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The Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represents the University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

in NCAA Division I college baseball

College baseball

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Along with most other Tennessee athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Eastern division of the Southeastern Conference

Southeastern Conference

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. The Volunteers play all on-campus home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium

Lindsey Nelson Stadium

Lindsey Nelson Stadium is a baseball stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. It is the home field of the University of Tennessee Volunteers college baseball team. The stadium opened in 1993 and holds 3,712 people...

Stadium

The Volunteers currently play home games at Robert M. Lindsay Field at Lindsey Nelson Stadium

Lindsey Nelson Stadium

. The facility is undergoing extensive renovations at this time.

Lindsey Nelson Stadium was constructed between 1992 and 1993 seasons at the site of the old facility called Lower Hudson Field. The program had played in past in various locations including Lower Hudson Field and Shields-Watkins Field.

Lindsey Nelson

Lindsey Nelson

Lindsey Nelson was an American sportscaster best known for his broadcasts of college football and New York Mets baseball.-Early life and career:...

was a Hall of Fame Broadcaster, Tennessee native and university alumnus best known for his work with the University of Tennessee, University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame

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. the New York Mets

New York Mets

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, San Francisco Giants

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, National Football League

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and the annual Cotton Bowl Classic.

The playing field was named for Maryville, Tennessee

Maryville, Tennessee

Maryville is the county seat of Blount County, Tennessee, in the Southeastern United States. The city is located south of Knoxville. Maryville's population was 27,258 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Maryville has received a number of accolades for its...

native Robert M. Lindsay in 2007 after a $2 million athletic departmentt contribution by Mr. Lindsay. Mr. Lindsay's father Russ Lindsay played baseball at the University of Tennessee from 1913 to 1916.

The record attendance at Lindsey Nelson stadium is 5,086 for a NCAA Regional championship game against Oklahoma State University on May 28, 1995.

Head coaches

In 2011 after three unfortunate seasons with the vols Todd Raleigh

Todd Raleigh

Todd Raleigh is a collegiate baseball coach who led the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team for the 2008-2011 seasons. Prior to that position, he was the head coach at Western Carolina, his alma mater.-Year-by-year head coaching record:-External links:*...

was let go as the head coach. On June 16, 2011 Dave Serrano was officially introduced as the Vols 24th head baseball coach. Serrano returns to the program where he started his first Division I job as an assistant coach between 1995 and 1996. His first trip to Omaha came with the Vols in 1995 featuring Todd Helton

Todd Helton

Todd Lynn Helton is a Major League Baseball first baseman for the Colorado Rockies. He is a five-time All-Star, four-time Silver Slugger, four-time National League Player of the Month, and three-time Gold Glove winner....

and R.A. Dickey. He is one of only 11 coaches to take two different baseball programs to the College World Series

College World Series

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and has a career record of 289-139-1 in seven seasons as a Division I coach.

