Mike Wilson

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Mike Wilson

Marcus Phillips is starting for Tennessee baseball in its opener against Arkansas in the Fayetteville Super Regional . Phillips (4-4, 3.71 ERA) will have a full week's rest entering the start for the Vols (46-17) against the Razorbacks (46-13) on June 6 (5 p.m. ET ESPN) in Game 1 of the super regional in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He made his most recent start on May 31 against Cincinnati. Phillips threw 98 pitches against Cincinnati, striking out eight and allowed three runs in 6⅔ innings.

3 weeks ago | knoxnews.com | Mike Wilson

Tennessee baseball will face Arkansas in the Fayetteville Super Regional starting June 7. Tennessee coach Tony Vitello previously worked under Arkansas coach Dave Van Horn. Tennessee and Arkansas are the two winningest college baseball programs this decade. This matchup is significant as Tennessee has yet to beat Arkansas in a series under Vitello. Tony Vitello was rustling himself into shape the morning after Tennessee baseball won the national title a year ago.

3 weeks ago | dnj.com | Mike Wilson

Tony Vitello was rustling himself into shape the morning after Tennessee baseball won the national title a year ago. That is when the Vols coach got a call from Dave Van Horn, the Arkansas coach and his former boss. “I just remember it was early in the morning and trying to get my bearings,” Vitello said June 5. “From my side, it got kind of emotional. But he was very generous with some of his compliments and was appreciative of some things and I was, too.”

3 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Mike Wilson

Bo Rhudy committed to Tennessee baseball as a Kennesaw State transfer on June 5. Rhudy had a 2.97 ERA with a 6-1 record and 76 strikeouts to 19 walks in 72⅔ innings in two seasons with the Owls. He was 2-0 with a 3.16 ERA as a sophomore in 2025. He struck out 44 and walked five in 37 innings. The Chickamauga, Georgia, native has 11 saves in his career. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Rhudy throws in the low-90s with a fastball with a high spin rate and vertical movement.

3 weeks ago | dnj.com | Mike Wilson

Tony Vitello doesn't have a set pitching plan yet for Tennessee baseball's super regional at Arkansas, but he expects to have a "firm decision" before the Vols leave for Fayetteville on June 6. “Just map all that stuff out as best we can and embrace the chaos when we start," the Vols coach said June 5.