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SHOCKED am I !!!! 
Today's news out of Knoxville....
No raise, no contract extension for Vols' Delmonico
By DAN FLESER, fleser@knews.com
June 18, 2004
Rod Delmonico's coaching status for next season is status quo.
Tennessee's baseball coach has received no contract extension or pay raise after a meeting with Vols athletic director Mike Hamilton.
"We had a year-end review (Wednesday night),'' Hamilton said. "I had a very healthy conversation with Rod. It lasted about 2 1/2 or three hours.
"We assessed where we are and where we needed to go. There were some things I thought were really good about this year. The 29-5 start. He's somewhat hamstrung by his facility. We're trying to improve on that. All that being said, I believe we have expectations to do better. We did not choose to extend his contract. He's got two years left on his contract."
When reached Thursday, Delmonico would not offer any comment.
Delmonico signed a five-year deal after the Vols' trip to the College World Series in 2001. His financial package is worth about $170,000 a year.
Overall, the Vols were improved this season, going 38-24 and returning to the _SEC and NCAA tournaments for the first time since 2001.
Hamilton made it clear, though, that postseason play would weigh in any contract decision. The Vols won one game in each of the two tournaments.
While their SEC tournament victory was the program's first in conference postseason play since 1995, the Vols didn't play up to their No. 2 seed at the NCAA regional in Kinston, N.C. Their lone victory came against No. 4 seed Stony Brook, 1-0.
Hochevar Tryout: Tennessee pitcher Luke Hochevar was one of the final six collegiate players invited to the USA Baseball national team trials June 20-26 in Durham, N.C.
The 20-member team will be chosen from a pool of 36 players. The team will represent the U.S. at the II FISU World University Championships July 25 through Aug. 1 in Tainan, Taiwan.
Hochevar is the first Vol to go to the U.S. team trials since former catcher Javi Herrera made the team in 2001.
UT has had five representatives on the National Team since Todd Helton made the team in 1993. Pitcher R.A. Dickey and infielder Augie Ojeda won bronze medals on the Olympic team in 1996, while Chris Burke played on the 2000 squad.
Recruit update: Tennessee signee Jay Rainville, who's from Pawtucket, R.I., won a state championship Wednesday as a member of the Bishop Hendricken High team.
Now comes his decision about whether to start his professional career. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound right-hander was chosen by Minnesota earlier this month as the 39th overall pick in major league baseball's amateur draft.
Delmonico is believed to have attended at least one of Hendricken's state tournament games. Rainville told the Providence Journal last week that he was concentrating on getting a deal done with the Twins.
Notebook: As many as seven Vols are playing in summer baseball leagues around the country. Infielder Chase Headley is playing in the prestigious Cape Cod League.
No raise, no contract extension for Vols' Delmonico
By DAN FLESER, fleser@knews.com
June 18, 2004
Rod Delmonico's coaching status for next season is status quo.
Tennessee's baseball coach has received no contract extension or pay raise after a meeting with Vols athletic director Mike Hamilton.
"We had a year-end review (Wednesday night),'' Hamilton said. "I had a very healthy conversation with Rod. It lasted about 2 1/2 or three hours.
"We assessed where we are and where we needed to go. There were some things I thought were really good about this year. The 29-5 start. He's somewhat hamstrung by his facility. We're trying to improve on that. All that being said, I believe we have expectations to do better. We did not choose to extend his contract. He's got two years left on his contract."
When reached Thursday, Delmonico would not offer any comment.
Delmonico signed a five-year deal after the Vols' trip to the College World Series in 2001. His financial package is worth about $170,000 a year.
Overall, the Vols were improved this season, going 38-24 and returning to the _SEC and NCAA tournaments for the first time since 2001.
Hamilton made it clear, though, that postseason play would weigh in any contract decision. The Vols won one game in each of the two tournaments.
While their SEC tournament victory was the program's first in conference postseason play since 1995, the Vols didn't play up to their No. 2 seed at the NCAA regional in Kinston, N.C. Their lone victory came against No. 4 seed Stony Brook, 1-0.
Hochevar Tryout: Tennessee pitcher Luke Hochevar was one of the final six collegiate players invited to the USA Baseball national team trials June 20-26 in Durham, N.C.
The 20-member team will be chosen from a pool of 36 players. The team will represent the U.S. at the II FISU World University Championships July 25 through Aug. 1 in Tainan, Taiwan.
Hochevar is the first Vol to go to the U.S. team trials since former catcher Javi Herrera made the team in 2001.
UT has had five representatives on the National Team since Todd Helton made the team in 1993. Pitcher R.A. Dickey and infielder Augie Ojeda won bronze medals on the Olympic team in 1996, while Chris Burke played on the 2000 squad.
Recruit update: Tennessee signee Jay Rainville, who's from Pawtucket, R.I., won a state championship Wednesday as a member of the Bishop Hendricken High team.
Now comes his decision about whether to start his professional career. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound right-hander was chosen by Minnesota earlier this month as the 39th overall pick in major league baseball's amateur draft.
Delmonico is believed to have attended at least one of Hendricken's state tournament games. Rainville told the Providence Journal last week that he was concentrating on getting a deal done with the Twins.
Notebook: As many as seven Vols are playing in summer baseball leagues around the country. Infielder Chase Headley is playing in the prestigious Cape Cod League.