American college baseball season
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 .
Preseason [ edit ] SEC media poll [ edit ] 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) 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 [ edit ] Coaching staff [ edit ] 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
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
Infielders
Utility
Outfielders
Schedule and results [ edit ] 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)
Schedule Source: [3] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Chapel Hill Regional [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results
Team ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR 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 [ edit ] ^ 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Venue Rivals People Seasons National Championships in bold ; College World Series appearances in italics