UT baseball got just what it needed against Western Carolina on Tuesday night — a small reprieve from SEC play.
After tumbling 10-ish spots, depending on which of the million-ish polls you choose to look at for the top-25 rankings in college baseball, the Vols got the bats going and beat Western Carolina 7-0.
The starting lineup definitely looked different tonight, with Vitello either A) just letting some of the younger guys get some work in or B) sending a message to his team that playing time is guaranteed for nobody. It’s probably choice A, but choice B presents maybe a more interesting narrative to run with.