David Paschall is a sports writer for the Times Free Press. He started at the Chattanooga Free Press in 1990 and was part of the Times Free Press when the paper started in 1999. David covers University of Georgia football, as well as SEC football recruiting, SEC basketball, Chattanooga Lookouts baseball and other sports stories. He is a Chattanooga native and graduate of the Baylor School and Auburn University. David has received numerous honors for his journalism, including various Tennessee state sports writing awards. In addition, he is in his fifth year on the voting board of the Harris Interactive College Football Poll and his ninth year on the voting board for the Heisman Trophy; he also serves on the voting board for the Biletnikoff and Lombardi awards. He is a past Southern League writer of the year, a former board member of the Football Writers' Association of America. Contact David at 423-757-6524 or dpaschall@timesfreepress.com.
Tennessee's historic baseball season has contained the program's first No. 1 ranking and the ability to lead the nation in both home runs (137) and earned run average (2.37).
by David Paschall 5 hours agoAshley Rogers has pitched 23 postseason innings for Tennessee this month.
by David PaschallThe most groundbreaking regular season in Tennessee baseball history made room for one final accomplishment Saturday afternoon.
by David PaschallAshley Rogers didn't start Friday night's game for Tennessee in the NCAA softball tournament's Knoxville Regional against Campbell, but she sure did finish it.
by David PaschallObviously Tennessee has chosen not to ease up during the rest of its regular season.
by David PaschallPerhaps it's best the Southeastern Conference's annual spring meetings in Destin, Florida, will occur behind closed doors in a couple of weeks.
by David PaschallStephan Jaeger isn't about to rest on his PGA Tour accomplishments from the past month, which include four top-40 finishes, a tie for sixth at the Wells Fargo Championship and $463,135 in earnings.
by David PaschallIt wasn't a fair fight.
by David PaschallWho knew so many folks in Chattanooga were going thirsty?
by David PaschallTennessee's football team on Monday went from the very unique to the very familiar.
by David PaschallIt's hard to imagine a team that has created a more stress-free week than Tennessee's top-ranked baseball program.
by David PaschallTennessee baseball coach Tony Vitello continued to explore his pitching possibilities during Saturday afternoon's series finale against Georgia inside Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
by David PaschallThe top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers added another accomplishment to their 2022 baseball season Friday night. They hope to have even more to celebrate when it's all over.
by David PaschallTennessee played the longest game in its softball history and the longest game in Southeastern Conference tournament history Thursday afternoon, topping Mississippi State 1-0 in 13 innings. Ashley Rogers was there for every pitch.
by David PaschallWhen it comes to Rick Barnes landing five-star basketball prospects at Tennessee, the 2022 recruiting cycle was a case of better late than never.
by David PaschallRemember last June when Tennessee soared into the College World Series with five consecutive victories, including a 15-6 rout of LSU, and a whopping 50 wins overall?
by David PaschallThe top-ranked Tennessee Volunteers entered Tuesday night's baseball game against Bellarmine at Lindsey Nelson Stadium with a 42-6 record.
by David PaschallThis past weekend's relocated Wells Fargo Championship will mostly be remembered for cold temperatures, steady rain and howling winds that made for a miserable landscape in Potomac, Maryland.
by David PaschallEven as top-ranked Tennessee was enduring its first Southeastern Conference series loss of the season Thursday through Saturday at Kentucky, fifth-year Volunteers baseball coach Tony Vitello was already looking ahead.
by David PaschallTraveling to Kentucky certainly qualified as a snag for Tennessee's top-ranked baseball team.
by David Paschall