Tony Vitello explains his ejection in Tennessee baseball vs Auburn series finale
Portrait of Mike WilsonMike Wilson
Knoxville News Sentinel
Tony Vitello thought Levi Clark went around on a check swing in the fourth inning of Tennessee baseball’s series finale against Auburn.
The Vols coach also thought Auburn’s Eric Guevara went around on a check swing in the fifth inning. Only Clark’s was called a swing and the different rulings were on Vitello’s mind as he stormed from the dugout and headed toward an ejection.
“Probably the comparison of the check swings of Levi versus — Levi won’t like hearing it, but I think he went,” Vitello said. “I think both guys went.”The Vols coach was tossed in UT’s 8-1 loss in the series finale at Lindsey Nelson Stadium as Tennessee lost its third straight series.
It was Vitello’s first ejection since March 19, 2023, against Missouri. It is the fifth in his career. He was ejected against Kentucky in his first season in 2018, against Vanderbilt in 2021, and against Alabama in 2022.
