2018 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

The 2018 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The team was coached by Tony Vitello in his first season as head coach at Tennessee.

2018 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	29–27 (12–18 SEC)
Head coach	Tony Vitello (1st season)
Home stadium	Lindsey Nelson Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East Division
No. 3 Florida  x‍†‍‍y	20	–	10		.667			49	–	21		.700
No. 20 Georgia  ‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			39	–	21		.650
No. 12 South Carolina ‍‍‍y	17	–	13		.567			37	–	26		.587
No. 16 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14		.533			35	–	27		.565
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			34	–	22		.607
Missouri  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			34	–	22		.607
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			29	–	27		.518
West Division
No. 19 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y	18	–	12		.600			48	–	18		.727
No. 2 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y	18	–	12		.600			48	–	21		.696
No. 15 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			43	–	23		.652
LSU  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			39	–	27		.591
No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y	15	–	15		.500			39	–	29		.574
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	13	–	17		.433			40	–	22		.645
Alabama  ‍‍‍	8	–	22		.267			27	–	29		.482
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Roster

2018 Tennessee Volunteers active roster[1]
	Pitchers 11 – LHP – Will Heflin – Sophomore – Morristown, TN 15 – RHP – Will Neely – Junior – Knoxville, TN 17 – RHP – Connor Darling – Sophomore – Suwanee, GA 18 – RHP – Chase Wallace – Freshman – Sevierville, TN 20 – RHP – Donovan Benoit – Freshman – Pensacola, FL 23 – RHP – Riley Watkins – Freshman – Eads, TN 25 – RHP – Zach Linginfelter – Sophomore – Sevierville, TN 27 – RHP – Garrett Stallings – Sophomore – Chesapeake, VA 28 – RHP – Alex Harper-Cook – Sophomore – Maryville, TN 29 – RHP – Daniel Vasquez – Junior – El Cajon, CA 30 – RHP – Andrew Schultz – Sophomore – Alpharetta, GA 32 – RHP – Sean Hunley – Freshman – Mount Juliet, TN 33 – RHP – Joshua Plummer – Freshman – Mechanicsville, VA 34 – LHP – Garrett Crochet – Freshman – Ocean Springs, MS 37 – RHP – Richard Jackson – Junior – Atlanta, GA 41 – LHP – Sam Springer – Freshman – Knoxville, TN 46 – LHP – Redmond Walsh – Freshman – Louisville, TN		Catchers 6 – Evan Russell – Freshman – Lexington, TN 31 – Benito Santiago – Senior – Pembroke Pines, FL 35 – Nico Mascia – Sophomore – Knoxville, TN Infielders 2 – Alex Sosnowski – Freshman – Orange, CA 4 – Jay Charleston – Sophomore – Longwood, FL 8 – Brandon Chinea – Sophomore – Miami, FL 12 – Wyatt Stapp – Freshman – Keller, TX 13 – Andre Lipcius – Sophomore – Williamsburg, VA 14 – Nick Woods – Freshman – Chattanooga, TN 26 – Brandon Trammell – Freshman – Knoxville, TN 42 – Reed Fell – Junior – Springdale, AR Outfielders 1 – Brodie Leftridge – Senior – Baltimore, MD 5 – Zach Daniels – Freshman – Stockbridge, GA 7 – Cal Gobbell – Freshman – Savannah, TN 9 – Justin Ammons – Sophomore – Memphis, TN 19 – Gunnar Ricketts – Freshman – Chattanooga, TN 21 – Eric Gilliam – Freshman – Lexington, TN 40 – Luc Lipcius – Sophomore – Williamsburg, VA Utility 10 – Pete Derkay – Sophomore – Acworth, GA		Coaches Tony Vitello – Head Coach (1st year) Frank Anderson – Assistant Coach Josh Elander – Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Todd Helton – Director of Player Development

