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Everything you need to know about Tennessee baseball ahead of 2025 season

Ryan Sylvia • VolReport

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Tennessee baseball is ready to defend its SEC and national titles.

A year removed from winning the National Championship, the Vols will kick off the season on Feb. 14 inside an ongoing renovated Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Here's everything you need to know about Tennessee before the season begins.

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SCHEDULE

Tennessee Baseball 2025 Schedule

All times Eastern Standard Time // Rankings via D1Baseball.com

Date	Team	Time	Location

Feb. 14 (Fri)	Hofstra	4:30 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
Feb. 15 (Sat)	Hofstra	4 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
Feb. 16 (Sun)	Hofstra	12 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
Feb. 18 (Tue)	UNC Asheville	4:30 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
Feb. 21 (Fri)	Samford	4:30 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
Feb. 22 (Sat)	Samford	4 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
Feb. 23 (Sun)	Samford	1 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
Feb. 25 (Tue)	North Alabama	4:30 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
Feb. 28 (Fri)	No. 17 Oklahoma State	4:05 p.m.	Houston, Texas (Astros Foundation College Classic)
March 1 (Sat)	Rice	12:05 p.m.	Houston, Texas (Astros Foundation College Classic)
March 2 (Sun)	No. 21 Arizona	11:05 a.m.	Houston, Texas (Astros Foundation College Classic)
March 4 (Tue)	Radford	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 5 (Wed)	Xavier	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 7 (Fri)	St. Bonaventure	6:30 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 8 (Sat)	St. Bonaventure	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 9 (Sun)	St. Bonaventure	1 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 11 (Tue)	West Georgia	4:30 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 14 (Fri)	No. 10 Florida	6:30 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 15 (Sat)	No. 10 Florida	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 16 (Sun)	No. 10 Florida	1 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 18 (Tue)	ETSU	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 20 (Thu)	at Alabama	7:30 p.m.	Tuscaloosa, Ala.
March 21 (Fri)	at Alabama	5 p.m.	Tuscaloosa, Ala.
March 22 (Sat)	at Alabama	2 p.m.	Tuscaloosa, Ala.
March 25 (Tue)	Queens	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
March 28 (Fri)	at South Carolina	7 p.m.	Columbia, S.C.
March 29 (Sat)	at South Carolina	4 p.m.	Columbia, S.C.
March 30 (Sun)	at South Carolina	5 p.m.	Columbia, S.C.
April 1 (Tue)	Tennessee Tech	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
April 4 (Fri)	No. 1 Texas A&M	7 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
April 5 (Sat)	No. 1 Texas A&M	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
April 6 (Sun)	No. 1 Texas A&M	3 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
April 8 (Tue)	Alabama State	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
April 11 (Fri)	at Ole Miss	7:30 p.m.	Oxford, Miss.
April 12 (Sat)	at Ole Miss	5 p.m.	Oxford, Miss.
April 13 (Sun)	at Ole Miss	3 p.m.	Oxford, Miss.
April 15 (Tue)	Bellarmine	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
April 18 (Fri)	Kentucky	6:30 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
April 19 (Sat)	Kentucky	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
April 20 (Sun)	Kentucky	1 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
April 22 (Tue)	Lipscomb	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
April 25 (Fri)	at No. 3 LSU	7:30 p.m.	Baton Rouge, La.
April 26 (Sat)	at No. 3 LSU	8 p.m.	Baton Rouge, La.
April 27 (Sun)	at No. 3 LSU	3 p.m.	Baton Rouge, La.
April 29 (Tue)	Northern Kentucky	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
May 2 (Fri)	Auburn	6:30 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
May 3 (Sat)	Auburn	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
May 4 (Sun)	Auburn	1 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
May 6 (Tue)	Indiana State	6 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
May 9 (Fri)	No. 16 Vanderbilt	5:30 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
May 10 (Sat)	No. 16 Vanderbilt	5 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
May 11 (Sun)	No. 16 Vanderbilt	3 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
May 13 (Tue)	Belmont	5 p.m.	Knoxville, Tenn.
May 15 (Thu)	at No. 5 Arkansas	7:30 p.m.	Fayetteville, Ark.
May 16 (Fri)	at No. 5 Arkansas	7:30 p.m.	Fayetteville, Ark.
May 17 (Sat)	at No. 5 Arkansas	3 p.m.	Fayetteville, Ark.
May 20 (Tue) - May 25 (Sun)	SEC Tournament	N/a	Hoover, Ala.