Coach	W-L-T	Pct	Tenure
D. Aydelott	6-9-1	.406	1897 (1 year)
A.J. Greer	No Record		1898 (1 year)
W.R. Harrison	No Record		1899 (1 year)
T.R. Cornick	6-5	.545	1900 (1 year)
William H. Newman	8-4	.667	1902 (1 year)
Frank Moffett	90-47-1	.656	1903-05; 07-10; 18 (8 years)
Frank Callaway	5-7-1	.423	1919 (1 year)
James DePree	7-8	.467	1906 (1 year)
Zora G. Clevenger Zora G. Clevenger Zora G. Clevenger was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and pioneering athletic director. He served as the head football coach at Nebraska Wesleyan University , the University of Tennessee , and Kansas State University , compiling a record of 47–32–7...	51-44-3	.553	1911-16 (6 years)
John R. Bender John R. Bender John R. "Chief" Bender was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Washington State University , Haskell Indian Nations University , Kansas State University , and the University of Tennessee , compiling a career record of...	16-11	.593	1917; 1920 (2 years)
M. B. Banks M. B. Banks Mark Beal Banks was an American football and basketball player and coach of football, basketball, and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Ohio Wesleyan University , Ohio University , Drake University , and the University of Tennessee , compiling a career college football record of...	38-42-3	.476	1921-26 (6 years)
William S. Harkness	13-27	.325	1927-31 (5 years)
John Mauer	24-23	.511	1939-42 (4 years)
Ike Peel	13-6	.684	1947 (1 year)
S.W. Anderson	49-51-1	.490	1948-52 (5 years)
Bernard O’Neil	54-60	.474	1953-57 (5 years)
George Cafego George Cafego George Cafego was a college, and professional American football player and coach. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1969.-High school and collegiate career:...	49-57-2	.463	1958-62 (5 years)
Bill Wright	408-308-2	.570	1963-81 (19 years)
John Whited	145-109	.571	1982-87 (6 years)
Ronnie Osborne	7-18	.280	1987 (1 year)
Mark Connor Mark Connor Mark Peter Connor is a former pitching coach for the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers. Before his coaching career, he was a minor league pitcher from 1971 through 1972 who batted and threw right-handed....	44-65	.404	1988-89 (2 years)
Rod Delmonico Rod Delmonico Rodney James Delmonico is a baseball coach.Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, Delmonico graduated from New Hanover High School in 1976 and Liberty University in 1980 with a bachelors degree in physical education. He lettered in baseball and soccer...	699-396	.638	1990-2007 (18 years)
Todd Raleigh Todd Raleigh Todd Raleigh is a collegiate baseball coach who led the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team for the 2008-2011 seasons. Prior to that position, he was the head coach at Western Carolina, his alma mater.-Year-by-year head coaching record:-External links:*...	108-113	.489	2008–2011 (4 years)
Dave Serrano	0-0	.000	2011-present (1 year)

All-time season results

*Through June 24, 2011.

*Note: there was no team in 1901; from 1932-1938 and from 1943-1946

Information Source: 2010 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Media Guide - History section
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!Year-by-Year Results
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! style="background: #FF9933; color:#FFFFFF;"|Year
! style="background: #FF9933; color:#FFFFFF;"|Head Coach
! style="background: #FF9933; color:#FFFFFF;"|Collegiate Record
! style="background: #FF9933; color:#FFFFFF;"|Conference Record
! style="background: #FF9933; color:#FFFFFF;"|Winning Percentage
! style="background: #FF9933; color:#FFFFFF;"|Conference Finish
|- align="center"
| 1897 || D. Aydelott || 6-9-1 || || .406 ||
|- align="center"
| 1898 || A.J. Greer || N/A || || N/A ||
|- align="center"
| 1899 || W.R. Harrison || N/A || ||N/A ||
|- align="center"
| 1900 || T.R. Cornick || 6-5 || || .545 ||
|- align="center"
| 1902 || William H. Newman || 8-4 || || .667 ||
|- align="center"
| 1903 || Frank Moffett || 8-10 || || .444 ||
|- align="center"
| 1904 || Frank Moffett || 9-5 || || .643 ||
|- align="center"
| 1905 || Frank Moffett || 3-5 || || .375 ||
|- align="center"
| 1906 || James DePree || 7-8 || || .467 ||
|- align="center"
| 1907 || Frank Moffett || 17-10 || || .630 ||
|- align="center"
| 1908 || Frank Moffett || 16-3 || || .842 ||
|- align="center"
| 1909 || Frank Moffett || 18-5-1 || || .771 ||
|- align="center"
| 1910 || Frank Moffett || 11-7 || || .611 ||
|- align="center"
| 1911 || Z.G. Clevenger || 10-8 || || .556 ||
|- align="center"
| 1912 || Z.G. Clevenger || 7-11-1 || || .395 ||
|- align="center"
| 1913 || Z.G. Clevenger || 5-8-1 || || .393 ||
|- align="center"
| 1914 || Z.G. Clevenger || 6-6-1 || || .500 ||
|- align="center"
| 1915 || Z.G. Clevenger || 10-6 || || .625 ||
|- align="center"
| 1916 || Z.G. Clevenger || 13-5 || || .722 ||
|- align="center"
| 1917 || John R. Bender

