Tennessee will open its 2024 season on Friday versus Texas Tech (8 p.m. EST) in the Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown presented by Kubota.
The Shriners Children’s College Baseball Showdown will take place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers.
Tennessee, Baylor, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas Tech are part of the field. The Vols will also play Oklahoma on Saturday, while facing Baylor on Sunday.
Sophomore catcher Cannon Peebles committed to the Vols on June 27, 2023. He transferred from North Carolina State.
The 5-foot-11, 194-pound Peebles started 39 games in 2023 for North Carolina State as a freshman, recording a .352 batting average, 12 home runs, 50 hits, 50 RBIs, 30 runs and 27 walks. 30 starts for Peebles came as the Wolfpack’s designated hitter and nine as a catcher.
He led all North Carolina State hitters with a .348 batting average and a .742 slugging percentage in ACC play, while tying for first with seven home runs.
