No. 1/1 Tennessee continues postseason play Friday night at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Alabama.
After defeating No. 8-seeded Vanderbilt in UT's opening game of the tournament on Thursday, Tennessee takes on four-seed LSU in Game 12 of the 2022 SEC Tournament at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network and will begin immediately following the conclusion of the Texas A&M/Alabama game. Check the SEC's website for the most up-to-date information regarding game times.
The Big Orange enter the tournament as the No.
1 seed after claiming their first SEC regular season title since 1995. UT is a top-four seed for just the second time since 2005.
Regardless of the result of Tennessee's game against LSU, the Vols are guaranteed to play at least one more game in Hoover after winning its opening game of the double elimination format tournament.
On the call for Tennessee's tournament opener on Wednesday will be Tom Hart (PxP), Chris Burke (Analyst) and Dani Wexelman (Field). Hart and Wexelman, along with Kyle Peterson, will call the Friday night showdown, while Hart, Burke, Peterson and Kris Budden (Field) will team up for Saturday's semifinals and Sunday's championship game.
Fans can also listen to the Voice of Tennessee Baseball John Wilkerson call the game on the Vol Network (FM 99.1/AM 990) as well as UTSports.com and the Tennessee Athletics App.
The Vol Network had added multiple radio affiliates to broadcast remaining Tennessee baseball SEC games this season. The complete list of new affiliates is below. Please check your local listings prior to each weekend. Game coverage varies by station.
Chattanooga: WFLI (FM 97.7, FM 100.3, AM 1070)
Cleveland: The Buzz (FM 101.3)
Cookeville: WKXD (FM 104.7)
Lawrenceburg: WWLX (FM 106.1, FM 93.1, AM 590)
Muscle Shoals, AL: WSBM (FM 97.9, AM 1340)
Oneida: WBNT (FM 105.5)
Pulaski: WKSR (FM 107.7, FM 100.9, AM 1420)
VOLS SEC TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Overall Record: 29-27
in Hoover: 8-16
Other Sites: 21-11
Last 10 Games: 4-6
Last Appearance: 2021 (3-2; runner-up)
Tournament Appearances: 17
Tournament Titles: 3 (1993, 1994, 1995)
Tennessee is making its third straight appearance at the SEC Tournament after missing the event in 2017 and 2018. The Vols finished runner-up in last year's SEC Tournament—their best ever finish in the current format and best overall since 1995.
Tennessee was well-represented in the SEC's postseason honors with a league-high five players named to the all-conference teams and three Vols earning major awards. In total, six UT players racked up nine overall selections on the All-SEC first and second teams, as well as the SEC All-Freshman team and SEC All-Defensive team. The Vols' five honorees on the All-SEC teams marked the second most in a single season in program history, just one behind the 1994 squad, which had six.
Coach of the Year: Tony Vitello
Pitcher of the Year: Chase Dollander
Freshman of the Year: Drew Beam
All-SEC First Team
Trey Lipscomb – 3B
Drew Gilbert – OF
Chase Dollander – SP
All-SEC Second Team
Drew Beam – SP
Chase Burns – SP
SEC All-Defensive Team
Drew Gilbert – OF
SEC All-Freshman Team
Drew Beam – SP
Chase Burns – SP
Blake Burke – DH/1B
Tennessee's freshman class has been nothing short of outstanding this season. The dominance and ability of the freshman class has been on full display in the SEC Weekly Awards. Entering the season, only eight Vols were named SEC Freshman of the Week since the award began in 2006. This season alone, seven Vols have earned SEC Freshman of the Week and five different players have taken home those honors.
Tennessee leads the country in home runs (137) and slugging percentage (.613) while ranking inside the top 15 in runs per game (3rd), total runs (2nd), batting average (12th), on-base percentage (5th), hits (12th), doubles (8th), triples (17th) and walks (3rd).
UT couples its tremendous offense with superb pitching, leading the nation in ERA (2.37), WHIP (0.95), hits allowed per nine innings (6.15), walks allowed per nine innings (2.39) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (4.51), while also ranking sixth nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (10.8).
Following the SEC Tournament this week, the Vols will return home to host an NCAA Regional for the second consecutive year. The NCAA Selection Show will air on Monday, May 30 at noon ET on ESPN2.