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USA Today
03-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tennessee baseball defeats Wake Forest, wins 2025 Knoxville Regional
Tennessee baseball defeats Wake Forest, wins 2025 Knoxville Regional No. 14 national seed Tennessee (46-17) defeated Wake Forest (39-22), 11-5, Monday to win the Knoxville Regional of the 2025 NCAA baseball tournament at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. With the victory, the Vols advance to the Fayetteville Super Regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas for a best-of-three series. The Demon Deacons led, 2-0, in the second inning after Matt Conte hit a two-run home run. Tennessee pulled to within, 2-1, in the third inning after Levi Clark scored when Gavin Kilen reached base on an error. The Vols scored seven runs in the fourth inning and led, 8-2. Wake Forest scored two runs in the fifth inning and added one run in the sixth inning, making the score, 8-5. Tennessee combined for three runs in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively. Manny Marin went 3-for-3 and hit a three-run home run and one double. He recorded three RBIs and scored two runs. Andrew Fischer went 1-for-2 and hit a two-run home run, recording two RBIs and scored two runs. AJ Russell started for the Vols. He pitched 1.2 innings and allowed two runs and three hits. Russell recorded three strikeouts, while totaling 38 pitches, including 26 strikes. Brayden Krenzel (3-0) pitched 2.2 innings in relief for Tennessee. He allowed two runs, one hit and two walks. Krenzel recorded three strikeouts, while totaling 55 pitches, including 33 strikes. Liam Doyle earned his first save of the season. He pitched 2.1 innings and recorded five strikeouts. Doyle totaled 31 pitches, including 19 strikes. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
Associated Press
03-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
College baseball notebook: Defending champion Volunteers show no dropoff with newcomers leading way
If there were any concerns about Tennessee dropping off after it won the national championship, those have been allayed so far thanks to the performances of the team's newcomers. The Volunteers (11-0) came out of their most challenging weekend to date with three wins in the Astros Foundation College Classic in Houston, and the numbers they're putting up so far have exceeded those at this point in 2024. The Vols have hit 31 homers and average a nation-leading 2.82 per game. Last year, when they slugged 184 for the second-most in Division I history, they had 25 in the first 11 games (2.27). The pitching staff leads the nation with a 1.82 ERA and 14.6 strikeouts per nine innings. At this point a year ago, those figures were 2.80 and 9.7, respectively. Tennessee hit a combined 10 homers and its pitching staff allowed five runs and struck out 45 in wins over Oklahoma State, Rice and Arizona. Louisville transfer Gavin Kilen homered four times, drove in seven runs and scored seven times in the three games. Six of his nine hits went for extra bases. He leads the Vols with seven homers, 17 RBIs and a team-best .486 batting average. Freshman Levi Clark homered against Rice and Arizona, with the the ball bouncing off the train tracks above the left-field wall and out of Daikin Park against the Wildcats. He has five homers for the year and is batting .462. 'When you've got depth in your order like this team does, it's really easy to pass the torch to the next guy,' said Mississippi transfer Andrew Fischer, who has four homers batting cleanup. 'You've got guys obliterating baseballs. If it's not me getting it done, it's the guy ahead of me or behind me.' Left-hander Liam Doyle (2-0), who also transferred from Ole Miss, has established himself as the No. 1 pitcher. He's allowed one earned run over 14 2/3 innings and has 34 strikeouts against just three walks. In the polls Texas A&M's 1-3 week brought a shakeup at the top of the polls Monday. promoted LSU (11-1) to No. 1, followed by Tennessee (11-0) and Arkansas (10-1). LSU beat Nicholls to start the week and Dallas Baptist at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. They closed with wins over Kansas State, Nebraska and Sam Houston at the Frisco (Texas) College Baseball Classic. Baseball America's top three are Tennessee, LSU and Arkansas. Clemson dominance Clemson went on the road and swept in-state rival South Carolina for the third time in four years to complete a 4-0 week. The Tigers limited the Gamecocks to a combined six runs and 15 hits over the three games and struck out 36 in wins of 5-3, 5-1 and 8-2. The Gamecocks had started 9-0 under Paul Mainieri, the former LSU coach and the active Division I wins leader who returned to coaching after a three-year hiatus. They wasted strong starts by Jake McCoy on Saturday and Dylan Eskew on Sunday. 