2025 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

2025 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
2025 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
D1Baseball.com	No. 1
Record	23–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach	Tony Vitello (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Frank Anderson; Josh Elander;
Home stadium	Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Georgia ‍‍‍	5	–	1	.833	24	–	2	.923
No. 2 Arkansas ‍‍‍	5	–	1	.833	23	–	2	.920
No. 1 Tennessee ‍‍‍	5	–	1	.833	22	–	2	.917
No. 7 Texas ‍‍‍	5	–	1	.833	19	–	3	.864
No. 12 Alabama ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	22	–	3	.880
No. 8 LSU ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	22	–	3	.880
No. 9 Oklahoma ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	20	–	3	.870
No. 11 Auburn ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	19	–	5	.792
No. 14 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	19	–	5	.792
No. 15 Ole Miss ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	18	–	5	.783
Kentucky ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	15	–	7	.682
South Carolina ‍‍‍	1	–	5	.167	17	–	8	.680
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	1	–	5	.167	15	–	9	.625
Florida ‍‍‍	0	–	6	.000	18	–	8	.692
Texas A&M ‍‍‍	0	–	6	.000	11	–	12	.478
Missouri ‍‍‍	0	–	6	.000	8	–	14	.364

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of March 23, 2025^[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represent the University of Tennessee in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers play their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Previous season

The Volunteers finished 60–13, 22–8 in the SEC good for first place in the East division. They would win the SEC Tournament, Knoxville Regional and Super Regional, and College World Series.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

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Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-SEC First Team

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-SEC Second Team

Coaches Poll

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SEC East Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish	Team	Points
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2
3
4
5
6
7

Personnel

Roster

Note: Not Official, updated roster will be posted in February

2025 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town

Head coach

Tony Vitello

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Anderson
Josh Elander
Richard Jackson

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 24, 2025

Coaching Staff

2025 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at Tennessee
Tony Vitello	Head Coach	8
Frank Anderson	Assistant Coach/Pitching	8
Josh Elander	Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator	8
Ross Kivett	Assistant Coach	1
Ricky Martinez	Director of Player Development	1
Parker Serrano	Student Assistant Coach	2
Quentin Eberhardt	Director of Baseball Sports Performance	8

Offseason

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Tennessee in 2025.

Player	Hometown	High School
Pitchers
Hitters

2025 MLB Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team

Schedule and results

2025 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Game Log (23–2)

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Tennessee team member

Regular Season (23–2)

February (9–0)
Date Time (EST)	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 14th 4:30 p.m.	vs Hofstra*	No. 4	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 15–0 (7)	Liam Doyle (1–0)	Jackson Bauer (0–1)	None	SECN+	6,212	1–0	—
February 15th 2:00 p.m.	vs Hofstra*	No. 4	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 18–1 (7)	Austin Henley (1–0)	Tristan Nemjo (0–1)	None	SECN+	5,249	2–0	—
February 16th 11:00 a.m.	vs Hofstra*	No. 4	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 13–1 (7)	Andrew Behnke (1–0)	Branden Brown (0–1)	None	SECN+	4,814	3–0	—
February 18th 4:00 p.m.	vs UNC Asheville*	No. 4	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 29–4 (7)	Nic Abraham (1–0)	Zachary Gaydos (0–1)	None	SECN+	4,271	4–0	—
February 21st 2:00 p.m.	vs Samford*	No. 4	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 5–1	Liam Doyle (2–0)	Miller Riggins (1–1)	Tanner Franklin (1)	SECN+	4,741	5–0	—
February 22nd 2:00 p.m.	vs Samford*	No. 4	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 7–3	Nate Snead (1–0)	Joseph Lee (0–1)	None	SECN+	5,106	6–0	—
February 23rd 1:00 p.m.	vs Samford*	No. 4	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 11–1 (7)	Austin Hunley (2–0)	Josh Leerssen (0–1)	None	SECN+	5,142	7–0	—
February 25th 4:30 p.m.	vs North Alabama	No. 3	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 7–5	Tegan Kuhns (1–0)	Reese Young (0–1)	None	SECN+	5,129	8–0	—
February 28th 4:05 p.m.	vs Oklahoma State* Astros Foundation College Classic	No. 3	Daikin Park Houston, Texas	W 5–2	Dylan Loy (1–0)	Gabe Davis (0–1)	Nate Snead (1)	Astros.com	11,502	9–0	—

