2026 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

2026 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
D1Baseball.comNo. 22
Record16–7 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
  • Josh Elander (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chuck Jeroloman
  • Ross Kivett
  • Josh Reynolds
Home stadiumLindsey Nelson Stadium
2026 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 2   .900
No. 18 Florida  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 19 – 3   .864
No. 15 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 3 – 0   1.000 18 – 3   .857
No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 2   .900
No. 7 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 18 – 4   .818
No. 8 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 17 – 5   .773
No. 4 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 16 – 6   .727
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 13 – 9   .591
No. 23 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 3   .850
No. 6 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 17 – 4   .810
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 18 – 5   .783
No. 22 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 15 – 6   .714
LSU ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 16 – 7   .696
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 6   .714
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 15 – 7   .682
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 0 – 3   .000 12 – 10   .545
As of March 20, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2026 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represents the University of Tennessee in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Volunteers play their home games at Lindsey Nelson Stadium and are led by first-year head coach Josh Elander.

Schedule and results

2026 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log (16–7)
Regular season (16–7)
March (9–4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 vs. Virginia Tech No. 20 Globe Life Field W 3–1 Hindy (1–0) Grim (0–1) Krenzel (1) FloSports — 8–3 —
March 3 East Tennessee State No. 19 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 7–1 Frederick (2–0) Curless (0–1) SECN+ 6,028 9–3 —
March 4 Oakland No. 19 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 11–2 Abraham (1–0) Hansen (0–2) SECN+ 5,727 10–3 —
March 6 Wright State No. 19 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 4–3 Frederick (3–0) Thompson (1–1) SECN+ 6,479 11–3 —
March 7 Wright State No. 19 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 5–4 Mack (3–1) Paige (0–3) Krenzel (2) SECN+ 6,587 12–3 —
March 8 Wright State No. 19 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 0–6 Lax (4–0) Blanco (1–2) SECN+ 5,810 12–4 —
March 10 Tennessee Tech No. 19 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 20–2 (8) Baiotto (1–0) Strickland (0–1) SECN+ 6,102 13–4 —
March 13 at No. 8 Georgia No. 19 Foley Field
Athens, Georgia		 W 7–4 Arvidson (1–0) Byrd (0–1) SECN+ 3,107 14–4 1–0
March 14 at No. 8 Georgia No. 19 Foley Field L 2–4 Farley (2–0) Mack (3–2) Aoki (2) SEC Network 3,330 14–5 1–1
March 15 at No. 8 Georgia No. 19 Foley Field L 7–8 Scott (3–0) Krenzel (0–1) Byrd (2) SECN+ 3,039 14–6 1–2
March 17 Eastern Kentucky No. 22 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–3 Frederick (4–0) Stockham (0–2) SECN+ 5,647 15–6 —
March 20 Missouri No. 22 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 4–8 Dohrmann (2–1) Kuhns (1–2) Rosand (2) SECN+ 6,359 15–7 1–3
March 21 Missouri No. 22 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 4–2 Appenzeller (3–0) McDevitt (3–1) Rhudy (1) SECN+ 6,826 16–7 2–3
March 22 Missouri No. 22 Lindsey Nelson Stadium SECN+ – —
March 24 USC Upstate Lindsey Nelson Stadium SECN+ – —
March 27 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field
Nashville, Tennessee		 ESPNU – —
March 28 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field SEC Network – —
March 29 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field ESPN2 – —
March 31 Austin Peay Lindsey Nelson Stadium SECN+ – —
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement or cancellation
  • Bold: Tennessee player
  • Reference:[2]

Rankings

Main article: 2026 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
Coaches'1515*19192123
Baseball America131319192123
NCBWA†1512201924RV
D1Baseball141320191922
Perfect Game3313171921

† NCBWA ranks 30 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 25 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

  1. ^ "2026 SEC Baseball Standings". Southeastern Conference. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  2. ^ "2026 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Schedule". Tennessee Volunteers athletics. University of Tennessee. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
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