The Inland Empire 66ers, a Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels, defeated Modesto, 11-1, on Thursday.
Former Vol Christian Moore started at second base for the 66ers and went 4-of-6, recording three RBIs and two runs. He also hit his first career professional home run in the fourth inning.
Moore was selected by the Angels in the first-round (No. 8 overall) of the 2024 MLB draft.
He played for the Vols from 2022-24 and appeared in 186 games, while recording 61 home runs, 160 RBIs and 179 runs.
Moore appeared in 72 games for the Vols in 2024. He recorded a .375 batting average, 34 home runs, 74 RBIs, 83 runs and 38 walks during Tennessee’s national championship season.
READ: Tennessee baseball career home run tracker
Christian Moore DEMOLISHES his first pro homer for @66ersBaseball!
The @Angels' 2024 first-rounder (No. 8 overall) wallops a Single-A roundtripper a reported 438 ft at 108 mph off the bat 💥 pic.twitter.com/fkzaYshrYD
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 2, 2024