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2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team
The 2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
| 2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball |
|---|
| Southeastern Conference |
| Eastern Division |
| No. 1 |
| 60–13 (22–8 SEC) |
| Tony Vitello (7th season) |
| Frank Anderson |
| Josh Elander |
| Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
The 2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
The Volunteers won the College World Series, defeating the Texas A&M Aggies in the championship series. In addition to winning the first national championship in program history, Tennessee tied the NCAA record for most wins in a season (60). They were the first number one seed to win the College World Series since 1999 and the first team to win 60 games since 1989. Tennessee also became the first SEC team in history to win 60 games in a season, and the first team in college baseball history with 5 players to record 20+ home runs in a single season. Tennessee won the SEC East, the SEC regular season title, the SEC Tournament title, a regional title, and a super regional title. The Volunteers would go 5-1 in Omaha by recording wins over Florida State (2), North Carolina (1), and Texas A&M (2). The team is widely considered one of the greatest college baseball teams of all time.
The Volunteers finished 44–22, 16–14 in the SEC to finish in fourth place in the East division. They won the 2023 Clemson Regional and finished 3–0. The Vols then played Southern Mississippi in the Hattiesburg Super Regional, winning 2–1 in the three-game series. At the College World Series they went 1–2.
The Vols had three players named to SEC preseason teams.
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason All-SEC First Team | |||
| Drew Beam | 32 | SP | Junior |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preseason All-SEC Second Team | |||
| Christian Moore | 1 | 2B | Junior |
| Billy Amick | 11 | 3B | Junior |
The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024. Tennessee was picked to finish second in the SEC Eastern division.
| Predicted finish | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida | 88 (11) |
| 2 | Tennessee | 75 (2) |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 73 (1) |
| 4 | South Carolina | 50 |
| 5 | Kentucky | 44 |
| 6 | Georgia | 36 |
| 7 | Missouri | 19 |
| 2023 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tony Vitello | Head Coach | 7 |
| Frank Anderson | Assistant Coach/Pitching | 7 |
| Josh Elander | Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator | 7 |
| Richard Jackson | Assistant Coach | 5 |
| Luke Bonfield | Director of Player Development | 5 |
| Parker Serrano | Student Assistant Coach | 1 |
| Quentin Eberhardt | Director of Baseball Sports Performance | 7 |
The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Tennessee in 2024.
| Player | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|
| Derek Schaefer | Cave Creek, Arizona | Cactus Shadows |
| Dylan Loy | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee | Pigeon Forge |
| Luke Payne | Gallatin, Tennessee | Goodpasture Christian School |
| Matthew Dallas | Memphis, Tennessee | Briarcrest Christian School |
| Brayden Sharp | The Woodlands, Texas | The Woodlands |
| Ariel Antigua | West Palm Beach, Florida | Trinity Christian Academy (FL) |
| Dean Curley | La Verne, California | Northview (CA) |
| Stone Lawless | Huntsville, Alabama | Huntsville (AL) |
| Blake Grimmer | Spring Lake, Michigan | St. Mary's Preparatory |
| Hunter High | Crieve Hall, Nashville, Tennessee | Lipscomb Academy |
| Camden Bates | Washington, Oklahoma | Washington (OK) |
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | MLB Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | #9 | Chase Dollander | RHP | Colorado Rockies |
| #4 | #117 | Maui Ahuna | SS | San Francisco Giants |
| #5 | #146 | Andrew Lindsey | RHP | Miami Marlins |
| #7 | #202 | Seth Halvorsen | RHP | Colorado Rockies |
| #11 | #319 | Jared Dickey | U | Kansas City Royals |
| #14 | #414 | Zach Joyce | RHP | Los Angeles Angels |
| #14 | #415 | Jake Fitzgibbons | LHP | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| #17 | #516 | Bryce Jenkins | RHP | New York Mets |
Last two did not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
Updated for entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.
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