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Ayres Hall, the university’s most recognized landmark, stands atop The Hill on campus.

College 1951, 1995, 2001 141 Major League Volunteers

Pipeline to the Pros

Since infielder Sammy Strang signed with Louisville in 1896, 31 Volunteer let- termen have taken part in at least one Major League season. Strang was the first to enter the Major Leagues and Chris Burke (1999- 2001) is the most recent, joining the in 2004.

Volunteers in the World Series With the conclusion of the 2004 Major League season, a total of eight Volunteers have taken part in 11 World Series.

1905 Sammy Strang (New York Giants) 1934 Tommy Bridges (Detroit) 1935 Tommy Bridges (Detroit) 1962 Ed Bailey (San Francisco) 1979 Phil Garner (Pittsburgh) 1987 Mike Smithson (Minnesota) 1989 Rick Honeycutt (Oakland) 1990 Rick Honeycutt (Oakland) 1995 Greg McMichael () 1996 Greg McMichael (Atlanta) 2000 Bubba Trammell ()

All-Star Volunteers Former Vols (L-R) Chris Burke, Phil Garner and Todd Helton get together for a photo at Houston’s in 2004. Garner managed the Astros to a berth in the 2004 Championship Series, while Burke made his MLB debut with With the conclusion of the 2004 Major the franchise on July 4, 2004. Helton starred for the Colorado Rockies and was named to his fifth consecutive NL All-Star team. League season, a total of four Volunteers have been named to 15 Major League All- Star squads. Todd Helton has earned a spot on the Former Vols in the Major Leagues National League All-Star Team for each of in 2004 the last five seasons. Player, Pos. Team Chris Burke, 2B Houston Astros 1956 Ed Bailey (Cincinnati) R.A. Dickey, RHP Texas Rangers 1957 Ed Bailey (Cincinnati) Mike DiFelice, C Kansas City/Detroit 1960 Ed Bailey (Cincinnati) Phil Garner, Mgr. Houston Astros Todd Helton, 1B Colorado Rockies 1961 Ed Bailey (San Francisco) Luke Hudson, RHP 1963 Ed Bailey (San Francisco) Mike Lincoln, RHP St. Louis Cardinals 1976 Phil Garner (Oakland) Augie Ojeda, INF Minnesota 1980 Phil Garner (Pittsburgh) Joe Randa, 3B Kansas City Royals Rick Honeycutt (Seattle) 1981 Phil Garner (Pittsburgh) 1983 Rick Honeycutt (Texas) 2000 Todd Helton (Colorado) 2001 Todd Helton (Colorado) 2002 Todd Helton (Colorado) 2003 Todd Helton (Colorado) 2004 Todd Helton (Colorado) Five-time All-Star Ed Bailey played 14 years in the Major Leagues from 1953-66.

Vols Drafted in the First Round Player Year Franchise Chris Burke 2001 Houston Wyatt Allen 2001 Chicago (AL) R.A. Dickey 1996 Texas Todd Helton 1995 Colorado Alan Cockrell 1984 San Francisco Sam Ewing 1971 Chicago (AL) Phil Garner 1971 Oakland *Sam Ewing 1970 Montreal *Did not sign Greg McMichael pitched on two World Series teams with the in 1995 and 1996.

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Tennessee Baseball

The Pride Of Tennessee Baseball  Three College World Series Appearances (1951, 1995, 2001)  Three NCAA District and Regional Titles  Three Southeastern Conference Titles  Nine NCAA Regional Appearances  23 All-Americas  Four Academic All-Americas  Three SEC Players of the Year  Two Olympians  66 All-SEC selections  Two Golden Spikes Award finalists  Six Team USA members  Two NCAA Regional MVPs  Two 50-win seasons The 1994 season marked Tennessee’s first conference title since 1951. The Vols also captured their second of three  Eight 40-win seasons straight SEC Eastern Division Tournament titles.  1995 National Coach of the Year (Rod Delmonico)  1995 National Player of the Year (Todd Helton)  1994 National Freshman of the Year (R.A. Dickey)  1951 College World Series MVP (Sid Hatfield)  Eight first round draft picks  10 SEC Tournament appear- ances  Three SEC Coaches of the Year  Six SEC Tournament MVPs  Four College World Series All- Tournament Team Coach Rod Delmonico has built Tennessee into one of the nation’s premier programs in 15 seasons. members Tennessee’s trophy case has grown tremendously since the arrival of Rod Delmonico in Baseball America’s National Coach of the Year in 1990. The Vols have made eight NCAA Regional appearances, three College World Series  Two NCAA 1995, Delmonico has averaged more than 39 wins per Regional Tournament trips, won two SEC titles and three SEC Eastern Division Tournament titles. year. MVPs

