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Tennessee Vols morning report: Baseball a 3-seed in NCAA Tournament

By Caleb Calhoun

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 09: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half of the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Neyland Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 09: Tennessee Volunteers fans cheer during the first half of the game against the Indiana State Sycamores at Neyland Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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We’ve now reached June, and the Tennessee Vols are still loaded with spring sports going on. That’s a far cry from last year, when everything shut down in March due to COVID and never returned to normal.

Our morning update on Rocky Top today continues with the baseball news that happened over the weekend. Because Monday was Memorial Day, we’ll recap everything that happened from Friday into Monday, and lots of that was baseball news.

However, beyond baseball, numerous other sports made news as well. Men’s tennis had multiple individuals succeed in postseason play, as did men’s golf, and men’s golf was taking part in a postseason event as a team also. The same was true for track and field and rowing, so let’s go ahead and dive in on all the news, starting with baseball.

Tony Vitello talks SEC, NCAA Tournament – Grant Ramey, GoVols247

On Sunday, the Tennessee Vols baseball team lost the SEC Tournament Championship game to the Arkansas Razorbacks. They then earned the No. 3 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and will face the Wright State Raiders on June 4. Here’s what Tony Vitello said about the turnaround.

"“For us the the challenge has already started. I mean, the guys are showering up. As soon as they’ve got different clothes on, you know, our program along with 64 other or 63 other lucky ones, you know, need to start getting ready for next weekend.”"

Men’s tennis duo earns doubles national championship – Josh Lane, UT Daily Beacon

Last Friday, Tennessee Vols men’s tennis duo Adam Walton and Pat Harper captured the NCAA Doubles National Championship. They defeated Finn Murgett and Tad Maclean of the Auburn Tigers to earn the title.

"Walton and Harper’s doubles championship is the third in program history, and first since Hunter Reese and Mikelis Libietis did it in 2014. The duo ended the season on a 12-match win streak, winning 17 of their final 18 sets. They finished the year 31-7 as a pair and 19-6 in doubles play."

Track and Field earns 16 entries in NCAA Championships – NCAA.com

At the NCAA East Preliminaries, the Tennessee Vols track and field program had 10 men and seven women earn spots in the NCAA Championships. That number totals 17 athletes and 16 overall entries.

"Heptathlon and decathlon participants will compete for the first time at the finals. The NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships are scheduled for June 9-12 in Eugene, Oregon."

Men’s golf finishes NCAA Championships tied for 17th – Adam Woodard, GolfWeek

The NCAA Men’s Golf Championship Quarterfinals is set, and the Tennessee Vols didn’t make it after finishing No. 17 overall. Bryce Lewis did advance to Monday’s final round of stroke play as an individual and finished No. 44 overall.

"The men’s individual national champion has been crowned, which means one thing: it’s time for match play.Clemson senior Turk Pettit won the individual national title at the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championship on Monday evening, signing for an even-par 70 to seal the deal at 7 under, one shot clear of 54-hole leader and Oklahoma State freshman Bo Jin."

Rowing finishes 17th at NCAAs – UTsports

With 36 team points, the Tennessee Lady Vols rowing program came in at No. 17 at NCAAs. UT had two boats in the C Finals and one in the D Final.

"Texas was crowned the Division I NCAA Champion with 126 team points. Tennessee got its best showing from the 2V8 group that claimed fourth in the C Final with a time of 6:48.972 to finish 16th in the country."

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