It’s official. There’s no questioning it now. Tennessee baseball has become a powerhouse program, and the Vols proved it by beating the No. 1 ranked team in the country and two top 25 games overall in a three-game sweep to become the champions of the inaugural Round Rock Classic in Round Rock, Texas.
This was most impressive regular season weekend of Tony Vitello’s tenure and maybe in school history. At 7-0, UT was supposed to take a step back. Yes, the 2019 team made its first NCAA Tournament in 14 years, but they lost six players to the MLB Draft, and they lost four players from their everyday lineup, three starting pitchers and their ace reliever overall.