College World Series 1951, 1995, 2001 143 Volunteers Athletics University of Tennessee

National Powers Mission Statement The mission of the University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee has gar- Men's and Women's Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is to provide opportu- nered 18 national championships all-time. nities for participation in intercollegiate athlet- Six have come in football and women’s ics in an environment that encourages the basketball, while outdoor track & field has achievement of athletic excellence and good three and indoor track & field, cross coun- sportsmanship. We are committed to maintain- try and swimming & diving have one each. ing a proper balance between participation in athletics and the educational and social life All-Time National Championships common to all students. Within this environ- ment we seek to enhance opportunities for intercollegiate athletic competition, foster pur- Football (6) suit of academic excellence, support and 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998 encourage the achievement of individual and team championship performance, and to be a Cross Country - Men’s (1) source of pride for the University's students, 1972 alumni/ae and supporters. The University of Tennessee Departments Swimming & Diving - Men’s (1) of Intercollegiate Athletics conduct programs 1978 consistent with both the letter and spirit of the policies and regulations set forth by the National Collegiate Athletics Association Indoor Track & Field - Men’s (1) (NCAA), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), 2002 and the University of Tennessee. The mission of the Departments is and shall always remain Outdoor Track & Field - Men’s (3) compatible with the mission of the University. 1974, 1991, 2001

Basketball - Women’s (6) 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998

All-Time National Men’s Coaches of the Year

Rod Delmonico (Baseball) 1995 (Baseball America) Jerry Green (Basketball) 2000 (CBS Sportsline.com) Stan Huntsman (Cross Country) 1972 (USTCA) Phillip Fulmer (Football) 1998 (AFCA, FWAA, Maxwell, The Sporting News) Bowden Wyatt (Football) 1956 (AFCA) Bill Webb (Indoor Track) 2002 (USTCA) Stan Huntsman (Indoor Track) 1981, 1982 (USTCA) Bill Webb (Outdoor Track) 2001 (USTCA) Doug Brown (Outdoor Track) 1991 (USTCA) Stan Huntsman (Outdoor Track) 1974, 1976, 1983 (USTCA) Mike DePalmer Sr. (Tennis) 1990 (ITCA)

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SEC Prominence SEC Men’s Championship Totals (Through 2003-04 season) Tennessee ...... 110 Tennessee has claimed 110 SEC Men’s ...... 84 Championship team titles, the most of any LSU...... 77 league school. Georgia ...... 68 Alabama ...... 54 All-Time SEC Championships Kentucky...... 50 Auburn ...... 48 Arkansas ...... 40 Baseball (3) Mississippi State ...... 28 ‘51, ‘94, ‘95 Mississippi ...... 16 Vanderbilt ...... 6 Basketball - Men’s (8) South Carolina ...... 3 ‘36, ‘41, ‘43, ‘67, ‘72 (co), ‘77 (co), ‘82 (co), ‘00 (co)

Cross Country - Men’s (25) ‘50, ‘51, ‘52, ‘53, ‘57, ‘64, ‘66, ‘67, ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, ‘72, ‘73, ‘75, ‘76, ‘77, ‘78, ‘79, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘90, ‘91

Football (13) ‘39, ‘40, ‘41, ‘47 (co), ‘52 (co), ‘57, ‘68, ‘70, ‘86, ‘90 (co), ‘91, ‘97, ‘98

Golf - Men’s (2) ‘80, ‘90

Indoor Track & Field (18) ‘64, ‘65, ‘66, ‘67, ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘73, ‘74, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘91, ‘96

Outdoor Track & Field (24) ‘64, ‘65, ‘66, ‘67, ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘74, ‘75, ‘76, ‘77, ‘78, ‘81, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85, ‘86, ‘91, ‘01, ‘02

Swimming & Diving - Men’s (10) ‘69, ‘72, ‘73, ‘74, ‘75, ‘76, ‘77, ‘78, ‘89, ‘96

Tennis - Men’s (7) ‘51 (co), ‘66, ‘70, ‘80, ‘86, ‘90, ‘00 (co)

