They threw a parade Tuesday night in Knoxville.
Tennessee’s 2024 national championship baseball team was showered with adoration less than 24 hours after the Volunteers topped Texas A&M 6-5 inside Charles Schwab Stadium Omaha. The Vols had previously won the Southeastern Conference’s regular-season and tournament crowns and made history Monday by becoming the first top overall seed in 25 years to emerge from the 64-team field.
The Vols also set an SEC record by winning 60 games in a single season.
“It started in the fall, and it did not stop,” Tennessee coach Tony Vitello told the orange-clad crowd. “It started in the fall when these guys decided that they were going to be good to each other, and because of their camaraderie and chemistry, really good players became great players. They competed for each other, and that’s how that thing went down.
“When you’re all in it for each other, it seems to work out, and it worked out for this group right here.”