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Royals select AJ Causey in 2024 MLB draft

Former Tennessee baseball pitcher AJ Causey drafted by the Kansas City Royals.

Day No. 2 of the 2024 Major League Baseball draft is taking place on Monday in Fort Worth, Texas. The draft is being held in conjunction with MLB’s All-Star Game on Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Former Tennessee pitcher AJ Causey was selected by Kansas City in the fifth-round (No. 138 overall).

Causey (13-3) played at Tennessee for one season in 2024 after transferring from Jacksonville State. He appeared in 19 games, including six starts, for the Vols last season. Causey recorded 125 strikeouts and a 4.43 ERA in 91.1 innings pitched.

The MLB draft will conclude on Tuesday with rounds 11-20.

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AJ Causey recaps pitching performance at Vanderbilt

Tennessee baseball pitcher AJ Causey recaps performance at Vanderbilt.

Tennessee junior pitcher AJ Causey (9-3) made his 13th appearance of the season on Friday. The Vols defeated Vanderbilt, 8-4, at Hawkins Field in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee (41-9, 18-7 SEC) extended its win streak to eight games against Vanderbilt (33-17, 11-14 SEC).

Causey pitched 6.1 innings in relief for the Vols and recorded seven strikeouts. He totaled 96 pitches, including 66 strikes, against 25 Commodore batters. Causey earned his ninth win of the season.

The 6-foot-3, 205-pound pitcher transferred to Tennessee ahead of the 2024 campaign.

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Following Tennessee’s series opening win at Vanderbilt on Friday, Causey met with media. His postgame media availability can be watched below.

AJ Causey recaps pitching performance versus Missouri

Tennessee junior AJ Causey recaps pitching performance versus Missouri on Thursday.

Tennessee junior pitcher AJ Causey earned his seventh win of the season on Thursday.

The Vols (35-7, 13-6 SEC) defeated Missouri (19-24, 6-13 SEC), 10-1, at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. Tennessee will look to secure its sixth straight Southeastern Conference series win with a victory in game two against Missouri on Friday.

Causey (7-3) pitched six innings in relief for Tennessee, recording six strikeouts against Missouri. He totaled 90 pitches, including 61 strikes, against 24 batters.

Causey also allowed six hits, one earned run and two walks.

The 6-foot-3, 205-pound junior met with media after Tennessee’s series opening win and discussed his pitching performance. Causey’s postgame media availability can be watched below.

Vols hit six home runs in series opening win against Missouri

Tennessee baseball wins series opener against Missouri.

No. 3 Tennessee (35-7, 13-6 SEC) defeated Missouri (19-24, 6-13 SEC), 10-1, Thursday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Tennessee hit six home runs against Missouri, marking the fifth time the Vols have hit five home runs in a game this season.

Billy Amick went 3-for-5. He hit a solo home run and a three-run home run. He recorded four RBIs and two runs, while Christian Moore went 3-for-4. Moore hit a solo home run to lead off the first inning for Tennessee. He recorded two runs and one RBI.

Hunter Ensley went 1-fot-3 and hit a solo home runs for the Vols. Cal Stark also went 1-for-3. Stark hit a three-run home run, while Cannon Peebles hit a pinch-hit solo home run in the eighth inning, his first of the season.

AJ Causey (7-3) pitched six innings in relief for the Vols. He allowed one run, six hits and two walks, while recording six strikeouts.

Chris Stamos started and pitched 2.2 innings and allowed three hits. He recorded three strikeouts.

Matthew Dallas recorded the final out of the game, totaling two pitches.

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Auburn wins series opener against Vols

Auburn baseball wins series opener against Tennessee.

Auburn (18-11, 2-8 SEC) defeated Tennessee (24-6, 5-5 SEC), 9-5, on Friday at Plainsman Park in Auburn, Alabama.

Christian Moore started at second base for the Vols and went 2-for-5. He recorded a two-run home run, one double, two runs and two RBIs.

Kavares Tears also hit a two-run home run for Tennessee. He went 2-for-3 and totaled two RBIs and one run.

Tennessee first baseman Blake Burke went 3-for-4 and extended his hit streak to 20 games. He recorded one double, one run and one RBI.

