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KNOXVILLE, Tenn - The connection between Southern California and the Southeastern Conference has become one of the most reliable talent pipelines in amateur baseball. Now, that pathway is once again drawing attention, this time through the Grindlinger family. While Trent Grindlinger has quickly established himself at the University of Tennessee, his brother, Jared Grindlinger, is beginning to surface as a prospect to monitor ahead of the 2026 MLB Draft cycle. Trent’s brother

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Volunteers baseball continued to solidify its postseason résumé Tuesday night, defeating Presbyterian Blue Hose baseball 8-1 at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in its penultimate midweek contest of the 2026 regular season. Tennessee controlled the game throughout, capitalizing on its offensive depth while limiting Presbyterian to a single run. The midweek result aligns with the program’s recent push to strengthen its NCAA Tournament profile following a la

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - When Josh Elander took the reins of a Tennessee baseball program that had become one of college baseball’s royalty, nobody expected the road to be smooth. Four months later, the first-year head coach finds himself steering a ship that has weathered serious storms. After making Tennessee program history, as the first head coach to reach the 30-win mark in the first season, he looks to be finally sailing in the right direction. Josh Elander’s team currently b

KNOXVILLE, TN- There comes a moment in every college baseball season when the margin between contender and also-ran becomes razor thin. For the 2026 Tennessee Volunteers, that moment will take place this weekend. The Vols enter Week 9 play with a 20-12 overall record, but that comes with a troubling 4-8 mark in SEC play. It is conference play that has quietly transformed what was supposed to be a promising year under first-year head coach Josh Elander into a genuine fight t

The LSU-Tennessee series had everything. It had brilliance, heartbreak, new uni looks, a head coach ejected, and a LSU slugger nobody expected to steal the show. After a rocky start to conference play, the new Lindsey Nelson Stadium rose out of the Tennessee hills like a promise. A $100-million-plus renovation had transformed it into one of the nation’s finest facilities, nearly doubling its capacity to 8,012. The Vol faithful filled the pews to set a new attendance record

PHEONIX, AZ - Tennessee’s pipeline to the MLB is unmatched. This weekend, the whole country gets to see it. The World Baseball Classic final barely had time to clear the building before the next wave of talent took the field. MLB’s Spring Breakout series returns Thursday for its third consecutive installment, and by the time the final pitch is thrown Sunday afternoon in Mesa, Arizona, the game will have had its most concentrated look yet at the players who will define the nex

ARLINGTON, TX - Just as expected, The Amegy Bank College Baseball Series provided an early-season measuring stick for the Tennessee Volunteers baseball program. The Elander era is starting to form before our very eyes. The emotion from this team is notably different as in years past. It’s a quiet posturing. First year Head Coach Josh Elander admitted to a few coaching mistakes prior to Arlington. However, the return to his home state of Texas showed that he has learned from

Knoxville, TN - It’s a new year for Tennessee Baseball. A highly anticipated look at the new Skipper will garner national attention in his home state of Texas. Josh Elander’s first full season as Head Coach will be tested early at The Amegy Bank College Baseball Series in Arlington, Texas. The games run Feb. 27–March 1 at Globe Life Field. The neutral-site series, hosted inside the home of the Texas Rangers, brings together six nationally recognized programs and will serve a

Knoxville, TN - The Tennessee Baseball team was forced to cut short their Fall Ball Minor League Park Tour due to weather disruptions. The Vols opened their fall schedule in Chattanooga, playing at the home of the Cincinnati Reds’ Double-A affiliate. However, their next stop in Nashville, set to take place at the Milwaukee Brewers’ affiliate ballpark, was canceled because of inclement weather. Unfortunately, poor conditions struck again in Knoxville, preventing Tennessee from

June 13, 2024 Sitting on the panel to discuss a host of issues facing the sport in 2024 were Anthony Holman,NCAA vice president of championships, Matt Hogue, vice president for intercollegiate athletics and university recreation and chair of the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee and Craig Keilitz, executive director of American Baseball Coaches Association Jack Diesing, Jr., chairman and president of College World Series of Omaha, Inc. The Players Lounge joined in during d

July 2, 2024 Even in our instant gratification existence, it has become a factual trope that ‘the book was better than the movie.’ For those of us who followed along with the BaseVols this season … we can say for certain… that what happened in this story would certainly be better told in hardback than on the big screen; what had to happen to bring a National Champion to Rocky Top could not believably play out in a theatre. If it were a love story, forget the ‘98 Braves, this

June 20, 2024 Tennessee Volunteer faithful are living in a moment of time where football, baseball, legendary coaches, and national championships intersect. Again. Let’s go back to 1951. It was a truly different era. (I guess it was anyways. My dad wasn’t even born yet. It was also the last time the Vols were a serious threat for the College World Series title. Now on the doorstep of a title, it is time to create some destiny. The location is the same: Omaha, Nebraska. And b