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Wake Forest forces deciding Game 7 in Knoxville Regional against Tennessee baseball
Wake Forest forces deciding Game 7 in Knoxville Regional against Tennessee baseball No. 2 regional seed Wake Forest (39-21) defeated No. 14 national seed Tennessee (45-17), 7-6, in the Knoxville Regional of the 2025 NCAA Baseball Tournament on Sunday. The Demon Deacons won the contest in the ninth inning after Jack Winnay walked with the bases loaded. Sunday's game marks the first time the Vols last host at home in a regional game under head coach Tony Vitello. Tennessee's last regional home loss was to Wake Forest in 2001. Andrew Fischer went 2-for-5 for Tennessee. He hit a two-run home run, recorded three RBIs and scored one run. Levi Clark also hit a two-run home run for the Vols. He recorded two RBIs and scored one run. Gavin Kilen went 1-for-4. He hit one double, scored two runs and recorded one RBI, while Dean Curley went 1-for-2 and scored one run. Nate Snead (4-2) received a loss for the Vols. He pitched 1.1 innings, allowing one run, four hits and two walks. Snead recorded three strikeouts, while totaling 41 pitches, including 25 strikes. Dylan Loy started for the Vols. He pitched 1.1 innings and allowed one run, one hit and one walk. Loy recorded two strikeouts, while totaling 21 pitches, including 13 strikes.. Brandon Arvidson also appeared in relief for Tennessee. He pitched 5.1 innings and allowed five runs, five hits and and three walks. Arvidson recorded 12 strikeouts, while totaling 108 pitches, including 70 strikes. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
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2 days ago
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Tony Vitello recaps Tennessee's win over Cincinnati in Knoxville Regional winner's bracket
Tony Vitello recaps Tennessee's win over Cincinnati in Knoxville Regional winner's bracket No. 14 national seed Tennessee (45-16) advanced to the NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional championship game after defeating No. 3 regional seed Cincinnati (33-25), 10-6, on Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The Vols will face the winner between No. 2 regional seed Wake Forest and Cincinnati on Sunday (6 p.m. EDT). First pitch between the Demon Deacons and Bearcats is slated for noon EDT on Sunday. The loser will be eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. Following the Vols' win over Cincinnati on Saturday, eighth-year Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello discussed advancing to a regional title game. 'It's nice to have donors, alumni, fans and administration that are very supportive of our team," Vitello said. "I recycled a message nonstop about this weekend: embrace the chaos, because it is that time of year. I don't know that this game was more chaotic than the one before us, but both were kind of what you'd expect, all hands on deck, as it relates to pitchers, and a lot of good swings out of all four teams. "Fortunate at the end of the day to be one of the teams that was able to win." PHOTOS Wake Forest-Miami elimination game in Knoxville Regional Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
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2 days ago
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Trio of former Vols played together at Cincinnati from 2020-22
Trio of former Vols played together at Cincinnati from 2020-22 The 2025 NCAA Tournament Knoxville Regional will continue Saturday with a winner's bracket game at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. No. 14 national seed Tennessee (44-16) will face No. 3 regional seed Cincinnati (33-24). First pitch between the Vols and Bearcats is scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT. The contest can be watched on SEC Network+. The two schools have received recent transfer student-athletes from each other. Cincinnati's teams from 2020-22 featured three former Vols. Wyatt Stapp played for the Vols during Tony Vitello's first season as Tennessee's head coach in 2018. He transferred to Cincinnati ahead of the 2019 campaign. Stapp appeared in 30 games, including 27 starts, at third base as a true freshman in 2018 for the Vols. He recorded a .256 batting average, 11 RBIs, nine runs and 18 walks. Outfielder Paul Komistek transferred to Cincinnati from Tennessee after redshirting during the 2019 season. He appeared in 116 games, including 113 starts, for the Bearcats from 2020-22. Komistek recorded a .332 batting average, 20 home runs, 76 RBIs, 90 runs, 65 walks and 13 stolen bases. He played baseball and basketball at Farragut High School in Farragut, Tennessee. Griffin Merritt started his collegiate career at Cincinnati from 2019-22 before transferring to Tennessee. He played his final season in 2023 and appeared in the College World Series for the Vols. Merritt played in 61 games (51 starts), totaling 18 home runs, 48 RBIs, 42 runs, 18 walks, two stolen bases and a .311 batting average at Tennessee. Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
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3 days ago
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Garrett Crochet's first career start for Tennessee at Cincinnati in 2018
Garrett Crochet's first career start for Tennessee at Cincinnati in 2018 Tennessee and Cincinnati baseball will face each other for a 28th time Saturday. The Vols (44-16) are a No. 14 national seed in the NCAA Tournament, while Cincinnati is a No. 3 seed in the Knoxville Regional. Tennessee and Cincinnati both won opening games Friday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, advancing to Saturday's winner's bracket. First pitch between the Vols and Bearcats is scheduled for 6 p.m. EDT and can be watched on SEC Network+. Tennessee leads the baseball series, 22-5, against Cincinnati all time. The series dates to April 21, 1906. The Vols and Bearcats last played in 2018 during Tony Vitello's first season as Tennessee's head coach. Tennessee completed a three-game series sweep, March 9-11, 2018, at Marge Schott Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Vols won the series opener, 3-2 in 12 innings. Freshman left-handed pitcher Garrett Crochet made his first career start in Tennessee's win at Cincinnati. Crochet pitched eight innings and recorded eight strikeouts, while totaling 100 pitches. He allowed five hits, two runs (one earned) and zero walks against 31 batters. Crochet was selected by the White Sox in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft (No. 11 overall). The former Vols was traded to Boston ahead of the 2025 MLB season. PHOTOS Tony Vitello through the years Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
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Tony Vitello recaps Tennessee's win over Miami in Knoxville Regional
Tony Vitello recaps Tennessee's win over Miami in Knoxville Regional No. 14 national seed Tennessee (44-16) opened NCAA Tournament play on Friday. The Vols were victorious against No. 4 Knoxville Regional seed Miami University (35-22), 9-2, at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. 5,969 were in attendance. Tennessee will next play Saturday in a winner's bracket game against No. 3 regional seed Cincinnati (33-24). The Bearcats defeated Wake Forest, 11-6, in Friday's other regional contest in Knoxville. More: PHOTOS: Tony Vitello through the years Following Friday's win over Miami, eighth-year Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello recapped the Vols' opening contest in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. 'I don't have much of anything crazy to say, other than we watched some video on these guys, it's very apparent they play the game the right way," Vitello said. "They play hard. There's a reason why they were able to win the (MAC) tournament. They kind of made it look easy, so iit was a very competitive game, especially early on. I thought both of our lefties (Liam Doyle and Andrew Behnke), did an outstanding job. I know we mixed in (Austin) Breedlove in there, he did exactly what we asked him to do. Behnke was very similar to what he was last year in our regional to help kind of finish off the game for us. "Then both teams can say this. I thought our guys took a lot of good swings where we didn't necessarily get a great result, so that's an approach we'd like to keep, and I'm sure Miami of Ohio is saying the same thing, because they barreled up some balls they didn't get anything on either. Great environment, as well. First game was very competitive. It was loud, at least in the office, and then the crowd doubled in size and probably doubled in noise too." Follow Vols Wire on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter).
