Diamond Vols Podcast: HAPPY OPENING DAY! Chris Burke previews Tennessee and the SEC
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🗓️ 12 February 2026
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
Opening weekend has arrived! GoVols247's Ben McKee and former Vols pitcher Will Heflin discuss all the latest news and notes pertaining to Tennessee baseball ahead of this weekend's season-opening series against Nicholls.
McKee and Heflin preview the Vols offense, discuss where Ariel Antigua could fit in and what that mean for Jay Abernathy and Chris Newstrom, discuss the development of Stone Lawless, react to the starting rotation Josh Elander named, and talk about a few of the renovations to Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
Tennessee baseball great Chris Burke joined the podcast to share his thoughts on the start of the Josh Elander era. Burke also previewed the SEC and highlighted a few of the top stories across the country as college baseball gets underway.
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| 0:30.0 | Welcome in to the Govalls 24-7 podcast. I am Ben McKee and I'm joined by Will Heflin on |
| 0:36.7 | Christian Moore days away from it being baseball time in Tennessee. |
| 0:42.8 | Also, Alrick Salari days away. |
| 0:46.8 | We are also Conridge Holloway days away. |
| 0:53.1 | Brody Lefridge |
| 0:54.5 | didn't it Brody wear |
| 0:56.1 | number one? |
| 0:58.3 | He did. |
| 0:58.6 | The guy that |
| 1:00.2 | I'm not forgetting. |
| 1:02.0 | There's just a long list, okay? |
| 1:03.5 | We've got to mention Brody Lefridge |
| 1:05.2 | and Eric Solari. |
| 1:06.7 | And then, oh, the guy that |
| 1:08.7 | has one of the biggest swings in Tennessee |
| 1:10.5 | baseball history, Drew Gilbert. |
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