This morning, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled three officially licensed Tennessee Volunteers 2024 Baseball National Champions Bobbleheads. The bobbleheads commemorate the Vols first Baseball National Championship, which Tennessee won by defeating the Texas A&M Aggies by a score of 6-5 in Game 3 of the 2024 College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, on Monday night. The special edition bobbleheads are being produced by the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, an official licensee of the University of Tennessee.
All the details are below, and you can find pictures and graphics of the bobbleheads that you can use at this Dropbox link. The bobbleheads are now available exclusively in our online store at the following link.
- The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in November, are now available at this link.
- Each bobblehead is individually numbered to only 2,024.
- The first two bobbleheads feature Tennesseeβs mascot, Smokey, wearing the Volβs black and white jerseys and holding a baseball bat while giving the No. 1 sign and standing on a base featuring the official Tennessee Volunteers 2024 Baseball National Champions logo. The third bobblehead features the Tennessee National Champions logo bobbling above a baseball shape base with βTennessee Volunteersβ on the front of the base.
- The bobbleheads featuring Smokey are $40 each, the BobbleLogo is $30, and the Set of 3 is available for a discounted price of $100. The Hall of Fame and Museum offers an $8 flat-rate shipping charge per order.
- On Monday, June 24th, the top-ranked Tennessee baseball team captured its first national title in program history with a 6-5 victory over Texas A&M in Game 3 of the best-of-three series at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska.
- The title clinching victory marked the 60th win of the season for the Vols, who became the first SEC team in history to reach 60 victories in a single season and just the fourth conference team to win the SEC regular season title, SEC Tournament title, and the Menβs College World Series title in the same season.
- βThese guys will do whatever you ask them to do,β Tennessee coach Tony Vitello said on ESPN after the game. βIncredible group of guys.β
- It was Tennesseeβs 24th team national championship in school history and the first since 2009.
- MCWS MVP Dylan Dreiling hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning as the Vols increased their lead to 6-1. Dreiling went 7-for-12 with four runs scored and seven RBI in the championship series. βThis is a really special group,β Dreiling said. βThe bond that we have is unbreakable. Weβve played in a lot of big games. We treated it just like any other game. The third-ranked Aggies (53-15) scored two runs in the eighth and two in the ninth before Aaron Combs recorded a game-ending strikeout that started a celebratory dogpile on the field.
- “Bobbleheads are the ultimate way to celebrate a teamβs championship, and these bobbleheads are the ultimate way for Volunteers fans to commemorate the Tennessee baseball teamβs incredible 2024 season which culminated with a national championship,β National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum co-founder and CEO Phil Sklar said. βWeβre excited to be unveiling a special series of bobbleheads celebrating Tennesseeβs first baseball National Championship and we know these will be a must-have for Vols fans everywhere!β
- The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, which is located at 170 S. 1st. St. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opened to the public on February 1st, 2019. The HOF and Museum also produces high quality, customized bobbleheads for retail sale as well as organizations, individuals, and teams across the country.