2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

College Baseball Season

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

Seasons

← 2023

2025 →

2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

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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  x‍‍‍y | 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

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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

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### Preseason SEC awards and honors

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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

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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

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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

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### Roster

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2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

Players | Coaches
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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

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: May 26, 2024

### Coaching Staff

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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

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### Signing Day Recruits

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

Player  | Hometown  | High School

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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

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Main article: 2023 Major League Baseball draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | MLB Team

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#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

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2024 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Game Log (60-13)

Regular Season (46-10)

February (8-1)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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June 14
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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
7:30 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
2:00 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 | ABC | 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

Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Tennessee team member
*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

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### Record vs. conference opponents

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

2024 SEC baseball records

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Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 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 | 13–17 |  | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | ALA | W4 | 5–5 | 0–2
ARK | 20–10 | 1–2 |  | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | . | ARK | W1 | 7–3 | 3–0
AUB | 8–22 | 2–1 | 1–2 |  | . | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | AUB | W7 | 2–8 | 0–4
FLA | 13–17 | . | 1–2 | . |  | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | FLA | E5 | 4–6 | 0–1
UGA | 17–13 | 3–0 | . | . | 1–2 |  | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | UGA | E3 | 5–5 | 3–1
KEN | 22–8 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |  | . | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | KEN | E2 | 8–2 | 4–0
LSU | 13–17 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | . |  | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | LSU | W5 | 4–6 | 1–2
MSU | 17–13 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 |  | 2–1 | 1–2 | . |  | 1–2 | 2–1 | MSU | W3 | 6–4 | 1–0
MIZZ | 9–21 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 |  | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 1–9 | 1–3
MISS | 11–19 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . |  | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | MISS | W6 | 4–6 | 0–3
SCAR | 13–17 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 |  | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | SCAR | E6 | 4–6 | 1–2
TENN | 22–8 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 |  | . | 2–1 | TENN | E1 | 9–1 | 3–0
TAMU | 19–11 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | . |  | 3–0 | TAMU | W2 | 7–3 | 2–0
VAN | 13–17 | . | . | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 |  | VAN | E4 | 4–6 | 2–3
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. 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

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

## References

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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. ^ a b "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.
7. ^ a b "Three Vols Earn All-SEC Preseason Honors, UT Picked to Finish Second in Eastern Division". utsports.com. Tennessee Volunteer Athletics. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
8. ^ Bortner, Sullivan (May 2, 2024). "Schedule Change: Florida to Play Friday Doubleheader vs. Tennessee". floridagators.com. University Athletic Assoc., Inc., Fox Sports Sun, IMG College. Retrieved May 2, 2024.

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