Vitello looks to make history as the first coach to transition from college to the MLB without any prior pro experience, without any precedent that the experiment will work.
Alabama drops its first series of the season after a 9-2 loss to Tennessee in game 3 on Saturday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium, in which Alabama went scoreless until the bottom of the eighth.
Alabama's last-inning comeback fell short against the No.1 ranked Volunteers in game two, as the Tide's pitching was a significant factor in their loss, using eight pitchers in Friday's defeat.
Alabama was led by its freshman once again as Brandon Miller scored 15 and Jaden Bradley tallied 14, however there just wasn't enough offense on the floor as Nimari Burnett was the only other Alabama player in double figures with 11.