All of Tony Vitello’s Remarks Following Tennessee Baseball’s SEC Championship Victory
**No. 1 Tennessee Baseball Defeats South Carolina 4-1 in Series Finale, Clinches SEC Championship**
Top-ranked Tennessee baseball secured a 4-1 victory over South Carolina on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, concluding the regular season with its third SEC series sweep. This win, combined with Vanderbilt’s 12-4 upset over No. 2 Kentucky, earned Tennessee a share of the 2024 SEC regular-season title.
Entering the final day, Tennessee trailed Kentucky by one game in the SEC standings and needed both a sweep of South Carolina and Vanderbilt avoiding a sweep in Lexington to claim the title.
This marks the second time in three seasons that the Vols have won at least a share of the SEC regular-season title, and the fifth time in the program’s history. The last title was in 2022, with the previous one before Tony Vitello’s tenure occurring in 1995.
Additionally, Tennessee’s win, coupled with Kentucky’s loss, secured the SEC East title in the division’s final year of existence. The Vols have now won the SEC East three out of the last four years and nine times overall, with the last pre-Vitello win in 1997.
Here’s everything Tony Vitello said about the Vols’ SEC Championship win following Saturday’s events:
**No. 1 Tennessee Baseball Defeats South Carolina 4-1 in Series Finale, Clinches SEC Championship**
Top-ranked Tennessee baseball secured a 4-1 victory over South Carolina on Saturday afternoon at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, concluding the regular season with its third SEC series sweep. This win, combined with Vanderbilt’s 12-4 upset over No. 2 Kentucky, earned Tennessee a share of the 2024 SEC regular-season title.
Entering the final day, Tennessee trailed Kentucky by one game in the SEC standings and needed both a sweep of South Carolina and Vanderbilt avoiding a sweep in Lexington to claim the title.
This marks the second time in three seasons that the Vols have won at least a share of the SEC regular-season title, and the fifth time in the program’s history. The last title was in 2022, with the previous one before Tony Vitello’s tenure occurring in 1995.
Additionally, Tennessee’s win, coupled with Kentucky’s loss, secured the SEC East title in the division’s final year of existence. The Vols have now won the SEC East three out of the last four years and nine times overall, with the last pre-Vitello win in 1997.
Here’s everything Tony Vitello said about the Vols’ SEC Championship win following Saturday’s events:
