Coming off a record-setting 2022 campaign that included SEC regular-season and tournament titles, the Volunteers will attempt to return to the College World Series after narrowly missing back-to-back trips to Omaha last season.
UT is scheduled to play 38 home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium – 12 of which will be against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2022 – 15 road games and three neutral site contests.
In total, the Big Orange will play over 24 games against opponents that made the postseason last year, including six games against foes that went to the College World Series (Texas A&M & Arkansas).
The Vols open their season away from home for just the second time since Vitello took over in 2018 as they travel to Scottsdale, Arizona for the MLB4 Tournament Feb. 17-19 at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, the spring training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. The tournament schedule has yet to be announced, but potential opponents include 2022 NCAA Regional teams Arizona, Michigan and San Diego, as well as Fresno State.
Tennessee returns to Knoxville to host Alabama A&M for its home opener on Tuesday, February 21st. The Vols also host the Bulldogs the next day before their first home weekend series of the year against Dayton that weekend (Feb. 24-26).
After two midweek contests against Charleston Southern (Feb. 28 and March 1), UT welcomes Gonzaga to Rocky Top (March 3-5) for a nonconference series between NCAA Tournament teams.
The Vols’ final non-conference home series is against Morehead State next weekend (March 10-12) before beginning SEC play at Missouri March 17-19 in Columbia.
The remaining non-conference slate includes midweek contests against Boston College (March 7), Lipscomb (March 14), West Carolina (March 21), UNC Asheville (March 28), Eastern Kentucky (April 11), Tennessee Tech (April 18 ), Bellarmine (April 25), Wofford (May 2), Austin Peay (May 9) and Belmont (May 16), which are scheduled to be played at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Tennessee’s conference schedule includes home series against Texas A&M (March 24-26), Florida (April 6-8), Vanderbilt (April 21-23), Mississippi State (April 27-29) and Kentucky (May 12-14 ). On top of Missouri, the Big Orange will have road series at LSU (March 30-April 1), Arkansas (April 14-16), Georgia (May 5-7) and South Carolina (May 18-20).
The SEC Tournament will once again be held at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Alabama. The first round of the tournament will take place on May 23 and the championship game will be played on May 28. More information on UT’s SEC listing can be found HERE.
Tennessee’s complete schedule can be viewed on UTSports.com by clicking HERE. Information on television and steaming will be announced at a later date.
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