SEC Male Athletes of the Year

Larry Seivers (Football) 1977

Todd Helton (Baseball) 1995 Tennessee Men’s SEC Coaches of the Year (Through 2002-03 season) Peyton Manning (Football) 1997 Rod Delmonico (Baseball) ...... 1994, ‘95 Phillip Fulmer (Football) ...... 1998 S.W. Anderson (Baseball) ...... 1951 Mike Malarkey (Golf) ...... 1980, ‘90 Ray Mears (Basketball) ...... 1967, ‘77 Stan Huntsman (Indoor Track)...... 1981 SEC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year Don DeVoe (Basketball) ...... 1979, ‘81, ‘82 Bill Webb (Indoor Track) ...... 1996, ‘02 Jerry Green (Basketball) ...... 1998 Doug Brown (Outdoor Track) ...... 1990, ‘91 Doug Brown (Cross Country)...... 1989, ‘90, ‘94 Bill Webb (Outdoor Track) ...... 2001 Lang Wiseman (Basketball) Dave Parrington (Diving)...... 1994, ‘96, ‘98, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01 John Trembley (Swimming) ...... 1994, 95, ‘96, ‘01 1993 Robert Neyland (Football)...... 1936, ‘38, ‘50, ‘51 Tommy Bartlett (Tennis) ...... 1966 John Barnhill (Football)...... 1944 John Newman (Tennis) ...... 1980 Bowden Wyatt (Football)...... 1956 Mike DePalmer Sr. (Tennis)...... 1986, ‘90 Doug Dickey (Football) ...... 1965, ‘67 Michael Fancutt (Tennis) ...... 1998 Johnny Majors (Football)...... 1985

College World Series 1951, 1995, 2001 145 Tennessee Baseball Hall of Fame University of Tennessee

Tennessee’s All-Time Best TENNESSEE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME Each year since 1993, the University of Tennessee baseball program has held a Leadoff Banquet prior to the start of the season. During that time, such baseball luminaries as Tommy Lasorda, George Steinbrenner, Tony Perez, Tommy John, Ron Fraser and Phil Garner have been guest speakers. Every year since its inception, the Leadoff Banquet has grown in size and prestige. In addition to hearing an excep- B.B. Hopkins Phil Garner Rick Honeycutt Coach Bill Wright tional speaker, fans and supporters of the 1995 1995 1996 1996 Volunteers baseball program get to meet the members of the baseball team via video introductions. The event takes place in late January or early February, depending on the opening of the season. Former Guest Speakers 1993 - Ron Fraser Former Univ. of Miami Head Coach 1994 - Tommy Lasorda Former Mgr. Jimmy Lee Sam Ewing Joe O’Brien Condredge Holloway 1995 - Phil Garner 1997 1998 1999 2000 Mgr. /UT Player 1996 - George Steinbrenner Owner 1997 - Tommy Lasorda Former Mgr. Los Angeles Dodgers 1998 - Rick Honeycutt Former Major Leaguer/UT Player 1999 - Brett Butler Former Major Leaguer 2000 - Jim Lefebvre Former Major Leaguer Steve Searcy Ed Bailey Alan Cockrell Tommy Bridges 2001 - Tony Perez 2001 2002 2003 2004 Former Major Leaguer 2002 - Tommy John Former Major Leaguer 2003 - Harold Reynolds Former Major Leaguer 2004 - Buck O’Neil Former Negro Leaguer 2005 - Major Leaguer (Atlanta Braves) Hall of Fame Members Greg McMichael A key part of the Leadoff Banquet is the Mike Smithson 2004 2005 induction of a former University of Tennessee athlete in the Volunteer Baseball Hall of Fame. Begun in 1995 with the enshrinement of B.B. Hopkins and Phil Garner, a total of 14 Vols have taken their place among Tennessee’s elite baseball players. 1995 B.B. Hopkins 1951-53 Phil Garner 1968-70 Condredge Holloway (left) and Phil Garner (right) are two of 1996 Rick Honeycutt 1973-76 six former baseball Volunteers in the Tennessee Sports Hall of Coach Bill Wright 1963-81 Fame in Nashville, Tenn. Garner, who was inducted in 2002, is 1997 Jimmy Lee 1968-70 the latest Tennessee baseball player to be in the Hall of Fame. Listed below are people with Tennessee baseball ties in the 1998 Sam Ewing 1968-70 TSHF. 1999 Joe O’Brien 1971-73 2000 Condredge Holloway 1973-75 Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame 2001 Steve Searcy 1983-85 1971 -- Tommy Bridges, P 2002 Ed Bailey 1948 1981 -- Ed Bailey, C 2003 Alan Cockrell 1983-84 1993 -- Condredge Holloway, SS 2004 Tommy Bridges 1927-29 1996 -- Bill Wright, Coach Mike Smithson 1975-76 Former Negro Leaguer and Baseball Hall of Famer Buck 1998 -- Jack Reynolds, OF O’Neil was the guest speaker at the Tennessee Baseball 2002 -- Phil Garner, INF 2005 Greg McMichael 1986-88 Leadoff Banquet in 2004.

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The Winning Edge

FOOTBALL World-Class Facilities Tennessee boasts some of the top athletic Capacity: 104,079 facilities in the nation. Renovations and additions continue today with the two-year expansion of Lindsey Nelson Stadium, a Neyland-Thompson Sports Center expan- sion set for completion early in 2005, and a brand new state-of-the-art swimming facil- ity also in the works.

