2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
SEC Eastern Division champion SEC regular season champions SEC tournament champions NCAA Knoxville Regional champion NCAA Knoxville Super Regional champion
College World Series National champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
Record	60–13 (22–8 SEC)
Head coach	Tony Vitello (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Frank Anderson Josh Elander
Home stadium	Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Uniform

2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee ^x‍†‍‡‍^y	22	–	8		.733			60	–	13		.822
No. 3 Kentucky ^x‍†‍‍^y	22	–	8		.733			46	–	16		.742
No. 11 Georgia  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13		.567			43	–	17		.717
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17		.433			38	–	23		.623
No. 8 Florida ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17		.433			36	–	30		.545
South Carolina  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17		.433			37	–	25		.597
Missouri  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			23	–	32		.418
Western
No. 17 Arkansas  ^x‍‍‍^y	20	–	10		.667			44	–	16		.733
No. 2 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11		.633			53	–	15		.779
No. 22 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	13		.567			40	–	23		.635
Alabama  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17		.433			33	–	24		.579
LSU  ‍‍‍^y	13	–	17		.433			43	–	23		.652
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			27	–	29		.482
Auburn  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			27	–	26		.509
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 24, 2024[1] Rankings from D1Baseball

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.^[2][3][4] Tennessee also became the first SEC team in history to win 60 games in a season,^[4] and the first team in college baseball history with 5 players to record 20+ home runs in a single season.^[5][6] 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).

Previous season

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.

Preseason

Preseason SEC awards and honors

The Vols had three players named to SEC preseason teams.^[7]

Preseason All-SEC First Team
Player	No.	Position	Class
Drew Beam	32	SP	Junior

Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Player	No.	Position	Class
Christian Moore	1	2B	Junior
Billy Amick	11	3B	Junior

Coaches poll

The SEC baseball coaches' poll was released on February 8, 2024. Tennessee was picked to finish second in the SEC Eastern division.^[7]

SEC East Coaches' Poll

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

Personnel

Roster

2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team
Players	Coaches
# Pos. Name B/T Height Weight Year Home town 1 INF Christian Moore R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Brooklyn, NY 2 INF Ariel Antigua R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr West Palm Beach, FL 4 INF Alex Perry R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr McComb, MS 5 C Cannon Peebles S/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Ashland, VA 6 INF Bradke Lohry R/R 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Trinity, FL 7 RHP Nate Snead R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So South Milwaukee, WI 8 OF Dylan Dreiling L/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hays, KS 9 OF Hunter Ensley R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Jr Huntingdon, TN 10 C Cal Stark R/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Knoxville, TN 11 INF Billy Amick L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Jr Batesburg, SC 12 Ethan Payne L/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Gr Memphis, TN 13 OF Reese Chapman L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Parker, CO 14 C Charlie Taylor R/R 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Dunwoody, GA 15 RHP JJ Garcia R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Statesville, NC 16 Dalton Bargo L/R 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Omaha, NE 17 OF Robin Villeneuve R/L 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Gatineau, Quebec 18 RHP AJ Causey R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Harvest, AL 19 LHP Andrew Behnke L/L 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) So Nashville, TN 20 OF Colby Backus R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Jr Johnson City, TN 21 OF Kavares Tears L/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Lewisburg, TN 23 INF Dean Curley R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Fr La Verne, CA 25 INF Blake Burke L/L 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Brentwood, CA 27 LHP Chris Stamos L/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Gr Pasadena, CA 28 RHP Aaron Combs R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) RS Jr Sarasota, FL 29 RHP Brady Robertson R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) RS Fr Humboldt, TN 30 C Stone Lawless R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Huntsville, AL 31 RHP Austin Hunley R/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) RS Fr Mount Juliet, TN 32 RHP Drew Beam R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Murfreesboro, TN 33 RHP AJ Russell R/R 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Franklin, TN 34 RHP Derek Schaefer R/R 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Cave Creek, AZ 35 LHP Kirby Connell S/L 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Gr Johnson City, TN 36 INF Blake Grimmer L/R 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Spring Lake, MI 37 LHP Dylan Loy R/L 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Pigeon Forge, TN 40 INF Hunter High L/R 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Nashville, TN 41 INF Camden Bates R/R 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Washington, OK 43 LHP Luke Payne R/L 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Gallatin, TN 44 RHP Marcus Phillips R/R 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Sioux Falls, SD 45 LHP Matthew Dallas L/L 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Memphis, TN 46 LHP Brayden Sharp L/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr The Woodlands, TX 48 LHP Zander Sechrist R/L 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Buford, GA	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: May 26, 2024

