No. 1 Tennessee (35-3, 15-1 SEC) defeated Florida (23-15, 6-10 SEC), 8-2 Friday.
Vitello bumped into umpire Jeffrey Macias during the April 16 contest.
The fifth-year head coach is slated to return Sunday in the Vols’ series finale at Florida.
Third base coach Josh Elander is serving as Tennessee’s acting head coach during Vitello’s suspension.
SEC baseball records, standings following April 21 contests
1951, 2022 Vols are only SEC teams ever to start league play 15-1
Following Tennessee’s game No. 1 win at Florida, Elander met with media and discussed the victory. Elander’s postgame media availability can be watched below.
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