2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Chapel Hill Regional, 2–2
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	40–21 (14–16 SEC)
Head coach	Tony Vitello (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Frank Anderson; Josh Elander;
Home stadium	Lindsey Nelson Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

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 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	58	–	12	–	0	.829
No. 18 Georgia ‍‍‍^y	21	–	9	–	0	.700	46	–	17	–	0	.730
Tennessee ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	40	–	21	–	0	.656
Missouri ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	1	.450	34	–	22	–	1	.605
Florida ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17	–	0	.433	34	–	26	–	0	.567
South Carolina ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0	.267	28	–	28	–	0	.500
Kentucky ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	26	–	29	–	0	.473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	52	–	15	–	0	.776
No. 6 Arkansas ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10	–	0	.667	46	–	20	–	0	.697
No. 14 LSU ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13	–	0	.567	40	–	26	–	0	.606
No. 20 Texas A&M ‍‍‍^y	16	–	13	–	1	.550	39	–	23	–	1	.627
No. 12 Ole Miss ‍‍‍^y	16	–	14	–	0	.533	41	–	27	–	0	.603
No. 9 Auburn ‍‍‍^y	14	–	16	–	0	.467	38	–	28	–	0	.576
Alabama ‍‍‍	7	–	23	–	0	.233	30	–	26	–	0	.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]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East)
1	Vanderbilt	87 (9)
2	Florida	81 (4)
3	Georgia	68 (1)
4	South Carolina	53
5	Tennessee	40
6	Kentucky	30
7	Missouri	26

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

11 – Will Heflin – Junior – Morristown, TN
15 – Will Neely – Senior – Knoxville, TN
16 – Camden Sewell – Freshman – Cleveland, TN
18 – Chase Wallace – Sophomore – Sevierville, TN
20 – Tanner Kohlhepp – Freshman – Eau Claire, WI
25 – Zach Linginfelter – Junior – Sevierville, TN
27 – Garrett Stallings – Junior – Chesapeake, VA
28 – Elijah Pleasants – Freshman – Clarksville, TN
29 – Daniel Vasquez – Junior – El Cajon, CA
30 – Andrew Schultz – Junior – Alpharetta, GA
31 – Caleb Pearson – Freshman – Brentwood, TN
32 – Sean Hunley – Sophomore – Mount Juliet, TN
33 – Joshua Plummer – Sophomore – Mechanicsville, VA
34 – Garrett Crochet – Sophomore – Ocean Springs, MS
37 – Richard Jackson – Senior – Atlanta, GA
41 – Bennett Shoptaw – Freshman – Little Rock, AR
43 – Hunter Dreves – Freshman – Fort Thomas, KY
44 – Alex Harper-Cook – Junior – Maryville, TN
45 – Chase Silseth – Freshman – Farmington, NM
46 – Redmond Walsh – Sophomore – Louisville, TN

Catchers

17 – Connor Pavolony – Freshman – Woodstock, GA
19 – Landon Gray – Junior – Granbury, TX
36 – Matthew Ellis – Freshman – Waddy, KY

Infielders

7 – Jake Rucker – Freshman – Greenbrier, TN
12 – Ricky Martinez – Junior – Pflugerville, TX
13 – Andre Lipcius – Junior – Williamsburg, VA
14 – Austin Knight – Freshman – Jacksonville, FL
21 – Trey Lipscomb – Freshman – Frederick, MD
35 – Nico Mascia – Junior – Knoxville, TN
40 – Luc Lipcius – Junior – Williamsburg, VA
42 – Max Ferguson – Freshman – Atlantic Beach, FL

Utility

10 – Pete Derkay – Junior – Acworth, GA

Outfielders

1 – Alerick Soularie – Sophomore – Houston, TX
4 – Jay Charleston – Junior – Longwood, FL
5 – Zach Daniels – Sophomore – Stockbridge, GA
6 – Evan Russell – Sophomore – Lexington, TN
8 – Christian Scott – Freshman – Clarksville, TN
9 – Justin Ammons – Junior – Memphis, TN
38 – Dalton Reese – Freshman – Collierville, TN
39 – Paul Komistek – Freshman – Knoxville, TN
51 – Ethan Barker – Junior – Midland, TX

