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Trey Lipscomb scores run in Nationals’ win at St. Louis

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb scores one run in the Nationals’ win at St. Louis.

Washington defeated St. Louis, 10-8, on Friday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb started at third base for the Nationals. He went 1-for-4 in the contest and scored one run, while also reaching on-base after a walk.

Lipscomb was selected by Washington in the third-round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft (No. 84 overall). He won the 2022 Southeastern Conference Tournament and regular-season championship with the Vols.

Lipscomb appeared in 66 games in his final season at Tennessee in 2022. He totaled 22 home runs, 84 RBIs, 68 runs, 89 hits, 19 doubles, three triples, 26 walks and four stolen bases.

PHOTOS: Trey Lipscomb through the years

Trey Lipscomb. Tennessee Volunteers versus Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 5, 2022. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Trey Lipscomb not in Nationals’ lineup as Padres record no-hitter

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb not in lineup as San Diego pitches a no-hitter against the Nationals.

San Diego (55-50) defeated Washington (47-56), 3-0, on Thursday at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Dylan Cease (9-8) started for the Padres and pitched a complete-game no-hitter against the Nationals. He recorded nine strikeouts, while allowing three walks. Cease totaled 114 pitches, including 71 strikes.

The Padres have recorded two no-hitters in franchise history.

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb was not in the lineup for the Nationals on Thursday. He was recalled by Washington on July 6.

Lipscomb has recorded a .222 batting average, one home run and 10 RBIs in 51 games during the 2024 season.

Lipscomb was selected by Washington in the third-round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft (No. 84 overall). He won the 2022 Southeastern Conference Tournament and regular-season championship with the Vols.

PHOTOS: Trey Lipscomb through the years

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Chase Dollander makes Double-A debut

Former Tennessee baseball pitcher Chase Dollander makes Double-A minor league debut.

Former Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander made his Double-A minor league debut with Hartford on Wednesday.

Dollander pitched four innings in the Yard Goats’, 7-1, win versus Harrisburg. He recorded five strikeouts, while allowing three walks, one hit and one run (zero earned) in the contest.

Hartford competes in the Eastern League and are located in Hartford, Connecticut.

Dollander was selected in the first-round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft (No. 9 overall). He played for the Vols from 2022-23.

Dollander (17-6) appeared in 33 games, including 31 starts, for the Vols. He recorded 228 strikeouts, one complete game and a .364 ERA in 168 innings pitched during his Tennessee career.

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Jac Caglianone signs overslot deal with Kansas City Royals

Former Florida two-way star Jac Caglianone and the Kansas City Royals have officially agreed to terms on a contract.

Former Florida first baseman and left-handed pitcher [autotag]Jac Caglianone[/autotag] has agreed to terms with the Kansas City Royals, according to Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.

Caglianone’s signing bonus is worth $7.5 million, which is $286,200 over the assigned slot value of $7,213,800 for the sixth overall pick.

At publishing time, Caglianone’s deal is the largest over-slot deal in the first round; however, four of the five picks before Caglianone have signed deals worth more money. The lone exception is Wake Forest first baseman Nick Kurtz who signed for $1.37 million under his slot value.

 

Caglianone entered the draft an expected top-5 pick, but he fell to sixth overall. The big question of him being a two-way player was a lot for teams to consider and reports that Caglianone wanted an over-slot deal might have also lowered his stock.

It’s clear that Cleveland and Oakland wanted to sign well underslot, saving over $1.25 million apiece in the first round. Cincinnati went with Wake Forest right-hander Chase Burns and handed him the largest signing bonus in MLB history — $9.25 million — but it was still an underslot deal.

Would Caglianone have taken that deal? Probably, but this seems more like a case of the Reds wanting a true pitcher — Cags’ bat is better than his arm right now.

Then there’s the Colorado Rockies at No. 3, who went with Georgia outfielder Charlie Condon. The Rockies gave Condon the same bonus as Burns, so this again feels like the team going with the guy they wanted more.

Finally, Arkansas left-hander Hagen Smith signed with the Chicago White Sox for $236,300 as the fifth pick. Caglianone’s deal is almost exactly $50,000 more over the assigned slot value. Smith is still taking home $500,000 more overall, but that figure seems intentional.

Whatever the reason for the slip, Caglianone is now set to begin his professional career. Those five teams listed above may live to regret passing on the former Gator…

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Florida baseball adds power-hitting USF transfer via transfer portal

Kevin O’Sullivan has added yet another power bat, former USF infielder Bobby Boser, to Florida’s baseball roster.

Bobby Boser possesses the kind of power that makes elite SEC arms nervous, so it only makes sense for him to finish his college career in the nation’s toughest conference after three years with the South Florida Bulls.

On Wednesday, Boser confirmed his commitment to the Florida Gators.

The three-year Bull was named a 2024 First Team All-Conference selection in the American Athletic despite missing over 22 games with a broken bone in is hand. He batted .299 with 18 extra-base hits, 32 RBI and 28 runs scored.

He leaves USF ranked eighth in program history with 31 career home runs.

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Bobby Boser’s fit at Florida

The former USF infielder has a shot to start at Florida, but his position is unclear at this point. A primary middle infielder in Tampa and the Cape Code League this summer, Boser also has experience at first, third and all three outfield positions.

