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
v t e	Conf				Overall
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 ^x‍‍‍^y	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 no. 1 seed team 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+ homeruns in a single season.^[5]^[6] Tennessee won the SEC Eastern Division, 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 winning over Florida State, North Carolina, and Texas A&M. The 2024 Tennessee Volunteers are widely considered one of the best college baseball teams in history.^{[citation needed]}

Previous season

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

Preseason SEC awards and honors

The Vols had three players named to SEC preseason teams.^[7]

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-SEC First Team
Drew Beam	32	SP	Junior

Player	No.	Position	Class
Preseason All-SEC Second Team
Christian Moore	1	2B	Junior
Billy Amick	11	3B	Junior

Coaches poll

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
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

Roster

2024 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

Players

Coaches

#	Pos.	Name	B/T	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 26, 2024

Coaching Staff

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

Signing Day Recruits

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

Player	Hometown	High School
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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	MLB Team
#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

2024 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Game Log (58-12)

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

Regular Season (46-10)

February (8-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
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)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
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 Lnoxville, 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 Tennesee 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)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
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)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
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 (12-2)

SEC Tournament (4-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
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

Knoxville Regional (3–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAA record
May 31	vs Northern Kentucky (4)	No. 1 (1)	Lindsey Nelson Stadium 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

Knoxville Super Regional (2-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAA record
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

College World Series (5−1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	NCAA record
June 14 Game 1 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 (3)	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 7:00 p.m. EST	vs Texas A&M (3)	No. 1 (1)	Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska	L 9-5	Chris Stamos (3−1)	Josh Stewart (2−2)	None	ESPN	26,498	58−13	0−1
June 23 Game 5 7:00 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	ESPN	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

*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

Record vs. conference opponents

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

2024 SEC baseball records v t e 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

References

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