georgia State Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 20 Vanderbilt Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 21 Vanderbilt Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 22 Vanderbilt Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 24 vs. UT Martin Smokies Stadium Kodak, TN March 26 LSU Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 27 LSU Lindsey Nelson Stadium March 28 LSU Lindsey Nelson Stadium
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 Georgia Southern Lindsey Nelson Stadium April 3 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO April 4 at Missouri Taylor Stadium April 5 at Missouri Taylor Stadium April 7 Alabama State Lindsey Nelson Stadium April 8 Alabama State Lindsey Nelson Stadium April 10 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL April 11 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium April 12 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium April 14 Alabama A&M Lindsey Nelson Stadium April 17 Florida Lindsey Nelson Stadium April 18 Florida Lindsey Nelson Stadium April 19 Florida Lindsey Nelson Stadium April 21 Morehead State Lindsey Nelson Stadium April 23 at Georgia Foley Field Athens, GA April 24 at Georgia Foley Field April 25 at Georgia Foley Field April 28 Lipscomb Lindsey Nelson Stadium
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 Kentucky Lindsey Nelson Stadium May 2 Kentucky Lindsey Nelson Stadium May 3 Kentucky Lindsey Nelson Stadium May 8 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX May 9 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park May 10 at Texas A&M Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park May 12 Belmont Lindsey Nelson Stadium May 14 Arkansas Lindsey Nelson Stadium May 15 Arkansas Lindsey Nelson Stadium May 16 Arkansas Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Post-season
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 19–24 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL
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

See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'	RV	RV*		11
Baseball America	—	—	—	18
Collegiate Baseball^	RV	—	23	16
NCBWA†	RV	RV	24	16
D1Baseball	—	—	24	20

^ 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

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

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. "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.