March (14–2)
Date Time(EST)	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1st 12:05 p.m.	vs Rice* Astros Foundation College Classic	No. 3	Daikin Park Houston, Texas	W 13–3	Brayden Sharp (1–0)	Blaine Brown (0–1)	None	Astros.com	16,226	10–0	—
March 2nd 11:05 a.m.	vs Arizona* Astros Foundation College Classic	No. 3	Daikin Park Houston, Texas	W 5–1	Brandon Arvidson (1–0)	Bailey Smith (0–1)	None	Astros.com	9,439	11–0	—
March 4th 6:00 p.m.	vs Radford*	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 22–9 (7)	Dylan Loy (2–0)	Noah Arnett (0–1)	None	SECN+	5,070	12–0	—
March 5th 5:30 p.m.	vs Xavier*	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 13–1	Austin Breedlove (1–0)	Logan Schmidt (0–1)	None	SECN+	4,726	13–0	—
March 7th 6:30 p.m.	vs St. Bonaventure*	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 12–0	Liam Doyle (3–0)	James Capellupo (1–1)	None	SECN+	5,468	14–0	—
March 8th 6:00 p.m.	vs St. Bonaventure*	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 11–1 (7)	Marcus Phillips (1–0)	Michael Salina (1–1)	None	SECN+	6,007	15–0	—
March 9th 1:00 p.m.	vs St. Bonaventure*	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 13–2 (7)	Tegan Kuhns (2–0)	David James (0–1)	None	SECN+	5,701	16–0	—
March 11th 4:30 p.m.	vs West Georgia*	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 4–2	Thomas Crabtree (1–0)	Evimael Quiles (0–1)	Ryan Combs (1)	SECN+	5,461	17–0	—
March 14th 6:30 p.m.	vs No. 7 Florida	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 5–3	Tanner Franklin (1–0)	Liam Peterson (4–1)	Nate Snead (2)	SECN+	6,298	18–0	1–0
March 15th 3:30 p.m.	vs No. 7 Florida	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 10–0 (7)	Marcus Phillips (2–0)	Aidan King (3–1)	None	SECN	5,575	19–0	2–0
March 16th 1:00 p.m.	vs No. 7 Florida	No. 2	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 7–4	Dylan Loy (3–0)	Billy Barlow (1–1)	Nate Snead (3)	SECN+	5,579	20–0	3–0
March 18th 5:00 p.m.	vs East Tennessee State*	No. 1	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	L 6–7 (10)	Andrew Cotten (1–0)	Tanner Franklin (1–1)	None	SECN+	6,331	20–1	—
March 20th 7:30 p.m.	at No. 12 Alabama	No. 1	Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama	L 5–6	Zane Adams (4–0)	Liam Doyle (3–1)	Carson Ozmer (6)	ESPNU	4,341	20–2	3–1
March 21st 5:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Alabama	No. 1	Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 10–7	Dylan Loy (4–0)	Riley Quick (4–1)	Tanner Franklin (2)	SECN+	5,800	21–2	4–1
March 22nd 2:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Alabama	No. 1	Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama	W 9–2	Brayden Krenzel (1–0)	Bobby Alcock (3–1)	None	SECN+	5,800	22–2	5–1
March 25th 6:00 p.m.	vs Queens*	No. 1	Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	W 14–3	Brandon Arvidson (2–0)	Andrew White (0–1)	None	SECN+	5,779	23–2	—
Mar 28th 7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 1	Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina					SECN+		—	—
March 29th 4:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 1	Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina					SECN+		—	—
March 30th 5:00 p.m.	at South Carolina	No. 1	Founders Park Columbia, South Carolina					SECN		—	—

April (0–0)
Date Time(EST)	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 1st 6:00 p.m.	vs Tennessee Tech*		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
April 4th 7:00 p.m.	vs Texas A&M		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
April 5th 6:00 p.m.	vs Texas A&M		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
April 6th 3:00 p.m.	vs Texas A&M		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
April 8th 6:00 p.m.	vs Alabama State*		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
April 11th TBD p.m.	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field Oxford, Mississippi							—	—
April 12th TBD p.m.	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field Oxford, Mississippi							—	—
April 13th 3:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss		Swayze Field Oxford, Mississippi							—	—
April 15th 6:00 p.m.	vs Bellarmine*		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
April 18th 6:30 p.m.	vs Kentucky		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
April 19th 6:00 p.m.	vs Kentucky		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
April 20th 1:00 p.m.	vs Kentucky		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
April 22nd 6:00 p.m.	vs Lipscomb*		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
April 25th TBD p.m.	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana							—	—
April 26th 8:00 p.m.	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana							—	—
April 27th 3:00 p.m.	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana							—	—
April 29th 6:00 p.m.	vs Northern Kentucky*		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—

