The 2023 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played 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.

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.

SEC East Coaches' Poll 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 LineupTwitterPos. 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

Coaching staff 2023 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff Name Position Seasons atTennessee 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. 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

#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) February (7–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record MLB Desert InvitationalFebruary 17 vs. No. 25 Arizona* No. 2 Salt River Fields at Talking StickScottsdale, AZ L 1–3 Burke (1–0) Dollander (0–1) Ebbing (1) MLBN 6,389 0–1 —February 18 at * No. 2 Brazell FieldPhoenix, AZ L 3–4 Avitia (1–0) Lindsey (0–1) None MLBN 4,447 0–2 —February 19 vs. * No. 2 Sloan ParkMesa, AZ W 7–0 Beam (1–0) Chriss (0–1) None MLBN 2,182 1–2 —February 21 * No. 3 Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TN W 10–08 Fitzgibbons (1–0) Sorrell (0–1) None SECN+ 4,550 2–2 —February 22 Alabama A&M* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 23–17 Combs (1–0) Mateo (0–1) None SECN+ 4,382 3–2 —February 24 Dayton* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 12–2 Dollander (1–1) Steinhauer (0–2) None SECN+ 4,264 4–2 —February 25 Dayton* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 4–1 Burns (1–0) Manfredi (0–1) Halvorsen (1) SECN+ 4,024 5–2 —February 26 Dayton* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 6–0 Burns (2–0) Espelin (0–1) None SECN+ 4,305 6–2 —February 28 * No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 6–1 Halvorsen (1–0) Massey (0–1) None SECN+ 4,088 7–2 — March (13–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record March 1 Charleston Southern* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 8–2 Fitzgibbons (2–0) Olsen (0–1) None SECN+ 4,115 8–2 —March 3 * No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 8–2 Dollander (2–1) Wild (0–2) None SECN+ 4,335 9–2 —March 4 Gonzaga* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 7–2 Connell (1–0) Graham (0–1) None SECN+ 5,037 10–2 —March 5 Gonzaga* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 19–7 Jenkins (1–0) Deschryver (0–2) None SECN+ 4,558 11–2 —March 7 * No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 6–7 Nunan (1–0) Halvorsen (1–1) None SECN+ 4,749 11–3 —March 10 * No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 23–4 Dollander (3–1) Helton (2–2) None SECN+ 4,171 12–3 —March 11 Morehead State* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 6–0 Burns (2–0) Heron (2–1) None SECN+ 4,205 13–3 —March 12 Morehead State* No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 6–3 Beam (3–0) Bakke (1–1) Halvorsen (2) SECN+ 4,162 14–3 —March 14 * No. 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–0 Combs (2–0) Giles (0–2) None SECN+ 4,174 15–2 —March 17 at No. 22 Missouri No. 3 Taylor StadiumColumbia, MO L 1–9 Murphy (3–1) Dollander (3–2) Maltrud (1) SECN+ 1,761 15–4 0–1March 18 at No. 22 Missouri No. 3 Taylor Stadium L 4–7 Franklin (4–0) Burns (2–1) None SECN+ 2,764 15–5 0–2March 19 at No. 22 Missouri No. 3 Taylor Stadium L 1–7 Troesser (2–1) Beam (3–1) None SECN+ 2,764 15–6 0–3March 21 * No. 12 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 7–0 Combs (3–0) Visconti (2–2) None SECN+ 4,312 16–6 —March 24 No. 21 No. 12 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–4 Dollander (4–2) Dettmer (1–3) None SECN+ 4,700 17–6 1–3March 25 No. 21 Texas A&M No. 12 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 8–7 Sewell (1–0) Johnston (2–1) None ESPNU 4,472 18–6 2–3March 26 No. 21 Texas A&M No. 12 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–6 Halvorsen (2–1) Lamkin (1–2) None SECN 4,521 19–6 3–3March 28 * No. 10 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 5–0 Bimbi (1–0) Sabo (2–1) None SECN+ 4,228 20–6 —March 30 at No. 1 LSU No. 10 Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 2–5 Edwards (4–0) Halvorsen (2–2) None ESPNU 13,608 20–7 3–4March 31 at No. 1 LSU No. 10 Alex Box Stadium L 4–6 Floyd (5–0) Burns (2–2) Herring (1) SECN 12,551 20–8 3–5 April (10–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 1 at No. 1 LSU No. 10 Alex Box Stadium W 14–7 Sewell (2–0) Hurd (2–1) None SECN+ 11,805 21–8 4–5April 6 No. 3 Florida No. 11 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 1–6 Sproat (5–1) Dollander (4–3) None ESPNU 4,727 21–9 4–6April 7 No. 3 Florida No. 11 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 3–9 Waldrep (6–1) Burns (2–3) None SECN 4,202 21–10 4–7April 8 No. 3 Florida No. 11 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 14–28 Beam (4–1) Caglianone (3–1) None ESPN2 4,020 22–10 5–7April 11 * No. 16 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 