AJ Causey (5-2) started for the Vols and took the loss and pitched 1.1 innings. He allowed eight hits and eight earned runs, while recording four strikeouts.

Vols run-rule Ole Miss in series opener

Tennessee baseball run-rules Ole Miss in series opener.

No. 7 Tennessee (20-3, 2-2 SEC) defeated Ole Miss (16-7, 2-2), 15-3 in seven innings, on Friday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Christian Moore went 2-for-4 and recorded two home runs, two RBIs and two runs, while Kavares Tears went 3-for-3 for the Vols. Tears recorded one home run, one double, two RBIs and four runs.

Designated hitter Robin Villeneuve went 3-for-4 and recorded one home run, four RBIs and three runs, while Dean Curley went 1-for-4 and totaled one home run, three RBIs and one run in Tennessee’s win.

AJ Causey (5-0) pitched 5.2 innings. He allowed three runs (two earned runs), five hits and two walks, while recording six strikeouts.

Tennessee wins at Alabama to open SEC play

Tennessee baseball wins at Alabama to open SEC play.

No. 6 Tennessee (18-1, 1-0 SEC) defeated No. 12 Alabama (15-3, 0-1 SEC), 11-3, Friday at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama to open SEC play.

Friday’s win is Tennessee’s 17th consecutive.

Blake Burke went 3-for-5, recording one home run, three runs and two RBIs for Tennessee. Dylan Dreiling went 2-for-4 and totaled one home run, one triple, two runs and two RBIs for the Vols.

Billy Amick went 2-for-3 and scored two runs, while Kavares Tears went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBIs for Tennessee.

Tennessee recorded 12 hits in the contest.

AJ Causey started and pitched 6.2 innings for the Vols. He allowed two runs, six hits and one walk, while recording eight strikeouts.

AJ Causey recaps 12-strikeout performance against Illinois

Tennessee pitcher AJ Causey recaps 12-strikeout performance against Illinois.

No. 8 Tennessee (14-1) defeated Illinois (5-7), 6-3, on Friday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

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AJ Causey started for Tennessee and pitched six innings. He recorded 12 strikeouts and allowed six hits, one earned run and one walk. Causey totaled 104 pitches, including 66 strikes, against 25 batters.

Friday’s contest was the first of a three-game series between the Vols and Fighting Illini.

Game No. 2 will take place on Saturday at 1 p.m. EST and can be watched on SEC Network+. Sunday’s series finale is slated for 1 p.m. EDT (SEC Network+).

Causey met with media after Tennessee’s win against Illinois. His media availability can be watched below.

AJ Causey recaps one-hit pitching performance against Bowling Green

Tennessee’s AJ Causey recaps one-hit pitching performance against Bowling Green on Friday.

No. 8 Tennessee (9-1) defeated Bowling Green (2-5), 11-1 in eight innings, on Friday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Rankings reflect the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll.

Friday’s run-rule win is Tennessee’s eighth consecutive.

AJ Causey (2-0) started for the Vols and pitched seven innings, recording nine strikeouts. He totaled 78 pitches, including 50 strikes, against 22 batters.

Causey allowed one hit, one walk and one earned run. The one hit allowed was a home run to Bowling Green second baseman Tyler Ross in the second inning.

Causey met with media after Tennessee’s series opening win against the Falcons on Friday. His media availability can be watched below.

AJ Causey earns SEC Pitcher of the Week honors

Tennessee’s AJ Causey earns SEC Pitcher of the Week honors.

Tennessee junior pitcher AJ Causey earned Southeastern Conference Co-Pitcher of the Week honors on Monday.

Causey made his Tennessee debut on opening day Friday. He pitched 4.2 scoreless innings in relief against Texas Tech, recording seven strikeouts and zero walks.

Causey retired 11 of 12 Texas Tech batters he faced during the final four innings.

He  transferred to the Vols from Jacksonville State following the 2023 season.

Causey (9-6) appeared in 40 games, including 15 starts, at Jacksonville State from 2022-23. He recorded nine saves, one complete game, 147 strikeouts, a 4.11 ERA in 124.2 innings pitched with the Gamecocks.

The 6-foot-3, 205-pound pitcher is from Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama.

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