_(cropped).jpg) Vitello with Tennessee in 2023 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Tennessee |
| Conference | SEC |
| Record | 295–112 (.725) |
| Annual salary | $3 million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 9, 1978 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Missouri |
| Playing career | |
| 2000–2002 | Missouri |
| Position(s) | Infielder |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2002 | Salinas Packers (assoc. head coach) |
| 2003–2010 | Missouri (asst.) |
| 2011–2013 | TCU (asst.) |
| 2014–2017 | Arkansas (asst.) |
| 2018–present | Tennessee |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 295–112 |
| Tournaments | SEC: 11–5 NCAA: 27–11 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
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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, 2021–2024), four NCAA super regionals (2021–2024), 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]
- ^ a b "Tony Vitello – Baseball Coach". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "Tony Vitello to lead Tennessee Baseball". WVLT-TV. June 7, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Schowalter, Blake (May 26, 2024). "Live Update: Tennessee vs. LSU in SEC Tournament Championship Game". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ 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.