Coaching Staff

2023 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff
Name	Position	Seasons at Tennessee
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

Offseason

Signing Day Recruits

The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Tennessee in 2024.

Player	Hometown	High School
Pitchers
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
Hitters
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)

2023 MLB Draft

Main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft

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

Schedule and results

2024 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Game Log (60-13)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Tennessee team member
Regular Season (46-10)
February (8-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Shriners Children's College Showdown February 16 vs No. 18 Texas Tech* No. 5 Globe Life Field Arlington, Texas W 6-2 AJ Causey (1-0) Bryson Thacker (0-1) None FloBaseball 10,992 1-0 — February 17 vs Oklahoma* No. 5 Globe Life Field Arlington, Texas L 1-5 10 R. Lambert (1-0) Aaron Combs (0-1) None FloBaseball 13,991 1-1 — February 18 vs Baylor* No. 5 Globe Life Field Arlington, Texas W 11-5 Nate Snead (1-0) Andrade (0-1) None FloBaseball 10,977 2-1 — February 20 vs UNC Asheville* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 3-2 Austin Hunley (1-0) Jacob Williams (0-1) None SECN+ 4,699 3-1 — February 21 vs East Tennessee State* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 16-0 7 Dylan Loy (1-0) Derek McCarley (0-1) None SECN+ 5,020 4-1 — February 23 vs Albany* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 8-5 Chris Stamos (1-0) Owen Birkman (0-1) AJ Causey (1) SECN+ 4,629 5-1 — February 24 vs Albany* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 21-6 Drew Beam (1-0) Connor Eisenmann (0-1) None SECN+ 5,127 6-1 — February 25 vs Albany* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Standium Knoxville, Tennessee W 12-0 7 Nate Snead (2-0) Quinn Thomas (0-1) None SECN+ 5,091 7-1 — February 27 vs High Point* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 7-4 Chris Stamos (2-0) Dalton Olsovsky (0-2) Nate Snead (1) SECN+ 4,138 8-1 —
March (16-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 vs Bowling Green* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 11-1 8 AJ Causey (2-0) DJ Newman (2-1) None SECN+ 4,446 9-1 — March 2 vs Bowling Green* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 12-1 7 Drew Beam (2-0) Nic Good (0-1) None SECN+ 5,343 10-1 — March 3 vs Bowling Green* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 16-6 7 Kirby Connell (1-0) Calvin Mitchell (1-2) None SECN+ 5,385 11-1 — March 5 vs Kansas State* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 15-5 Nate Snead (3-0) Owen Boererna (1-1) None SECN+ 4,467 12-1 — March 6 vs Southern Indiana* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 2-1 Derek Schaefer (1-0) Gavin Morris (0-1) Kirby Connell (1) SECN+ 3,952 13-1 — March 8 vs Illinois* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 6-3 AJ Causey (3-0) Jack Crowder (0-1) Marcus Phillips (1) SECN+ 5,083 14-1 — March 9 vs Illinois* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 24-1' Drew Beam (3-0) Logan Tabeling (0-2) None SECN+ 4,938 15-1 — March 10 vs Illinois* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 8-3 Nate Snead (4-0) Joseph Glassey (0-1) None SECN+ 5,188 16-1 — March 12 vs Eastern Kentucky* No. 5 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 17-2 7 Chris Stamos (3-0) Bradley Stewart (0-1) None SECN+ 5,129 17-1 — March 15 vs Alabama No. 5 Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 