Tennessee athletics becomes first SEC program to win basketball, soccer, baseball tournament in same calendar year
The Tennessee Volunteers’ baseball team has been on a mission all season long, destroying anything and everything in their path. On Sunday evening, they brought home the 2022 SEC Tournament Championship after defeating the Florida Gators–8-5. The Vols were heavy favorites to win the championship and they got it done. It was a great day for Tennessee athletics, as the Volunteers became the first school in SEC history to win the women’s soccer, men’s basketball, and baseball tournament championships all in the same calendar year.
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It’s a pretty impressive accomplishment and something Tennessee athletics should be proud of. In women’s soccer, the Volunteers defeated Arkansas on Nov. 7, 2021 to bring home the SEC Tournament crown. Redshirt sophomore Jaida Thomas and senior Wrenne French both had goals in the victory.
Tennessee basketball had an excellent season and they won their first SEC tournament crown in 43 years. The Vols defeated Texas A&M 65-50 and got stellar performances by a trio of scorers. Sharpshooter Santiago Vescovi poured in 17 points, Josiah-Jordan James stuffed the stat sheet with 16 points, and Kennedy Chandler also poured in 14 points for Tennessee in the bringing home the SEC tournament championship.
While both of those teams had excellent seaons–the most unquestionably dominant of all three has been Tennessee baseball, which is on a path to cement themselves as one of the greatest teams in the sports’ history. The Vols cruised to the SEC Tournament Championship after defeating Florida 8-5 on Sunday evening. Tennessee has posted an incredible record of 53-7 thus far during the 2021-2022 baseball season. They won their first SEC Tournament crown since 1995. Many people expect them to end up in the College World Series Championship Game and win that, too.
The Volunteers have led all but one of their games this season, a mind-blowing stat. It’s going to be exciting to see if they can get it done in the upcoming NCAA Tournament and bring home the 2022 national title.