Schedule

2018 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Game Log[2]
Regular Season
February Date Opponent Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record February 16 Maryland Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN 0–4 Bloom (1–0) Lingenfelter (0–1) None 1,312 0–1 – February 17 Maryland Lindsey Nelson Stadium Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: February 18 as a single-admission doubleheader[3] February 18 (1) Maryland Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4–10 Fisher (1–0) Darling (0–1) None 2,330 0–2 – February 18 (2) Maryland Lindsey Nelson Stadium 13–6 Neely (1–0) Alexander (0–1) Benoit (1) 2,330 1–2 – February 20 Lipscomb Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8–5 Crochet (1–0) Tripp (0–1) Vasquez (1) 1,393 2–2 – February 23 UNC Greensboro Lindsey Nelson Stadium 3–2 Heflin (1–0) Maynard (0–1) Wallace (1) 1,286 3–2 – February 24 UNC Greensboro Lindsey Nelson Stadium 11–4 Stallings (1–0) Hensley (0–1) None 1,383 4–2 – February 25 UNC Greensboro Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2–3 Maynard (1–1) Crochet (1–1) Wantz (1) 1,110 4–3 – February 27 Middle Tennessee State Lindsey Nelson Stadium 5–4 Heflin (2–0) Williams (0–1) Wallace (2) 1,277 5–3 – February 28 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Lindsey Nelson Stadium 9–1 Hunley (1–0) O'Guinn (0–2) None 968 6–3 –
March Date Opponent Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record March 2 East Tennessee State Lindsey Nelson Stadium 9–10 Bates (1–0) Wallace (0–1) Maher (3) 1,266 6–4 – March 3 Memphis Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2–1 Stallings (2–0) Bowlan (0–3) None 1,329 7–4 – March 4 Middle Tennessee State Lindsey Nelson Stadium 5–712 Dennis (1–0) Crochet (1–2) None 1,495 7–5 – March 6 James Madison Lindsey Nelson Stadium 10–1 Hunley (2–0) Bourne (0–1) None 1,117 8–5 – March 7 James Madison Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2–21 Kelly (1–1) Schultz (0–1) None 1,064 8–6 – March 9 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium Cincinnati, OH 3–212 Lingenfelter (1–1) Lowe II (0–1) None 467 9–6 – March 10 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium 7–5 Stallings (3–0) Alldred (0–1) Linginfelter (1) 816 10–6 – March 11 at Cincinnati Marge Schott Stadium 2–1 Neely (2–0) Orndorff (0–2) None 661 11–6 – March 14 Western Carolina Lindsey Nelson Stadium 5–0 Hunley (3–0) Bishop (0–2) None 1,096 12–6 – March 16 at No. 8 Ole Miss Swayze Field Oxford, MS 8–6 Crochet (2–2) Rolison (3–2) Linginfelter (2) 7,277 13–6 1–0 March 17 at No. 8 Ole Miss Swayze Field 1–7 Feigl (5–0) Stallings (3–1) None 8,875 13–7 1–1 March 18 at No. 8 Ole Miss Swayze Field 0–5 McArthur (3–0) Neely (2–1) Caracci (1) 7,560 13–8 1–2 March 20 East Tennessee State Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–9 Giambalvo (2–0) Heflin (2–1) Korzybski (1) 1,148 13–9 – March 23 Alabama Lindsey Nelson Stadium 5–4 Linginfelter (2–1) Medders (0–1) None 1,874 14–9 2–2 March 24 Alabama Lindsey Nelson Stadium Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: March 25 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader[4] March 25 (1) Alabama Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2–17 Stallings (4–1) Walters (2–3) None 2,299 15–9 3–2 March 25 (2) Alabama Lindsey Nelson Stadium 3–07 Neely (3–1) Rukes (1–1) None 2,299 16–9 4–2 March 27 at Western Carolina Hennon Stadium Cullowhee, NC 17–3 Hunley (4–0) Bishop (0–3) None 572 17–9 – March 29 at South Carolina Founders Park Columbia, SC 1–6 Hill (3–2) Crochet (2–3) None 6,425 17–10 4–3 March 30 at South Carolina Founders Park 2–6 Morris (5–2) Stallings (4–2) None 6,945 17–11 4–4 March 31 at South Carolina Founders Park 3–6 Demurias (3–0) Linginfelter (2–2) None 7,816 17–12 4–5
April Date Opponent Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record April 3 Belmont Lindsey Nelson Stadium 9–2 Hunley (5–0) Fowlkes (0–5) None 1,691 18–12 – April 6 No. 1 Florida Lindsey Nelson Stadium Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: April 8 as a single-admission, 7-inning doubleheader[5] April 7 No. 1 Florida Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–22 Singer (7–1) Crochet (2–4) None 1,819 18–13 4–6 April 8 (1) No. 1 Florida Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4–611 Butler (3–1) Lingenfelter (2–3) None 2,639 18–14 4–7 April 8 (2) No. 1 Florida Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–47 Neely (4–1) Dyson (4–2) None 2,639 19–14 5–7 April 10 UT Martin Lindsey Nelson Stadium 9–0 Hunley (6–0) Cain (0–4) None 1,317 20–14 – April 11 UT Martin Lindsey Nelson Stadium 15–1 Heflin (3–1) Westfall (0–3) None 1,182 21–14 – April 13 at No. 19 LSU Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 3–9 Hess (6–3) Crochet (2–5) None 10,848 21–15 5–8 April 14 at No. 19 LSU Alex Box Stadium 5–14 Hilliard (7–2) Stallings (4–3) Gilbert (1) 10,578 21–16 5–9 April 15 at No. 19 LSU Alex Box Stadium 7–9 Petersen (1–0) Lingenfelter (2–4) None 10,451 21–17 5–10 April 17 East Tennessee State Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–2 Heflin (4–1) Sweeney (1–1) None 1,703 22–17 – April 20 No. 14 Texas A&M Lindsey Nelson Stadium 7–4 Wallace (1–1) Kilkenny (8–1) None 2,307 23–17 6–10 April 21 No. 14 Texas A&M Lindsey Nelson Stadium 3–8 Doxakis (6–1) Stallings (4–4) None 2,946 23–18 6–11 April 22 No. 14 Texas A&M Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–4 Crochet (3–5) Sherrod (4–2) Wallace (3) 1,941 24–18 7–11 April 24 No. 21 Tennessee Tech Lindsey Nelson Stadium Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: April 25[6] April 25 No. 21 Tennessee Tech Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–7 Provey (3–0) Heflin 4–2 Roberts (10) 1,301 24–19 – April 27 at No. 20 Georgia Foley Field Athens, GA 6–8 Adkins (4–0) Schultz (0–2) Kristofak (3) 2,513 24–20 7–12 April 28 at No. 20 Georgia Foley Field 4–12 Hancock (5–3) Stallings (4–5) None 3,201 24–21 7–13 April 29 at No. 20 Georgia Foley Field 6–510 Crochet (4–5) Schunk (1–1) None 2,620 25–21 8–13
May Date Opponent Stadium Site Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall Record SEC Record May 1 Morehead State Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2–4 Rogers (1–1) Hunley (6–1) Conway (3) 1,407 25–22 – May 4 No. 13 Kentucky Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–2 Lingenfelter (3–4) Hjelle (6–4) Crochet (1) 2,080 26–22 9–13 May 5 No. 13 Kentucky Lindsey Nelson Stadium 3–10 Haake (2–4) Hunley (6–2) None 1,912 26–23 9–14 May 6 No. 13 Kentucky Lindsey Nelson Stadium 5–3 Crochet (5–5) Lewis (7–3) Stallings (1) 2,324 27–23 10–14 May 11 Vanderbilt Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–7 Fellows (5–4) Heflin (4–3) Day (1) 2,309 27–24 10–15 May 12 Vanderbilt Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2–7 Raby (4–5) Hunley (6–3) None 2,245 27–25 10–16 May 13 Vanderbilt Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8–7 Stallings (5–5) Gillis (3–1) None 1,521 28–25 11–16 May 17 at Missouri Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO 2–312 Pferrer (1–0) Crochet (5–6) None 906 28–26 11–17 May 18 at Missouri Taylor Stadium 2–1 Hunley (7–3) Plassmeyer (5–4) Stallings (2) 1,264 29–26 12–17 May 19 at Missouri Taylor Stadium 3–8 Ball (2–1) Neely (4–2) None 1,176 29–27 12–18
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponed Bold = Tennessee team member

