Tennessee baseball snapped a long postseason drought last season and is back for the fall.

The Vols scrimmage Clemson at 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Here are five things to know about Tony Vitello's team:

Big expectations

Tennessee reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005 last season, clearing a hurdle in Vitello's second season in Knoxville.

“He doesn’t want us to set the standard too low," first baseman Luc Lipcius said. "He always has super high standards and expects every single one of us to live up them.

"I think he expects a College World Series every single year, so that is what we are going for.”

The Vols won 38 games in 2019 — their most since the 2005 season that ended in the College World Series. UT was eliminated by regional host North Carolina last season after a pair of wins in the regional round.

“I do believe we carry ourselves a little bit prouder, but it makes us work harder," relief pitcher Redmond Walsh said. "We know where we were last year and we know where we actually should have been — I still think we should have made it farther."

Pitching strong

Tennessee's pitching staff figures to be the strength of the team again.

Junior left-hander Garrett Crochet could be the first UT pitcher picked in the MLB Draft's first round since Luke Hochevar in 2006.

“I think our best team is with him being on Friday nights," Vitello said. “He needs to go out there and do what he has done in the past, but it should be more mature."

Sophomore Camden Sewell and junior college transfer Jason Rackers are among the options to round out the weekend rotation. UT also has Walsh, senior Will Heflin, junior Sean Hunley, sophomore Elijah Pleasants, junior Chase Wallace and junior college additions Jackson Leath and Chad Dallas.

Heflin was an all-star in the prestigious Cape Cod League this summer.

Wild thing

Tennessee added pitcher Drew Gilbert to its 2019 class in July. He made a quick impression on the mound, as Vitello said Gilbert has "the stuff to pitch in the SEC right away."

But his wild nature on the mound made a greater impression.

"He’s so animated and high energy to the point where we might have to sit down and talk at some point," Vitello said. "But you like that in a guy."

Gilbert was committed to Oregon State for nearly two years before he flipped to the Vols. He was drafted in the 35th round by the Minnesota Twins in the 2019 MLB Draft.

Still got a Lipcius

Andre Lipcius was a force for the Vols last season, hitting .308 with 17 home runs and 58 RBIs. He's now in the Tigers farm system after Detroit picked him in the third round.

“There is a little bit of the question of who is going to fill the shoes of the crazy man who played third base for us last year?” Vitello said.

One of the potential bats to help fill Lipcius' production is his twin brother, Luc, who is a junior. This Lipcius started 16 games last season before fouling a ball off his foot and ending his season.

He hit .347 with three homers and a slugging percentage near .700 before his injury.

Big freshman bat

Freshman Jordan Beck was picked in the 14th round by the Boston Red Sox in the MLB Draft, but the big bat already told UT he would be coming.

He could play third base, first base or right field, as his bat figures to get him in the lineup immediately.

“Jordan Beck is a guy that has big-league pop and really good hands," Lipcius said. "Once he settles in, he will be really good.”