IIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT’SSSSSSSSS MONDAY!!!!! And after being gone on vacation for a bit, it’s time to get back at it here regarding the Vols. And there certainly isn’t a shortage of things to talk about despite it being the summer.
So, let’s buckle those seat belts, start up those engines, and go rumbling over those orange and white dunes of Tennessee Vols-related thoughts scattered throughout my mind.
1) Man, it’s good to be Tony Vitello lately, isn’t it? I mean, it’s probably never been bad, but man, he truly is the king of the college baseball world right now. After bringing home the school’s first-ever national championship, he’s parlayed that success into landing some impact players in the portal while still contending for several more.
The latest is 1B/OF Erik Rataczek from Niagara. All that dude did last year was bat .396 (17th best in all of college baseball) while also posting a 1.183 OPS with 17 HRs and 71 RBIs. He’s one of the best players available in the portal, and he committed on Monday to the Vols. Well, he committed, but we’ll have to see if he ends up in Knoxville, as he could be drafted at a position that sends him to professional baseball this year. We’ll see.
