No. 15 Tennessee will open its first baseball season under head coach Josh Elander on Feb. 13. The Vols will host Nicholls State for a three-game series at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.
On Thursday ahead of the 2026 campaign, the SEC released its annual preseason poll and All-SEC first and second teams, voted by the league’s 16 head coaches.
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The Vols are picked to finish sixth overall in the SEC.
Tennessee transfer outfielder Henry Ford and relief pitcher Brandon Arvidson was selected to the All-SEC First Team, while first baseman Levi Clark was picked to the All-SEC Second Team.
The entire preseason poll and All-SEC teams are listed below.
2026 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll
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Mississippi State (4) – 205
2026 Coaches Preseason All-SEC Baseball Team
First team
C: Ryder Helfrick, Arkansas
1B: Gavin Grahovac, Texas A&M
2B: Chris Rembert, Auburn
2B: Camden Kozeal, Arkansas
3B: Ace Reese, Mississippi State
SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama
SS: Tyler Bell, Kentucky
OF: Derek Curiel, LSU
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OF: Caden Sorrell, Texas A&M
OF: Henry Ford, Tennessee
DH/Util.: Noah Sullivan, Mississippi State
SP: Hunter Elliott, Ole Miss
SP: Casan Evans, LSU
SP: Liam Peterson, Florida
SP: Dylan Volantis, Texas
RP: Zac Cowan, LSU
RP: Brandon Arvidson, Tennessee
RP: Luke McNeillie, Florida
Second team
C: Chase Fralick, Auburn
C: Carson Tinney, Texas
1B: Levi Clark, Tennessee
1B: Will Furniss, Ole Miss
2B: Ethan Mendoza, Texas
3B: Brendan Lawson, Florida
SS: Steven Milam, LSU
OF: Kuhio Aloy, Arkansas
OF: Bub Terrell, Auburn
OF: Jake Brown, LSU
DH/Util: Braden Holcomb, Vanderbilt
SP: Gabe Gaeckle, Arkansas
SP: Connor Fennell, Vanderbilt
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SP: Ben Cleaver, Kentucky
SP: Aidan King, Florida
RP: Max Grubbs, Texas
RP: Thomas Burns, Texas
RP: Clayton Freshcorn, Texas A&M
More: 2026 Tennessee baseball preview: Levi Clark
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