Tennessee Baseball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Tennessee Volunteers

SEC (45-16, 20-10)

 
 
Coach: Tony Vitello
 
Key Field Players:
Jake Rucker, Junior, IF, .332 BA, 7 HR, 50 RBI
Jordan Beck, Sophomore, OF, .266 BA, 14 HR, 59 RBI
Max Ferguson, Junior, IF/OF, .262 BA, 11 HR, 45 RBI, 15 SB
Liam Spence, Senior, IF, .353 BA, 30 RBI
Evan Russell, Senior, OF, .253 BA, 13 HR, 41 RBI
Luc Lipcius, Junior, 1B, .244 BA, 12 HR, 37 RBI
 
Key Pitchers:
Chad Dallas, Junior, P, 4.07 ERA, 10-1 W/L, 86.1 IP, 101 SO
Blade Tidwell, Freshman, P, 3.47 ERA, 8-3 W/L, 83.0 IP, 77 SO
Will Heflin, Senior, P, 4.24 ERA, 2-3 W/L, 74.1 IP, 69 SO
Sean Hunley, Senior, P, 2.82 ERA, 7-4 W/L, 60.2 IP, 61 SO, 7 SV
 
By the Numbers:
Batting Average: .281 (78th in nation, 5th in conference)
Double Plays per Game: 0.54 (223, 13)
Doubles per Game: 2.04 (36, 2)
Earned Run Average: 3.52 (15, 2)
Fielding Percentage: .976 (45, 7)
Home Runs per Game: 1.34 (24, 6)
Scoring Offense: 7.1 (37, 5)
Slugging Percentage: .468 (32, 4)
Stolen Bases per Game: 1.18 (89, 3)
Triples per Game: 0.21 (133, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019Regionallost to Liberty, defeated UNC Wilmington, defeated Liberty, eliminated by North Carolina
2005Regionaldefeated Austin Peay, defeated Winthrop, defeated Wichita State
2005Super Regionaldefeated Georgia Tech
2005CWSlost to Florida, eliminated by Arizona State
2004Regionallost to North Carolina Wilmington, defeated Stony Brook, eliminated by North Carolina Wilmington
2001Regionaldefeated Middle Tennessee, defeated Tennessee Tech, lost to Wake Forest, defeated Wake Forest
2001Super Regionaldefeated East Carolina
2001CWSlost to Miami (FL), defeated Georgia, defeated USC, eliminated by Miami (FL)
1997Regionaldefeated Ohio, lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by UCLA
1996Regionallost to West Virginia, defeated Charleston Southern, defeated West Virginia, eliminated by Clemson
 
*all team stats through 5/23