According to the great guys that are covering and breaking Tennessee baseball news, there are still at least 2 big returners yet to be announced.
I’m sure more than just 2 will follow, but retaining the big names is huge and official word on those should be coming soon.
Jackson Estes will be RETURNING to Tennessee in 2027, via @ByMikeWilson 🔒
Estes was the #9 player and #1 LHP out of Arkansas by Perfect Game, but missed all of 2026 due to injury.
Josh Elander in a statement: “I want to thank Josh Reynolds for his hard work and dedication to the Tennessee baseball program ... but I have decided it’s best for our program to move in a different direction from a pitching standpoint at this time.” https://t.co/HuRUWNNMQD
Elander and staff aren’t messing around.
This was a decision that felt imminent, but I thought there was a chance they give him another year and then reevaluate. Best wishes to him, but the right move for the program.
Tennessee has parted ways with pitching coach Josh Reynolds, source tells @Volquest_On3.
Reynolds spent one season in the position and two seasons on the Tennessee staff. He was the director of pitching performance in 2025. https://t.co/HuRUWNNMQD
Dee and Jimmy Haslam have donated $130M to the University of Tennessee 🍊
“A historic $130 million investment by alumni Dee and Jimmy Haslam will bolster student success and faculty recruitment,” stated the University of Tennessee via a press release.
The largest portion of the investment, $100 million, will be earmarked for the Haslam College of Business.
The remaining $30 million will be directed to a campus-wide effort to recruit world-renowned faculty across academic disciplines, supporting UT’s continued rise as a leader in research, innovation and discovery.
(Via the University of Tennessee).
The fact we already have Cam Appenzeller and Landon Mack locked in the rotation for 2027 is huge.
This allows us to go ALL IN on one big starting pitcher out of the portal, instead of trying to piece together a Frankenstein rotation
“That little kid excitement, the competitive fire, the love for the game. That's what carries you through, and that's what carried me.”
Karlyn Pickens writes a beautiful letter to softball.
#WCWS x @Vol_Softball
Will Haas is returning to Tennessee in 2027, he tells @Volquest_On3.
The left-handed pitcher emerged as a key reliever in the back half of the season after returning from the internal brace procedure. The freshman struck out 23 and walked five in 14 innings across 15 appearances