The Official Countdown To Tennessee Baseball 2025 (11 Days)

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17 Days!
Tennessee scored 17 runs against LSU in a 3 game sweep last season. Tony Vitello has never lost to LSU in Knoxville.

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Call me crazy, but I think this team just might be better than last year’s team. I’m obviously low-key about that, but we’re stacking arms on top of arms. Also think we will have the best offense in the SEC from a runs scored perspective. Repeating is almost impossible, so I won’t go that far, but…..look out everyone who is not a Volunteer.
 
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cardvolfan said:
@txbo what is the temperature at Minute Maid park the last of Feb and 1st part of March like? I heard it can be pretty cool in there.
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Be prepared for anything. LOL. Bring layers. January and February are completely unpredictable. This time last week, we had 5 inches of snow on the ground and tempuratures dipping into the upper 20's. Today it's 72 degrees.

But most years, by the end of February, 60' and 70's.
 
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cardvolfan said:
Call me crazy, but I think this team just might be better than last year’s team. I’m obviously low-key about that, but we’re stacking arms on top of arms. Also think we will have the best offense in the SEC from a runs scored perspective. Repeating is almost impossible, so I won’t go that far, but…..look out everyone who is not a Volunteer.
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I like your optimism but you just can’t put a price tag on experience. TN lost over 400 innings from pitchers who were drafted or out of eligibility. Plus, replacing 7 out of 9 position players plus all your weekend starters is a monumental task. Having 5 players with >20 HRs and one with 34 is beyond impressive. The 2025 team has a chance to be great but no way they are better than the 2024 team (I’d love to be proven wrong).
 
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cardvolfan said:
Call me crazy, but I think this team just might be better than last year’s team. I’m obviously low-key about that, but we’re stacking arms on top of arms. Also think we will have the best offense in the SEC from a runs scored perspective. Repeating is almost impossible, so I won’t go that far, but…..look out everyone who is not a Volunteer.
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I’m with you on that. I’ve got a friendly wager at work for $100 that we’ll repeat this year. Even if we don’t, I’m not out a bunch of money.
 
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After @txbo ‘s comment I was curious how many times it’s been done.

How many times has a defending national champion gone on to win the national title in consecutive years? Six times, to be exact. Here is every team that has won back-to-back titles since the College World Series began in 1947.

Texas (1949, 1950)​

As the first national champion to win titles in consecutive years, Texas set the precedent for other teams to follow. Under head coach Bibb Falk, they defeated Wake Forest in 1949 and Washington State in 1950. The Longhorns also became the first team to win the national title in Omaha. Since the team's initial two victories, they have won four more championships and are the among the favorites to win a fifth this season.


Southern California (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)​

USC's team outdid everyone when they won five consecutive national championships in the early 1970s. The Trojans claimed the first of these titles in a tough, 15-inning battle against Florida State, which they eventually won 2-1. USC was led by head coach Rod Dedeaux to four more consecutive national titles against various opponents. Dedeaux won an additional national title as the head coach of his team in 1978.

Stanford (1987, 1988)​

Despite struggling more in 1988 than in 1987, Stanford was able to win a championship in both seasons. The Cardinal finished the latter season with a 46-23 record-- six games worse than the 1987 season in which they finished 53-17. Those are the only two national titles that the team has won, but that span of years must have been quite the time to be a fan of the Stanford Cardinal.


LSU (1996, 1997)​

Near the turn of the millennium, the Tigers pulled together their own pair of national championships. The two victories happened to be the first consecutive titles in program history under head coach Skip Bertman, but he previously led LSU to championship titles in 1991 and 1993. Fun fact: the Tigers' 1997 victory came in an all-SEC matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Oregon State (2006, 2007)​

Since winning back-to-back championships in 2006 and 2007, the Beavers have been a force to be reckoned with in the college baseball world. Both of Oregon State's victories came over North Carolina; they won the first title 3-2 and their second 9-3. Safe to say that a sort of postseason rivalry has formed between the two powerhouses, but unfortunately, they haven't met in the championship series since 2007.


South Carolina (2010, 2011)​

The Gamecocks have struggled for a few years, but they were once a tough test for any opponent. Despite falling in a few previous championship appearances, South Carolina finally overcame the hump in 2010. They defeated UCLA in 11 hard innings of play for their first title and easily handled Florida the next year. The Gamecocks could have had a third-consecutive national title, but they lost to Arizona in the championship series in 2012.
 