May (0–0)
Date Time(EST)	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 2nd 6:30 p.m.	vs Auburn		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
May 3rd 6:00 p.m.	vs Auburn		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
May 4th 1:00 p.m.	vs Auburn		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
May 6th 6:00 p.m.	vs Indiana State*		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
May 9th 5:30 p.m.	vs Vanderbilt		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
May 10th 5:00 p.m.	vs Vanderbilt		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
May 11th 3:00 p.m.	vs Vanderbilt		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
May 13th 5:00 p.m.	vs Belmont*		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee							—	—
May 15th 7:30 p.m.	at Arkansas		Baum-Walker Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas							—	—
May 16th 7:30 p.m.	at Arkansas		Baum-Walker Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas							—	—
May 17th 3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas		Baum-Walker Stadium Fayetteville, Arkansas							—	—

Postseason (0–0)

SEC Tournament (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 20th-25th TBD p.m.	vs TBD		Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama							—	—

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

Record vs. conference opponents

Date m/dd is for last scheduled game of series. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2025 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2025 SEC baseball game results, 2025 SEC baseball schedule
Tm	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZ	OKL	OMS	SCA	TEN	TEX	TAM	VAN	Tm	SR	SW
ALA	4–2		.	4/6	5/17	5/11	.	4/19	4/13	4/27	3/30	.	.	1–2	.	3–0	5/4	ALA	1–1	1–0
ARK	5–1	.		.	4/27	4/13	.	5/11	.	4/6	.	2–1	3–0	5/17	5/4	4/19	3/30	ARK	2–0	1–0
AUB	4–2	4/6	.		.	3/30	2–1	4/13	4/27	.	.	5/17	5/11	5/4	4/19	.	2–1	AUB	2–0	0–0
FLA	0–6	5/17	4/27	.		0–3	.	.	4/20	4/13	.	3/30	5/4	0–3	5/11	.	4/6	FLA	0–2	0–2
UGA	5–1	5/11	4/13	3/30	3–0		2–1	.	.	5/4	4/27	.	.	.	4/6	5/17	4/19	UGA	2–0	1–0
KEN	2–4	.	.	1–2	.	1–2		.	5/4	.	5/11	4/6	4/27	4/20	4/13	3/30	5/17	KEN	0–2	0–0
LSU	4–2	4/19	5/11	4/13	.	.	.		3/30	3–0	4/6	.	5/17	4/27	1–2	5/4	.	LSU	1–1	1–0
MSU	1–5	4/13	.	4/27	4/20	.	5/4	3/30		5/17	1–2	5/11	4/6	.	0–3	.	.	MSU	0–2	0–1
MIZ	0–6	4/27	4/6	.	4/13	5/4	.	0–3	5/17		4/19	0–3	.	.	3/30	5/11	.	MIZ	0–2	0–2
OKL	4–2	3/30	.	.	.	4/27	5/11	4/6	2–1	4/19		5/4	2–1	.	5/17	.	4/13	OKL	2–0	0–0
OMS	4–2	.	1–2	5/17	3/30	.	4/6	.	5/11	3–0	5/4		4/19	4/13	.	.	4/27	OMS	1–1	1–0
SCA	1–5	.	0–3	5/11	5/4	.	4/27	5/17	4/6	.	1–2	4/19		3/30	.	4/13	.	SCA	0–2	0–1
TEN	5–1	2–1	5/17	5/4	3–0	.	4/20	4/27	.	.	.	4/13	3/30		.	4/6	5/11	TEN	2–0	1–0
TEX	5–1	.	5/4	4/19	5/11	4/6	4/13	2–1	3–0	3/30	5/17	.	.	.		4/27	.	TEX	2–0	1–0
TAM	0–6	0–3	4/19	.	.	5/17	3/30	5/4	.	5/11	.	.	4/13	4/6	4/27		0–3	TAM	0–2	0–2
VAN	4–2	5/4	3/30	1–2	4/6	4/19	5/17	.	.	.	4/13	4/27	.	5/11	.	3–0		VAN	1–1	1–0
Tm	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZ	OKL	OMS	SCA	TEN	TEX	TAM	VAN	Team	SR	SW

Updated for all games through March 23, 2025.

Rankings

References

^ "2025 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Three Vols Earn All-SEC Preseason Honors, UT Picked to Finish Second in Eastern Division". utsports.com. Tennessee Volunteer Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.

External links

Tennessee Baseball

[1] "2025 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2025.

[preseason_awards-2] "Three Vols Earn All-SEC Preseason Honors, UT Picked to Finish Second in Eastern Division". utsports.com. Tennessee Volunteer Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.

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v t e Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Venue	Waite Field (1897–1920) Lower Hudson Field (1921–1992) Lindsey Nelson Stadium (1993–present)
Rivals	Kentucky Vanderbilt
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932–1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National Championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics