2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

The 2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. Tennessee competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Volunteers play their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Coach Tony Vitello lead the Volunteers in his 4th season with the program.

2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
SEC Eastern Division champion
NCAA Knoxville Regional champion
Knoxville Super Regional champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
CBNo. 7
Record50–18 (20–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumLindsey Nelson Stadium
Uniform
2021 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 6 Tennessee  x‍‍‍y 20–10 .66750–18 .735
No. 2 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 19–10 .65549–18 .731
Florida  ‍‍‍y 17–13 .56738–22 .633
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53334–23 .596
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 13–17 .43331–25 .554
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40029–23 .558
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8–22 .26715–36 .294
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍†‍‡‍y 22–8 .73350–13 .794
No. 1 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 20–10 .66750–18 .735
No. 13 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60045–22 .672
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43338–25 .603
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 12–17 .41432–26 .552
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33325–27 .481
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .30029–27 .518
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 2021[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Tennessee reached the College World Series for the first time since 2005, but were eliminated in two games. The Volunteers finished the season with a 50–18 record.

Previous season
Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team notched a 15–2 (0–0) regular season record. The season prematurely ended on March 12, 2020, due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Personnel

Roster
2021 Tennessee Volunteers roster[2]
 

Pitchers

  • 11 – Will Heflin – Senior
  • 15 – Shawn Scott – Freshman
  • 16 – Camden Sewell – Junior
  • 20 – Connor Housley – Sophomore
  • 25 – Christian Delashmit – Sophomore
  • 26 – Jason Rackers – Junior
  • 28 – Elijah Pleasants – Junior
  • 29 – Blade Tidwell – Freshman
  • 31 – Jackson Leath – Senior
  • 32 – Sean Hunley – Senior
  • 33 – Mark McLaughlin – Sophomore
  • 34 – Hollis Fanning – Freshman
  • 35 – Kirby Connell – Sophomore
  • 36 – Chad Dallas – Junior
  • 41 – Will Mabrey – Sophomore
  • 42 – Jake Fitzgibbons – Freshman
  • 44 – Charez Butcher – Freshman
  • 46 – Redmond Walsh – Redshirt Senior
  • 47 – Cade Elliott – Freshman
  • 48 – Zander Sechrist – Freshman
  • 49 – Colin Ahearn – Freshman
  • 50 – Ben Joyce – Sophomore
  • 52 – Drew Patterson – Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 14 – Charlie Taylor – Freshman
  • 17 – Connor Pavolonyr – Junior
  • 19 – Jackson Greer – Senior

Infielders

  • 4 – Liam Spence – Senior
  • 5 – Logan Steenstra – Sophomore
  • 7 – Jake Rucker – Junior
  • 9 – Jorel Ortega – Sophomore
  • 13 – Cortland Lawson – Sophomore
  • 40 – Luc Lipcius – Redshirt Junior
  • 51 – Austen Jaslove – Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 6 – Evan Russell – Senior
  • 8 – Christian Scott – Junior
  • 12 – Kyle Booker – Freshman
  • 18 – Hunter Ensley – Freshman
  • 27 – Jordan Beck – Sophomore
  • 43 – Reed Metz – Freshman
  • 45 – Jared Dickey – Freshman

Utility

  • 1 – Drew Gilbert (OF/LHP) – Sophomore
  • 2 – Max Ferguson (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 10 – Pete Derkay (UTL) – Senior
  • 21 – Trey Lipscomb (INF/OF) – Junior
  • 30 – Ethan Payne (INF/OF) – Sophomore
  • 37 – Brock Lucas (INF/RHP) – Freshman
  

Coaching Staff
2021 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff[2]
NamePositionSeasons at
Tennessee
Tony VitelloHead Coach4
Frank AndersonAssistant Coach/Pitching4
Josh ElanderAssistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator4
Ross KivettVolunteer Assistant Coach/Camp Coordinator4
Richard JacksonStudent Assistant Pitching Coach2
Quentin EberhardtDirector of Baseball Sports Performance4

Game log
2021 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log (50–18)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Tennessee team member
Regular season (42–14)
Post-season (8–4)

*Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll • (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Knoxville Regional
See also: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament § Knoxville Super Regional
Knoxville Regional Teams
(1) Tennessee Volunteers (2) Duke Blue Devils (3) Liberty Flames (4) Wright State Raiders
First roundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Tennessee9
4Wright State8
1Tennessee9
3Liberty3
3Liberty11
2Duke6
1Tennessee3–
3Liberty1–
Lower round 1Lower final
2Duke4
4Wright State63Liberty15
2Duke14

College World Series
See also: 2021 College World Series
2021 College World Series Teams
NC State Wolfpack (9) Stanford Cardinal (5) Arizona Wildcats (4) Vanderbilt Commodores Virginia Cavaliers (3) Tennessee Volunteers (7) Mississippi State Bulldogs (2) Texas Longhorns
First round Second round Semifinals Finals
               
NC State 10
9 Stanford 4
NC State 1
4 Vanderbilt 0
5 Arizona 6
4 Vanderbilt 712
NC State 1 –
Bracket 1
4 Vanderbilt 3 –[upper-alpha 1]
9 Stanford 14
5 Arizona 5
9 Stanford 5
4 Vanderbilt 6
4 Vanderbilt 8 2 0
7 Mississippi State 2 13 9
3 Tennessee 0
Virginia 6
Virginia 5
7 Mississippi State 6
7 Mississippi State 2
2 Texas 1
7 Mississippi State 5 4
Bracket 2
2 Texas 8 3
3 Tennessee 4
2 Texas 8
2 Texas 6
Virginia 2

Rankings
Main article: 2021 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[4]1616*17141096435465442225
Baseball America[5]19172223181610757775553338
Collegiate Baseball^[6]3527292829287446666655547
NCBWA†[7]2015181515107445445543448
D1Baseball[8]1918181513129656444442226

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Record vs. conference opponents


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

2021 SEC baseball records

Source: 2021 SEC baseball game results, 2021 SEC baseball schedule

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA12–171–22–1..1–21–20–33–00–3.1–23–00–2ALAW53–72–2
ARK22–82–12–13–02–1.2–13–0.2–12–12–12–1.ARKW110–02–0
AUB10–201–21–21–22–10–31–20–32–10–3..2–1.AUBW63–70–3
FLA17–13.0–32–12–12–1..3–02–10–31–23–02–1FLAE37–32–2
UGA13–17.1–21–21–22–1..2–11–21–21–21–22–1UGAE53–70–0
KEN12–182–1.3–01–21–21–20–32–1.0–31–2.1–2KENE63–71–2
LSU13–172–11–22–1..2–11–2.2–11–20–32–10–3LSUW45–50–2
MSU20–103–00–33–0..3–02–11–22–12–1.3–01–2MSUW27–34–1
MIZZ8–220–3.1–20–31–21–2.2–1.1–20–32–10–3MIZZE72–80–4
MISS18–123–01–23–01–22–1.1–21–2.3–0.1–22–1MISSW35–53–0
SCAR16–14.1–2.3–02–13–02–11–22–10–31–2.1–2SCARE45–52–1
TENN20–102–11–2.2–12–12–13–0.3–0.2–12–11–2TENNE18–22–0
TAMU9–210–31–21–20–32–1.1–20–31–22–1.1–2.TAMUW72–80–3
VAN19–102–0..1–21–22–13–02–13–01–22–12–1.VANE27–32–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season.

2021 MLB draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Chad Dallas RHP 4 121 Toronto Blue Jays
Liam Spence SS 5 154 Chicago Cubs
Max Ferguson 2B 5 160 San Diego Padres
Connor Pavolony C 7 197 Baltimore Orioles
Jake Rucker 3B 7 219 Minnesota Twins
Jackson Leath RHP 12 344 Texas Rangers
Sean Hunley RHP 19 581 Tampa Bay Rays

Notes
  1. Game declared no contest due to COVID-19 protocols with NC State. Vanderbilt advanced in the tournament.[3]

References
  1. "2021 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  2. "Official Baseball Roster". Tennessee Volunteers. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. "Vanderbilt-NC State College World Series game ruled no-contest due to COVID-19 protocols". NCAA.com. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. Baseball Coaches Poll
  5. Baseball America College: Top 25
  6. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  7. NCBWA Division I poll
  8. D1 Baseball
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