Tennessee head baseball coach suspended for weekend series due to ‘violation in the program’

The third-ranked college shot team successful nan state has suspended its caput coach for its play bid owed to a "violation successful nan program." 

Tennessee announced nan suspension of Tony Vitello connected Friday anterior to nan commencement of a three-game bid against nan Dayton Flyers. 

Tennessee caput coach Tony Vitello reacts to a telephone during an NCAA assemblage shot ace location crippled against LSU, June 13, 2021, successful Knoxville, Tenn. The Volunteers past twelvemonth group a programme grounds for wins and won SEC regular-season and tourney titles for nan first clip since 1995.  (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

"The University and Coach Vitello are moving collaboratively pinch nan NCAA to reside a usurpation successful nan program," Tennessee athletics said successful a statement. "Coach Vitello will beryllium suspended for this weekend's series, pinch Josh Elander serving arsenic acting caput coach, and we will supply an update connected Monday." 

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Tennessee Volunteers shot coach Tony Vitello connected nan sidelines astatine Neyland Stadium during nan crippled against nan Florida Gators connected September 24, 2022, successful Knoxville, Tennessee. Tennessee won nan crippled 38-33.  (Donald Page/Getty Images)

"Coach Vitello has acknowledged his correction and accepted afloat responsibility. We admit his practice successful nan process and his dedication to do correct by nan student-athletes successful nan Tennessee shot program. NCAA bylaws prohibit further remark aliases details. The University will proceed to emphasize-to each staff-the imperative of starring pinch honesty and integrity."

The suspension is not an NCAA suspension, according to nan Knoxville News Sentinel.

While Tennessee did not spell into specifics connected nan suspension, it comes arsenic shortstop Maui Ahuna has yet to beryllium cleared to play aft transferring from Kansas past June.

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Ahuna, a first-team all-Big 12 subordinate successful 2022, has not appeared successful Tennessee’s first six games. 

Tennessee caput coach Tony Vitello, left, talks pinch pitcher Kirby Connell earlier an NCAA assemblage shot ace location crippled against Notre Dame, June 11, 2022, successful Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee suspended Vitello, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, for nan Volunteers' play bid pinch Dayton while assemblage officials, Vitello and nan NCAA grip a usurpation successful nan program.  (AP Photo/Randy Sartin.)

"I cognize professionals from different entities are moving connected it, which makes maine consciousness arsenic bully arsenic I tin and, hopefully, him arsenic bully arsenic he tin astir it," Vitello said Tuesday, according to Knox News. "People that are measurement much master than maine and a batch of group that are looking retired for nan kid’s sole interest. Hopefully, an update soon but I don’t person thing circumstantial now." 

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The Vols moved to 4-2 connected Friday, defeating Dayton 12-2 connected their location field.