How 2022 Tennessee Baseball Stars Are Fairing In Their First Professional Seasons

Tennessee Baseball Zane Denton
The Tennessee baseball team warming up in the fall. Photo by RTI/Ric Butler.

Tennessee baseball broke a program record last summer when 10 Vols were selected in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft.

The program record 10 draft picks included stars from Tennessee’s memorable 2022 team including Drew Gilbert, Jordan Beck and Trey Lipscomb.

After a year in professional baseball, how are the former Tennessee stars fairing? Taking a look at the 10 draft picks 2023 seasons here.

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OF Jordan Beck (Colorado farm system)
  • 76 games with High-A Spokane: .292/.378/.566, 19 doubles, one triple, 20 home runs, 72 RBIs, 71 strikeouts, 43 walks
  • Three games with Double-A Hartford: .111/.111/.111, no extra-base hits, five strikeouts, zero walks
OF Drew Gilbert (Houston farm system)
  • 21 games with High-A Asheville: .360/.421/.686, eight doubles, one triple, six home runs, 18 RBIs, 21 strikeouts, six walks
  • 49 games with Double-A Corpus Christi: .219/.343/.320, sox doubles, zero triple, four home runs, 13 RBIs, 21 strikeouts, 41 walks
RHP Ben Joyce (Los Angeles Angels)
  • 14 games in Double-A Rocket City (Huntsville): 0-1, 4.60 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, .135 OBA, 24 K, 13 BB, 15.2 IP
  • Five games with MLB Los Angeles: 1-0, 4.50 ERA, 2.25 WHIP, .313 OBA, 5 K, 4 BB, 4 IP
SS Cortland Lawson (Washington farm system)
  • 45 games in Single-A Fredericksburg: .267/.370/.363, six doubles, four triples, 19 RBIs, 57 strikeouts, 22 walks, nine stolen bases
3B Trey Lipscomb (Washington farm system)
  • 49 games in High-A Wilmington: .251/.311/.387, 14 doubles, zero triples, four home runs, 27 RBIs, 42 strikeouts, 15 walks
  • 28 games in Double-A Harrisburg: .324/.354/.491, six doubles, zero triples, four home runs, 17 RBIs, 21 strikeouts, four walks
LHP Will Mabrey (Arizona farm system)
  • Nine games (zero starts) in Single-A Visalia: 2-0, 3.95 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, .292 OBA, 13 K, 7 BB, 13.2 IP
  • 18 games (zero starts) in High-A Hillsboro: 1-1, 2.33 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, .194 OBA, 31 K, 5 BB, 27 IP
  • One game (zero starts) in Double-A Amarillo: 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, .000 OBA, 1 K, 1 BB, 1 IP
RHP Mark McLaughlin (White Sox farm system)
  • Seven games (six starts) in Rookie League: 0-4, 13.25 ERA, 2.95 WHIP, .436 OBA, 16 K, 13 BB, 18.1 IP
  • Four games (zero starts) in Single-A Kannapolis: 1-1, 16.71 ERA, 3.29 WHIP, .394 OBA, 11 K, 10 BB, 7 IP
SS Jorel Ortega (Minnesota farm system)
  • 60 games in Single-A Fort Myers: .279/.396/.480, 22 doubles, three triples, six home runs, 39 RBIs, 64 strikeouts, 41 walks
  • 18 games in High-A Cedar Rapids: .276/.313/.461, five doubles, zero triples, three home runs, 13 RBIs, 17 strikeouts, three walks
OF Seth Stephenson (Detroit farm system)
  • 72 games in Single-A Lakeland: .228/.344/.327, 10 doubles, six triples, one home run, 21 RBIs, 69 strikeouts, 27 walks, 37 stolen bases
RHP Blade Tidwell (Mets farm system)
  • 15 games (15 starts) in High-A Brooklyn: 5-3, 3.48 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, .196 OBA, 103 K, 40 BB, 70.1 IP

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