2023 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record44–22 (16–14 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank Anderson
  • Josh Elander
Home stadiumLindsey Nelson Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern
No. 2 Florida x‍†‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 54 – 17 – 0   .761
No. 19 Vanderbilt ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 42 – 20 – 0   .677
No. 13 South Carolina ‍‍‍y 16 – 13 – 0   .552 42 – 21 – 0   .667
No. 7 Tennessee ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 44 – 22 – 0   .667
No. 17 Kentucky ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 40 – 21 – 0   .656
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 29 – 27 – 0   .518
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 30 – 24 – 0   .556
Western
No. 16 Arkansas x‍†‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 43 – 18 – 0   .705
No. 1 LSU ‍‍‍y 19 – 10 – 0   .655 54 – 17 – 0   .761
Auburn ‍‍‍y 17 – 13 – 0   .567 34 – 23 – 1   .595
No. 10 Alabama ‍‍‍y 16 – 14 – 0   .533 43 – 21 – 0   .672
Texas A&M ‍‍‍y 14 – 16 – 0   .467 38 – 27 – 0   .585
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 27 – 26 – 0   .509
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 24 – 0   .200 25 – 29 – 0   .463
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 26, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2023 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers play their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Previous season

The Volunteers finished 57–9, 25–5 in the SEC to finish in first place in the East division and overall in the regular season. The Volunteers also won the 2022 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament. The overall number one seed in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, they hosted the 2022 Knoxville Regional and finished 3–0. The Vols then hosted Notre Dame in the Knoxville Super Regional, losing 1–2 in the three-game series.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

Infielder Cam Redding was named to the SEC Preseason team.[2]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player No. Position Class
Chase Dollander 11 SP Senior
Chase Burns 23 SP Junior
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player No. Position Class
Maui Ahuna 2 SS Junior
Camden Sewell 16 RP Graduate

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 9, 2023. Tennessee was picked to finish first the SEC East.[2]

SEC East Coaches' Poll
Predicted finish Team Points
1 Tennessee 90 (12)
2 Florida 79 (2)
3 Vanderbilt 64
4 South Carolina 51
5 Georgia 48
6 Kentucky 34
7 Missouri 19

Personnel

Starters

Lineup[3]
Pos. No. Player. Year
C 14 Charlie Taylor RS Sophomore
1B 25 Blake Burke Sophomore
2B 1 Christian Moore Sophomore
3B 44 Zane Denton Senior
SS 2 Maui Ahuna Junior
LF 17 Jared Dickey RS Sophomore
CF 9 Hunter Ensley RS Sophomore
RF 8 Christian Scott Senior
DH 10 Griffin Merritt Graduate
Weekend Pitching Rotation
Day No. Player. Year
Friday 29 Andrew Lindsey Junior
Saturday 11 Chase Dollander Junior
Sunday 23 Drew Beam Sophomore

Roster

2023 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team
Players Coaches
# Pos. Name Bats/throws Height Weight Year Home town
1 INF Christian Moore R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Brooklyn, NY
2 INF Maui Ahuna L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hilo, HI
4 INF Jake Kendro R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr North Huntingdon, PA
5 INF Austen Jaslove R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Knoxville, TN
6 OF Kyle Booker L/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Southaven, MS
7 U Logan Chambers L/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Bryant, AR
8 OF Christian Scott L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Clarksville, TN
9 OF Hunter Ensley R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Huntingdon, TN
10 OF Griffin Merritt R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Gr Cincinnati, OH
11 RHP Chase Dollander R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Evans, GA
13 OF Reese Chapman L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Parker, CO
14 C Charlie Taylor R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Dunwoody, GA
15 LHP Shawn Scott L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Clarksville, TN
16 RHP Camden Sewell L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Gr Cleveland, TN
17 OF Jared Dickey L/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS So Mount Juliet, TN
18 C Ryan Miller L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS So Dublin, OH
19 RHP Seth Halvorsen R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Plymouth, MN
20 RHP Bryce Jenkins R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Knoxville, TN
21 OF Kavares Tears L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Lewisburg, TN
23 RHP Chase Burns R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gallatin, TN
25 INF Blake Burke L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 140 lb (64 kg) So Brentwood, CA
26 LHP Wyatt Evans L/L 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Greenville, SC
27 LHP Jacob Bimbi L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Crystal Lake, IL
28 RHP Aaron Combs R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Sarasota, FL
29 RHP Andrew Lindsey R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr New Johnsonville, TN
30 C Cal Stark R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Knoxville, TN
31 RHP Austin Hunley R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mount Juliet, TN
32 RHP Drew Beam R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Murfreesboro, TN
33 RHP AJ Russell R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Franklin, TN
34 RHP Hollis Fanning R/R 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Tullahoma, TN
35 LHP Kirby Connell S/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Johnson City, TN
36 LHP Andrew Behnke L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr Nashville, TN
38 OF Colby Backus R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS So Johnson City, TN
40 RHP Zach Joyce R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Knoxville, TN
41 RHP Turner Swistak R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Hattiesburg, MS
42 LHP Jake Fitzgibbons L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Mount Juliet, TN
43 RHP JJ Garcia R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Statesville, NC
44 INF Zane Denton S/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Brentwood, TN
45 RHP Hunter Sloop R/R 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Fr Concord, NC
46 OF Dylan Dreiling L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Hays, KS
48 LHP Zander Sechrist R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Buford, GA
Head coach