11-3 AJ Causey (4-0) Hess (3-1) None SECN+ 3,801 18-1 1-0 March 16 vs Alabama No. 5 Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 3-6 Farone (3-0) Drew Beam (3-1) None SECN 4,619 18-2 1-1 March 17 vs Alabama No. 5 Sewell-Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama L 6-7 Heiberger (2-0) Nate Snead (4-1) Moza (1) SECN 4,563 18-3 1-2 March 19 vs Xavier* No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 10-2 Kirby Connell (2-0) Jonathan Kelly (0-1) None SECN+ 4,558 19-3 — March 22 vs No. 17 Ole Miss No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 15-3 AJ Causey (5-0) Dennis Gunnar (3-1) None SECN+ 5,489 20-3 2-2 March 23 vs No. 17 Ole Miss No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee L 5-8 Nichols Mason (3-0) AJ Russell (0-1) Connor Spencer (5) SECN+ 5,585 20-4 2-3 March 24 vs No. 17 Ole Miss No. 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 15-4 7 Nate Snead (5-1) Saunier Grayson (3-3) None SECN+ 5,677 21-4 3-3 March 26 vs Tennessee Tech* No. 5 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knxville, Tennessee W 11-1 7 Derek Schaefer (2-0) Matt Gelorme (0-1) None SECN+ 4,992 22-4 — March 29 vs No. 22 Georgia No. 5 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee L 2-16 Charlie Goldstein (4-0) AJ Causey (5-1) None SECN+ 5,575 22-5 3-4 March 30 vs No. 22 Georgia No. 5 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 16-11 Kirby Connell (3-0) Kolten Smith (2-2) None SECN 5,677 23-5 4-4 March 31 vs No. 22 Georgia No. 5 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Konxville, Tennessee W 7-0 Zander Sechrist (1-0) Christian Mracna (3-2) Nate Snead (2) SECN 5,006 24-5 5-4
April (13-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 5 vs Auburn No. 4 Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama L 5-9 Carson Myers (2-2) AJ Causey (5-2) John Armstrong (2) SECN+ 5,119 25-6 5-5 April 6 vs Auburn No. 4 Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama W 12-2 7 Drew Beam (4-1) Connor McBride (3-2) None SECN+ 5,566 25-6 6-5 April 7 vs Auburn No, 4 Plainsman Park Auburn, Alabama W 19-5 7 Nate Snead (6-1) Will Cannon (0-1) None SECN+ 4,468 26-6 7-5 April 9 vs Alabama A&M* No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 20-2 7 JJ Garcia (1-0) Roman Sorrell (0-4) None SECN+ 4,805 27-6 — April 12 vs No, 25 LSU No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 6-3 AJ Causey (6-2) Jump Gage (2-1) Kirby Connell (2) ESPNU 5,901 28-6 8-5 April 13 vs No. 25 LSU No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 3-1 Drew Beam (5-1) Luke Holman (6-2) Nate Snead (3) SECN 6,155 29-6 9-5 April 14 vs No. 25 LSU No. 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 8-4 Andrew Behnke (1-0) Aiden Moffett (0-1) Aaron Combs (1) SECN 6,092 30-6 10-5 April 16 vs Bellarmine* No. 2 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 20-5 Dallas Matthew (1-0) Cooper Hellman (1-3) None SECN+ 4,617 31-6 — April 16 at No. 3 Kentucky No. 2 Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, Kentucky L 3-5 Travis Smith (3-2) AJ Causey (6-3) Johnny Hummel (5) SECN+ 6,922 31-7 10-6 April 17 at No. 3 Kentucky No. 2 Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, Kentucky W 9-4 Aaron Combs (1-1) Dominic Niman (7-3) None SECN+ 7,304 32-7 11-6 April 18 at No. 3 Kentucky No. 2 Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, Kentucky W 13-11 Kirby Connell (4-0) Travis Smith (3-3) Marcus Phillips (2) SECN+ 6,797 33-7 12-6 April 23 vs Western Carolina* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 12-4 Andrew Behnke (2-0) Spenser Hamblen (2-4) None SECN+ 4,878 34-7 — April 25 vs