{"id":7931,"date":"2023-06-17T14:38:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T19:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=7931"},"modified":"2023-06-17T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T19:38:22","slug":"tony-vitello-shares-what-he-learned-from-recent-tennessee-success-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/tony-vitello-shares-what-he-learned-from-recent-tennessee-success-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Vitello shares what he learned from recent Tennessee success, failure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2023 Tennessee<\/a><\/strong> baseball team took a bit of a winding and challenging road to the College World Series, but nonetheless, this group is doing what that dominant 2022 squad never could: play ball in Omaha. At his press conference ahead of the CWS trip, Volunteer head coach Tony Vitello admitted that this group has taught him the most out of the last few teams he\u2019s had. <\/p>\n

\u201cOh, taught the most. This one, hands-down,\u201d Vitello answered when asked whether the \u201921, \u201922 or \u201923 taught him the most as a head coach. \u201cIt\u2019s been interesting. You would have liked to keep climbing, keep climbing. Eventually you get to a point where you can\u2019t say we\u2019re better this year than we were last year. It\u2019s kind of trying to create a standard and uphold it.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Vols squad didn\u2019t have it easy. They faced adversity and setbacks that perhaps some of the previous Tennessee teams did not, but those challenges only made them stronger come postseason time. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis year, to follow last year\u2019s act and all the stuff that came with it, and just a lot of other mini-stories along the way, it\u2019s been a ton,\u201d said Tony Vitello. I have repeatedly said it to where anyone listening probably thinks we\u2019re whining.\u201d <\/p>\n

Vitello wants to be clear, though: this team is still loaded with excellent players and coaches. <\/p>\n

We got an unbelievable coaching staff that has stuck together and been loyal. We\u2019re blessed with talent. There\u2019s multiple guys that throw 100. It\u2019s not like we don\u2019t have the ability to get to a place like this, but the journey we took was about as zig-zaggy or curvy or windy as it can get.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vitello continued, using a popular Mexican fast food item to analogize with the 2023 baseball season. <\/p>\n

\u201cJust for our program\u2019s sake, our fans\u2019 sake, the construction with the stadium, how many kind of different little adversity stories I could tell you about this year, there\u2019s been a lot wrapped into one. It\u2019s a big old Chipotle burrito of stuff that\u2019s gone on this year. Been beneficial, though, in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite all the craziness that\u2019s happened this season, perhaps Tennessee is better for it. At least they\u2019re battle tested!<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it\u2019s helped us in the long run because I don\u2019t feel like we\u2019ve reached our full potential,\u201d Vitello added. \u201cNow, if that\u2019s the case, you better find in a hurry because there\u2019s only so many days left, even for the national champion.<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n

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