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2018 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2018 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	8–22		0–3	0–3	.	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–2	2–1	1–2	.	0–3	0–3	.	ALA	W7	2–8	0–4
ARK	18–12	3–0		3–0	1–2	1–2	3–0	1–2	0–3	.	1–2	2–1	.	3–0	.	ARK	W2	5–5	4–1
AUB	15–15	3–0	0–3		1–2	.	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–3	.	.	2–1	3–0	AUB	W3	5–5	2–2
FLA	20–10	.	2–1	2–1		2–1	2–1	.	0–3	3–0	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	FLA	E1	9–1	2–1
UGA	18–12	2–1	2–1	.	1–2		1–2	.	.	3–0	1–2	3–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	UGA	E2	6–4	2–0
KEN	13–17	1–2	0–3	2–1	1–2	2–1		.	2–1	2–1	.	2–1	1–2	.	0–3	KEN	E5	5–5	0–2
LSU	15–15	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	.	.		2–1	2–1	1–2	0–3	3–0	1–2	1–2	LSU	W4	5–5	1–1
MSU	15–15	2–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	.	1–2	1–2		1–2	2–1	.	.	1–2	0–3	MSU	W5	4–6	2–1
MIZZ	12–18	1–2	.	2–1	0–3	0–3	1–2	1–2	2–1		.	1–2	2–1	.	2–1	MIZZ	E6	4–6	0–2
MISS	18–12	2–1	2–1	3–0	.	2–1	.	2–1	1–2	.		1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	MISS	W1	7–3	1–0
SCAR	17–13	.	1–2	.	1–2	0–3	1–2	3–0	.	2–1	2–1		3–0	2–1	2–1	SCAR	E3	6–4	2–1
TENN	12–18	3–0	.	.	1–2	1–2	2–1	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	0–3		2–1	1–2	TENN	E7	3–7	1–2
TAMU	13–17	3–0	0–3	1–2	1–2	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	.	1–2	1–2	1–2		.	TAMU	W6	3–7	1–1
VAN	16–14	.	.	0–3	0–3	2–1	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	.		VAN	E4	6–4	2–2
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.