Tony Vitello

Tony Vitello
Vitello with Tennessee in 2024
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTennessee
ConferenceSEC
Record295–112 (.725)
Annual salary$3 million
Biographical details
Born (1978-10-09) October 9, 1978 (age 46)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
Playing career
2000–2002Missouri
Position(s)Infielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002Salinas Packers (assoc. head coach)
2003–2010Missouri (asst.)
2011–2013TCU (asst.)
2014–2017Arkansas (asst.)
2018–presentTennessee
Head coaching record
Overall295–112
TournamentsSEC: 11–5
NCAA: 27–11
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Anthony Gregory "Tony" Vitello (born October 9, 1978) is an American college baseball head coach and former infielder.[1] Vitello has been the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team since June 7, 2017.[2] Since taking over as head coach, Vitello has led Tennessee back to national prominence and has helped establish Tennessee baseball as an SEC and national power.[1] Vitello's teams have made five NCAA regionals (2019, 20212024), four NCAA super regionals (20212024), and three College World Series appearances (2021, 2023, 2024), winning the College World Series National Championship in 2024 over Texas A&M for the Volunteers’ first-ever national title.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Tony Vitello – Baseball Coach". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tony Vitello to lead Tennessee Baseball". WVLT-TV. June 7, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Wilson, Mike (May 18, 2024). "Tennessee baseball wins share of SEC regular-season championship with South Carolina sweep". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Schowalter, Blake (May 26, 2024). "Live Update: Tennessee vs. LSU in SEC Tournament Championship Game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Wilson, Mike (June 9, 2024). "Tennessee baseball slugs to College World Series with decisive Game 3 win vs. Evansville". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved June 17, 2024.