2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

The 2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
2019 record40–21 (14–16 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank Anderson
  • Josh Elander
Home stadiumLindsey Nelson Stadium
2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt  xy 2370 .767  58120 .829
No. 18 Georgia  y 2190 .700  46170 .730
Tennessee  y 14160 .467  40210 .656
Missouri   13161 .450  34221 .605
Florida  y 13170 .433  34260 .567
South Carolina   8220 .267  28280 .500
Kentucky   7230 .233  26290 .473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State  xy 20100 .667  52150 .776
No. 6 Arkansas  xy 20100 .667  46200 .697
No. 14 LSU  y 17130 .567  40260 .606
No. 20 Texas A&M  y 16131 .550  39231 .627
No. 12 Ole Miss  y 16140 .533  41270 .603
No. 9 Auburn  y 14160 .467  38280 .576
Alabama   7230 .233  30260 .536
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 25, 2019[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 7, 2019 with the Volunteers predicted to finish in fifth place in the Eastern Division.[2]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Vanderbilt87 (9)
2Florida81 (4)
3Georgia68 (1)
4South Carolina53
5Tennessee40
6Kentucky30
7Missouri26

Personnel

Coaching staff

2019 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff
  • Tony Vitello Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Frank Anderson Assistant Coach – 2nd year
  • Josh Elander Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 2nd year
  • Ross Kivett Assistant Coach/Camp Coordinator – 2nd year
  • J. P. Arencibia Student Assistant Coach – 2nd year
  • Quentin Eberhardt Strength & Conditioning Coach – 2nd year
  • Chad Zurcher Coordinator of Baseball Operations – 4th year
  • Todd Helton Director of Player Development – 3rd year
  • Sean McCann Video Coordinator – 2nd year

Roster

2019 Tennessee Volunteers roster
 

Pitchers

 

Catchers

Infielders

Utility

 

Outfielders

Schedule and results

Legend
 Tennessee win
 Tennessee loss
 Postponement
BoldTennessee team member
2019 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (38–18)
Postseason (2–3)
SEC Tournament (0–1)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SECT Record
May 21 vs. (8) Auburn(9)Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
3–5Horn (3–0)Stallings (8–4)Greenhill (10)SECN38–190–1
NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament – Chapel Hill Regional (2–2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record NCAAT Record
May 31 vs. (3) Liberty(2)Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC
1–6Meyer (6–4)Stallings (8–5)ESPN32,23938–200–1
June 1vs. (4) UNC Wilmington(2)Boshamer Stadium10–3Crochet (5–3)Roupp (6–3)SECN2,24539–201–1
June 2vs. (3) Liberty(2)Boshamer Stadium6–510Walsh (2–2)Brabrand (4–3)ESPN32,08140–202–1
June 2at (1) North Carolina(2)Boshamer Stadium2–5Bergner (6–1)Linginfelter (6–6)Lancellotti (3)ESPN33,50740–212–2
Schedule Source:[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Chapel Hill Regional

Chapel Hill Regional Teams
(1) North Carolina Tar Heels (2) Tennessee Volunteers (3) Liberty Flames (4) UNC Wilmington Seahawks
  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1 North Carolina 7  
4 UNC Wilmington 6  
  1 North Carolina 16  
  3 Liberty 1  
3 Liberty 6
2 Tennessee 1  
  1 North Carolina 5 -
  2 Tennessee 2 -
4 UNC Wilmington 3  
2 Tennessee 10  
  2 Tennessee 6
  3 Liberty 510  

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
Coaches'[4] NR NR* NR* 21 21 22 23 NR NR 22 18 23 24 NR  
Baseball America[5] NR NR NR NR 25 NR NR NR NR NR 21 NR NR NR  
Collegiate Baseball^[6] NR NR NR 24 22 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
NCBWA[7] NR NR 27 22 23 27 28 28 29 22 21 24 27 23  
D1Baseball NR NR NR 25 23 NR NR NR NR 25 20 NR NR NR

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. "2019 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. http://www.secsports.com/article/25945736/vanderbilt-picked-win-2019-sec-baseball-championship
  3. "Vols Announce 2019 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). University of Tennessee Athletics. November 4, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  6. "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  7. "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
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