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Tennessee Vols morning report: Baseball reaches Super Regionals

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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Droughts on the baseball diamond continue to come to an end for the Tennessee Vols program, and another huge one happened this weekend. It’s helping to make for a heavy amount of news into the second week of June.

Our morning update on Rocky Top leads with the baseball program advancing in the NCAA Tournament after a thrilling weekend of regionals. We’ll break down who UT beat and who they are set to play next. Speaking of playing teams next, a scheduling update involving the women’s basketball program also made news over the weekend.

Individual athletes also earned some recognition, and our news coverage will involve shouting them out as well. That includes a men’s tennis player returning and SEC Track and Field awards and Let’s start, though, with the baseball news.

Three straight wins propels baseball to Super Regionals – Wes Rucker, GoVols247

It started with a walk-off grand slam to beat the Wright State Raiders Friday. Then the Tennessee Vols baseball team beat the Liberty Flames twice to go 3-0 in the Knoxville Regional of the NCAA Baseball Tournament this past weekend. They now advance to the Super Regionals after a 3-1 win over Liberty Sunday.

"After dispatching Liberty (41-16), Tennessee (48-16) almost certainly will host Oregon or LSU in a best-of-three series next weekend in Knoxville with a ticket to the College World Series at stake. An NCAA record-setting weekend for home runs in a regional didn’t seem likely to produce a low-scoring championship round, but that’s what Tennessee and Liberty produced."

Women’s basketball to continue UConn series – Ken Lay, VolsWire.com

After resuming their rivalry over the past two years, the Tennessee Lady Vols and UConn Huskies will continue it in the near future. The two programs agreed to another home-and-home series over the next two years.

"The Lady Vols and Huskies will play in Connecticut this season and are set to collide at Thompson-Boling Arena during the 2022-23 campaign.Over the last two seasons, the two powerhouse programs have played as part of a two-year Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Revival Series."

Adam Walton returns for fifth year – UTSports

A Tennessee Vols men’s tennis national champion is returning. Adam Walton, who won the NCAA Doubles National Title with Pat Harper this past year, announced he will return for a fifth season.

"Walton will make East Tennessee his home for another year after gaining an extra year of eligibility following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020.After graduating this past May with his degree in Kinesiology, Walton will begin pursuing a Masters Degree this coming Fall."

Track and Field Community Service Vols named – SECSports

Joseph Maxwell and Katie Thronson represented the Tennessee Vols on the SEC Track and Field Community Service Team. Maxwell is a thrower, and Thronson is a distance runner.

"In his fourth year with the Tennessee track & field program, Joseph Maxwell logged service hours through volunteer opportunities with various organizations, including the Salvation Army and American Cancer Society.…In her third year with the Tennessee track & field program, Katie Thronson has completed more than 80 hours of community service during her time on Rocky Top."

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