After making two appearances in the SEC tournament, AJ Russell, who is still dealing with arm troubles for Tennessee baseball, will undergo another evaluation. Following Russell’s evaluation, Vols coach Tony Vitello stated that a determination will be made regarding whether or not the sophomore will be sidelined for the entire season.
There’s no need to combat the pain element based just on playing catch; we haven’t fast-forwarded there,” Vitello stated. “That is Step 1, and Step 2 would be (to) make sure he is good to go and should be throwing at all.” The pitcher is not included in the active roster for the Knoxville Regional, which saw No. 1 seed UT defeat Northern Kentucky 9-3 on Friday to open as the winner. On Saturday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPNU, the Vols (51-11) take on Indiana (33-24-1) as the No. 3 seed.