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

Previous season The Volunteers finished 46–19 and 16–14 in the SEC, finishing 8th in the conference. They won the Knoxville Regional but their postseason run ended in the Fayetteville Super Regional.

Preseason Preseason SEC awards and honors The Vols had three players named to SEC preseason teams: Preseason All-SEC First Team Player No. Position Class Henry Ford 9 OF Junior Brandon Arvidson 25 RP Junior

Preseason All-SEC Second Team Player No. Position Class Levi Clark 16 1B Sophomore

SEC coaches poll The SEC Coaches poll was released on February 5, 2026. Tennessee was predicted to finish sixth in the SEC. SEC coaches poll 1 LSU 231 (9) 2 Texas 214 (1) 3 Mississippi State 205 (4) 4 Arkansas 203 (2) 5 Auburn 175 6 Tennessee 162 7 Florida 156 8 Vanderbilt 151 9 Georgia 133 10 Ole Miss 110 11 Kentucky 99 12 Alabama 87 13 Texas A&M 86 14 Oklahoma 84 15 South Carolina 49 16 Missouri 31

Personnel Roster

Coaching staff 2026 Tennessee Volunteers coaching staff Name Position Seasons atTennessee Josh Elander Head coach 9 Chuck Jeroloman Head Assistant Coach 1 Ross Kivett Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator 2 Josh Reynolds Assistant Coach 2 Craig Bell Director of Program Development 1 Parker Serrano Student Assistant Coach 3 Keegan Knoll Director of Baseball Sports Performance 1 Ricky Martinez Director of Recruiting 2

Offseason Signing Day Recruits The following players signed National Letter of Intents to play for Tennessee in 2026. Pitchers Cam Appenzeller Chatham, Illinois Glenwood (IL) Taylor Tracey Austin, Texas Dripping Springs Ethan Baiotto Southlake, Texas Southlake Carroll Will Haas Rockford, Minnesota Rockford (MN) DJ McDowell Atlanta, Georgia Lassiter Jax Bishop Rome, Georgia Baylor School Sawyer Deering Kimberly, Wisconsin Kimberly (WI) Chandler Day Germantown, Tennessee Houston (TN) Jackson Estes North Little Rock, Arkansas North Little Rock Ari Bethea Collierville, Tennessee Collierville Hitters Trent Grindlinger Huntington Beach, California Huntington Beach Ethan Moore River Forest, Illinois Oak Park & River Forest Nate Eisfelder Johnson City, Tennessee IMG Academy Evan Hankins Bristol, Virginia Miller School of Albemarle Utility Cash Williams Choctaw, Oklahoma Choctaw Hutson Chance Brentwood, Tennessee Christ Presbyterian Academy

2025 MLB draft

#1 #5 Liam Doyle LHP St. Louis Cardinals #1 #13 Gavin Kilen SS San Francisco Giants #1 #20 Andrew Fischer 3B Milwaukee Brewers #1 #33 Marcus Phillips RHP Boston Red Sox #2 #52 AJ Russell RHP Texas Rangers #2 #64 Dean Curley SS Cleveland Guardians #2 #72 Tanner Franklin RHP St. Louis Cardinals #3 #105 Nate Snead RHP Los Angeles Angels #17 #522 Cannon Peebles C Cleveland Guardians

