# 2022 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

The 2022 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

## Previous season

The Volunteers finished 50–18, 20–10 in the SEC to finish in first place in the East division. They hosted the 2021 Knoxville Regional and finished 3–0. The Vols then hosted LSU in the Knoxville Super Regional, winning the first two games to advance to their first College World Series since 2005. The Vols lost both of their games in Omaha to Virginia and Texas.

## Schedule and results

2022 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log :
Regular season (49–7) :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| February 18 | Georgia Southern | No. 19 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | W 9–0 | Chase Burns | Ty Fisher | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,335 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| February 19 | Georgia Southern | No. 19 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 10–3 | Ethan Smith | Thomas Higgins | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,651 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| February 20 | Georgia Southern | No. 19 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 14–0 | Camden Sewell | Ben Johnson | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,580 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| February 23 | UNC Asheville | No. 18 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 16–1 | Zander Sechrist | Justin Honeycutt | N/A | WatchESPN.com | 3,543 | 4-0 | 0-0 |
| February 25 | Iona | No. 18 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 27–1 | Chase Burns | Paul Sullivan | N/A | SEC Network + | 3,783 | 5–0 | 0-0 |
| February 26 | Iona | No. 18 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 29–0 | Chase Dollander | Blake Helmstetter | N/A | SEC Network + | 3,853 | 6–0 | 0–0 |
| February 27 | Iona | No. 18 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 12–2 (7 inn) | Drew Beam | Nick Chiaia | N/A | SEC Network + | 3,526 | 7–0 | 0–0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| March 1 | East Tennessee State | No. 17 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 4–1 | Camden Sewell | Landon Smiddy | Redmond Walsh | WatchESPN.com | 4,391 | 8–0 | 0–0 |
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| March 4 | vs. No. 1 Texas | No. 17 | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 7–2 | Pete Hansen | Camden Sewell | N/A | MLB Network | 16,515 | 8–1 | 0–0 |
| March 5 | vs. Baylor | No. 17 | Minute Maid Park | W 10–5 | Kirby Connell | Jake Jackson | N/A | MLB Network | 24,787 | 9–1 | 0–0 |
| March 6 | vs. Oklahoma | No. 17 | Minute Maid Park | W 8–0 | Drew Beam | Chazz Martinez | N/A | MLB Network | 12,577 | 10–1 | 0–0 |
| March 8 | James Madison | No. 10 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 9–8 (10 inn) | Redmond Walsh | Lliam Grubbs | N/A | WatchESPN.com | 3,502 | 11–1 | 0–0 |
| March 9 | James Madison | No. 10 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 10–2 | Will Mabrey | Sean Culkin | N/A | WatchESPN.com | 3,524 | 12–1 | 0–0 |
| March 11 (DH 1) | Rhode Island | No. 10 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 17–4 | Chase Burns | Ryan Twitchell | N/A | SEC Network + | 3,860 | 13–1 | 0–0 |
| March 11 (DH 2) | Rhode Island | No. 10 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 8–3 | Chase Dollander | Domenic Picone | N/A | SEC Network + | 3,860 | 14–1 | 0–0 |
| March 13 | Rhode Island | No. 10 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 12–3 | Drew Beam | Trystan Levesque | N/A | SEC Network + | 3,607 | 15–1 | 0–0 |
| March 15 | Eastern Kentucky | No. 7 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 7–1 | Zander Sechrist | Isaac Milburn | N/A | WatchESPN.com | 3,925 | 16–1 | 0–0 |
| March 18 | South Carolina | No. 7 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 8–3 | Chase Burns | Noah Hall | N/A | SEC Network + | 3,940 | 17–1 | 1–0 |
| March 19 | South Carolina | No. 7 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 5–2 | Chase Dollander | Will Sanders | Redmond Walsh | SEC Network | 3,987 | 18–1 | 2–0 |
