# 2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

The 2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

## Previous season

The Volunteers finished 40–21 overall, and 14–16 in the conference.

## Preseason
### SEC media poll

The SEC media poll was released on February 6, 2020 with the Volunteers predicted to finish in fourth place in the Eastern Division.
Media poll (East) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Vanderbilt | 87 (9) |
| 2 | Florida | 77 (3) |
| 3 | Georgia | 76 (2) |
| 4 | Tennessee | 50 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 48 |
| 6 | Missouri | 32 |
| 7 | Kentucky | 22 |

## Schedule and results

2020 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log :
Regular season :
February (11–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| February 14 | Western Illinois | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium Knoxville, TN | W 3–0 | C. Dallas (1–0) | J. Drake (0–1) | S. Hunley (1) | SECN+ | 1,227 | 1–0 |
| February 15 | Western Illinois | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 19–0 | C. Wallace (1–0) | J. Warkentien (0–1) | | SECN+ | 1,744 | 2–0 |
| February 16 | Western Illinois | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 23–4 | J. Leath (1–0) | J. Carberry (0–1) | | SECN+ | 1,470 | 3–0 |
| February 18 | Charlotte | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 8–2 | E. Pleasants (1–0) | T. Starnes (0–1) | | SECN+ | 983 | 4–0 |
| February 21 | vs. No. 6 Texas Tech | | Dell Diamond Round Rock, TX | W 6–2 | C. Dallas (2–0) | C. Beeter (1–1) | S. Hunley (2) | | 4,552 | 5–0 |
| February 22 | vs. Houston | | Dell Diamond | W 8–4 | J. Leath (2–0) | T. Bayless (0–1) | | | | 6–0 |
| February 23 | vs. No. 25 Stanford | | Dell Diamond | W 7–2 | D. Gilbert (1–0) | A. Williams (1–1) | R. Walsh (1) | | | 7–0 |
| February 25 | Northern Kentucky | No. 24 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 15–1 | C. Delashmit (1–0) | N. Richardson (0–1) | | | 1,454 | 8–0 |
| February 26 | UNC Asheville | No. 24 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 12–1 | M. McLaughlin (1–0) | B. Little (0–1) | | | 1,016 | 9–0 |
| February 28 | George Washington | No. 24 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 7–1 | C. Dallas (3–0) | H. Cohen (1–1) | S. Hunley (2) | | 1,034 | 10–0 |
| February 29 | George Washington | No. 24 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 7–3 | R. Walsh (1–0) | C. Harris (0–1) | | | 1,598 | 11–0 |
March (2–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Attendance | Overall record |
| March 1 | George Washington | No. 24 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 10–0 | J. Leath (2–0) | E. Raimo (2–1) | 2,157 | 12–0 |
| March 3 | Longwood | No. 20 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | W 28–2 | C. Delashmit (2–0) | D. Champagne (1–1) | 1,413 | 13–0 |
| March 6 | Wright State | No. 20 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
| March 7 | Wright State | No. 20 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
| March 8 | Wright State | No. 20 | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
| March 10 | East Tennessee State | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
| March 13 | at South Carolina | | Founders Park Columbia, SC | | | | | |
| March 14 | at South Carolina | | Founders Park | | | | | |
| March 15 | at South Carolina | | Founders Park | | | | | |
| March 17 | Georgia State | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
| March 20 | Vanderbilt | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
| March 21 | Vanderbilt | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
| March 22 | Vanderbilt | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
| March 24 | vs. UT Martin | | Smokies Stadium Kodak, TN | | | | | |
| March 26 | LSU | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
| March 27 | LSU | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
| March 28 | LSU | | Lindsey Nelson Stadium | | | | | |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| April 1 | Georgia Southern | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| April 3 | at Missouri | Taylor Stadium Columbia, MO |
| April 4 | at Missouri | Taylor Stadium |
| April 5 | at Missouri | Taylor Stadium |
| April 7 | Alabama State | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| April 8 | Alabama State | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| April 10 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL |
| April 11 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium |
| April 12 | at Alabama | Sewell–Thomas Stadium |
| April 14 | Alabama A&M | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| April 17 | Florida | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| April 18 | Florida | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| April 19 | Florida | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| April 21 | Morehead State | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| April 23 | at Georgia | Foley Field Athens, GA |
| April 24 | at Georgia | Foley Field |
| April 25 | at Georgia | Foley Field |
| April 28 | Lipscomb | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium |
| May 1 | Kentucky | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| May 2 | Kentucky | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| May 3 | Kentucky | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| May 8 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park College Station, TX |
| May 9 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park |
| May 10 | at Texas A&M | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park |
| May 12 | Belmont | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| May 14 | Arkansas | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| May 15 | Arkansas | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
| May 16 | Arkansas | Lindsey Nelson Stadium |
Post-season :
SEC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Seed | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 19–24 | | | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium Hoover, AL | | | | | | | | |
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Cancelled Bold = Tennessee team member :
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | 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 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | RV | — | 23 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | 24 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | 24 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^ 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.

## 2020 MLB Draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Garrett Crochet | LHP | 1 | 11 | Chicago White Sox |
| Alerick Soularie | OF | 2 | 59 | Minnesota Twins |
| Zach Daniels | OF | 4 | 131 | Houston Astros |