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Josh Elander updates Landon Mack's status for Tennessee baseball vs Oklahoma

Mike Wilson credential pictureby: Mike Wilson05/13/26ByMikeWilson

Josh Elander said pitcher Landon Mack is day-to-day with general arm soreness before Tennessee baseball plays at Oklahoma.

Mack missed his start against Texas on Sunday due the soreness, but is working toward a return although Elander did not have any “major updates” on Mack.

“He has been moving around, which is a good sign,” Elander said. “He has been playing catch. Him and I just talked in the dugout pregame briefly after I got done throwing BP. It will be a day-to-day deal. No major updates. We are never going to put him a position unless he is 100% convicted and ready to go. It’ll be a day-to-day thing from here on out.”

Mack is 4-4 with a 4.67 ERA in 12 starts. He has struck out 77 in 61.2 innings with a team-high 25 walks.

The Vols open their final SEC series at Oklahoma on Thursday (7:30 p.m. ET, SEC Network+).

Elander indicated Saturday that the Vols found out pregame Saturday that Mack would not be available against Texas. He didn’t have a timeline for Mack’s return at that point, but did say he is “excited to see him back out there.”

“We’ll make sure he gets the highest level of care as always,” Elander said. “But you know that’s a guy that’s going to pitch in the major leagues for a long time. Has really, really good stuff. We’ll wait to get all the all the details as it plays out, but he will not throw for us tomorrow.”

Mack, a transfer from Rutgers, had one of his best starts of the season against Kentucky on May 3. He struck out six and allowed one run on six hits and two walks in six innings of a 10-9 Tennessee win.

The sophomore had a pair of rocky starts in his two prior outings against Ole Miss and Alabama, but made adjustments in his delivery to avoid tipping pitches before the Kentucky start. He also used a new glove to help hide the baseball better.

Tennessee started freshman Taylor Tracey against Texas on Sunday with Mack out. Tracey had a bumpy start and the bullpen game that followed didn’t go well for the Vols outside of brief spurts.