BASKETBALL Thompson-Boling Arena Capacity: 24,535

SWIMMING & DIVING Student Aquatic Center Capacity: 2,000

TRACK & FIELD Tom Black Track Capacity: 7,500

TENNIS Varsity Tennis Courts Capacity: 2,000

GOLF Access to Knoxville area golf courses

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING Percy Strength Facility 12,000 square feet

College World Series 1951, 1995, 2001 147 The University of Tennessee University of Tennessee

Leading the Way he University of Tennessee includes the main Tcampus at Knoxville, the Health Science Center at Memphis, the Space Institute at Tullahoma, and the UT is a land-grant university, historically com- statewide institutes of agriculture and public service. mitted to offering practical education. It is the UT is the state's oldest and largest public universi- only public institution in Tennessee to hold the ty and one of the leading institutions of higher learn- Carnegie Foundation's "doctoral/ research-exten- ing in the United States. sive" classification, which places it among the The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and nation's best universities. professional studies, conducts a vigorous research program, and shares expertise and resources with Tennessee communities, the state, and the nation through its programs of public service. Did You Know? UT offers the largest concentration of doctoral programs in Tennessee and is the only university Š UT geologist Dr. Harry "Hap" McSween was that offers courses in disciplines such as architec- named a fellow of the American Academy of ture, dentistry, and veterinary medicine. Arts and Sciences in May. He worked on Students come from every county in Tennessee, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover mission in every state in the nation, and more than 100 other 2003. He was a science team member of the nations. Mars Pathfinder, Mars Global Surveyor, and At Knoxville, several new developments are points of pride. One of the most Mars Odyssey missions. He also was featured visible is the new Black Cultural Center. This facility not only draws together African-American students and fac- recently in the New York Times. ulty, but also sends a positive message that UT values and appreciates diversity. In the planning stages is the new Howard Baker Center for Public Policy. Among the important areas this center Š Several new initiatives enhance UT's involve- will explore are: ment with the community and state. In recent Š the role of the media in the political process, months, UT kicked off a Tennessee Š the structure of the American electoral system, Appalachian Higher Education Center to help Š and the importance of public involvement in gov- youths from poor counties go to college, a erning. summer reading and writing program for UT has received a $6 million federal grant to help Knoxville-area second and third graders, and establish the center in honor of Baker, a 1949 UT an Infant Developmental Research Center to graduate and U.S. ambassador to Japan. The univer- study developmental disorders in babies. sity will raise money for an endowment and for space on campus to house the center. The center will Š Tennessee alumni are chief executive officers include Senator Baker's papers, which he already in more than 50 major corporations and has given to the university. There will also be a emerging companies. Howard Baker chair in public policy, to be filled by a prominent scholar who will provide intellectual Š The UT Health Science Center College of leadership. Medicine's division of rheumatology is the Probably UT's greatest strength is its ties to the first rheumatology unit in the United States to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, recently have two Specialized Centers of Research enhanced when UT-Battelle began management of grants in one division at the same time. the lab. Funding for studies in scleroderma (a progres- Early in 2000, the university took the next log- sive disease of the skin and internal organs ical step in its longstanding relationship with the national lab and entered a part- involving collagen tissue), rheumatoid arthri- nership with Battelle Memorial Institute to manage ORNL for the U. S. Department of Energy. tis, and a new Center of Excellence for This has put UT at the heart of several very significant developments such as the Spallation Neutron Source. This Diseases of Connective Tissue will total $17 new project will be the most advanced neutron-beam facility in the world when it goes on line in summer 2006. The million over the next five years. renovation of ORNL's High Flux Isotope Reactor also helps put UT in the forefront of neutron-science research. The synergy with UT-Battelle enhances UT's involvement in research in computational science and in the physi- Š The university is a partner in an international cal, biological, materials, and environmental sciences. research project that could lead to a low-cost UT is one of the first major universities in the coun- way to transmit high-quality video on the try to have campus-wide wireless Internet access. The Internet. UT, the University of California- university has about 1,000 receiver-transmitter sta- Berkeley, and the Netherlands' national com- tions throughout the main campus and the agricultur- puter network are working to reduce the cost al campus that make possible this wireless computer of using the high-quality MotionJPEG video access no matter where or when faculty or students format to stream live TV broadcasts on the need it. This has been paid for largely by the student Internet. technology fee. Another point of pride is the performance of UT's Š UT's predecessor, Blount College, was found- new research centers of excellence. In their first year ed in Knoxville in 1794, two years before of existence, they attracted more outside funding Tennessee became a state. In 1828, the than was expected in two years. There are nine cen- renamed East Tennessee College moved to its ters located at Knoxville and at the UT Health current location on The Hill. In 1840, the Science Center in Memphis, exploring such timely school became East Tennessee University and topics as food safety and diseases of connective tis- in 1879, the University of Tennessee. sues. The campus libraries house 2.4 million volumes Š UT has more than 250,000 living alumni. They and are ranked 39th among the more than 110 are members of the UT National Alumni research libraries in the U.S. The main library, Association, which provides scholarships to Hodges, has more than 300 graduate student carrels, 200 faculty deserving students and awards to outstanding study rooms, and study space for more than 2,000 people. The Hoskins Library is a repository of pri- faculty. mary source materials, including three presidential collections (Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, and Andrew Johnson). It also will house the planned Howard Baker Center.

