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Cleveland’s Sewell floored by ovation in his return to the Vols

Tennessee Athletics photo by Andrew Ferguson / Tennessee fifth-year senior pitcher and former Cleveland High standout Camden Sewell, shown here during last May's Southeastern Conference tournament title game against Florida, made his season debut this past Saturday against Morehead State.
Tennessee Athletics photo by Andrew Ferguson / Tennessee fifth-year senior pitcher and former Cleveland High standout Camden Sewell, shown here during last May's Southeastern Conference tournament title game against Florida, made his season debut this past Saturday against Morehead State. Tennessee Athletics photo by Andrew Ferguson / Tennessee fifth-year senior pitcher and former Cleveland High standout Camden Sewell, shown here during last May's Southeastern Conference tournament title game against Florida, made his season debut this past Saturday against Morehead State.

Tennessee’s 6-0 blanking of Morehead State this past Saturday afternoon was two outs from the finish line when one of the biggest ovations of the season transpired at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

It was finally time for Camden Sewell.

“I wasn’t expecting that,” Sewell said. “Everybody on this team loves this fan base and everything about this place, and, for me, that specific moment was pretty special.

“I regret not taking it in as much as I should have.”

The 6-foot-4, 175-pound former Cleveland High standout is not only the senior citizen of Tennessee’s pitching staff but its roster altogether. Sewell has taken the mound for the Volunteers since 2019, which was just a season after coach Tony Vitello’s arrival.