| March 20 | South Carolina | No. 7 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 10–0 | Drew Beam | Matthew Becker | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,233 | 19–1 | 3–0 |
| March 22 | Butler | No. 5 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 13–3 | Camden Sewell | Luke Zmolik | N/A | WatchESPN.com | 4,494 | 20–1 | 3–0 |
| March 25 | at No. 1 Ole Miss | No. 5 | Swayze Field Oxford, MS | W 12–1 | Chase Burns | John Gaddis | N/A | SEC Network + | 11,337 | 21–1 | 4–0 |
| March 26 | at No. 1 Ole Miss | No. 5 | Swayze Field | W 10–3 | Chase Dollander | Jack Dougherty | N/A | SEC Network | 12,134 | 22–1 | 5–0 |
| March 27 | at No. 1 Ole Miss | No. 5 | Swayze Field | W 4–3 | Drew Beam | Derek Diamond | Redmond Walsh | SEC Network + | 9,967 | 23–1 | 6–0 |
| March 30 | Western Carolina | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 11–1 | Will Mabrey | Zebby Matthews | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,607 | 24–1 | 6–0 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 1 | at No. 9 Vanderbilt | No. 1 | Hawkins Field Nashville, TN | W 6–2 | Chase Burns | Chris McElvain | N/A | ESPN2 | 3,802 | 25–1 | 7–0 |
| April 2 | at No. 9 Vanderbilt | No. 1 | Hawkins Field | W 5–2 | Chase Dollander | Carter Holton | Redmond Walsh | SEC Network | 3,802 | 26–1 | 8–0 |
| April 3 | at No. 9 Vanderbilt | No. 1 | Hawkins Field | W 5–0 | Drew Beam | Patrick Reilly | N/A | SEC Network + | 3,802 | 27–1 | 9–0 |
| April 5 | Lipscomb | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 5–1 | Ben Joyce | Kaleb Kantoya | Mark McLaughlin | WatchESPN.com | 3,953 | 28–1 | 9–0 |
| April 8 | Missouri | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 8–3 | Mark McLaughlin | Carter Rustad | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,031 | 29–1 | 10–0 |
| April 9 | Missouri | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 11–4 | Chase Dollander | Austin Cheeley | N/A | SEC Network | 4,249 | 30–1 | 11–0 |
| April 10 | Missouri | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 4–3 | Drew Beam | Austin Marozas | Redmond Walsh | SEC Network + | 4,327 | 31–1 | 12–0 |
| April 12 | vs. Tennessee Tech (Wood Bat game) | No. 1 | Smokies Stadium Kodak, TN | L 3–2 | Carter Gannaway | Ben Joyce | N/A | WatchESPN.com | 8,183 | 31–2 | 12–0 |
| April 15 | No. 24 Alabama | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 6–3 | Garrett McMillan | Chase Burns | Dylan Ray | SEC Network + | 4,597 | 31–3 | 12–1 |
| April 16 | No. 24 Alabama | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 9–2 | Camden Sewell | Jacob McNairy | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,383 | 32–3 | 13–1 |
| April 17 | No. 24 Alabama | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 15–4 | Drew Beam | Grayson Hitt | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,211 | 33–3 | 14–1 |
| April 19 | Bellarmine | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 9–3 | Zander Schrist | Matt Craven | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,067 | 34–3 | 14–1 |
| April 22 | at Florida | No. 1 | Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL | W 8–2 | Chase Burns | Ryan Slater | N/A | SEC Network + | 5,575 | 35–3 | 15–1 |
| April 23 | at Florida | No. 1 | Condron Ballpark | W 3–0 | Blade Tidwell | Brandon Sproct | Camden Sewell | SEC Network + | 6,787 | 36–3 | 16–1 |
| April 24 | at Florida | No. 1 | Condron Ballpark | W 6–4 (11 inn) | Redmond Walsh | Tyler Nesbitt | N/A | SEC Network+ | 5,470 | 37–3 | 17–1 |
| April 26 | Xavier | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 10–1 | Zander Sechrist | Conner Bailey | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,385 | 38–3 | 17–1 |
| April 29 | Auburn | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 17–4 | Mark McLaughlin | Carson Skipper | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,584 | 39–3 | 18–1 |
| April 30 | Auburn | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 6–8 | Konner Copeland | Redmond Walsh | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,635 | 39–4 | 18–2 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 1 | Auburn | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 5–3 | Ben Joyce | Joseph Gonzalez | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,462 | 40–4 | 19–2 |
