The 2023 Vol baseball team is currently number six with head coach Tony Vitello.
Interesting Facts From Players:
Maui Ahuna #2: His father, Walter, played baseball at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Colby Backus #38: He knows how to play the guitar and piano.
Drew Beam #32: He is an avid hunter and fisherman.
Andrew Behnke #36: He has one older sister who plays softball at Trevecca Nazarene University.
Jacob Bimbi #27: He knows how to play the piano.
Kyle Booker #6: His hobby is boxing.
Blake Burke #25: He is majoring in recreation and sport management.
Chase Burns #23: He was born in Naples, Italy.
Logan Chambers #7: His brother, Derek, played baseball at the University of Missouri when Tony Vitello was an assistant coach with the Tigers.
Reese Chapman #13: His half brother, Colton Underwood, was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2014 and spent time on the practice squads for the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles before starring on the hit reality TV series “The Bachelor”.
Aaron Combs #28: His hobbies are car racing and video games.
Kirby Connell #35: He is majoring in public administration.
Zane Denton #44: He played a hit grand slam in the 2013 Little League World Series for the Southeast Team out of Nashville, Tennessee.
Jared Dickey #17: He has one older sister named Kelsi and she played softball at UT Martin.
Chase Dollander #11: His hobbies are fishing, hunting, and golfing.
Dylan Dreiling #46: In 2019 his high school team was coached by his grandfather, Frank Leo. He was a freshman.
Hunter Ensley #9: He was born in Alaska.
Wyatt Evans #26: He is majoring in business analytics.
Hollis Fanning #34: He is completely blind in his left eye.
Jake Fitzgibbons #42: He loves to duck hunt.
JJ Garcia #43: He likes to play ping pong in his free time.
Seth Halvorsen #19: He is majoring in hospitality and tourism management.
Austin Hunley #31: He is following in the footsteps of his brother, Sean, who was an All-American pitcher for the Vols, and is currently a pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization after being selected in the 19th round of the 2021 MLB Draft.
Austen Jaslove #5: He likes to fish.
Bryce Jenkins #20: He is majoring in recreation and sport management.
Zach Joyce #40: He has a twin brother who is 4 minutes older.
Jake Kendro #4: He enjoys fishing.
Andrew Lindsey #29: His hobbies are fishing, golfing, hiking, and woodworking.
Griffen Merritt #10: His younger brother, Nathan Merritt, is a freshman outfielder at Cinncinatti this season.
Ryan Miller #18: He owned his own landscaping business in high school.
Christian Moore #1: He is a huge country music fan and likes to play video games.
Ethan Payne #12: He is majoring in management.
AJ Russell #33: He was a member of the high school band.
Christian Scott #8: He is majoring in journalism and electronic media.
Shawn Scott #15: He is cousins with Christian Scott.
Zach Sechrist #48: After breaking his right arm when he was only 2-years old, he became left-handed.
Camden Sewell #16: He got his degree in May of 2022 in recreation and sport management.
Hunter Sloop #45: His older sister, Kaylah Sloop, played college volleyball at St. Andrew’s University.
Cal Stark #30: He likes to hunt, fish, and golf.
Turner Swistak #41: His favorite place he has ever visited is Rome.
Charlie Taylor #14: He has visited every MLB stadium with his dad.
Kavares Tears #21: He is related to the NFL linebacker Dont’a Hightower and former infielder for the Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs Jason Maxwell.
Photo: Reuters
Source: Volswire
