Which Tennessee Baseball Players Earned Preseason All-American Honors

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Tennessee baseball is less than two weeks away and all outlets have released their preseason rankings and All-American teams. Returning production from last season’s 57-win team on top of adding talented players in the transfer portal, the Vols are well represented on preseason All-American teams.

The bulk of the Vols earning preseason honors is on the mound where Tennessee returns its three weekend starters and top bullpen arm from a team that posted the lowest earned run average in the nation a season ago.

Let’s take a look at which Tennessee players landed on preseason All-American teams.

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Junior Right-Handed Starting Pitcher Chase Dollander

Sophomore Right-Handed Starting Pitcher Chase Burns

  • Preseason First Team All-American: D1Baseball, Baseball America, Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game
  • 2022 stats: 8-2, 2.91 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 80.1 IP, 103 K, 25 BB

Sophomore Right-Handed Starting Pitcher Drew Beam

  • Preseason First Team All-American: NCBWA
  • Preseason Second Team All-American: Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game
  • Preseason Third Team All-American: D1Baseball
  • 2022 stats: 8-1, 2.72 ERA, .93 WHIP, 76 IP, 62 K, 21 BB

Super Senior Right-Handed Relief Pitcher Camden Sewell

  • Preseason Second Team All-American – Collegiate Baseball
  • Preseason Third Team All-American – NCBWA
  • 2022 stats: 7-1, 2.52 ERA, .96 WHIP, 50 IP, 42 K, 8 BB

Senior Left-Handed Relief Pitcher Kirby Connell

  • Preseason Second Team All-American – NCBWA
  • 2022 stats: 4-0, 1.66 ERA, .87 WHIP, 38 IP, 36 K, 6 BB

Junior Shortstop Maui Ahuna

  • Preseason Second Team All-American – NCBWA
  • Preseason Third Team All-American — D1Baseball, Collegiate Baseball, Perfect Game
  • 2022 stats (at Kansas): .396 BA, .479 OBP, .634 SLG, 8 HR, 16 Doubles, 48 RBIs

Redshirt Sophomore Utility Man Jared Dickey

  • Preseason All-America Third Team – Baseball America (OF)
  • 2022 stats: .380 BA, .484 OBP, .69- SLG, 7 HR, 8 Doubles, 19 RBIs

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