KNOXVILLE — University of Tennessee junior baseball player Alerick Soularie heard his named called on the second and final day of the Major League Baseball Draft Thursday night.
He was selected in the the second-round (59th overall pick) of the abbreviated five-round event by the Minnesota Twins.
With the 59th pick in the #MLBDraft, we selected Alerick Soularie. Welcome to the #MNTwins! pic.twitter.com/gyXl8Kz8Ok
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) June 11, 2020
Soularie was a first-team All-Southeastern Conference Preseason standout and after a slow start, the Volunteers’ outfielder, hit .267 and clubbed five home runs in 2020 before the season came to a premature end due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Vols had a 15-2 record when the season was suspended.
In two seasons with the Vols, Soularie had a career batting average of .336.
Soularie, who began his college career at San Jacinto Community College in Texas, was originally drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2018 MLB Draft.