Tennessee baseball is 43 days away from opening its 2024 season in the Shriner’s Children Hospital Classic at Globe Life Field in Dallas, Texas.
With the season looming, Perfect Game released its three Preseason All-American teams on Thursday morning with a trio of Vols making the cut.
Tennessee infielder Billy Amick and right-handed pitcher Drew Beam landed on the Second Team while second baseman Christian Moore landed on the Third Team.
Amick transferred from Clemson to Tennessee this offseason, marking one of the biggest offseason wins for Tony Vitello and his staff. The sophomore played first base, third base and designated hitter last season at Clemson where he hit .413 with 13 home runs, 32 extra-base hits and 63 RBIs. Amick also boasted an elite 16.7% strikeout percentage last season.
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Beam has been Tennessee’s Sunday starter each of his first two seasons in Knoxville and is looking to step up into the Friday night starting spot in his junior season. The right-handed pitcher posted a 9-4 record, 3.63 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 88 strikeouts and just 23 walks during the 2023 season.
After a shaky start to the season, Beam was stellar down the stretch including a pivotal six shutout innings in Tennessee’s College World Series appearance clinching victory over Southern Miss.
Like Beam, Moore had somewhat of an up-and-down season but played his best baseball during the postseason. The second baseman went seven-for-10 at the plate with four home runs, eight RBIs, three walks and a hit-by pitch on his way to earning Clemson Regional MVP honors.
Moore finished his sophomore season hitting .304 with 17 home runs, 13 doubles and 50 RBIs.
Expectations are high for Tony Vitello’s seventh Tennessee team after returning an abundance of talent from last season’s College World Series team.
