2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

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.

2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEastern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record40–21 (14–16 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Frank Anderson
  • Josh Elander
Home stadiumLindsey Nelson Stadium
2019 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Vanderbilt  x‍†‍‡‍y 23–7–0 .76758–12–0 .829
No. 18 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 21–9–0 .70046–17–0 .730
Tennessee  ‍‍‍y 14–16–0 .46740–21–0 .656
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 13–16–1 .45034–22–1 .605
Florida  ‍‍‍y 13–17–0 .43334–26–0 .567
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26728–28–0 .500
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23326–29–0 .473
Western
No. 5 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .66752–15–0 .776
No. 6 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .66746–20–0 .697
No. 14 LSU  ‍‍‍y 17–13–0 .56740–26–0 .606
No. 20 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 16–13–1 .55039–23–1 .627
No. 12 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 16–14–0 .53341–27–0 .603
No. 9 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 14–16–0 .46738–28–0 .576
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 7–23–0 .23330–26–0 .536
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 25, 2019[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Preseason

SEC media poll

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)
1Vanderbilt87 (9)
2Florida81 (4)
3Georgia68 (1)
4South Carolina53
5Tennessee40
6Kentucky30
7Missouri26

Personnel

Coaching staff
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

Roster
2019 Tennessee Volunteers roster
 

Pitchers

  

Catchers

Infielders

Utility

  

Outfielders

Schedule and results
Legend
 Tennessee win
 Tennessee loss
 Postponement
BoldTennessee team member
2019 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log
Regular season (38–18)
Postseason (2–3)
SEC Tournament (0–1)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 21 vs. (8) Auburn(9)Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL		3–5Horn (3–0)Stallings (8–4)Greenhill (10)SECN38–190–1
NCAA Division I baseball tournament – Chapel Hill Regional (2–2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record
May 31 vs. (3) Liberty(2)Boshamer Stadium
Chapel Hill, NC		1–6Meyer (6–4)Stallings (8–5)ESPN32,23938–200–1
June 1vs. (4) UNC Wilmington(2)Boshamer Stadium10–3Crochet (5–3)Roupp (6–3)SECN2,24539–201–1
June 2vs. (3) Liberty(2)Boshamer Stadium6–510Walsh (2–2)Brabrand (4–3)ESPN32,08140–202–1
June 2at (1) North Carolina(2)Boshamer Stadium2–5Bergner (6–1)Linginfelter (6–6)Lancellotti (3)ESPN33,50740–212–2
Schedule Source:[3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Chapel Hill Regional
Chapel Hill Regional Teams
(1) North Carolina Tar Heels (2) Tennessee Volunteers (3) Liberty Flames (4) UNC Wilmington Seahawks
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1North Carolina7
4UNC Wilmington6
1North Carolina16
3Liberty1
3Liberty6
2Tennessee1
1North Carolina
2Tennessee
Lower round 1Lower final
2Tennessee6
4UNC Wilmington33Liberty510
2Tennessee10

Record vs. conference opponents


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

2019 SEC baseball records

Source: 2019 SEC baseball game results

TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW
ALA7–231–21–20–30–3.1–20–3.1–22–1.1–20–3ALAW71–90–4
ARK20–102–12–1..2–13–02–13–01–2.3–01–21–2ARKW17–33–0
AUB14–162–11–2.1–2.1–21–2.2–12–13–01–20–3AUBW64–61–1
FLA13–173–0..0–32–11–21–23–00–32–11–2.0–3FLAE54–62–3
UGA21–93–0.2–13–02–12–10–33–0.3–01–2.2–1UGAE28–24–1
KEN7–23.1–2.1–21–20–3.1–22–11–20–30–30–3KENE71–90–4
LSU17–132–10–32–12–11–23–03–01–21–2..2–1.LSUW36–42–1
MSU20–103–01–22–12–13–0.0–3.3–02–12–12–1.MSUW28–23–1
MIZZ13–16.0–3.0–30–32–12–1.2–13–02–11–11–2MIZZE45–41–3
MISS16–142–12–11–23–0.1–22–10–31–2.1–23–0.MISSW55–52–1
SCAR8–221–2.1–21–20–32–1.1–20–3.1–21–20–3SCARE61–90–3
TENN14–16.0–30–32–12–13–0.1–21–22–12–1.1–2TENNE35–51–2
TAMU16–132–12–12–1..3–01–21–21–10–32–1.2–1TAMUW46–31–1
VAN23–73–02–13–03–01–23–0..2–1.3–02–11–2VANE18–25–0
TeamW–LALAARKAUBFLAUGAKENLSUMSUMIZZMISSSCARTENNTAMUVANTeamDivSRSW

Updated for entire regular season. Missouri at Texas A&M series had one tie game.

Rankings
Main article: 2019 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
Coaches'[4]——**21212223——22182324—
Baseball America[5]————25—————21———
Collegiate Baseball^[6]———2422—————————
NCBWA†[7]——272223272828292221242723
D1Baseball———2523————2520———

^ 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.

2019 MLB draft
Main article: 2019 MLB Draft
Player Position Round Overall MLB Team
Andre Lipcius 3B 3 83 Detroit Tigers
Garrett Stallings RHP 5 151 Los Angeles Angels
Andrew Schultz RHP 6 180 Philadelphia Phillies
Zach Linginfelter RHP 9 271 Los Angeles Angels
Ricky Martinez SS 18 542 Arizona Diamondbacks
Jay Charleston OF 26 769 Kansas City Royals

References
  1. "2019 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
  2. "Vanderbilt picked to win 2019 SEC Baseball Championship".
  3. "Vols Announce 2019 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). University of Tennessee Athletics. November 4, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. "USA Today Coaches' Poll". Archived from the original on July 10, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  5. "College Baseball Top 25 Rankings". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  6. "2019 Collegiate Baseball Polls - Collegiate Baseball Newspaper". baseballnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  7. "NCBWA > News". sportswriters.net. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
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