14–27 Russell (1–0) Yates (0–1) None SECN+ 4,293 23–10 —April 14 at No. 5 Arkansas No. 16 Baum-Walker StadiumFayetteville, AR L 2–5 Hollan (6–1) Lindsey (0–2) Smith (2) SECN 11,043 23–11 5–8April 15 at No. 5 Arkansas No. 16 Baum-Walker Stadium L 3–6 McEntire (5–1) Dollander (4–4) Wood (3) SECN+ 11,076 23–12 5–9April 16 at No. 5 Arkansas No. 16 Baum-Walker Stadium L 2–7 Carter (6–0) Beam (4–2) None SECN+ 10,625 23–13 5–10April 18 * Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 5–12 Smith (1–1) Sechrist (0–1) None SECN+ 4,190 23–14 —April 21 No. 4 Vanderbilt Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 4–312 Burns (3–3) Maldonado (1–1) None SECN+ 4,607 24–14 6–10April 22 No. 4 Vanderbilt Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 17–17 Dollander (5–4) Cunningham (1–2) None ESPN2 4,617 25–14 7–10April 23 No. 4 Vanderbilt Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–5 Beam (5–2) Futrell (6–2) None ESPN2 4,518 26–14 8–10April 25 * No. 24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 19–1 Bimbi (2–0) Craven (1–3) None SECN+ 3,991 27–14 —April 27 Mississippi State No. 24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 8–7 Burns (4–3) Hunt (1–2) None SECN 4,011 28–14 9–10April 28 Mississippi State No. 24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 12–8 Sewell (3–0) Tapper (2–1) None SECN+ 4,471 29–14 10–10April 29 Mississippi State No. 24 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 13–27 Beam (6–2) Cijntje (3–3) None ESPNU 4,790 30–14 11–10 May (8–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 2 * No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 13–37 Russell (2–0) Cowan (3–3) None SECN+ 4,442 31–14 —May 5 at Georgia No. 18 Foley FieldAthens, GA W 12–3 Sewell (4–0) Smith (2–2) None SECN+ 3,465 32–14 12–10May 6 at Georgia No. 18 Foley Field L 1–3 Evans (2–0) Dollander (5–5) Finley (4) SECN+ 3,852 32–15 12–11May 7 at Georgia No. 18 Foley Field L 4–9 Greenler (2–1) Beam (6–3) None SECN+ 3,506 32–16 12–12May 9 * No. 23 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–4 Combs (4–0) Magrans (3–2) None SECN+ 4,364 33–16 —May 12 No. 17 Kentucky No. 23 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–6 Lindsey (1–2) Smith (4–2) None SECN+ 4,502 34–16 13–12May 13 No. 17 Kentucky No. 23 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–7 Dollander (6–5) Bosma (4–4) Burns (1) SECN 4,457 35–16 14–12May 14 No. 17 Kentucky No. 23 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 0–10 Williams (4–1) Beam (6–4) None SECN+ 4,478 35–17 14–13May 16 * No. 18 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 9–58 Joyce (1–0) Times (0–1) None SECN+ 4,191 36–17 —May 19 at No. 13 South Carolina No. 18 Founders ParkColumbia, SC W 5–0 Lindsey (2–2) Jones (4–4) None SECN+ 7,815 37–17 15–13May 20 at No. 13 South Carolina No. 18 Founders Park L 1–67 Mahoney (6–2) Dollander (6–6) None SECN+ 8,242 37–18 15–14May 20 at No. 13 South Carolina No. 18 Founders Park W 12–17 Beam (7–4) Becker (4–3) None SECN+ 6,784 38–18 16–14 Postseason (6–4) SEC Tournament (0–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 23 vs. (10) No. 13 (7) Hoover Metropolitan StadiumHoover, AL L 0–3 Wansing (3–3) Halvorsen (2–3) Aschenbeck (3) SECN 5,510 38–19 0—1 Clemson Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAA record June 2 vs. Charlotte (3) No. 21 (2) Doug Kingsmore StadiumClemson, SC W 8–1 Lindsey (3–2) Kramer (6–5) None ESPN+ 4,767 39–19 1—0June 3 vs. No. 3 Clemson (1) No. 21 (2) Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 6–514 Halvorsen (6–5) Tallent (1–1) None ESPN+ 6,275 40–19 2—0June 4 vs. Charlotte (3) No. 21 (2) Doug Kingsmore Stadium W 9–2 Beam (8–4) Spolyar (2–3) None ESPN+ 5,106 41–19 3—0 Hattiesburg Super Regional (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAA record June 11 at No. 13 Southern Miss No. 21 Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L 3–5 Storm (7–2) Lindsey (3–3) None ESPN+ 5,820 41–20 0—1June 11 at No. 13 Southern Miss No. 21 Pete Taylor Park W 8–4 Dollander (7–6) Hall (12–4) None ESPN+ 5,822 42–20 1—1June 12 at No. 13 Southern Miss No. 21 Pete Taylor Park W 5–0 Beam (9–4) Mazza (5–2) Burns (2) ESPN+ 5,809 43–20 2—1 College World Series (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAA record June 17 vs. No. 7 LSU (5) No. 21 Charles Schwab FieldOmaha, NE L 3–6 Skenes (13–2) Lindsey (3–4) None ESPN 25,010 43–21 0—1June 19 vs. No. 6 Stanford (8) No. 21 Charles Schwab Field W 6–4 Burns (5–3) Scott (5–5) None ESPN 23,886 44–21 1—1June 20 vs. No. 7 LSU (5) No. 21 Charles Schwab Field L 0–5 Ackenhausen (3–0) Beam (9–5) None ESPN 24,874 44–22 1—2 *Denotes non–conference game • Schedule source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll Tennessee win • Tennessee loss • • Bold denotes Tennessee player

Statistics Record vs. conference opponents

Rankings

References

External links Tennessee Baseball