SEC, Tennessee reveal 2023 conference baseball schedule

Football season is in full swing, but Tennessee fans got a glimpse of what the Vols’ upcoming baseball season will look like. The SEC announced the conference schedules Wednesday afternoon, and Tony Vitello’s group has some intriguing matchups ahead.

Tennessee will start the 2023 baseball season at Georgia — one of three SEC teams to defeat the Volunteers last year. Then, the Vols return home for conference home opener against Florida March 24-26 before another road series against LSU.

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Here’s Tennessee’s full 2023 SEC baseball schedule.

March 17-19: at Georgia
March 24-26: vs. Florida
March 31-April 2: at LSU
April 7-9: vs. Vanderbilt
April 14-16: vs. Kentucky
April 21-23: at South Carolina
April 28-30: vs. Texas A&M
May 5-7: at Mizzou
May 12-14: vs. Mississippi State
May 18-20: at Auburn

Tennessee will try to build off an impressive 2022 baseball season

Tennessee was a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament last year after a 57-9 overall record in the regular season, including a 25-5 SEC record and a league title. The Volunteers missed out on a College World Series appearance after falling to Notre Dame in the Super Regional.

After the season, Tennessee lost some key players to the Major League Baseball Amateur Draft, including Drew Gilbert and Trey Lipscomb. But star pitcher Chase Dollander is due back after an impressive sophomore season, including a perfect 10-0 record and a team-leading 2.39 ERA en route to SEC Pitcher of the Year honors after transferring from Georgia Southern.

But Vitello and Co. also dove into the transfer portal to land Maui Ahuna, a star second baseman from Kansas. He spent two years in Lawrence before committing to the Volunteers and came in as the No. 36 2023 draft prospect, according to D1Baseball. Last year, Ahuna had a .396 average with eight home runs and 48 RBI as Kansas went 20-35 overall.