Tennessee baseball named its replacement for head coach Tony Vitello on Saturday. Josh Elander will serve as the Vols' next baseball head coach. "The new era," Tennessee baseball announced. "Josh Elander takes the reigns as the 26th head coach in Tennessee baseball history."

Kevin Schnall is expected to interview as a Tennessee baseball coaching candidate on Oct. 24. Schnall led Coastal Carolina to the CWS finals in 2025.

Tennessee baseball will play the Orange & White World Series at Covenant Health Park in downtown Knoxville, the home of the Knoxville Smokies.

Tennessee baseball was scheduled to hold its second and final fall intrasquad scrimmage on Oct. 26. The Vols' intrasquad scrimmage at First Horizon Park in Nashville, Tennessee was canceled Saturday due to expected inclement weather. Milwaukee's Triple-A affiliate Nashville Sounds play at First Horizon Park. First pitch was slated for 2 p.m. EDT.

The biggest news on Rocky Top this week isn't that the Tennessee Vols lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa last Saturday night. Instead, the biggest news is the ongoing saga involving Vols baseball coach Tony Vitello and the San Francisco Giants.

Tennessee baseball can choose to transfer in the wake of Tony Vitello's exit to the Giants, but Danny White is preaching patience and opportunity.

The SF Giants have officially hired Tony Vitello to be their next manager. Vitello comes straight from the University of Tennessee and brings no experience in professional baseball with him which is w