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Tennessee pitching coach Frank Anderson suspended 3 games following ejection in Super Regional

Wade-Peeryby: Wade Peery06/11/22
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Tennessee Volunteers pitching coach Frank Anderson has been suspended for three games following his ejection in Game 1 of the Vols’ Super Regional matchup vs. the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, per the broadcast team on ESPN2. He’s suspended for three games due to the fact that he was also ejected from the Volunteers matchup vs. Alabama earlier in the year, when head coach Tony Vitello was also tossed.

Since it’s his second ejection of the season, that’s why the three-game suspension comes into play, per NCAA rules. Anderson will not be available for the next three games of the NCAA Tournament for the Volunteers, including the full weekend and possibly one game of the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.

Check out the explanation below regarding the rules of ejections, which are governed by the NCAA.

“Penalties related to ejections are governed by the NCAA. By procedure, umpires file a postgame report to the NCAA and the NCAA then provides a report (generally the following morning) to the conference office to confirm any related penalties associated with the ejection, at which time any penalties are communicated to the school.”

Both Anderson and Drew Gilbert were tossed on Friday night

Anderson was ejected in Game 1 of the Vols’ Super Regional vs. Notre Dame on Friday night, after slugger Drew Gilbert argued a strike call with the home plate umpire in the fifth inning. Gilbert had some choice words with the umpire and was immediately tossed. That prompted Anderson to come out of the dugout and say something to the umpire as well, and he was also immediately ejected.

Tennessee lost their Game 1 matchup to Notre Dame in the Super Regional on Friday night by the score of 8-6. The Fighting Irish blasted three home runs in the first three innings to jump out to an early 5-0 lead and held on for the victory. Per ESPN Stats and Info, since the Super Regionals began in 1999, only three No. 1 overall seeds have bounced back to reach the College World Series.