Diamond Vols Podcast: Tennessee baseball pieces together a successful weekend in Texas

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🗓️ 3 March 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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GoVols247's Ben McKee and former Vols pitcher Will Heflin react to Tennessee baseball's successful weekend in Texas on the latest Diamond Vols Podcast.

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0:00.0	Welcome in to the Diamond Balls podcast on GoVals247.com. I'm Ben McKee and I'm joined by former Tennessee pitcher. Will Heflin here on this Monday, March 2nd edition of the podcast. We are recording this late at night. So most of you are probably listening to it first thing Tuesday morning.
0:22.6	Sam Smith is listening to it as it drops if he's not already in first class for his next
0:27.6	flight, but that's a separate conversation for a separate day, a much more positive
0:33.9	podcast we have today, baseball-wisewise because not only did Tennessee win a series
0:41.7	kind of this past weekend, but did so against some pretty good competition on Saturday and
0:48.5	Sunday. So a lot to discuss here on the podcast. Will, my friend, are you doing well? I am, sir. Thank you for asking.
0:58.6	You are very welcome. I figured I'd get the pleasantries out of the way because the floor is yours
1:05.2	to apologize to UCLA baseball. For what? Saying that they were the worst team in the history of baseball and that they had no chance
1:15.3	of making it to Omaha despite being the number one ranked team in the country.
1:18.1	And you also said that Rock Chalowski was the worst shortstop prospect of all time.
1:24.4	I didn't say they wouldn't make it to Omaha.
1:26.0	I said they would make it to Omaha, but I didn't think they had't make it to Omaha. I said they would make it to Omaha,
1:33.8	but I didn't think they had the pieces to win it. And that thought hasn't changed. Are they a little bit more polished and for real than I gave them credit for? Yes, hand up. They're good.
1:42.2	Their arms, that lineup is, is, that lineup is nice.
1:47.9	They're playing at a very high level right now on March 1st, but I'm not willing to crown them or anybody else.
1:57.0	That's fair.
1:58.1	We have learned.
1:59.0	I believe you mentioned this at one point.
2:03.0	Like we've seen, I think you and I were texting about it. We've seen Tennessee teams be awesome during the non-conference and then not be as awesome during SEC play, most notably last season's team and then the 2020 team as well.
2:17.1	But let me throw this thought out to at you with that UCLA lineup.
2:22.2	I was very impressed.
2:23.1	I think the lineup is the real deal for the Bruins.
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