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Sunday's Tennessee Football Briefing (4/28/13)

Happy Birthday - April 28: Track's Quinn, Rainey

On April 28, we send Happy Birthday wishes to track & field team members Kyle Quinn and Jake Rainey.

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Saturday's Tennessee Football Briefing (4/27/13)

The Vols continued to be in the limelight at the NFL Draft as two more UT products were selected on Day 2 of the draft. Justin Hunter Was Drafted By Titans and Dallas Thomas Was Selected By The Dolphins In NFL Draft.

Day 3 gets underway at 12 Noon. Follow along with our 2013 Tennessee NFL Draft Central.

Here are the latest stories on the Vols' draft picks.

- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Titans trade up to draft Vols' Justin Hunter
- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Miami takes Vols' Thomas in round 3

Here are some other stories on the current Vols:

Happy Birthday - April 27: Kylie Bono, Bridgette Gordon

On April 27, we send Happy Birthday wishes to senior soccer midfielder Kylie Bono and Women's Basketball Hall of Famer and Lady Vols Hall of Fame member  Bridgette Gordon.


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Vols in the Pros Updates (4/22-25)

There were 18 former Vols that got on the field this week professional baseball, including Andrew Simunic, who is now playing Triple-A ball for the Oklahoma City RedHawks. See how he and the other 17 VFLs performed in today's Vols in the Pros Update.  


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J.P. Arencibia - Toronto Blue Jays

April 22: 1-for-3, 1 BB, 1 K

April 23: 0-for-2, 2 K

April 24: 3-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 K

April 25: 1-for-4, 2 K

Season: .267, 22 G, 10 R, 23 H, 6 2B, 8 HR, 15 RBIs

VIDEO: Arencibia makes a great effort to tag a runner out at the plate. 

VIDEO: Arencibia's home run vs the Orioles plus three other Blue Jay homers. 

VIDEO: Arencibia talking about his hopes of making the All-Star game. 


Juilo Borbon - Chicago Cubs

April 22: 0-for-0, 1 BB

April 23: 1-for-1, 1 R, 1 SB

April 24: 1-for-3, 2B

April 25: 0-for-1, 1 K

Season: .429, 7 G, 2 R, 3 H, 1 2B, 1 BB, 1 SO, 1 SB


R.A. Dickey - Toronto Blue Jays

April 23: L, 6.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 5 BB, 4 K

Season: 2-3, 4.66 ERA, 5 G, 29.0 IP, 28 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 14 BB, 24 K

VIDEO: Dickey's start against the Orioles.


Chase Headley - San Diego Padres

April 22: 1-for-4, 1 K

April 23: 0-for-3, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K

April 24: 0-for-4

Season: .160, 3 R, 4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 4 BB, 7 K, 1/1 SB


Todd Helton - Colorado Rockies

[Did not play]

Season: .268, 13 G, 4 R, 11 H, 3 2B, 1 HR, 10 RBIs, 4 BB, 6 K


Luke Hochevar - Kansas City Royals

[Did not play]

Season: 0-0, 1.69 ERA, 4 G, 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 5 K


TRIPLE-A


Yan Gomes - Columbus Clippers (Indians)

April 25: 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Season: .235, 5 G, 2 R, 4 H, 2 2B, 2 RBIs, 3 BB, 3 K


Deunte Heath - Charlotte Knights (White Sox)

April 25: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K

Season: 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 G, 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 4 BB, 8 K


Andrew Simunic - Oklahoma City RedHawks (Astros)

April 25: 3-for-7, 2 RBIs, 2 K

Season: .389, 4 G, 2 R, 7 H, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 3 K


DOUBLE-A


Kentrail Davis - Huntsville Stars (Brewers)

April 22: 0-for-2, 1 R, 2 BB, 1 K

April 23: 0-for-3

April 24: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB

April 25: 3-for-5, 2B, HR, 2 R, 4 RBIs, 1 K

Season: .275, 21 G, 14 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 12 RBIs, 12 BB, 20 K, 4/5 SB


Blake Forsythe - Binghampton Mets (Mets)

April 22: 0-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K

April 23: 2-for-4, 2B, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K

Season: .345, 9 G, 4 R, 10 H, 4 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 7 RBIs, 5 BB, 10 K


Stephen McCray - Birmingham Barons (White Sox)

April 24: W, 6.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 3 BB, 6 K

Season: 3-1, 2.57 ERA, 4 G, 21.0 IP, 16 H, 6 R, 7 BB, 13 K


A-ADVANCED


Matt Duffy - Lancaster JetHawks (Astros)