Schedule and results

Legend
	Tennessee win
	Tennessee loss
	Postponement
Bold	Tennessee team member

2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log

Regular season (38–18)

February (9–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
February 15	Appalachian State		Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN	6–0	Stallings (1–0)	Sprinkle (0–1)		SECN+	1,297	1–0
February 16	Appalachian State		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	2–0	Linginfelter (1–0)	Tuthill (0–1)	Crochet (1)	SECN+	1,523	2–0
February 17	Appalachian State		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	3–0	Neely (1–0)	Kepley (0–1)	Schultz (1)	SECN+	1,118	3–0
February 19	Northern Kentucky		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	18–0	Hunley (1–0)	Richardson (0–1)		SECN+	945	4–0
February 22	Indiana		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	5–1	Stallings (2–0)	Milto (1–1)	Walsh (1)	SECN+	1,068	5–0
February 23	Indiana		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	11–0	Linginfelter (2–0)	Gordon (0–2)		SECN+	981	6–0
February 24	Indiana		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	5–3	Crochet (1–0)	Sommer (1–1)	Schultz (2)	SECN+	1,767	7–0
February 26	Liberty		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	7–1	Hunley (2–0)	Meyer (1–2)			1,398	8–0
February 27	Middle Tennessee		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	2–0	Sewell (1–0)	Keenan (1–1)	Walsh (2)	SECN+	1,487	9–0

March (12–8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
March 1	vs. Louisiana–Monroe		Blue Wahoos Stadium Pensacola, FL	7–2	Stallings (3–0)	Barton (1–1)	Crochet (2)		557	10–0
March 2 (1)	vs. North Florida		Blue Wahoos Stadium	10–2	Linginfelter (3–0)	Reitz (0–1)			259	11–0
March 2 (2)	vs. Western Kentucky		Blue Wahoos Stadium	6–3⁷	Neely (2–0)	Calvert (0–2)	Walsh (3)		389	12–0
March 5	vs. Troy	No. 25	Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL	11–2	Hunley (3–0)	Goodwin (0–2)			1,032	13–0
March 8	Fresno State	No. 25	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	8–3	Stallings (4–0)	Jensen (1–2)		SECN+	933	14–0
March 9	Fresno State	No. 25	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	Suspended in the 8th inning. Game completed on March 10.
March 10 (1)	Fresno State	No. 25	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	13–9	Linginfelter (4–0)	Mitchell (1–2)	Crochet (2)	SECN+	1,228	15–0
March 10 (2)	Fresno State	No. 25	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	7–10	Moore (3–0)	Neely (2–1)	Arias (4)	SECN+	2,323	15–1
March 12	UNC Asheville	No. 23	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	8–4	Sewell (2–0)	Harris (0–2)		SECN+	1,687	16–1
March 13	UNC Asheville	No. 23	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	7–2	Heflin (1–0)	Sondock (0–1)		SECN+	1,214	17–1
March 15	at No. 18 Auburn	No. 23	Plainsman Park Auburn, AL	0–2	Anderson (3–0)	Stallings (4–1)	Greenhill (3)	SECN+	3,060	17–2	0–1
March 16	at No. 18 Auburn	No. 23	Plainsman Park	2–5	Fuller (1–0)	Linginfelter (4–1)		SECN	3,513	17–3	0–2
March 17	at No. 18 Auburn	No. 23	Plainsman Park	3–5	Gray (1–1)	Crochet (1–1)		SECN+	3,401	17–4	0–3
March 19	at East Tennessee State		Thomas Stadium Johnson City, TN	5–1	Heflin (2–0)	Montagna (1–1)	Jackson (1)		1,715	18–4
March 22	South Carolina		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	15–5	Stallings (5–1)	Sweatt (1–1)		SECN+	1,807	19–4	1–3
March 23	South Carolina		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	2–3	Tringali (1–0)	Linginfelter (4–2)	Kerry (3)	SECN+	2,662	19–5	1–4
March 24	South Carolina		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	6–3	Crochet (2–1)	Hinson		SECN+	1,918	20–5	2–4
March 26	East Tennessee State		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	5–6	Oglesby (1–0)	Silseth (0–1)	Giambalvo (4)	SECN+	1,619	20–6
March 29	at No. 6 Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field Nashville, TN	2–4	Fellows (6–0)	Stallings (5–2)	Brown (6)	SECN+	3,626	20–7	2–5
March 30	at No. 6 Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field	4–10	Raby (5–0)	Linginfelter (4–3)	Fisher (2)	SECN	3,512	20–8	2–6
March 31	at No. 6 Vanderbilt		Hawkins Field	7–6	Crochet (3–1)	Rocker (2–3)		SECN	3,563	21–8	3–6