148 Seven NCAA Appearances in the Delmonico Era 2005 Volunteers Baseball Knoxville, Tennessee

Š Knoxville is situated at the crossroads of three Gateway to the Smokies major interstates, I-75, I-40 and I-81, in the center of the eastern region of Tennessee and is located within a day's drive of half the nation's population. noxville, Tennessee thrives as a scenic city on the edge of the Tennessee Š Knoxville's city population is nearly 175,000 KRiver, only minutes from the Great with a metropolitan area population of 687,249, Smoky Mountains National Park. The city is sur- which includes Knox, Anderson, Blount, Loudon, rounded by three national parks, several parks, Sevier and Union counties. numerous lakes and 25 golf courses. There is plenty to experience in the magnifi- Š Knoxville is located in a temperate climate zone cent Great Smoky Mountains, the most visited with the annual average temperature of 58 degrees. National Park in the nation, as well as The average July temperature is 77 degrees and the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park and Big average January temperature is 36 degrees. South Fork National River and Recreation Area. All three national parks provide numerous out- Š Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport serves the door activities from which to choose. East Tennessee region with more than 120 flights The shimmering Great Lakes of the South pro- daily. Airlines include: American/American vide accessible sports and recreational opportu- Eagle, Comair, Continental Express, Delta/The nities. Due to Knoxville’s convenient location, Delta Connection, Northwest Airlines/Northwest Airlink, Trans World visitors can easily spend a day in the mountains Express, United Express Airlines and US Airways Express. or raft a whitewater river and still enjoy an evening on the town. Š Annual events in Knoxville include the Martin Knoxville’s area golf courses offer challenging Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration, the Dogwood and beginning golf, beautiful tree-lined fairways Arts Festival, the American Indian Celebration and gorgeous views of the mountains and sur- Powwow, Sundown in the City Concert Series, rounding countryside. KUUMBA Festival, Festival on the Fourth, The city also offers excellent art and culture Boomsday Fireworks Celebration, Tennessee Valley museums, the performing arts, a world- Fair, Greekfest, RiverLights Boat Parade, Fantasy of renowned zoo, historical sites, shopping and fes- Trees and Christmas in the City. tivals to experience. Those interested in history will find Knoxville rich with opportunities, from Š Knoxville/Knox County has 5,596 acres of park the seven homes of the Civil War and the First and recreation space, including 27 recreation cen- Frontier to historical museums. Plus, the Historic ters, six senior citizen centers, 144 playgrounds and Old City District includes many choices for din- parks, 103 tennis courts, five public golf courses ing, shopping and nightlife. (plus 20 public golf courses within a one-hour A wealth of entertainment and educational drive of Knox County) and 14 greenways and opportunities are waiting to be discovered at walking trails. Volunteer Landing, a one-mile paved riverwalk along the Tennessee River in downtown Š The nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Knoxville. Visitors can hoop it up at the nation’s Park is the country's most visited national park only Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, experi- with nearly 10 million visitors annually. Knoxvillians and ence nature and technology at the Gateway visitors alike enjoy the beauty and leisure activities that can be found there and at the numer- Regional Visitor Center, tour fascinating historic ous parks, lakes and resorts which dot the area. sites including Blount Mansion and James White Fort, enjoy water sports at Volunteer Landing Š The Places Rated Almanac recently ranked the Knoxville metro area as the "best place to live in the U.S. among Marina, see the countryside aboard the Three cities with less than one million population." Rivers Rambler train and take a relaxing cruise aboard the Star of Knoxville Riverboat. DID YOU KNOW? Š At a small store on Market Square, a Knoxville Knoxville Facts & Figures record merchant helped launch the most famous career Time Zone ...... Eastern in musical history. Sam Morrison of Bell Sales Population...... 173,890 Company chose to promote Elvis Presley’s “That’s Metropolitan Population...... 687,249 All Right, Mama” by playing it on loudspeakers to the City Square Miles...... 99.4 public on the square. He was astonished to sell Knox County Square Miles...... 526 copies by the hundreds to people of all ages, includ- Monthly Precipitation ...... 4.0 inches ing two copies to an RCA talent scout in the area Altitude...... 936 feet searching for local country music talent. The scout sent a copy of the record to his boss in New York. Several months later, RCA bought Elvis’ contract Knoxville Annual Events from Sun Studios in Memphis. January ...... Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events February ...... Dogwood Arts Festival Š Tennessee got its nickname “The Volunteer March ...... Women’s Expo State” because it was the first to fill its quota of sol- April ...... Dogwood Arts Festival dier volunteers during the War of 1812. The title May...... Indian Powwow, Jubilee Int’l Festival was reinforced during the Mexican War when June...... Hot Summer Nights Concert Series Congress asked for a contingent of 2,800 men and July...... Fourth of July Pops Concert 30,000 showed up. August ...... ArtFest September ....Boomsday, Tennessee Valley Fair Š The 13-foot bronze statue of Alex Haley is thought to be the largest bronze statue of October ...... “Boo!” at the Zoo an African American in the country. Located in Haley Heritage Square inside Morningside Park, the statue of the November ...... Craft Guild Fall Show Pulitzer-prizing winning author of “Roots” proudly faces the Smoky Mountains Haley loved so much. December ...... Christmas in the City