The expectation is for him to land at one of the corner spots. Jacksonville transfer Justin Nadeau and Texas Tech transfer Landon Stripling are his main competition at first and third.

There’s a world where Colby Shelton moves back to third and Boser takes over at short, but it feels unlikely given Shelton’s desire to prove himself at the position — not to mention Shelton was one of the SEC’s best defensive shortstops a season ago.

[autotag]Kevin O’Sullivan[/autotag] has a lot to figure out over the next six months, but power plays in Gainesville and Boser has juice.

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Trey Lipscomb hits third double in rookie season

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb hits third double for the Nationals in his rookie season.

San Diego defeated Washington, 4-0, on Tuesday at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

Former Vol Trey Lipscomb started at third base for the Nationals. He went 1-for-3 and hit his third double of the season.

Lipscomb has recorded a .226 batting average, one home run and 10 RBIs in 50 games in 2024.

The former Vol has recorded eight hits for the Nationals in July.

Lipscomb was selected by Washington in the third-round of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft (No. 84 overall). He won the 2022 Southeastern Conference Tournament and regular-season championship with the Vols.

Lipscomb appeared in 66 games in his final season at Tennessee in 2022. He totaled 22 home runs, 84 RBIs, 68 runs, 89 hits, 19 doubles, three triples, 26 walks and four stolen bases.

PHOTOS: Trey Lipscomb through the years

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Garrett Crochet records seven strikeouts at Texas

Former Vol Garrett Crochet records seven strikeouts against the Rangers.

Texas defeated Chicago, 3-2, on Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

Former Vol Garrett Crochet (6-7) started for the White Sox and pitched four innings. He recorded seven strikeouts and allowed four hits, two earned runs and two walks. Crochet totaled 74 pitches, including 49 strikes.

Crochet was selected by the White Sox in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft (No. 11 overall).

He played for the Vols from 2018-20, appearing in 36 games. Crochet (10-9) recorded 149 strikeouts during his career at Tennessee.

The former Vol went to Tennessee from Ocean Springs High School in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.

Crochet was selected by Milwaukee in the 34th round of the 2017 MLB draft. He signed with the Vols over Texas and Tulane.

Former Gator, New York Mets RHP Christian Scott to IL with elbow sprain

Former Florida right-hander and New York Mets rookie Christian Scott is headed to the injured list with a UCL sprain.

Things were going pretty well for former Florida Gators right-hander [autotag]Christian Scott[/autotag], but his rookie season with the New York Mets just hit a speed bump as he heads to the 15-day injured list, retroactive to July 22, with a right UCL sprain.

Scott made his debut in the first week of May only to be sent back to Triple-A in June to keep his innings low — we broke down his MLB debut here. He returned to the Mets on July 3 and most recently pitched on Sunday, surrendering three runs on seven hits over four innings in a start against the Miami Marlins.

Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reported that Scott underwent an MRI on Tuesday, adding that the Mets are waiting for multiple doctors to interpret the results before confirming a sprain, rather than a tear.

For now, it’s wait-and-see with Scott. Although, DiComo said it could be a matter of hours before the team knows more. It could also be days, though. At a minimum, Scott is shut down for the next 15 days and the organization will likely exercise extreme caution in bringing him back, even with struggles in the starting rotation.

A UCL sprain does not mean Tommy John surgery is necessary. Scott may avoid going under the knife, but a sprain means that the ligament has stretched or torn to some degree by definition.

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Three Gators named to Cape Code League All-Star Team

With summer ball winding down, three Florida Gators have been named to the Cape Cod League All-Star Team.

A trio of Florida Gators are tearing it up across the nation’s most prestigious wood-bat summer league.

Infielder [autotag]Cade Kurland[/autotag], catcher/designated hitter and right-handed pitcher [autotag]Jake Clemente[/autotag] were named to the 2024 Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star East Division team over the weekend. The game will take place at Guv Fuller Field, home of the Falmouth Commodores, on July 27.’

Donay and Kurland are starters at first and second base, respectively.

Both Clemente and Donay are coming off Player of the Week performances. Clemente threw seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit as he improved his earned run average to 1.93. Donay homered twice last week and slashed .467/.529/.933 to earn the award.

Kurland has held a steady .264/.346/.347 slash line in the wood-bat league. He’s gone deep once and doubled three times while driving in eight runs. Kurland has also flashed some speed, stealing successfully in four of five attempts.

In related news, [autotag]Colby Shelton[/autotag] has made it to the Cape. He’s taken over starting shortstop duties for the Brewster Whitecaps, joining teammates Donay and Clemente.

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Tony Vitello earns third 2024 national coach of the year award

Tennessee’s Tony Vitello earns third national coach of the year award after winning the 2024 College World Series.

Tennessee baseball won the 2024 national championship in Tony Vitello’s seventh season as head coach for the Vols.

On Tuesday, Vitello was named national coach of the year by D1Baseball. He has earned three national coach of the year awards after winning the College World Series.

Vitello has now earned six national coaching honors during his tenure with the Vols.

Tennessee also won the Southeastern Conference East division, the SEC regular-season championship and the SEC Tournament in 2024. The Vols were the first No. 1 overall seed to win the College World Series since Miami in 1999.

PHOTOS: A look at Tony Vitello through the years

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