ROSTER

Tennessee Baseball Unofficial 2025 Preseason Roster

Number	Name	Position	Year	B/T	Last Year

1	Dean Curley	INF	So.	R/R	Tennessee
2	Ariel Antigua	INF	So.	R/R	Tennessee
5	Cannon Peebles	C	Jr.	S/R	Tennessee
6	Gavin Kilen	INF	Jr.	L/R	Louisville
7	Nate Snead	RHP	Jr.	R/R	Tennessee
9	Hunter Ensley	OF	R-Sr.	R/R	Tennessee
11	Andrew Fischer	INF	Jr.	L/R	Ole Miss
12	Liam Doyle	LHP	Jr.	R/L	Ole Miss
13	Reese Chapman	OF	Jr.	L/R	Tennessee
14	Blake Grimmer	INF	R-Fr.	L/R	Tennessee
15	Hunter High	INF/OF	So.	L/R	Tennessee
16	Dalton Bargo	UTL	Jr.	L/R	Tennessee
19	Andrew Behnke	LHP	Jr.	L/L	Tennessee
20	Colby Backus	OF	R-Sr.	R/R	Tennessee
23	Marcus Phillips	RHP	Jr.	R/R	Tennessee
27	Stone Lawless	C	R-Fr.	R/R	Tennessee
31	Austin Hunley	RHP	R-So.	R/R	Tennessee
33	AJ Russell	RHP	Jr.	R/R	Tennessee
37	Dylan Loy	LHP	So.	R/L	Tennessee
43	Luke Payne	LHP	So.	R/L	Tennessee
46	Brayden Sharp	OF/LHP	R-Fr.	L/L	Tennessee
50	Tanner Franklin	RHP	Jr.	R/R	Kennesaw State

Tennessee Baseball Freshmen

Player	Position	B/T	Perfect Game Ranking

Anson Seibert	RHP	L/R	35
Levi Clark	C	R/R	36
Tegan Kuhns	RHP	S/R	45
Arnold 'Jay' Abernathy	INF	L/R	61
Brayden Krenzel	RHP	R/R	81
Manuelle 'Manny' Marin	INF	R/R	88
Jaxon Walker	OF	L/L	94
Chris Newstrom	INF	R/R	118
Tate Strickland	RHP	R/R	161
Ryler Smart	LHP	L/L	183
Aidan Hayse	RHP	R/R	234
Brennon Seigler	OF	R/R	311
Brooks Wright	C	R/R	341
Andrew DuMont	RHP	R/R	350
Nic Abraham	RHP	L/R	409
Robinson Martin	INF	R/R	471
Beau Revord	OF	L/R	493
Jackson Jones	INF	R/R	500+
Dane Morrow	INF	L/R	500+
Stratton Scott	RHP	R/R	500+

RANKINGS

Tennessee Baseball 2025 Preseason Rankings

Outlet	Ranking

D1Baseball.com	4
Baseball America	3
NCBWA	2
USA TODAY Coaches Poll	2

PRESEASON ACCOLADES

Tennessee Baseball 2025 Preseason Accolades

Player	Position	Accolades

Dean Curley	INF	2025 MLB Top 100 Prospects (24), Perfect Game Preseason All-American, Baseball American Preseason First-Team All-American, Preseason First-Team All-SEC, Golden Spikes Preseason Watch List
Gavin Kilen	INF	2025 MLB Top 100 Prospects (26), Baseball American Top SEC Transfer, Baseball American Preseason Second-Team All-American, Preseason Second-Team All-SEC
Andrew Fischer	INF	2025 MLB Top 100 Prospects (42), Baseball American Preseason Third-Team All-American, Preseason Second-Team All-SEC
AJ Russell	P	2025 MLB Top 100 Prospects (43), Baseball American Preseason First-Team All-American
Nate Snead	P	2025 MLB Top 100 Prospects (69), Perfect Game Preseason All-American, Baseball American Preseason First-Team All-American, Preseason First-Team All-SEC, NCBWA Preseason First-Team All-American, Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List
Liam Doyle	P	2025 MLB Top 100 Prospects (75), Baseball American Preseason Third-Team All-American, Preseason First-Team All-SEC
Hunter Ensley	OF	Preseason Third-Team All-SEC
Andrew Behnke	P	Stopper of the Year Preseason Watch List