April 24: 3-for-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

April 25: 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Season: .357, 15 G, 14 R, 20 H, 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 HRs, 17 RBIs, 7 BB, 10 K


Cody Hawn - Brevard County Manatees (Brewers)

April 22: 1-for-4, 1 K

April 23: 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K

April 25: 1-for-4

Season: .250, 15 G, 7 R, 15 H, 2 2B, 2 HR, 7 RBIs


Nick Hernandez - Clearwater Threshers (Phillies)

April 24: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 7 R, 4 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Season: 2-0, 3.60 ERA, 4 G, 20.0 IP, 17 H, 11 R, 8 ER, 7 BB, 22 K


Khayyan Norfork - Potomac Nationals (Nationals)

April 22: 0-for-3, 1 K

April 23: 0-for-3

April 24: 0-for-2

Season: .156, 13 G, 3 R, 7 H, 3 2B, 5 RBIs, 3/3 SB


Charley Thurber - St. Lucie Mets (Mets)

April 22: 1-for-3, 2B, 1 R

April 23: 0-for-4, 1 K

April 25: 0-for-4

Season: .200, 15 G, 8 R, 11 H, 4 2B, 4 RBIs


SINGLE-A


Steven Gruver - Cedar Rapids Kernels (Twins)

[Did not play]

Season: 1-0, 0.64 ERA, 4 G, 1 SV, 14.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 16 K


Will Locante - South Bend Silver Hawks (Diamondbacks)

April 22: L, 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K

April 25: 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 3 K

Season: 0-1, 0.00 ERA, 5 G, 6.2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 5 BB, 6 K


Matt Ramsey - Bowling Green Hot Rods (Rays)

April 22: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K

April 25: SV, 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K

Season: 0-0, 1 SV, 0.00 ERA, 3 G, 3.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K


Drew Steckenrider - Greensboro Grasshoppers (Marlins)

April 23: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Season: 1-1, 6.14 ERA, 4 G, 14.2 IP, 14 H, 14 R, 10 ER, 9 BB, 20 K

Butch Jones Interview On The Huge Show

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Vols head coach Butch Jones took part in a lengthy interview in his homestate of Michigan on Thursday. Jones talked about coming to Tennessee and his path to Knoxville along with his recruitment of No. 1 NFL Draft selection Eric Fisher and variety of other topics. 

Listen back to the 24-minute podcast: Butch Jones-Tennessee Football Head Coach

Friday's Tennessee Football Briefing (4/26/13)

The NFL Draft got underway on Thursday. Cordarrelle Patterson Was Selected In First Round By Vikings. Get all your draft info in 2013 Tennessee NFL Draft Central.

Here are stories on Patterson's selection and more news on other Tennessee products, who are hopeful of selected over the next two days.

- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Vols' Cordarrelle Patterson goes 29th to Vikings
- Chattanooga Times Free Press: SEC has record 12 first-round picks


Also, the No. 1 overall pick Eric Fisher, was recruited at signed at Central Michigan by Vols' head coach Butch Jones and offensive line coach Don Mahoney. Read about how Jones found Fisher, who was taken by the Kansas City Chiefs:

- Inside Tennessee: Two-star to No. 1 draft pick

Also on Thursday, the Vols hired Mike Vollmar as the new Senior Associate AD for Football Administration. Here is coverage on his addition.

- Chattanooga Times Free Press: Vollmar fills UT senior associate AD vacancy

Finally, here are a few more stories on the current 2013 Vols.

Happy Birthday - April 26: Football's James Stone

Happy Birthday to senior center James Stone on April 26. 


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Tennessee Update: T&F/XC Blog (4/25)


The No. 20 Vols and Lady Vols will be looking to continue their success at the country's most prestigious meet this week, the 119th edition of the Penn Relays. Joining the Big Orange at Franklin Field will be a slew of former standouts, including Justin Gatlin, DeeDee Trotter, Tianna Madison, Phoebe Wright and Chanelle Price, representing Team USA. Price, a native of Easton, Pa., recently discussed her current training on Rocky Top with her hometown newspaper. Also joining the Lady Vols in Philadelphia will be incoming commit and Washington Post All-Met Winter Track Athlete of the Year Felecia Majors. The multi-event talent talked about her ongoing journey to Rocky Top.

Happy Birthday - April 25: Paul Harris, Ellen Renfroe

On April 25, we send Happy Birthday wishes to junior softball pitcher Ellen Renfroe and incoming freshman wide receiver Paul Harris

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