April (10–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
April 2	Belmont		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	6–2	Heflin (3–0)	Matter (0–1)		SECN	1,990	22–8
April 5	No. 8 Mississippi State		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	3–6¹¹	Trysten (2–1)	Crochet (3–2)		SECN+	2,684	22–9	3–7
April 6	No. 8 Mississippi State		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	2–1	Linginfelter (5–3)	Peyton (1–2)	Walsh (4)	SECN+	2,485	23–9	4–7
April 7	No. 8 Mississippi State		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	5–7	Keegan (3–1)	Heflin (3–1)	Liebelt (3)	SECN+	2,416	23–10	4–8
April 9	Lipscomb		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	11–2	Silseth (1–1)	Steventon (0–1)		SECN+	2,581	24–10
April 11	No. 2 Georgia		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	2–0	Schultz (1–0)	Hancock (6–2)	Walsh (5)	SECN	1,994	25–10	5–8
April 12	No. 2 Georgia		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	3–0	Stallings (6–2)	Smith (3–2)		SECN+	2,765	26–10	6–8
April 13	No. 2 Georgia		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	1–7	Locey (6–0)	Linginfelter (5–4)	Kristofak (3)	SECN+	3,311	26–11	6–9
April 16	Morehead State	No. 25	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	3–1	Sewell (3–0)	Garbrick (2–4)	Walsh (6)	SECN+	1,537	27–11
April 18	at Kentucky	No. 25	Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY	4–2	Schultz (2–0)	Harper (3–2)	Walsh (7)	SECN+	3,463	28–11	7–9
April 19	at Kentucky	No. 25	Kentucky Proud Park	16–1	Stallings (7–2)	Hazelwood (2–3)		SECN+	3,717	29–11	8–9
April 20	at Kentucky	No. 25	Kentucky Proud Park	8–2	Linginfelter (6–4)	Thompson (3–1)		SECN+	3,257	30–11	9–9
April 23	Gardner–Webb	No. 20	Lindsey Nelson Stadium	5–0	Sewell (4–0)	Davis (2–1)		SECN+	1,720	31–11
April 26	at No. 8 Arkansas	No. 20	Baum–Walker Stadium Fayetteville, AR	9–11	Kopps (4–3)	Schultz (2–1)	Cronin (9)	SECN+	11,787	31–12	9–10
April 27	at No. 8 Arkansas	No. 20	Baum–Walker Stadium	3–15	Wicklander (4–1)	Stallings (7–3)	None	SECN+	11,594	31–13	9–11
April 28	at No. 8 Arkansas	No. 20	Baum–Walker Stadium	3–4¹⁰	Trest (1–1)	Walsh (0–1)	None	SECN	9,419	31–14	9–12

May (7–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 3	No. 24 Missouri		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	11–5	Hunley (4–0)	Ash (2–1)	Walsh (8)	SECN+	2,385	32–14	10–12
May 4	No. 24 Missouri		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	2–6	Bedell (3–1)	Crochet (3–3)	Dulle (4)	SECN	1,844	32–15	10–13
May 5	No. 24 Missouri		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	8–10	Sikkema (6–3)	Sewell (4–1)		SECN+	2,243	32–16	10–14
May 7	Austin Peay		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	9–4	Heflin (4–1)	Martinez (0–2)		SECN+	1,702	33–16
May 10	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, FL	9–10	Crisp (4–2)	Walsh (0–2)		SECN+	3,542	33–17	10–15
May 11	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium	8–7	Crochet (4–3)	Specht (1–1)	Sewell (1)	SECN	3,659	34–17	11–15
May 12	at Florida		Alfred A. McKethan Stadium	5–4	Jackson (1–0)	Crisp (4–3)	Hunley (1)	SECN+	3,265	35–17	12–15
May 14	Tennessee Tech		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	15–10	Schultz (3–1)	Saliba (2–2)	Walsh (9)	SECN+	2,002	36–17
May 16	No. 15 Ole Miss		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	7–0	Stallings (8–3)	Ethridge (5–6)		SECN	2,310	37–17	13–15
May 17	No. 15 Ole Miss		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	7–5	Walsh (1–2)	Miller (4–2)		SECN+	2,866	38–17	14–15
May 18	No. 15 Ole Miss		Lindsey Nelson Stadium	4–5	Hoglund (2–2)	Linginfelter (6–5)	Olenek (1)	SECN+	2,718	38–18	14–16

