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Feb 27, 2023 · Vitello served a three-game suspension for a violation in the program, which may be related to a transfer rule violation involving shortstop Maui Ahuna. Ahuna was also cleared to play for the Vols after being snubbed by MLB Draft rankings.
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Feb 24, 2023 · Associated Press. Feb 24, 2023, 05:35 PM ET. Email. Print. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee suspended baseball coach Tony Vitello on Friday for the Volunteers' weekend series with Dayton while ...
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Full Name: Anthony Gregory Vitello Born: Oct. 9, 1978 Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri High School: De Smet High College: Missouri, 2002 Career Record:235-99
2002: Salinas Packers, Associate Head Coach2003: Missouri, Volunteer Assistant Coach2004-10: Missouri, Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator2011-13: TCU, Assistant Coach/Recruiting CoordinatorLed Tennessee to the College World Series in 2021 and 2023.In 2022, led the Vols to SEC Regular Season & Tournament Titles for first time since 1995.Guided Tennessee to its first ever No. 1 ranking and first No. 1 national seed in 2022 as UT spent 12 weeks atop the polls.Named 2022 National Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season by Perfect GameContributed to Arkansas becoming one of the most competitive programs in the nation during his four-year tenureHelped the Razorbacks average nearly 38 wins per year, winning 40 or more games three times, appearing in three NCAA Tournaments and advancing to the 2015 College World SeriesCoached 22 Razorbacks who were selected in four MLB DraftsHelped TCU make its transition from the Mountain West to the Big 12 during his first season with the programLured some of the top players in the country to Fort Worth and helped the Horned Frogs to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, including a Super Regional berth in 2012Horned Frogs started seven freshmen, recruited by Vitello, in the Super Regional at UCLAFinal recruiting class at TCU was ranked 17th in the country, and three student-athletes he signed also played for Team USARecruited and developed 19 players who were drafted by major league teams, including major leaguers Ian Kinsler, Max Scherzer, Aaron Crow, Kyle Gibson, Nick Tepesch, Doug Mathis and Justin JamesMade the postseason seven timesServed as the pitching coach, while also working with the team's hitters and serving as the first base coachHad top-25 recruiting classes in three of his final four years in Columbia, including the 2008 class that ranked No. 11 nationally by Baseball AmericaFinished 50-14 and helped the Packers earn their first trip to the NBC World Series in his lone season with the program
Three-year letterwinner with the Tigers (2000-02)Earned Academic All-Big 12 Conference honors as a senior and was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll twiceFeb 24, 2023 · FILE - Tennessee head coach Tony Vitello, left, talks with pitcher Kirby Connell before an NCAA college baseball super regional game against Notre Dame, June 11, 2022, in Knoxville, Tenn ...
16 hours ago · The Volunteers closed the regular season with nine consecutive series triumphs to earn a share of the league title, and coach Tony Vitello believes they did so with a collection of arms that is ...
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Mar 9, 2024 · Tennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello praised AJ Causey, Andrew Behnke and the team's resiliency after a 6-3 victory over Illinois on Friday night. He also discussed the importance of the Saturday starter role and the evolution of Behnke as a pitcher.