Tony Vitello receives four-game suspension from NCAA
University of Tennessee head baseball coach Tony Vitello has been suspended for four games.
Vitello, who was ejected in the Volunteers’ 9-2 win over Alabama Saturday night, was given a four-game suspension by the NCAA after being thrown out by third base umpire Jeffrey Macias in the first inning after Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander was hit in his pitching arm by a line drive.
It is Vitello’s second suspension in his five-year tenure as UT’s head coach. He was suspended in 2018.
He will be eligible to return April 24 when the Vols face Florida.
Tennessee pitching coach Frank Anderson was also ejected Saturday and will serve a one-game suspension Sunday as the No. 1 Vols go for a series win over the Crimson Tide.
Anderson will serve a one-game suspension and will be eligible to return Tuesday when UT hosts Bellarmine.
Hitting coach Josh Elander will serve as Tennessee’s head coach Sunday.