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	3–5	Horn (3–0)	Stallings (8–4)	Greenhill (10)	SECN		38–19	0–1

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	1–6	Meyer (6–4)	Stallings (8–5)		ESPN3	2,239	38–20	0–1
June 1	vs. (4) UNC Wilmington	(2)	Boshamer Stadium	10–3	Crochet (5–3)	Roupp (6–3)		SECN	2,245	39–20	1–1
June 2	vs. (3) Liberty	(2)	Boshamer Stadium	6–5¹⁰	Walsh (2–2)	Brabrand (4–3)		ESPN3	2,081	40–20	2–1
June 2	at (1) North Carolina	(2)	Boshamer Stadium	2–5	Bergner (6–1)	Linginfelter (6–6)	Lancellotti (3)	ESPN3	3,507	40–21	2–2

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
Lower round 1			Lower final



			2	Tennessee	6

4	UNC Wilmington	3	3	Liberty	5¹⁰

2	Tennessee	10

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2019 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	7–23		1–2	1–2	0–3	0–3	.	1–2	0–3	.	1–2	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	ALA	W7	1–9	0–4
ARK	20–10	2–1		2–1	.	.	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	ARK	W1	7–3	3–0
AUB	14–16	2–1	1–2		.	1–2	.	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–2	0–3	AUB	W6	4–6	1–1
FLA	13–17	3–0	.	.		0–3	2–1	1–2	1–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	0–3	FLA	E5	4–6	2–3
UGA	21–9	3–0	.	2–1	3–0		2–1	2–1	0–3	3–0	.	3–0	1–2	.	2–1	UGA	E2	8–2	4–1
KEN	7–23	.	1–2	.	1–2	1–2		0–3	.	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–3	KEN	E7	1–9	0–4
LSU	17–13	2–1	0–3	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0		3–0	1–2	1–2	.	.	2–1	.	LSU	W3	6–4	2–1
MSU	20–10	3–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	0–3		.	3–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	MSU	W2	8–2	3–1
MIZZ	13–16	.	0–3	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	2–1	.		2–1	3–0	2–1	1–1	1–2	MIZZ	E4	5–4	1–3
MISS	16–14	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	.	1–2	2–1	0–3	1–2		.	1–2	3–0	.	MISS	W5	5–5	2–1
SCAR	8–22	1–2	.	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1	.	1–2	0–3	.		1–2	1–2	0–3	SCAR	E6	1–9	0–3
TENN	14–16	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	2–1		.	1–2	TENN	E3	5–5	1–2
TAMU	16–13	2–1	2–1	2–1	.	.	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–1	0–3	2–1	.		2–1	TAMU	W4	6–3	1–1
VAN	23–7	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	1–2	3–0	.	.	2–1	.	3–0	2–1	1–2		VAN	E1	8–2	5–0
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
Coaches'^[4]	—	—*	*	21	21	22	23	—	—	22	18	23	24	—
Baseball America^[5]	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	—	21	—	—	—
Collegiate Baseball^^[6]	—	—	—	24	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[7]	—	—	27	22	23	27	28	28	29	22	21	24	27	23
D1Baseball	—	—	—	25	23	—	—	—	—	25	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.

2019 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Andre Lipcius	3B	3	83	Detroit Tigers
Garrett Stallings	RHP	5	151	Los Angeles Angels
Andrew Schultz	RHP	6	180	Philadelphia Phillies
Zach Linginfelter	RHP	9	271	Los Angeles Angels
Ricky Martinez	SS	18	542	Arizona Diamondbacks
Jay Charleston	OF	26	769	Kansas City Royals

References

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^ "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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[2] "Vanderbilt picked to 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 July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.

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