| May 3 | Alabama A&M | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 14–1 | Gavin Brasosky | Tyler Campbell | N/A | SEC Network+ | 4,329 | 41–4 | 19–2 |
| May 5 | at Kentucky | No. 1 | Kentucky Proud Park Lexington, KY | L 2–3 | Tyler Guilfoil | Mark McLaughlin | N/A | SEC NETWORK+ | 2,394 | 41–5 | 19–3 |
| May 6 | at Kentucky | No. 1 | Kentucky Proud Park | L 2–5 | Zach Lee | Blade Tidwell | N/A | SEC Network + | 2,661 | 41–6 | 19–4 |
| May 7 | at Kentucky | No. 1 | Kentucky Proud Park | W 7–2 (7 inn) | Redmond Walsh | Wyatt Hudepohl | N/A | SEC Network + | 3,209 | 42–6 | 20–4 |
| May 10 | Bellarmine | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 11–5 | Kirby Connell | Devin Ecklar | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,269 | 43–6 | 20–4 |
| May 12 | Georgia | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 5–2 | Chase Dollander | Nolan Crisp | Redmond Walsh | ESPNU | 4,580 | 44–6 | 21–4 |
| May 13 | Georgia | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 9–2 | Camden Sewell | Jonathan Cannon | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,420 | 45–6 | 22–4 |
| May 14 | Georgia | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 3–8 | Jack Gowen | Drew Beam | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,536 | 45–7 | 22–5 |
| May 17 | Belmont | No. 1 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 18–0 | J.D. McCracken | Jordan Zuger | N/A | SEC Network + | 4,599 | 46–7 | 22–5 |
| May 19 | at Mississippi State | No. 1 | Dudy Noble Field Starkville, MS | W 27–2 | Chase Dollander | Brandon Smith | N/A | SEC Network | 10,206 | 47–7 | 23–5 |
| May 20 | at Mississippi State | No. 1 | Dudy Noble Field | W 4–3 | Blade Tidwell | Preston Johnson | N/A | SEC Network + | 10,592 | 48–7 | 24–5 |
| May 21 | at Mississippi State | No. 1 | Dudy Noble Field | W 10–5 | Kirby Connell | Cade Smith | N/A | SEC Network + | 10,774 | 49–7 | 25–5 |
Postseason (7–0) :
SEC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 26 | (8) Vanderbilt Second Round | No. 1 (1) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | W 10–1 | Camden Sewell | Devin Futrell | N/A | SEC Network + | 12,215 | 50–7 | 1–0 |
| May 27 | (4) LSU Third round | No. 1 (1) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | W 5–2 | Chase Dollander | Ty Floyd | Redmond Walsh | SEC Network+ | 12,215 | 51–7 | 2–0 |
| May 28 | (12) Kentucky Semifinal | No. 1 (1) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | W 12–2 | Chase Burns | Austin Strickland | N/A | SEC Network+ | 8,924 | 52–7 | 3–0 |
| May 29 | (7) Florida Final | No. 1 (1) | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | W 8–5 | Camden Sewell | Carsten Finnvold | N/A | ESPN2 | 13,270 | 53–7 | 4–0 |
NCAA Knoxville Regional :
| Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 3 | 6:00 p.m. | (4) Alabama State Regional First round | No. 1 (1) | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 10–0 | 54–7 | 1–0 |
| June 4 | 7:00 p.m. | (3) Campbell Regional semifinal | No. 1 (1) | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 12–7 | 55–7 | 2–0 |
| June 5 | 7:00 p.m. | (2) Georgia Tech Regional final – Game 1 | No. 1 (1) | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 9–6 | 56–7 | 3–0 |
NCAA Knoxville Super Regional :
| Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 10 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 17 Notre Dame Super Regional – Game 1 | No. 1 (1) | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 6–8 | 56–8 | 3–1 |
| June 11 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 17 Notre Dame Super Regional – Game 2 | No. 1 (1) | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 12–4 | 57–8 | 4–1 |
| June 12 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 Notre Dame Super Regional – Game 3 | No. 1 (1) | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | L 3–7 | 57–9 | 4–2 |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled Bold = Tennessee team member Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| Coaches' | 16 | 16* | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| Baseball America | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 34 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| NCBWA† | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| D1Baseball | 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.