1 hr. ago
A key part of the Tennessee baseball lineup will miss this fall, according to a VolQuest report on Tuesday morning. Blaine Brown, who will be heading into his second season in Knoxville, underwent Elbow surgery on his left-handed pitching arm. Brown is not expected to pitch in 2027 for Tennessee.
The injury occurred while Brown was playing in the Cape Cod league.
Brown is expected to be good to go for the 2027 season, but could be limited to a designated hitter role to begin the year. The transfer from Rice was inconsistent for the Volunteers last season, but the talent is obvious. It's a huge year for Brown, who is heading into MLB Draft eligibility next summer.
After flashing quite a bit early last season, Brown slumped through the midseason. The 6-5, 200 pounder ended up hitting .240 on the year, hitting 13 home runs and driving in 42 runs. Brown also struck out 53 times.
Brown made just four appearances on the mound for Tennessee, starting a handful of midweek games. He's expected to eventually return to the Tennessee outfield once he's healthy again, where he'll be looking to to capitalize on all of that potential we've already seen.
#last #runs #volquest
The injury occurred while Brown was playing in the Cape Cod league.
Brown is expected to be good to go for the 2027 season, but could be limited to a designated hitter role to begin the year. The transfer from Rice was inconsistent for the Volunteers last season, but the talent is obvious. It's a huge year for Brown, who is heading into MLB Draft eligibility next summer.
After flashing quite a bit early last season, Brown slumped through the midseason. The 6-5, 200 pounder ended up hitting .240 on the year, hitting 13 home runs and driving in 42 runs. Brown also struck out 53 times.
Brown made just four appearances on the mound for Tennessee, starting a handful of midweek games. He's expected to eventually return to the Tennessee outfield once he's healthy again, where he'll be looking to to capitalize on all of that potential we've already seen.
#last #runs #volquest
9 days ago
Tennessee is loaded at a handful of spots on their roster going into the 2026, and on the defensive side of the ball, that's its linebacker room.
Behind seniors Arion Carter and Jeremiah Telander, junior Edwin Spillman, and 2025 third team All-Big Ten selection Amare Campbell, Tennessee has a number of younger players with notable upside waiting in the wings.
Unfortunately, according to VolQuest's Austin Price, the Vols just lost one of those young players for the season. Price says sophomore LB Jaedon Harmon tore his ACL in practice on Saturday and is out for the year.
Harmon came to Tennessee from Rome, Georgia, where he was a consensus four-star player and top 200 recruit by On3. He made a quick impact last season as a true freshman. He was a special teams standout and notched 19 total tackles.
Tennessee still has a ton of young talent at linebacker. Rising sophomore Jaden Perlotte showed a lot of promise last year, and incoming freshman TJ White and Brayden Rouse have notable upside.
#linebacker #players
Behind seniors Arion Carter and Jeremiah Telander, junior Edwin Spillman, and 2025 third team All-Big Ten selection Amare Campbell, Tennessee has a number of younger players with notable upside waiting in the wings.
Unfortunately, according to VolQuest's Austin Price, the Vols just lost one of those young players for the season. Price says sophomore LB Jaedon Harmon tore his ACL in practice on Saturday and is out for the year.
Harmon came to Tennessee from Rome, Georgia, where he was a consensus four-star player and top 200 recruit by On3. He made a quick impact last season as a true freshman. He was a special teams standout and notched 19 total tackles.
Tennessee still has a ton of young talent at linebacker. Rising sophomore Jaden Perlotte showed a lot of promise last year, and incoming freshman TJ White and Brayden Rouse have notable upside.
#linebacker #players
2 months ago
Tennessee pitching staff got some good news for 2027 with the returns of Cam Appenzeller and Landon Mack, who should both be top candidates to help fill out the weekend rotation. It appears as though the man on the other end of the battery will be back as well.
Per Mike Wilson of VolQuest, catcher Stone Lawless is returning to the program for 2027 as well.
Lawless appeared in 40 games this year for Tennessee with 34 starts. He would have had a bigger number there, but he took a pitch off the face this year at Vanderbilt in late March and was out for three weeks with a facial fracture. He was able to return in Tennessee’s series against Ole Miss in mid-April.
For the season, Lawless hit seven home runs with 19 RBIs with a .236 average. However, his slugging percentage dipped considerably from 2025 to 2026 (.644 to .467), as did his on-base percentage (.468 to .366). He also had less RBIs this season in 12 less games with his batting average dipping down from .288 from 2025.
As such, we’ll see if 2027 can be a bit of a bounce back season at the plate for Lawless. Hopefully he can also help the pitching staff take a jump after one of the worst overall seasons on the mound in a long time in Knoxville.
Per Mike Wilson of VolQuest, catcher Stone Lawless is returning to the program for 2027 as well.
Lawless appeared in 40 games this year for Tennessee with 34 starts. He would have had a bigger number there, but he took a pitch off the face this year at Vanderbilt in late March and was out for three weeks with a facial fracture. He was able to return in Tennessee’s series against Ole Miss in mid-April.
For the season, Lawless hit seven home runs with 19 RBIs with a .236 average. However, his slugging percentage dipped considerably from 2025 to 2026 (.644 to .467), as did his on-base percentage (.468 to .366). He also had less RBIs this season in 12 less games with his batting average dipping down from .288 from 2025.
As such, we’ll see if 2027 can be a bit of a bounce back season at the plate for Lawless. Hopefully he can also help the pitching staff take a jump after one of the worst overall seasons on the mound in a long time in Knoxville.
