Tennessee baseball: A work in progress

I was at Lindsey Nelson Stadium for the first game of the Vols doubleheader against Vanderbilt on Sunday afternoon.

Tennessee gave up a game tying homer in the final inning.  They lost their cool after a couple of calls from the men in blue.  They bunted into a double play...

But they still won, thanks to a walk-off homer from Blake Forsythe.  Tennessee won the nightcap in walk-off fashion as well.  In short, nothing comes easy for these guys. 

The Vols are fighting to get into the SEC tournament.  If they finish in the top 8, they'll play in Hoover for the first time since Todd Raleigh took over prior to the 2008 season.

Tennessee stands at 6-12 in conference play.  There are grumblings about the direction of the program.  It's no secret that Raleigh is feeling the heat.  A trip to Hoover won't guarantee his job security for 2011, but another stay in Knoxville in late May might force athletic director Mike Hamilton's hand. 

We've already learned that Hamilton isn't afraid to make a coaching change.  Todd Raleigh, and the Vols, have 12 SEC games left, to make sure his famous "short list" keeps collecting dust.