Schedule and results 2026 Tennessee Volunteers baseball game log (38–22) Regular season (37–19) February (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record February 13 No. 14 Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, Tennessee W 10–0 (8) Kuhns (1–0) Parache (0–1) SECN+ 6,977 1–0 — February 14 Nicholls No. 14 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 5–1 Mack (1–0) Mabry (0–1) SECN+ 6,515 2–0 — February 14 Nicholls No. 14 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 12–2 (7) Blanco (1–0) Luke (0–1) SECN+ 5,667 3–0 — February 17 No. 13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–3 Appenzeller (1–0) Melton (0–1) SECN+ 5,685 4–0 — February 20 No. 13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 4–3 Frederick (1–0) Leonard (0–1) SECN+ 6,267 5–0 — February 21 Kent State No. 13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 1–2 Guidas (1–0) Mack (1–1) Williams (1) SECN+ 7,001 5–1 — February 22 Kent State No. 13 Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 5–9 Holewinski (1–0) Blanco (0–1) SECN+ 5,626 5–2 — February 24 No. 20 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 8–3 Appenzeller (2–0) Oak (0–1) SECN+ 5,271 6–2 — Amegy Bank College Baseball Series February 27 vs. No. 1 UCLA No. 20 Globe Life FieldArlington, Texas L 5–12 Reddeman (3–0) Kuhns (1–1) FloSports 6–3 — February 28 vs. Arizona State No. 20 Globe Life Field W 5–3 Mack (2–1) Linder (0–1) Appenzeller (1) FloSports 13,097 7–3 — March (12–7) 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 No. 19 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 11–2 Abraham (1–0) Hansen (0–2) SECN+ 5,727 10–3 — March 6 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 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 FieldAthens, 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 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 W 7–1 Blanco (2–2) Kehlenbrink (3–2) SECN+ 6,132 17–7 3–3 March 24 No. 21 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 4–2 Krenzel (1–1) Mackey (0–2) SECN+ 5,977 18–7 — March 27 at Vanderbilt No. 21 Hawkins FieldNashville, Tennessee L 2–3 (10) Seiber (3–1) Kuhns (1–3) ESPNU 3,442 18–8 3–4 March 28 at Vanderbilt No. 21 Hawkins Field L 5–6 (16) Taylor (1–3) Frederick (4–1) SEC Network 3,442 18–9 3–5 March 29 at Vanderbilt No. 21 Hawkins Field L 15–16 Seiber (4–1) Krenzel (1–2) ESPN2 3,442 18–10 3–6 March 31 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 13–4 Hindy (2–0) Cox (0–4) None SECN+ 6,647 19–10 — April (11–5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record April 3 LSU Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 5–7 Garcia (1–0) Rhudy (0–1) Sheerin (2) SEC Network 7,195 19–11 3–7 April 4 LSU Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 4–1 Appenzeller (4–0) Schmidt (4–2) None ESPN2 7,259 20–11 4–7 April 5 LSU Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 6–16 (12) Guidry (4–3) Krenzel (1–3) None SECN+ 6,308 20–12 4–8 April 7 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 12–6 Rhudy (1–1) Wentz (0–2) None SECN+ 5,814 21–12 — April 10 at No. 9 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent StadiumStarkville, Mississippi W 6–5 Appenzeller (5–0) Pitzer (0–2) None SECN+ 13,543 22–12 5–8 April 11 at No. 9 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium W 6–2 Kuhns (2–3) Stone (5–1) Arvidson (1) SECN+ 14,814 23–12 6–8 April 12 at No. 9 Mississippi State Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium W 7–2 Blanco (3–2) Foster (1–1) Rhudy (2) SECN+ 10,376 24–12 7–8 April 14 UNC Asheville Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 11–1 (8) Tracey (1–0) Crum (0–3) None SECN+ 5,798 25–12 — April 17 No. 25 Ole Miss Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 4–7 Elliott (4–1) Mack (3–3) Hooks (3) SECN+ 7,065 25–13 7–9 April 18 No. 25 Ole Miss Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 1–8 Townsend (4–1) Appenzeller (5–1) Hooks (4) SECN+ 7,430 25–14 7–10 April 19 No. 25 Ole Miss Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 13–5 Blanco (4–2) Rabe (3–2) None SECN+ 6,263 26–14 8–10 April 21 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 14–4 (7) Baiotto (2–0) Martin Jr. (1–3) None SECN+ 6,146 27–14 — April 23 No. 13 Alabama Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 8–12 Fay (7–3) Mack (3–4) None ESPN2 6,485 27–15 8–11 April 24 No. 13 Alabama Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 10–0 (8) Kuhns (3–3) Adams (4–3) None SECN+ 6,391 28–15 9–11 April 24 No. 13 Alabama Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 11–4 Blanco (5–2) Upchurch (5–3) None SECN+ 7,051 29–15 10–11 April 28 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 13–0 (7) Krenzel (2–3) Quiles (0–2) None SECN+ 5,916 30–15 — May (7–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 1 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud ParkLexington, Kentucky L 2–9 Cleaver (2–3) Kuhns (3–4) None SECN+ 4,660 30–16 10–12 May 2 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park L 2–12 (8) Jelkin (7–2) Blanco (5–3) None SECN+ 4,565 30–17 10–13 May 3 at Kentucky Kentucky Proud Park W 10–9 Mack (4–4) Mattison (2–2) Arvidson (2) SECN+ 3,959 31–17 11–13 May 5 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 8–1 Baiotto (3–0) Vann (0–1) None SECN+ 5,622 32–17 — May 8 No. 4 Texas Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 5–1 Kuhns (4–4) Volantis (7–1) None SECN+ 6,842 33–17 12–13 May 9 No. 4 Texas Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 14–9 Blanco (6–3) Harrison (5–3) None SECN+ 6,842 34–17 13–13 May 10 No. 4 Texas Lindsey Nelson Stadium L 6–13 Leffew (4–1) Day (0–1) None ESPN2 34–18 13–14 May 12 Lindsey Nelson Stadium W 11–1 (8) Abraham (2–0) Kenyon (0–2) None SECN+ 6,244 35–18 — May 14 vs. Oklahoma Chickasaw Bricktown BallparkOklahoma City, Oklahoma W 9–7 Kuhns (5–4) Wesloski (0–1) Rhudy (3) SECN+ 3,175 36–18 14–14 May 15 vs. Oklahoma Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark W 9–4 Blanco (7–3) X. Mercurius (0–1) Arvidson (3) SECN+ 3,588 37–18 15–14 May 16 vs. Oklahoma Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark L 9–12 Bodin (5–1) Day (0–2) Cleveland (8) SECN+ 3,568 37–19 15–15 Postseason (1–3) (1–1) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record Hoover, AL SECN 7,627 38–19 1–0 None SECN 14,461 38–20 1–1 NCAA tournament: Chapel Hill Regional (0–2) Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Regional record May 29 Chapel Hill, NC None ESPNU 3,781 38–21 0–1 May 30 Boshamer Stadium ESPN 3,715 38–22 0–2 Schedule Notes:

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