KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee Director of Athletics Danny White said a national search will take place to find the next baseball head coach following the departure of Tony Vitello for Major League Baseball. There's at least one candidate here on Rocky Top, and several former players expressed their support for him.
During a press conference on Wednesday, White announced that Frank Anderson would serve as the interim head coach and associate head coach Josh Elander was asked to be a candidate in the upcoming search.
Several former Tennessee baseball players backed Elander to step into the top job on social media.
"I look forward to seeing Coach Elander take this role!" wrote Los Angeles Angels outfielder Christian Moore, one of the stars of the national title-winning team. "There i