Tennessee redshirt sophomore Colby Backus was named Appalachian League Hitter of the Month for June.
Backus is playing for the Johnson City Doughboys.
The Appalachian League is a collegiate summer baseball league and uses wood bats. The Appalachian League is part of Major League Baseball and USA Baseball’s Prospect Development Pipeline.
Backus recorded a .328 batting average, .731 slugging percentage, seven home runs and 25 RBIs in June with Johnson City.
The 6-foot-4, 223-pound Backus redshirted at Tennessee in 2023. He transferred to the Vols from Walters State Community College.
Backus played at Daniel Boone High School in Gray, Tennessee.
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The Man, The Myth, The Colby Backus was named the Appalachian League Hitter of The Month🚨
Come see him and the rest of the Doughboys in action on July 4th!!! pic.twitter.com/7uqBn50dj0
— Johnson City Doughboys (@JC_Doughboys) July 1, 2023