'I know how much it means to South Carolina people, South Carolina fans, and I feel bad we didn't come through for them,' Mainieri said. 'There's nothing we can do about it at this point except for keep improving and working on the things we need to work on. We've got to figure out the hitting and get a little more thump there.' Lots of thump here Gardner-Webb's Dale Francis Jr. set national season highs with four home runs and 12 RBIs in the Runnin' Bulldogs' 16-14 win over Appalachian State on Saturday. He has seven homers and 27 RBIs in 13 games after going deep 29 times in 76 games the previous two years for Division II Erskine College. Cleanup spot West Virginia, with first-year coach Steve Sabins, has opened with 11 straight wins for its best start since it was 18-0 in 1964. It's the Mountaineers' longest winning streak since 2008. ... Arkansas' sweep of Charlotte extended its streak of nonconference home weekend series wins to 31 since 2015. ... Oregon (10-2) smashed its school record for runs in its 35-1 victory over Ivy League favorite Columbia on Saturday. ... Paul Vossen of St. Bonaventure stole seven bases in a 13-6 win over UT Martin on Sunday, one off the Division I record. ___
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
College baseball notebook: Defending champion Volunteers show no dropoff with newcomers leading way
If there were any concerns about Tennessee dropping off after it won the national championship, those have been allayed so far thanks to the performances of the team's newcomers. The Volunteers (11-0) came out of their most challenging weekend to date with three wins in the Astros Foundation College Classic in Houston, and the numbers they're putting up so far have exceeded those at this point in 2024. The Vols have hit 31 homers and average a nation-leading 2.82 per game. Last year, when they slugged 184 for the second-most in Division I history, they had 25 in the first 11 games (2.27). The pitching staff leads the nation with a 1.82 ERA and 14.6 strikeouts per nine innings. At this point a year ago, those figures were 2.80 and 9.7, respectively. Tennessee hit a combined 10 homers and its pitching staff allowed five runs and struck out 45 in wins over Oklahoma State, Rice and Arizona. Louisville transfer Gavin Kilen homered four times, drove in seven runs and scored seven times in the three games. Six of his nine hits went for extra bases. He leads the Vols with seven homers, 17 RBIs and a team-best .486 batting average. Freshman Levi Clark homered against Rice and Arizona, with the the ball bouncing off the train tracks above the left-field wall and out of Daikin Park against the Wildcats. He has five homers for the year and is batting .462. 'When you've got depth in your order like this team does, it's really easy to pass the torch to the next guy,' said Mississippi transfer Andrew Fischer, who has four homers batting cleanup. 'You've got guys obliterating baseballs. If it's not me getting it done, it's the guy ahead of me or behind me.' Left-hander Liam Doyle (2-0), who also transferred from Ole Miss, has established himself as the No. 1 pitcher. He's allowed one earned run over 14 2/3 innings and has 34 strikeouts against just three walks. In the polls Texas A&M's 1-3 week brought a shakeup at the top of the polls Monday. promoted LSU (11-1) to No. 1, followed by Tennessee (11-0) and Arkansas (10-1). LSU beat Nicholls to start the week and Dallas Baptist at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. They closed with wins over Kansas State, Nebraska and Sam Houston at the Frisco (Texas) College Baseball Classic. Baseball America's top three are Tennessee, LSU and Arkansas. Clemson dominance Clemson went on the road and swept in-state rival South Carolina for the third time in four years to complete a 4-0 week. The Tigers limited the Gamecocks to a combined six runs and 15 hits over the three games and struck out 36 in wins of 5-3, 5-1 and 8-2. The Gamecocks had started 9-0 under Paul Mainieri, the former LSU coach and the active Division I wins leader who returned to coaching after a three-year hiatus. They wasted strong starts by Jake McCoy on Saturday and Dylan Eskew on Sunday. 'I know how much it means to South Carolina people, South Carolina fans, and I feel bad we didn't come through for them,' Mainieri said. 