Information courtesy of Knoxville Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.knoxville.org)

College World Series 1951, 1995, 2001 149 Academic Support University of Tennessee

Thornton Center Dr. Ruth Darling Associate Provost A total of 127 University of Tennessee Director of Thornton Athletics student-athletes earned a spot on the Student Life Center Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll during 2003-04. Dr. Ruth Darling was named Baseball SEC Academic Honor Roll Associate Provost and Director of the Members Under Rod Delmonico Thornton Athletics Student Life Center in February 2001. She over- Year Name GPA sees the academic support programs 1990 Clark Rose...... 3.61 Mark Tranbarger ...... 3.12 for University of Tennessee student-athletes. 1991 Mark Tranbarger ...... 3.03 Additionally, Darling has been appointed by the 1992 Phil Dannunzio ...... 3.17 Southeastern Conference to serve as its representative on the Jeff Foster ...... 3.42 Chris Kelley ...... 3.06 NCAA Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet. Richard King...... 3.16 Prior to her current post, she served as Director of Student The Thornton Athletics Student Life Center, under the direc- 1993 Jeff Foster ...... 3.31 Affairs and Advising Services in the College of Arts and tion of the Provost, provides Tennessee student-athletes with Adam Priest...... 3.89 Sciences. There she directed the programs, faculty advisors the nation’s best academic support. 1994 Brad Greene ...... 3.25 Adam Priest...... 3.87 and staff of the College's Advising Services, a centralized Geoff Rosenbaum ...... 3.38 advising center for more than 6,000 undecided and pre-professional students. Adam Swallows ...... 3.41 Darling worked extensively with curriculum and academic policy development, new student orientations and in 1995 Bryce Christensen...... 3.00 areas relative to student retention, undergraduate learning and student persistence to graduation. R.A. Dickey ...... 3.13 Brad Greene ...... 3.24 While serving as director in the College of Arts and Sciences, Darling was active on college and university task 1996 Justin Altmann ...... 3.25 forces and committees such as the Undergraduate Student Experience Task Force and Undergraduate Student Travis Copley ...... 3.41 Retention. She served on the University Advising Committee and the General Education Committee of the R.A. Dickey ...... 3.29 Undergraduate Council, the Exempt Staff Council, the Commission for Women, and the Academic Integrity Ryan Meyers ...... 3.39 1997 Shay Coker ...... 3.05 Committee of the Athletic Department. Darling has received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Academic Travis Copley ...... 3.25 Advising and the Mortar Board Citation for Service to the University of Tennessee. In addition, she was nominated 1997 Jeff Pickler ...... 3.70 for induction into Phi Kappa Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa Society (university leadership) and selected to attend the 1998 Travis Copley ...... 3.33 University of Tennessee Leadership Institute. Darling also has received several national awards in the field of aca- Jason Evans...... 3.05 Eduardo Figueroa ...... 3.20 demic advising and serves as vice president of the National Academic Advising Association. Jeff Pickler ...... 3.70 Darling holds a bachelor’s degree from Westminster Choir College (1975) in Princeton, N.J., and earned master’s 1999 Hal Bibee Jr...... 3.61 (1977) and doctoral (1999) degrees from the University of Tennessee. Justin Parker ...... 3.03 Donnie Ross ...... 3.00 She and her husband, Mike Capps, have a son, Jonathan, who attends Centre College in Danville, Ky. 2000 Hal Bibee Jr...... 3.39 Chris Burke...... 3.01 Kurt Scott ...... 3.32 2001 Hal Bibee Jr...... 3.13 ACADEMIC SUPPORT STAFF Chris Burke...... 3.02 Ryan Case ...... 3.27 Ryan Moffett...... 3.32 2002 Hal Bibee Jr...... 3.00 Brandon Hopkins ...... 3.01 Ryan Moffett...... 3.22 2003 Jordan Czarniecki ...... 3.22 Patrick Hicklen ...... 3.08 Dusty Johnson...... 3.79 2004 Joey Andrews ...... 3.68 Trey Bridges ...... 3.27 Brian Cleveland ...... 3.15 Nick Crowe...... 3.07 FERNANDEZ WEST KERRY HOWLAND DR. EARL SCHLIESMAN DAVE HAASE LOIS PRISLOVSKY Scot Drucker ...... 3.38 Rob Fitzgerald...... 3.57 Associate Director Asst. Dir./Lady Vols Compliance CHAMPS/Life Skills Special Needs Program Patrick Hicklen ...... 3.50 Tennis, Basketball, Softball Luke Hochevar ...... 3.16 Dusty Johnson...... 4.00 Todd Martin ...... 3.29 Beau Massey...... 3.28 Ben Riley ...... 3.00 Derek Tharpe ...... 3.14 Thornton Center Mission Statement

