The Official Countdown To First Pitch 2023

#176
#176
Five more days until first pitch! On staff of five different D1 organizations taken to the NCAA tournament! We’re talking about one of my personal favorite bad asses, Frank Anderson.
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…nothing significant with the gif, just think Picard needs to be mentioned since we’re talking bad asses, and can do attitudes.
Here’s CFAs experience and coaching positions over the years:
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How does he qualify as a bad ass, you may ask? Post season success! Check out this resume:
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I would be remiss and open to criticism if I didn’t mention his fiery sides’ consequences. Frank was suspended from a total of five games last year based on ejections for letting the officiating crew know what he thought about them. Called ‘em cock$ucker$, I guess.
 
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preacherman20 said:
He also coached middle school for the first year. I can't remember where but he says in our interview.
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Did he say he coached something like the C team in football? I would take that as below a JV team. I remember him quipping about he would be happy if they all went up to the line at the same time.
 
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#180
4 days! Tennessee had 4 selected to The 2023 Preseason-All SEC Team. Tennessee is predicted by the voters to win The Eastern Division.
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NO SIR EEE said:
4 days! Tennessee had 4 selected to The 2023 Preseason-All SEC Team. Tennessee is predicted by the voters to win The Eastern Division.
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Odd that Beam can’t crack a preseason All-SEC Team but has been named a preseason All-American by multiple outlets. Burns has elite stuff and has the high strikeout number to back that up but if you look at Beam’s stats he actually performed a smidge better than Burns overall.
 
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#182
3 Days! Today we recognize one of Tennessee's all time greats #3 Todd Helton! One of the most decorated players in the history of Tennessee baseball, Helton's No. 3 jersey was retired by the Vols on Jan. 30, 2008. Helton spent 17 years with the Colorado Rockies organization, and as the club’s longest-tenured player, he was a five-time All-Star, four-time Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger Award winner and three-time Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner. At the time of his retirement in 2013, Helton held Rockies career records for games played (2,247), runs (1,401), hits (2,519), doubles (592), home runs (369), RBI (1,406), walks (1,335) and extra-base hits (998). He also ranked 16th all-time among Major League players in doubles (592), 19th in OPS (.953), 35th in walks (1,335) and 37th in extra-base hits (998). On Aug. 7, 2014, Helton became the first player in Rockies history to have his jersey No. 17 retired at Coors Field.
1993 - FRESHMAN
  • Burst onto the national college baseball scene and earned recognition as a consensus Freshman All-American, a first-team All-SEC performer and a third-team All-American.
  • Was a key contributor as Tennessee captured the SEC Eastern Division championship and earned a berth in the NCAA Mideast Regional.

1994 - SOPHOMORE
  • Earned All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball
  • Helped guide Tennessee to an SEC Championship and an appearance in the NCAA Mideast Regional.
  • Was named to the NCAA Mideast Regional All-Tournament Team.
  • Was a first-team honoree on the 1994 Smith Super Team (first team).
  • Named SEC Eastern Division Tournament Co-MVP.
  • Set an SEC record by pitching 47.2 consecutive scoreless innings, breaking LSU great Ben McDonald's mark of 44.2 straight scoreless innings, set in 1989.
  • Started all 65 games in which he appeared.
  • Batted .355 with 16 doubles, four triples, seven home runs and 80 RBI.
  • As a left-handed pitcher, he went 5-0 with seven saves and a 0.89 ERA.
  • Set UT single-season records in at-bats (251), runs (65), hits (89), RBI (80) and saves (11).
  • Led the SEC with 80 RBI, bettering the Tennessee single-season record of 67 set in 1991 by Joe Randa.
  • Turned in a sterling .995 fielding percentage in making only three errors in 677 chances.
  • Walked 56 times on the season while striking out only 20 times; conversely, on the mound, he struck out 51 batters while walking only 15.
  • Was the winning pitcher in each of the Vols' extra-inning win (Central Florida, Ohio, Arkansas, Clemson and Vanderbilt).
  • Led the Vols with 28 pitching appearances.
  • Had a team-best six RBI in the Vols' win over Carson-Newman.
  • Had a 10-game hit streak from Feb. 19 through March 12 and drove in 16 runs during that span.
  • Picked up a win and a save in the Arkansas series (3/25-27/94), while going 6 of 13 at the plate with a home run, a double and six RBI.
  • Went 6-of-12 in a weekend series at South Carolina (4/29-5/1/94) with four RBI and a double.
  • Pitched the final three innings against Vanderbilt to pick up a win and helped his cause vs. the Commodores by hitting a game-winning grand slam in the 10th inning (5/8/94).
  • Ended the regular season with a 5-of-11 outing in the Florida series (5/13-15/94); had four RBI, a double and a home run against the Gators as well as picking up a save in the regular-season finale.
  • Hit a game-tying grand slam in the NCAA Mideast Regional Final, forcing the Arizona State game to extra innings before UT fell, 5-4, in 10 innings.(5/30/94).
  • Registered three saves in the postseason, including the SEC Eastern Division Tournament Championship Game against Vanderbilt (5/22/94).
  • Hit a home run in UT's first-round NCAA matchup with Northeastern (5/27) and was credited with the save after pitching two innings with three strikeouts.
1995 - JUNIOR
  • Selected by the Colorado Rockies in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1995 MLB First-Year Player Draft (and went on to make his Major League debut two years later).
  • The National Collegiate Player of the Year, he received the Dick Howser Award from USA Today/Baseball Weekly, Baseball America's National Player of the Year Award, Collegiate Baseball's Co-National Player of the Year and the Southeastern Conference's Male Athlete of the Year Award.
  • Became just the second baseball player ever to receive the SEC Athlete of the Year Award.
  • The two-time first-team All-American also was a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award.
  • Powered the Vols to the a second consecutive SEC Championship, the NCAA Mideast Regional Championship and a third-place finish at the College World Series.
  • Finished his collegiate career owning the SEC record for consecutive scoreless innings pitched with 47.2 (as a sophomore in 1994).
  • Hit at a .407 clip while leading the SEC in home runs (20), RBI (92), runs (86), doubles (27), hits (105), walks (61), slugging percentage (.775) and on-base percentage (.522).
  • Also led the SEC with a 1.66 ERA while compiling an 8-2 record on the mound with 12 saves.
  • Earned a complete-game pitching victory over Clemson in the first round of the College World Series in Omaha.
  • Named to the NCAA Championships All-Tournament Team for the second straight year.
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1 DAY! On March 28. 2022, Tennessee officially became ranked number 1 in the D1 Baseball Consensus Top 25 for the first time ever.
Also, Bama baseball, football, and basketball are a combined 1-4 on their most recent trips to Knoxville.
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NO SIR EEE said:
1 DAY! On March 28. 2022, Tennessee officially became ranked number 1 in the D1 Baseball Consensus Top 25 for the first time ever.
Also, Bama baseball, football, and basketball are a combined 1-4 on their most recent trips to Knoxville.
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Who can name the Tennessee player?

