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.

Roster 2018 Tennessee Volunteers active roster 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 logRegular SeasonFebruary Date Opponent StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecord February 16 Knoxville, TN 0–4 Bloom (1–0) None 1,312 0–1 – February 17 Maryland Lindsey Nelson Stadium Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: February 18 as a single-admission doubleheader February 18 (1) Maryland Lindsey Nelson Stadium 4–10 Fisher (1–0) Darling (0–1) None 2,330 0–2 – Maryland Lindsey Nelson Stadium 13–6 Neely (1–0) Alexander (0–1) Benoit (1) 2,330 1–2 – February 20 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 8–5 Crochet (1–0) Tripp (0–1) 1,393 2–2 – February 23 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 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 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 5–4 Heflin (2–0) Williams (0–1) Wallace (2) 1,277 5–3 – February 28 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 9–1 Hunley (1–0) O'Guinn (0–2) None 968 6–3 – March Date Opponent StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecord March 2 9–10 Bates (1–0) Wallace (0–1) Maher (3) 1,266 6–4 – March 3 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2–1 Stallings (2–0) Bowlan (0–3) None 1,329 7–4 – March 4 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 5–712 Dennis (1–0) Crochet (1–2) None 1,495 7–5 – March 6 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 Marge Schott StadiumCincinnati, OH 3–212 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 Lindsey Nelson Stadium 5–0 Hunley (3–0) Bishop (0–2) None 1,096 12–6 – March 16 at No. 8 Ole Miss Swayze FieldOxford, MS 8–6 Crochet (2–2) Rolison (3–2) 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 March 25 (1) Alabama Lindsey Nelson Stadium 2–17 Stallings (4–1) Walters (2–3) None 2,299 15–9 3–2 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 StadiumCullowhee, NC 17–3 Hunley (4–0) Bishop (0–3) None 572 17–9 – March 29 at South Carolina Founders ParkColumbia, 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) None 7,816 17–12 4–5April Date Opponent StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecord April 3 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 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) None 2,639 18–14 4–7 No. 1 Florida Lindsey Nelson Stadium 6–47 Neely (4–1) Dyson (4–2) None 2,639 19–14 5–7 April 10 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 StadiumBaton 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 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 Lindsey Nelson Stadium Postponed (inclement weather) Makeup: April 25 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 Foley FieldAthens, 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 8–13May Date Opponent StadiumSite Score Win Loss Save Attendance OverallRecord SECRecord May 1 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 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 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 StadiumColumbia, 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      = PostponedBold = Tennessee team member

Record vs. conference opponents

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