Missouri No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 10-1 AJ Causey (7-3) Ryan Magdic (1-2) None SECN 5,529 35-7 13-6 April 26 vs Missouri No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 3-2 Drew Beam (6-1) Logan Lunceford (1-4) Aaron Combs (2) SECN+ 5,504 36-7 14-6 April 27 vs Missouri No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 3-2 Nate Snead (7-1) Carter Rustad (4-6) Kirby Connell (3) SECN 6,026 37-7 15-6 April 30 vs Lipscomb* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee L 6-9 Ryan Kutz (1-2) Andrew Behnke (2-1) None SECN+ 4,890 37-8 —
May (9-2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 2 at Florida No. 3 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, Florida Postponed (Inclement Weather) Makeup: May 3 as a single-admission doubleheader[8] 37-8 15-6 May 3 DH at Florida No. 3 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, Florida W 6-2 AJ Causey (8-3) Neely Brandon (1-3) Kirby Connell (4) SECN+ 6,326 38-8 16-6 May 3 DH at Florida No. 3 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, Florida L 3-4 Jameson Fisher (3-0) Drew Beam (6-2) Luke McNeillie (2) SECN+ 6,326 38-9 16-7 May 4 at Florida No. 3 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, Florida W 16-3 7 Nate Snead (8-1) Jac Caglianone (5-1) None SECN+ 7,335 39-9 17-7 May 7 vs Queens* No. 1 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 6-3 JJ Garcia (2-0) Jack Renaud (0-5) Aaron Combs (3) SECN+ 5,178 40-9 — May 10 at Vanderbilt No. 1 Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee W 8-4 AJ Causey (9-3) Miller Green (1-4) None SECN+ 3,802 41-9 18-7 May 11 at Vanderbilt No. 1 Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee W 7-6 Drew Beam (7-2) Greysen Carter (4-2) Nate Snead (4) SECN 3,802 42-9 19-7 May 12 at Vanderbilt No. 1 Hawkins Field Nashville, Tennessee L 0-3 JD Thompson (4-1) Zander Sechrist (1-1) Devin Futrell (1) ESPN2 3,802 42-10 19-8 May 14 vs Belmont* No. 1 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 10-0 7 JJ Garcia (3-0) Jordan Zuger (1-2) None SECN+ 5,022 43-10 — May 16 vs No. 24 South Carolina No. 1 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 9-3 AJ Causey (10-3) Ty Good (5-2) None SECN+ 5,730 44-10 20-8 May 17 vs No. 24 South Carolina No. 1 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 8-3 Drew Beam (8-2) Garrett Gainey (0-3) None SECN+ 5,657 45-10 21-8 May 18 vs No. 24 South Carolina No. 1 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 4-1 Zander Sechrist (2-1) Matthew Becker (5-3) Aaron Combs (4) SECN+ 5,759 46-10 22-8
Postseason (14-3)
SEC Tournament (4-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 22 2nd Round vs Vanderbilt (8) No. 1 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama L 4-13 Green (2-4) Nate Snead (8-2) None SECN 11,840 46-11 0-1 May 23 2nd Round (LR) vs No. 3 Texas A&M (4) No. 1 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama W 7-4 AJ Causey (11-3) Perry (2-1) None SECN 6,825 47-11 1-1 May 24 3rd Round vs No. 14 Mississippi State (5) No. 1 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama W 6-5 Aaron Combs (2-1) Davis (5-1) Nate Snead (5) SECN 13,335 48-11 2-1 May 25 Semifinal vs Vanderbilt (8) No. 1 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama W 6-4 Zander Sechrist (3-1) Guth (1-2) Marcus Phillips (3) SECN 14,386 49-11 3-1 May 26 Championship Game vs LSU (11) No. 1 (1) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, Alabama W 4-3 Dylan Loy (2-0) Ulloa Fidel (2-2) Aaron Combs (5) ESPN2 15,686 50-11 4-1