The University of Tennessee and its GEORGIA CAVER DAN CARLSON SUSAN RATLIFF KAY SHANAHAN LAUREN MACKEY Athletics Departments are committed to Writing Consultant Football Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Track, Tennis Lady Vols Swimming & the academic success of each student-ath- Swimming Diving, Rowing, Golf lete. The mission of the Thornton Center is to provide the academic support, the educa- tional programs, and the learning environ- ment in which all student-athletes have the opportunity to achieve their academic and personal goals. The Center also will encourage the student-athletes’ participa- tion in the many enriching opportunities JORA ODOM RHONDA GREEN JEANNE BEAN ERIKA HOWARD available at the University of Tennessee Lady Vols Rowing, Soccer, Administrative Administration Administration and in the surrounding community. Track Assistant

150 Seven NCAA Appearances in the Delmonico Era 2005 Volunteers Baseball Traveling with the Vols

Coast to Coast Vols travel to Havana, Cuba in The Tennessee baseball program has enjoyed making at least one trip a season away from the Smoky Mountains. Under head coach Rod Delmonico, the Vols have traveled to such various December 2002 sites as Havana, Cuba; Hilo, Hawaii; Orlando, Fla.; Miami, Fla.; Seattle, Wash.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Long Beach, Calif.; and Fullerton, Calif. The Volunteers have also played in numerous professional ballparks: The H.H.H. Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn., home of the The Disney Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla., home of the Atlanta Braves. Riley Park in Charleston, S.C., home of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays -A club. Osceola County Stadium in Orlando, Fla., home of the Kissimmee Cobras, Single-A club of the Houston Astros. HoHoKam Park in Mesa, Ariz., spring training home of the . Smokies Park in Sevierville, Tenn., home of the Tennessee Smokies, Double-A club of the St. Upper left: Vols tour a cigar Louis Cardinals. factory in Havana. Upper right: Vols attend pro- Hoover-Metropolitian Stadium in fessional Cuban baseball game. Birmingham, Ala., home of the Birmingham Lower left: A magician amazes Barons, Double-A club of the . Vols players following lunch. McCormick Field in Asheville, N.C., Single-A club of the Colorado Rockies. The Kingdome, former home of the Seattle Seattle Mariners. Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros (2005 season). Orlando Hawaii Minneapolis Miami TENNESSEE SUMMER BASEBALL CAMPS Directed by the University of Tennessee baseball coaching staff, the summer camps of 2005 offer an opportunity to receive quality instruction with a positive approach covering all areas of the game of baseball. The fundamentals and instructional programs have been developed by UT head coach Rod Delmonico and assis- tant coaches Larry Simcox and Mike Bell. With a 1-to-10 coach-to-camper ratio, participants will receive individual instruction in order to ensure that each reaches his or her full potential at camp. The primary goal is to help each camper leave with more knowledge about the game to help with continued improvement as a baseball player. Camp is conducted at Lindsey Nelson Stadium, home of the nationally ranked and site of the 1993, 1994, 1995 and 2001 NCAA Regionals.

