Fresh off its first three-game sweep of LSU since 2008, Tennessee is out to its best start in Southeastern Conference play in 20 years.
The Volunteers (21-4, 5-1) rose as high as No. 7 in the polls Monday and are a consensus top-10 team.
The team had two SEC sweeps over the first three seasons under coach Tony Vitello, against Alabama in 2018 and Kentucky in 2019. The feeling with those wasn’t the same as it was this weekend after taking three games at home against one of the biggest brands in college baseball.
“Momentum is a real thing in sports,” Vitello said, “and wins like [these] can give our guys momentum literally throughout the entire year because it’s a top program, there’s top talent.
“It does mean a little bit more and it does give you confidence. You’d like to think one cup equals one cup, but that’s not the case in sports, which is one of the reasons it’s real fun.”