1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team

1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball
SEC Champions
College World Series, Runner-Up
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
CB	No. 2
Record	20–3 (16–1 SEC)
Head coach	S. W. Anderson (4th season);
Home stadium	Lower Hudson Field
	Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Tennessee ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	1	–	0	.941	20	–	3	–	0	.870
Alabama ‍‍‍	13	–	4	–	1	.750	17	–	5	–	1	.761
Ole Miss ‍‍‍	10	–	4	–	0	.714	15	–	4	–	0	.789
Florida ‍‍‍	9	–	7	–	0	.563	16	–	9	–	0	.640
LSU ‍‍‍	6	–	6	–	0	.500	10	–	6	–	0	.625
Auburn ‍‍‍	8	–	8	–	0	.500	14	–	11	–	0	.560
Tulane ‍‍‍	7	–	9	–	0	.438	10	–	11	–	0	.476
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	6	–	9	–	0	.400	11	–	9	–	0	.550
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍	8	–	12	–	0	.400	11	–	12	–	0	.478
Kentucky ‍‍‍	5	–	9	–	1	.367	8	–	10	–	1	.447
Georgia ‍‍‍	6	–	11	–	0	.353	12	–	13	–	0	.480
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍	0	–	13	–	1	.036	0	–	18	–	1	.026

x – Division champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 18, 1951^[1]^[2] Rankings from Coaches' Poll

The 1951 Tennessee Volunteers baseball team represented the University of Tennessee Volunteers in the 1951 NCAA baseball season. The Volunteers played their home games at Lower Hudson Field. The team was coached by S. W. Anderson in his 4th season at Tennessee.

The Volunteers finished second in the College World Series, defeated by the Oklahoma Sooners in the championship game.^[3]

Roster

1951 Tennessee Volunteers roster

Unknown

Legend
	Tennessee Volunteers win
	Tennessee Volunteers loss

1951 Tennessee Volunteers Baseball Game Log

Regular Season (16–1)

April (9–0)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SEC Record
April 4	at Georgia Tech	Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA	W 15–11	2–1	2–1
April 5	at Georgia Tech	Rose Bowl Field • Atlanta, GA	W 12–11	3–1	3–1
April 6	at Georgia	Ag. Hill • Athens, GA	W 5–4	4–1	4–1
April 11	Georgia Tech	Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN	W 2–1	5–1	5–1
April 14	Georgia	Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN	W 6–1	6–1	6–1
April 14	Georgia	Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN	W 2–1	7–1	7–1
April 18	Vanderbilt	Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN	W 17–0	8–1	8–1
April 23	Florida	Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN	W 5–3	9–1	9–1
April 24	Florida	Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN	W 3–2	10–1	10–1

May (6–0)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	SEC Record
May 1	Vanderbilt	Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN	W 20–2	11–1	11–1
May 2	Vanderbilt	Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN	W 7–6	12–1	12–1
May 4	at Kentucky	Unknown • Lexington, KY	W 8–0	13–1	13–1
May 5	at Kentucky	Unknown • Lexington, KY	W 9–2	14–1	14–1
May 11	Kentucky	Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN	W 2–1	15–1	15–1
May 12	Kentucky	Lower Hudson Field • Knoxville, TN	W 11–2	16–1	16–1

Postseason (4–2)

1951 College World Series (4–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/Stadium	Score	Overall Record	CWS Record
June 13	vs Utah	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE	L 1–7	16–2	16–1
June 14	vs Princeton	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 3–2	17–2	16–1
June 15	vs Springfield	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 2–0	18–2	16–1
June 16	vs USC	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 9–8	19–2	16–1
June 16	vs Utah	Omaha Municipal Stadium • Omaha, NE	W 5–4	20–2	16–1
June 17	vs Oklahoma	Omaha Municipal Stadium • NE	L 2–3	20–3	16–1

Schedule Source:^[4]

^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ "1951 College World Series". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ "2019 Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tennessee Baseball Media Guide Records & Honors" (PDF). University of Tennessee. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

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Venue	Waite Field (1897–1920) Lower Hudson Field (1921–1992) Lindsey Nelson Stadium (1993–present)
Rivals	Kentucky Vanderbilt
People	Head coaches
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