Tennessee Vols morning report: Women’s basketball staff emerges
The Tennessee Vols women’s basketball staff coming together and baseball and softball news lead our Volunteers updates for Tuesday, April 16, 2019.
Spring practice is in the books along with basketball season, so we’re starting to wind down the year with Tennessee Vols sports. That shows today, as we have no football or men’s basketball news to bring you.
Instead, our morning update on Rocky Top leads with the women’s basketball program, which has been in the news for recent transitions. The continuation of that is our big story, as Kellie Harper’s program is starting to come together.
We also have plenty of good news surrounding baseball to bring you along with a preview in that sport and softball. Meanwhile, we’ll close out with an update on the men’s golf program. But let’s start with the Lady Vols.
Kellie Harper adds two members to Lady Vols staff – Maria Cornelius, GoVols247
New Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Kellie Harper has added two new members to her staff. One is her husband, Jon Harper, who has coached with her for 16 years, and the other is Jennifer Sullivan, who comes from the Ohio State Buckeyes.
"Sullivan coached with the Harpers at Missouri State for five seasons before joining Ohio State this past season. She has a reputation as an outstanding recruiter and also has ties to the state of Tennessee. From 2001-05, Sullivan played at Memphis and earned MVP honors in her senior season. A native of Jonesboro, Arkansas, Sullivan finished her collegiate career with 800 career points, 310 rebounds and 99 steals."
Garrett Stallings named SEC Pitcher of the Week – SECSports
Tennessee Vols baseball junior Garrett Stallings was named SEC Pitcher of the Week for his role in helping his team take two of three from the Georgia Bulldogs over the weekend. He pitched a complete game shutout in one of the wins.
"Garrett Stallings had the best start of his career in Friday night’s series-clinching win over No. 2 Georgia with his first-career complete game shutout to lead UT to its first series win over a top-five team since 2016. Stallings scattered five hits and struck out five, throwing 102 pitches on the night. He did not allow a single runner to reach third base and retired the final seven batters of the game."
Tennessee baseball to host midweek game – Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com
After a huge series win over the No. 2 ranked Georgia Bulldogs this past weekend, Tennessee baseball is back on the diamond again Tuesday night. They will close out their nine-game home stand before heading to Lexington to face the Kentucky Wildcats this weekend.
"No. 22 Tennessee (26-11, 6-9 SEC) will host Morehead State (24-13, 18-12 OVC) Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET."
Tennessee softball to visit ETSU – UTSports
The No. 9/8 ranked Tennessee Lady Vols softball team will visit Johnson City with a 32-8 record Tuesday to take on the ETSU Buccaneers on the road. Game time is set for 6 p.m.
"Entering the contest, the Orange and White are coming off a 3-0 weekend against Mississippi State. UT outscored the Bulldogs, 23-4, while freshman Ashley Rogers earned two wins, throwing a complete-game shutout on Friday and 5.0 scoreless innings of relief on Sunday. At the plate, Kaitlin Parsons paced the Lady Vols with a .571 average, four RBI and four runs scored."
Men’s golf seventh at Shoal Creek Invitational – GolfStat.com
The No. 22 ranked Tennessee Vols men’s golf team finished the first day of the Shoal Creek Invitational tied for seventh place, while redshirt sophomore Hunter Wolcott came in tied for eighth place after shooting one-under par. Tournament play resumes Tuesday morning.