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Update on Tennessee baseball coaching search, who will serve as Vols' interim
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Tennessee will begin a national search to replace Tony Vitello as the Vols' head coach.
Tennessee vice chancellor and director of athletics Danny White met with media on Wednesday following Vitello being hired by San Francisco in MLB.
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White announced pitching coach Frank Anderson will serve as Tennessee's interim head coach, while associate head coach and recruiting coordinator Josh Elander is a candidate for the Vols' vacant head coach position.
White also released a statement Wednesday congratulating Vitello's success at Tennessee.
"Congratulations to Tony on this incredible opportunity to lead the San Francisco Giants," he said . "We wish him the best as he embarks on this new chapter in his career and thank him for everything he has done to transform Tennessee baseball into a championship program."
Vitello served as the Vols' head coach from 2018-25. He went to Tennessee from Arkansas. Vitello was an assistant coach at Arkansas, TCU and Missouri.
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