KNOXVILLE, TN – May 17, 2024 – Tennessee Tri-Star logo during the game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Tennessee Volunteers at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, TN. Photo By Kate Luffman/Tennessee Athletics
Josh Elander and his staff continues to put together Tennessee baseball’s roster for next season as they undergo a major overhaul with a number of players slated to go to the MLB Draft and even more players entering the transfer portal.
The overhaul is most obvious on the pitching side where Tennessee has landed a numbers of commits and has been extremely active pursuing targets to date. The Vols landed two more pitcher commits this week with another sharing intentions to return for next season.
Here’s what the Vols’ roster looks like after the most recent transfer portal pickups.
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Seniors Out Of Eligibility
LHP Evan Blanco
LHP Mark Hindy
RF Reese Chapman
Players Projected To Go To MLB Draft
RHP Tegan Kuhns
LHP Brandon Arvidson
RHP Bo Rhudy
3B Henry Ford
INF Blake Grimmer
C/OF Garrett Wright
SS Manny Marin*
*Also entering the transfer portal
Who Has Entered The Portal?
MI/CF Jay Abernathy (Oklahoma)
INF Ariel Antigua (Arizona)
UTL Chris Newstrom
1B Evan Hankins (Virginia Tech)
INF Finley Bates
UTL Hunter High
OF Hutson Chance
INF Ethan Moore (Missouri)
C Cash Williams (West Virginia)
RHP Brayden Krenzel (Arkansas)
RHP Ari Bethea
LHP/OF Taylor Tracey
RHP Nic Abraham
OF Nate Eisfelder
RHP Sawyer Deering
SS Manny Marin
Who Is Returning?
C Trent Grindlinger
RHP Landon Mack
LHP Cam Appenzeller
LHP Will Haas
LHP Chandler Day
C Stone Lawless
LHP Jackson Estes
C/1B Levi Clark
UTL Tyler Myatt
LHP/OF Blaine Brown
RHP Ethan Baiotto
Players Who Have Not Announced Plans For Next Year
RHP Brady Frederick
RHP Jax Bishop
RHP DJ McDowell
Incoming Transfers
Mercer two-way Braydon Kersey
Northwestern State LHP Brody Trosclair
Air Force infielder Wyatt Hanoian
UC Irvine LHP Ricky Ojeda
South Carolina left-handed pitcher Jake McCoy
Louisville right-handed pitcher Parker Detmers