John R. Bender

John R. "Chief" Bender was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball. He served as the head football coach at Washington State University , Haskell Indian Nations University , Kansas State University , and the University of Tennessee , compiling a career record of...

|| 7-6 || || .538 ||
|- align="center"
| 1918 || Frank Moffett || 8-2 || || .800 ||
|- align="center"
| 1919 || Frank Callaway

Frank Callaway

Sir Frank Callaway was an influential music educator and administrator in Perth, Western Australia.-Early life:...

|| 5-7-1 || || .423 ||
|- align="center"
| 1920 || John R. Bender

John R. Bender

|| 9-5 || || .643 ||
|- align="center"
| 1921 || M.B. Banks || 10-7 || || .588 ||
|- align="center"
| 1922 || M.B. Banks || 5-10-2 || || .353 ||
|- align="center"
| 1923 || M.B. Banks || 5-5-1 || || .500 ||
|- align="center"
| 1924 || M.B. Banks || 9-9 || || .500 ||
|- align="center"
| 1925 || M.B. Banks || 4-5 || || .444 ||
|- align="center"
| 1926 || M.B. Banks || 5-6 || || .455 ||
|- align="center"
| 1927 || William S. Harkness || 3-9 || || .250 ||
|- align="center"
| 1928 || William S. Harkness || 3-9 || || .250 ||
|- align="center"
| 1929 || William S. Harkness || 3-5 || || .375 ||
|- align="center"
| 1930 || William S. Harkness || 4-4 || || .500 ||
|- align="center"
| 1931 || William S. Harkness || 6-3 || || .667 ||
|- align="center"
| 1939 || John Mauer

John Mauer

John W. "Johnny" Mauer was an American college basketball, baseball and football coach and multi-sport college athlete. During the course of his thirty-six-year coaching career, Mauer was the head basketball coach at the University of Kentucky, Miami University, the University of Tennessee, the U.S...

|| 72 || 1-1 || .778 || 8th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1940 || John Mauer

John Mauer

|| 4-9 || 2-4 || .308 || 10th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1941 || John Mauer

John Mauer

|| 7-6 || 3-3 || .538 || 6th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1942 || John Mauer

John Mauer

|| 6-6 || 1-2 || .500 || 10th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1947 || Ike Peel|| 13-6 || 5-3 || .684 || 3rd SEC
|- align="center"
| 1948 || S.W. Anderson|| 4-18-1 || 3-16-1 || .196 || 12th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1949 || S.W. Anderson || 6-12 || 5-9 || .333 || 10th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1950 || S.W Anderson || 8-9 || 7-9 || .471 || 7th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1951

1951 College World Series

The 1951 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE from June 13 to June 17. The fifth tournament's champion was the Oklahoma, coached by Jack Baer. The Most Outstanding Player was Sidney Hatfield of Tennessee....

|| S.W. Anderson || 20-3 || 16-1 || .870 || SEC Champions
|- align="center"
| 1952 || S.W. Anderson || 11-9|| 11-7 || .550 || 4th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1953 || Bernard O'Neil|| 14-8 || 6-7 || .636 || 8th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1954 || Bernard O'Neil || 8-17 || 4-10 || .320 || T-11th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1955 || Bernard O'Neil|| 13-8 || 8-6 || .619 || 6th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1956 || Bernard O'Neil || 10-13 || 7-8 || .435 || 6th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1957 || Bernard O'Neil|| 9-14 || 4-12 || .391 || 10th SEC
|- align="center"
| 1958 || George Cafego

George Cafego