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MAD said:
After @txbo ‘s comment I was curious how many times it’s been done.

How many times has a defending national champion gone on to win the national title in consecutive years? Six times, to be exact. Here is every team that has won back-to-back titles since the College World Series began in 1947.

Texas (1949, 1950)​

As the first national champion to win titles in consecutive years, Texas set the precedent for other teams to follow. Under head coach Bibb Falk, they defeated Wake Forest in 1949 and Washington State in 1950. The Longhorns also became the first team to win the national title in Omaha. Since the team's initial two victories, they have won four more championships and are the among the favorites to win a fifth this season.


Southern California (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974)​

USC's team outdid everyone when they won five consecutive national championships in the early 1970s. The Trojans claimed the first of these titles in a tough, 15-inning battle against Florida State, which they eventually won 2-1. USC was led by head coach Rod Dedeaux to four more consecutive national titles against various opponents. Dedeaux won an additional national title as the head coach of his team in 1978.

Stanford (1987, 1988)​

Despite struggling more in 1988 than in 1987, Stanford was able to win a championship in both seasons. The Cardinal finished the latter season with a 46-23 record-- six games worse than the 1987 season in which they finished 53-17. Those are the only two national titles that the team has won, but that span of years must have been quite the time to be a fan of the Stanford Cardinal.


LSU (1996, 1997)​

Near the turn of the millennium, the Tigers pulled together their own pair of national championships. The two victories happened to be the first consecutive titles in program history under head coach Skip Bertman, but he previously led LSU to championship titles in 1991 and 1993. Fun fact: the Tigers' 1997 victory came in an all-SEC matchup against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Oregon State (2006, 2007)​

Since winning back-to-back championships in 2006 and 2007, the Beavers have been a force to be reckoned with in the college baseball world. Both of Oregon State's victories came over North Carolina; they won the first title 3-2 and their second 9-3. Safe to say that a sort of postseason rivalry has formed between the two powerhouses, but unfortunately, they haven't met in the championship series since 2007.


South Carolina (2010, 2011)​

The Gamecocks have struggled for a few years, but they were once a tough test for any opponent. Despite falling in a few previous championship appearances, South Carolina finally overcame the hump in 2010. They defeated UCLA in 11 hard innings of play for their first title and easily handled Florida the next year. The Gamecocks could have had a third-consecutive national title, but they lost to Arizona in the championship series in 2012.
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5 in a row by USC will be a record upheld probably forever. Just wow.
 
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taylorvol said:
I like your optimism but you just can’t put a price tag on experience. TN lost over 400 innings from pitchers who were drafted or out of eligibility. Plus, replacing 7 out of 9 position players plus all your weekend starters is a monumental task. Having 5 players with >20 HRs and one with 34 is beyond impressive. The 2025 team has a chance to be great but no way they are better than the 2024 team (I’d love to be proven wrong).
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Aside from Moore, I just really believe we are going to be better overall with our position players and our starting pitching. It might be a stretch, but this feeling I have belies my common sense. 😁
 
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cardvolfan said:
Aside from Moore, I just really believe we are going to be better overall with our position players and our starting pitching. It might be a stretch, but this feeling I have belies my common sense. 😁
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Ha. Just a friendly reminder that Blake Burke was an absolute stud at 1B, and Dreiling was
as good as anyone in LF. He raked in Omaha. KT was pretty awesome in RF as well. Plus, you won‘t find seasoned, reliable, clutch studs like Beam, Zechrist, Connell, and Combs on many staffs. I just think the coaching staff has their work cut out for them. Looking forward to 2025!
 
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taylorvol said:
Ha. Just a friendly reminder that Blake Burke was an absolute stud at 1B, and Dreiling was
as good as anyone in LF. He raked in Omaha. KT was pretty awesome in RF as well. Plus, you won‘t find seasoned, reliable, clutch studs like Beam, Zechrist, Connell, and Combs on many staffs. I just think the coaching staff has their work cut out for them. Looking forward to 2025!
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You’ve got some strong points there, for sure.
 
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To be better they would have to win SEC regular season, win SEC tournament, win CWS and also win more than 60 games. That is almost impossible. Plus I would say break at least 6 team records because I think we broke 5 team records last year. If they don't do all of those no matter the talent they cannot be better than last year. Results make a team better not talent. I think we have probably had more talented teams than last year but not better teams because none of them won the trifecta.
 
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