'There's nothing we can do about it at this point except for keep improving and working on the things we need to work on. We've got to figure out the hitting and get a little more thump there." Lots of thump here Gardner-Webb's Dale Francis Jr. set national season highs with four home runs and 12 RBIs in the Runnin' Bulldogs' 16-14 win over Appalachian State on Saturday. He has seven homers and 27 RBIs in 13 games after going deep 29 times in 76 games the previous two years for Division II Erskine College. Cleanup spot West Virginia, with first-year coach Steve Sabins, has opened with 11 straight wins for its best start since it was 18-0 in 1964. It's the Mountaineers' longest winning streak since 2008. ... Arkansas' sweep of Charlotte extended its streak of nonconference home weekend series wins to 31 since 2015. ... Oregon (10-2) smashed its school record for runs in its 35-1 victory over Ivy League favorite Columbia on Saturday. ... Paul Vossen of St. Bonaventure stole seven bases in a 13-6 win over UT Martin on Sunday, one off the Division I record. ___ AP college sports: Eric Olson, The Associated Press
Yahoo
02-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
WATCH: Levi Clark hits homer out of Houston's Daikin Park in Tennessee baseball vs Arizona
HOUSTON − Levi Clark hit a home run out of Houston's Daikin Park on Sunday. The Tennessee baseball freshman crushed the first pitch he saw in the second inning against Arizona to left field. It landed on the train tracks above the Crawford Boxes in left field at the Houston Astros' ballpark. The No. 1 Vols improved to 11-0 this season with a 5-1 win against the Wildcats to sweep the Astros Foundation College Classic. Clark has hit five homers in his first 10 games at Tennessee. He also hit a three-run homer against Rice on Saturday in Tennessee's 13-3 win. 'It is special," Vols third baseman Andrew Fischer said of Clark's performance. "To be honest with you, there are still a lot of stones unturned for that kid. Everyone sees what is going on out here. He is putting on a show. I still think he has gone way more in the tank that people haven't seen yet. He is going to be a really, really good ballplayer.' Tennessee hit 10 home runs in the three games. It has hit 31 through 11 games this season. Gavin Kilen leads Tennessee with seven homers. KILEN: Inside Gavin Kilen's home run surge to open Tennessee baseball season The Vols hit 184 home runs in 2024 when it won the College World Series for the first time in program history. UT's 184 homers is the second-most in a season in NCAA history. LSU holds the record with 188 in 1997. Tennessee became the first team in NCAA history to have five players hit at least 20 homers in a season. First baseman Blake Burke was the fifth when he homered on June 19 against Florida State in the CWS. He joined second baseman Christian Moore, third baseman Billy Amick, left fielder Dylan Dreiling and right fielder Kavares Tears. Mike Wilson covers University of Tennessee athletics. Email him at and follow him on X @ByMikeWilson or Bluesky @ If you enjoy Mike's coverage, consider a digital subscription that will allow you access to all of it. This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Levi Clark hits home run out of Daikin Park in Tennessee vs Arizona
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Tennessee's offensive leaders ahead of Astros Foundation College Classic
Tennessee will open play in the 25th annual Astros Foundation College Classic on Friday. The top-ranked Vols will face No. 25 Oklahoma State in a top 25 matchup. Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll. First pitch between the Vols and Cowboys is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. EST at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. A complete schedule, game times and how to watch the Astros Foundation College Classic can be viewed here. 'When I grew up, three very, very proud traditions, Oklahoma State when Gary Ward was there, was arguably the best program in the country for multiple years, and then Frank (Anderson) took over there,' Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello said of Oklahoma State's program. 'There's a lot of ingredients. It's like Tennessee athletics for Oklahoma State baseball. There's a lot of ingredients there that have lent themselves to success. 'I know they got some big arms, and they're very well coached by a pitching coach that Frank knows really well. The (Josh) Holliday family has been ingrained in that program, too." Below are Tennessee's top offensive leaders for home runs, RBIs and batting average ahead of the Astros Foundation College Classic. Name Home runs Dalton Bargo 3 Levi Clark 3 Dean Curley 3 Gavin Kilen 3 Reese Chapman 2 Hunter Ensley 2 Name RBIs Levi Clark 13 Reese Chapman 10 Hunter Ensley 10 Gavin Kilen 10 Dean Curley 8 Cannon Peebles 8 Name Batting average Levi Clark .600 Manny Marin .455 Jay Abernathy .438 Reese Chapman .423 Gavin Kilen .409 This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Tennessee baseball's offensive leaders through eight games in 2025