Knoxville Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAA record May 31 vs Northern Kentucky (4) No. 1 (1) Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 9-3 AJ Causey (12-3) Gillis Tanner (8-3) None SEC Network 6,396 51-11 1-0 June 1 vs Indiana (3) No. 1 (1) Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 12-6 Andrew Behnke (3-1) Charlie Taylor (4-2) None ESPNU 6,255 52-11 2-0 June 2 vs Southern Miss (2) No. 1 (1) Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 12-3 Nate Snead (9-2) Chandler Best (3-1) None ESPN+ 5,963 53-11 3-0
Knoxville Super Regional (2-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAA record June 7 Game 1 3:00 p.m. EST vs No. 16 Evansville (4) No. 1 (1) Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 11-6 AJ Causey (13-3) Kenton Deverman (9-2) None ESPN2 6,195 54-11 1-0 June 8 Game 2 11:00 a.m. EST vs No. 16 Evansville (4) No. 1 (1) Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee L 8–10 Jakob Meyer (4–4) Kirby Connell (4–1) Shane Harris (4) ESPN2 6,506 54–12 1–1 June 9 Game 3 6:00 p.m. EST vs No. 16 Evansville (4) No. 1 (1) Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee W 12-1 Zander Sechrist (4-1) Kevin Reed (5-3) None ESPNU 6,489 55-12 2-1
College World Series (5−1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAA record June 14 Game 1 7:00 p.m. EST vs Florida State (8) No. 1 (1) Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska W 12-11 Nate Snead (10-2) Brennen Oxford (2-1) None ESPN 25,499 56−12 1−0 June 16 Game 2 7:00 p.m. EST vs North Carolina (4) No. 1 (1) Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska W 6−1 Drew Beam (9−2) Shea Sprague (3−2) None ESPN2 25,140 57−12 2−0 June 19 Game 3 2:00 p.m. EST vs Florida State (8) No. 1 (1) Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska W 7-2 Zander Sechrist (5–1) John Abraham (5–2) None ESPN 24,696 58−12 3−0 College World Series Championship Finals (2−1) June 22 Game 4 7:00 p.m. EST vs Texas A&M (3) No. 1 (1) Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska L 9-5 Josh Stewart (2−2) Chris Stamos (3−1) None ESPN 26,498 58−13 0−1 June 23 Game 5 7:00 p.m. EST vs Texas A&M (3) No. 1 (1) Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska W 4-1 Aaron Combs (3-1) Kaiden Wilson (0-2) Nate Snead ESPN 25,987 59-13 1-1 June 24 Game 6 7:00 p.m. EST vs Texas A&M (3) No. 1 (1) Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska W 6-5 Zander Sechrist (6-1) Justin Lamkin (3-3) Aaron Combs ESPN 24,685 60-13 2-1 *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Statistics

Record vs. conference opponents

{{Sports table errors|Alabama at Vander 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.

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

References

1. "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
2. Rothman, Sam (June 25, 2024). "Tennessee wins first baseball national championship in school history". WATE. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
3. Nettuno, Tyler (June 24, 2024). "Tennessee baseball fans were over the moon after the program's 1st national championship". USA Today Sports - For The Win. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
4. "Tennessee wins first College World Series championship". Vicksburg Post. June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
5. Schultz, Nick (June 19, 2024). "Tennessee sets NCAA record for most players with 20 home runs in a season". On3. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
6. Wilson, Mike (June 19, 2024). "Tennessee baseball first team in NCAA history with five players to hit 20 homers in a season". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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External links

• Tennessee Baseball