The Josh Elander era will begin Friday for Tennessee baseball. He was named Tennessee's 26th baseball head coach in program history on Oct. 25, 2025.
Elander was promoted to head coach after serving as Tennessee's associate head coach and recruiting coordinator from 2022-25. He was also an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Vols from 2018-22.
No. 15 Tennessee will host Nicholls State for a three-game nonconference series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium .
First pitch on opening day Friday is slated for 4:30 p.m. EST, while Game 2 and Game 3 are scheduled for 1 p.m. EST first pitches. All contests in the nonconference series can be watched on SEC Network+.
Ahead of Game 1 on Friday, Nolan Analytics released a score prediction. Tennessee is projected to defeat Nicholls State, 7-0.
Tennessee versus Nicholls State baseball TV and series information is listed below. Tegan Kuhns (Game 1), Landon Mack (Game 2) and Evan Blanco (Game 3) are the Vols' projected starting pitchers.
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