2023 Vols’ baseball: One interesting fact about every Tennessee player
The 2023 baseball season is the sixth under head coach Tony Vitello for Tennessee.
Opening day for the Vols was held on Feb. 17.
Tennessee played in the 2023 MLB Desert Invitational in Arizona Feb. 17-19. The MLB Desert Invitational field consisted of Tennessee, Arizona, Fresno State, Michigan State and San Diego.
Southeastern Conference regular-season play concludes on May 20, while the SEC Tournament takes place May 23-28 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.
NCAA Tournament regionals are slated for June 2-5, while NCAA super regionals takes place June 9-12.
The 2023 season will conclude June 16-26 with the College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.
Tennessee’s 2023 baseball schedule
PHOTOS: Tennessee’s 2023 baseball season
Below are interesting facts, provided by UT, about every Tennessee player on the Vols’ 2023 roster.
Maui Ahuna
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Jersey number: 2
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 175 pounds
Hometown: Hilo, Hawaii
Interesting fact: Father, Walter, played baseball at the University of Hawaii at Hilo
Colby Backus
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Jersey number: 38
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 223 pounds
Hometown: Johnson City, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Knows how to play the piano and guitar
Drew Beam
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Jersey number: 32
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 208 pounds
Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Is an avid hunter and fisherman
Andrew Behnke
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Jersey number: 36
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 183 pounds
Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Has one older sister, Alex, who plays softball at Trevecca Nazarene University
Jacob Bimbi
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Jersey number: 27
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 182 pounds
Hometown: Crystal Lake, Illinois
Interesting fact: Knows how to play the piano
Kyle Booker
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Jersey number: 6
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 177 pounds
Hometown: Southaven, Mississippi
Interesting fact: A hobby of his is boxing
Blake Burke
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Jersey number: 25
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 240 pounds
Hometown: Brentwood, California
Interesting fact: Majoring in recreation and sport management
Chase Burns
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Jersey number: 23
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 195 pounds
Hometown: Gallatin, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Born in Naples, Italy
Logan Chambers
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Jersey number: 7
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 182 pounds
Hometown: Bryant, Arkansas
Interesting fact: Brother, Derek, played baseball at the University of Missouri while Tony Vitello was an assistant coach with the Tigers
Reese Chapman
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Jersey number: 13
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 195 pounds
Hometown: Parker, Colorado
Interesting fact: 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
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Jersey number: 28
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 190 pounds
Hometown: Sarasota, Florida
Interesting fact: Hobbies include car racing and video games
Kirby Connell
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Jersey number: 35
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 210 pounds
Hometown: Johnson City, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Majoring in public administration
Zane Denton
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Jersey number: 44
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 200 pounds
Hometown: Brentwood, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Played and hit a grand slam in the 2013 Little League World Series for the Southeast Team out of Nashville, Tennessee
Jared Dickey
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Jersey number: 17
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 204 pounds
Hometown: Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Has one older sister, Kelsi, who played softball at UT Martin
Chase Dollander
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Jersey number: 11
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 200 pounds
Hometown: Evans, Georgia
Interesting fact: Hobbies include fishing, hunting and occasionally golf
Dylan Dreiling
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Jersey number: 46
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 197 pounds
Hometown: Hays, Kansas
Interesting fact: His high school team was coached by his grandfather, Frank Leo, during his freshman year in 2019
Hunter Ensley
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Jersey number: 9
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 200 pounds
Hometown: Huntingdon, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Was born in Alaska
Wyatt Evans
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Jersey number: 26
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 245 pounds
Hometown: Greenville, South Carolina
Interesting fact: Majoring in business analytics
Hollis Fanning
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Jersey number: 34
Height: 6-foot-8
Weight: 230 pounds
Hometown: Tullahoma, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Is completely blind in his left eye
Jake Fitzgibbons
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Jersey number: 42
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 175 pounds
Hometown: Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Enjoys duck hunting
JJ Garcia
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Jersey number: 43
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 190 pounds
Hometown: Statesville, North Carolina
Interesting fact: Likes to play ping pong in his free time
Seth Halvorsen
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Jersey number: 19
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 225 pounds
Hometown: Plymouth, Minnesota
Interesting fact: Majoring in hospitality and tourism management
Austin Hunley
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Jersey number: 31
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 190 pounds
Hometown: Mount Juliet, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Following in the footsteps of his brother, Sean, 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
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Jersey number: 5
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 180 pounds
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Likes to go fishing in his free time
Bryce Jenkins
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Jersey number: 20
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 175 pounds
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Majoring in recreation & sport management
Zach Joyce
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Jersey number: 40
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 225 pounds
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Has a twin brother, Ben, who is four minutes older
Jake Kendro
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Jersey number: 4
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 187 pounds
Hometown: North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Interesting fact: Enjoys fishing in his free time
Andrew Lindsey
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Jersey number: 29
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 216 pounds
Hometown: New Johnsonville, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Hobbies include golfing, fishing, hiking and woodworking
Griffin Merritt
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Jersey number: 10
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 223 pounds
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Interesting fact: Has one younger brother, Nathan Merritt, who is a freshman outfielder at Cincinnati this season
Ryan Miller
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Jersey number: 18
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 203 pounds
Hometown: Dublin, Ohio
Interesting fact: Owned his own landscaping business in high school
Christian Moore
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Jersey number: 1
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 210 pounds
Interesting fact: Enjoys playing video games and is a big country music fan
Ethan Payne
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Jersey number: 12
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 205 pounds
Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Majoring in management
AJ Russell
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Jersey number: 33
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 195 pounds
Hometown: Franklin, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Was a member of the high school band
Christian Scott
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Jersey number: 8
Height: 5-foot-10
Weight: 175 pounds
Hometown: Clarksville, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Majoring in journalism and electronic media
Shawn Scott
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Jersey number: 15
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 180 pounds
Hometown: Clarksville, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Is cousins with current Tennessee outfielder Christian Scott
Zander Sechrist
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Jersey number: 48
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 192 pounds
Hometown: Buford, Georgia
Interesting fact: He became left-handed after breaking his right arm when he was 2-years old
Camden Sewell
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Jersey number: 16
Height: 6-foot-4
Weight: 175 pounds
Hometown: Cleveland, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Earned his bachelor’s degree in recreation and sport management in May of 2022
Hunter Sloop
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Jersey number: 45
Height: 6-foot-7
Weight: 223 pounds
Hometown: Concord, North Carolina
Interesting fact: Has one older sister, Kaylah Sloop, who played college volleyball at St. Andrew’s University
Cal Stark
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Jersey number: 30
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 204 pounds
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Hobbies include golfing, fishing and hunting
Turner Swistak
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Jersey number: 41
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 216 pounds
Hometown: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Interesting fact: Favorite place he has ever visited is Rome
Charlie Taylor
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Jersey number: 14
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 190 pounds
Hometown: Dunwoody, Georgia
Interesting fact: Has visited every MLB stadium with his dad
Kavares Tears
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Jersey number: 21
Height: 6-foot
Weight: 205 pounds
Hometown: Lewisburg, Tennessee
Interesting fact: Related to NFL linebacker Dont’a Hightower and former infielder for the Minnesota Twins and Chicago Cubs Jason Maxwell
