Chad Dallas earns NCBWA All-America honors

Tennessee pitcher Chad Dallas named third-team All-America by NCBWA.

Tennessee pitcher Chad Dallas received third-team All-America honors Wednesday.

Dallas, a junior pitcher and the Volunteers’ Friday night starter throughout the 2021 season, was named third-team All-American by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

He is the second Tennessee player to pick up postseason All-America honors this season, joining fellow junior and infielder Jake Rucker, who was named All-America by Collegiate Baseball News.

Dallas, a native of Orange, Texas, has posted an 11-1 record this season. He has started 16 games. His 11 victories are the most recorded by a Vols’ pitcher since 2005 and ranks sixth in UT history.

Dallas has 118 strikeouts in 2021, eighth among Tennessee pitchers during a single season in program history.

He and the Vols open play in the College World Series Sunday against Virginia.

First pitch is slated for 2 p.m. EDT at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

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