Tony Vitello

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Anderson
Josh Elander
Richard Jackson

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 28, 2023

Coaching Staff

2023 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff
Name Position Seasons at
Tennessee
Tony Vitello Head Coach 6
Frank Anderson Assistant Coach/Pitching 6
Josh Elander Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 6
Richard Jackson Volunteer Assistant Coach 4
Luke Bonfield Director of Player Development 4
Ricky Martinez Student Assistant Coach 2
Quentin Eberhardt Director of Baseball Sports Performance 6

Offseason

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Tennessee in 2023.

Player Hometown High School
Pitchers
Austin Hunley Mount Juliet, Tennessee Mount Juliet
AJ Russell Franklin, Tennessee Franklin (TN)
Andrew Behnke Nashville, Tennessee Donelson Christian
JJ Garcia Statesville, North Carolina Combine
Hunter Sloop Concord, North Carolina P27 Academy
Hitters
Jake Kendro North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Norwin
Reese Chapman Parker, Colorado Grandview (CO)
Dylan Dreiling Hays, Kansas Hays

2022 MLB Draft

Main article: 2022 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Player Position MLB Team
#1 #28 Drew Gilbert OF Houston Astros
#2 #38 Jordan Beck RF Colorado Rockies
#2 #52 Blade Tidwell RHP New York Mets
#3 #84 Trey Lipscomb 3B Washington Nationals
#3 #89 Ben Joyce RHP Los Angeles Angels
#6 #168 Will Mabrey LHP Arizona Diamondbacks
#6 #174 Jorel Ortega SS Minnesota Twins
#7 #207 Seth Stephenson LF Detroit Tigers
#7 #221 Mark McLaughlin RHP Chicago White Sox
#14 #411 Cortland Lawson SS Washington Nationals

Schedule and results

2023 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Game Log (44–22)
Regular Season (38–18)
Postseason (6–4)

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll
 W  Tennessee win •  L  Tennessee loss •  Postponement or cancellation  • Bold denotes Tennessee player

Statistics

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2023 SEC baseball records

Source: 2023 SEC baseball game results, 2023 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 16–14 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 3–0 . . 2–1 2–1 ALA W4 5–5 2–1
ARK 20–10 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 . 1–2 3–0 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 1–2 ARK W1 7–3 4–1
AUB 17–13 1–2 0–3 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 . AUB W3 6–4 2–1
FLA 20–10 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 . . 3–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 3–0 FLA E1 8–2 3–1
UGA 11–19 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 UGA E6 3–7 1–3
KEN 16–14 2–1 . . 1–2 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 . 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 KEN E5 4–6 3–1
LSU 19–10 3–0 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 . 3–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 . LSU W2 7–2 2–0
MSU 9–21 2–1 0–3 1–2 . . 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–3 MSU W6 3–7 0–4
MIZZ 10–20 0–3 . 0–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 . . 2–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 1–2 MIZZ E7 3–7 2–5
MISS 6–24 0–3 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 0–3 1–2 1–2 . . 1–2 0–3 MISS W7 1–9 0–5
SCAR 16–13 . 1–2 1–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 3–0 . 1–2 . 1–2 SCAR E3 4–5 3–1
TENN 16–14 . 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 0–3 . 2–1 3–0 3–0 TENN E4 5–5 3–2
TAMU 14–16 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 . 0–3 . TAMU W5 6–4 0–2
VAN 19–11 1–2 2–1 . 0–3 3–0 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–3 . VAN E2 7–3 4–2
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. Tiebrkrs: FLA>ARK VAN common. KEN&TENN>ALA LSU common. TENN>KEN hd–hd.

Rankings

Main article: 2023 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]22*22212981223161620191316
Baseball America[5]2665411111217——21—191820
Collegiate Baseball^[6]51163322161720RV2619282925268
NCBWA†[7]21164412111112211816191915186
D1Baseball[8]2333212101116—241823181321

^ 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.

References

  1. ^ "2023 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "LSU Picked To Win 2023 SEC Baseball Championship". Southeastern Conference. secsports.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Twitter
  4. ^ "Baseball Coaches Poll". Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Rankings News & Analysis". d1baseball.com. Retrieved March 24, 2023.

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