In the 2024 season, Tony Vitello led Tennessee baseball to a program record of 60 victories and secured both the SEC regular season and tournament titles, making UT the first SEC team to reach 60 wins in a single season. The Vols also became just the second overall seed to win the MCWS since the tournament’s format change in 1999, Miami being the first in 1999. This historic season marked Vitello’s first national coach of the year honor from the ABCA but was his fourth recognition as the top college baseball coach in his seven-year career.
Vitello received national coach of the year awards from Perfect Game and the National College Baseball Writers Association in 2021 and 2022, respectively. He was also named ABCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year for the third time in 2024, having previously been recognized in 2021 and 2022. Under Vitello’s leadership, Tennessee has made three trips to Omaha in the last four seasons, winning a total of four SEC championships and three SEC eastern division titles. In the same four-year span, the Vols’ 211 victories and .773 winning percentage rank No. 1 nationally.