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#193
@mad4vols , thanks man, can't believe that totally slipped my mind as well. 1 day! Today we also recognize #1 Condredge Holloway and his incredible career at Tennessee in athletics as a whole.
1975 - SENIOR
  • Concluded his Tennessee baseball career with 147 hits in 417 at-bats (119 games) with 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 63 RBIs, 23 stolen bases and 104 runs.
  • At the time his career as a Vol ended, his 147 hits and 104 runs were the second-most in school history, and his .353 batting average was the fifth-best in school history.
  • Earned All-America (The Sporting News), All-SEC and All-SEC Eastern Division honors after leading the SEC with a stellar .396 batting average and powering Tennessee to a school-record 32 wins.
  • In 144 at-bats, the steady shortstop collected 57 hits and 32 runs scored—both team-highs; the 57 hits were a UT single-season record.
  • Also posted five doubles, two homers, six stolen bases and 20 RBIs.
  • Authored a school-record 27-game hitting streak.
1974 - JUNIOR
  • Junior shortstop played in 42 of UT's 44 games and earned All-SEC Eastern Division Team honors as the Vols posted a 29-15 (10-7 SEC) record.
  • For the second straight season, he was Tennessee's third-leading hitter, batting .331 (ninth-best in the SEC) with a team-high 142 at-bats.
  • Also led the club in runs (40), hits (47), doubles (nine) and stolen bases (11).
  • His 142 at-bats and 40 runs scored were both Tennessee single-season records.
  • Added one triple and one home run on the year.
1973 - SOPHOMORE
  • Starting shortstop saw action in all 35 games for the Vols, batting .323—third-best on the team and 12th-best in the SEC.
  • Ranked second on the team in at-bats (127), hits (41), runs (31, tied), home runs (5) and RBIs (27).
  • Also logged one double and six stolen bases for the 20-15 (9-7 SEC) Volunteers).
  • His seven RBIs during Tennessee's 26-4 win over Maryville College (4/11/1973) set a single-game program record.
1972 - FRESHMAN
  • In his lone appearance as a freshman, he played shortstop and went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and a run scored.
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NO SIR EEE said:
@mad4vols , thanks man, can't believe that totally slipped my mind as well. 1 day! Today we also recognize #1 Condredge Holloway and his incredible career at Tennessee in athletics as a whole.
1975 - SENIOR
  • Concluded his Tennessee baseball career with 147 hits in 417 at-bats (119 games) with 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 63 RBIs, 23 stolen bases and 104 runs.
  • At the time his career as a Vol ended, his 147 hits and 104 runs were the second-most in school history, and his .353 batting average was the fifth-best in school history.
  • Earned All-America (The Sporting News), All-SEC and All-SEC Eastern Division honors after leading the SEC with a stellar .396 batting average and powering Tennessee to a school-record 32 wins.
  • In 144 at-bats, the steady shortstop collected 57 hits and 32 runs scored—both team-highs; the 57 hits were a UT single-season record.
  • Also posted five doubles, two homers, six stolen bases and 20 RBIs.
  • Authored a school-record 27-game hitting streak.
1974 - JUNIOR
  • Junior shortstop played in 42 of UT's 44 games and earned All-SEC Eastern Division Team honors as the Vols posted a 29-15 (10-7 SEC) record.
  • For the second straight season, he was Tennessee's third-leading hitter, batting .331 (ninth-best in the SEC) with a team-high 142 at-bats.
  • Also led the club in runs (40), hits (47), doubles (nine) and stolen bases (11).
  • His 142 at-bats and 40 runs scored were both Tennessee single-season records.
  • Added one triple and one home run on the year.
1973 - SOPHOMORE
  • Starting shortstop saw action in all 35 games for the Vols, batting .323—third-best on the team and 12th-best in the SEC.
  • Ranked second on the team in at-bats (127), hits (41), runs (31, tied), home runs (5) and RBIs (27).
  • Also logged one double and six stolen bases for the 20-15 (9-7 SEC) Volunteers).
  • His seven RBIs during Tennessee's 26-4 win over Maryville College (4/11/1973) set a single-game program record.
1972 - FRESHMAN
  • In his lone appearance as a freshman, he played shortstop and went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and a run scored.
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