Tennessee Baseball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
May 24, 2021 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2019 | Regional | lost to Liberty, defeated UNC Wilmington, defeated Liberty, eliminated by North Carolina |
| 2005 | Regional | defeated Austin Peay, defeated Winthrop, defeated Wichita State |
| 2005 | Super Regional | defeated Georgia Tech |
| 2005 | CWS | lost to Florida, eliminated by Arizona State |
| 2004 | Regional | lost to North Carolina Wilmington, defeated Stony Brook, eliminated by North Carolina Wilmington |
| 2001 | Regional | defeated Middle Tennessee, defeated Tennessee Tech, lost to Wake Forest, defeated Wake Forest |
| 2001 | Super Regional | defeated East Carolina |
| 2001 | CWS | lost to Miami (FL), defeated Georgia, defeated USC, eliminated by Miami (FL) |
| 1997 | Regional | defeated Ohio, lost to Oklahoma State, eliminated by UCLA |
| 1996 | Regional | lost to West Virginia, defeated Charleston Southern, defeated West Virginia, eliminated by Clemson |
*all team stats through 5/23