DAY CAMPS SELECT CAMP Session 1 (Ages 7-12): June 6-10 / Session 2 (Ages 7-12): June 13-17 Session (9th Grade-2005 HS Seniors): July 24-29 PURPOSE: Fundamentals of throwing, catching, base running, hitting and the PURPOSE: This special week of baseball has been set aside for those high team concept will be stressed. Each camper will participate in a game each day. school participants who desire to play college and . Campers will be divided by age and ability during games and group instruction. Several current and former Vol players have been awarded scholarships after being seen during our select camps. This special week of baseball is open to SKILLS-SHOWCASE CAMP anyone who presently is in the 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade. This camp will Session 1 (Ages 7-2005 HS Seniors): June 18-19 give you the opportunity to be taught and seen by the Tennessee coaching staff Session 2 (Ages 7-2005 HS Seniors): July 6-7 as well as several other coaches from major colleges and junior colleges. In past PURPOSE: Players will pick a position to be instructed in as a , infield- select camps, several pro scouts have been in attendance to evaluate players er, or . All players will go through hitting stations and instruc- who are participating in the camp. Players from more than 20 states have tion in the afternoon session. The showcase session is for players in the 10th attended past select camps. The coach-to-player ratio is 1-to-8 for this camp. grade and older to showcase their skills in a pro tryout format. Individual instruction is featured. TEAM CAMP June 26-29 / July 10-13 / July 13-16 OVERNIGHT/COMMUTER CAMP PURPOSE: This camp is being offered as an opportunity for teams (minimum Session (Ages 10-2005 HS Seniors): July 17-21 14 players per team) and their coaches to learn from and play in front of the PURPOSE: Teaching the fundamentals of throwing, catching, hitting and the Tennessee coaching staff. team concept will be stressed. Campers will be divided by age and ability dur- CHRISTMAS CAMPS ing games and group instruction. Session 1: December 27-28 Session 2: December 29-30 If you have any questions, or wish to receive a 2005 University of Tennessee Baseball Camp brochure, call: (865) 974-2057 or go to www.UTsports.com

College World Series 1951, 1995, 2001 151 Continuing to Improve University of Tennessee

UT’s Lindsey Nelson Stadium Ensuring a Successful Future At The University of Tennessee, it is important to the coaches, Improvements, Renovations administrators, and alumni and friends that each program has the nec- Continue as Fences Come In essary resources to provide athletic scholarship assistance to each of those student-athletes who have earned the privilege of participating Changes stemming from the University of Tennessee’s $4-6 at the highest level of intercollegiate athletic competition. million two-year renovation plan for Lindsey Nelson Stadium are The baseball program - with its world-class facilities, outstanding already apparent. coaches and unmatched fan loyalty- is poised to elevate its program Minor baseball renovations during the fall of 2003 included to a higher level thanks to the following donors who have ensured a UT Athletics Director waterproofing of the grandstands, improvements to the dressing successful future by endowing athletic scholarships. Mike Hamilton room spaces, relocation of the fences, addition of drainage sys- tems, adding chair-back grandstands to the first-base side of the field and the addition Endowed Athletic Scholarship 2004-05 Receipent Charles A. Carpenter Family Scholarship ...... Joshua Alley of a JumboTron scoreboard. Ed and Marsha Hooper Athletic Scholarship ...... Chris Howell The scoreboard, a unique and functional amenity for a collegiate ballpark, features a Champe Summerson Hyatt Athletic Scholarship ...... Eric King color video replay board and a radar-gun reading that allows the fans to gauge the speed Jones Brothers, Inc. Athletic Scholarship ...... Joey Andrews of pitches. Ron & Betty Lawson Baseball Scholarship ...... Chase Headley Even more changes are in store for the home of the Vols, as the fences at Lindsey Hattie Ogle McGriffin Scholarship ...... Michael Rivera Nelson Stadium are scheduled to be moved in for the 2005 season. Moore Athletic Scholarship ...... Alejandro Suarez “That gives us a legitimate shot to home runs,” Delmonico said. “I think we’ll dou- William D. Pettway, Sr. Athletic Scholarship ...... Sean Watson ble our home runs.” Dr. Roy L. Seals Athletic Scholarship ...... Julio Borbon J. Milton Stockman Athletic Scholarship ...... J.P. Arencibia The new dimensions will make Tennessee’s stadium more similar to the other hitter- Ted W. Cook, Jr. Athletic Scholarship ...... Eli Iorg friendly ballparks around the SEC. Jerome G. Taylor Memorial Scholarship...... Jabe Beard The Viar Family Athletic Scholarship ...... James Adkins Roy A. Wedekind Athletic Scholarship ...... Luke Hochevar

Lindsey Nelson Stadium Outfield Dimensions

Wall Old New Change Left field 335 ft. 320 ft. -15 ft. Left-center 373 ft. 360 ft. -13 ft. Center field 404 ft. 406 ft. +2 ft. Right-center 358 ft. 360 ft. +2 ft. Right 330 ft. 320 ft. -10 ft.

This new state-of-the-art scoreboard was the first part of $4.6 million in renovations to Lindsey Nelson Stadium scheduled over a two-year period thanks to the STEP UP campaign for UT athletic facilities. In addition to a video replay board, fans can also gauge the pitches with a radar gun reading, a first of its kind among collegiate stadiums.

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