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Chase Dollander selected by Colorado in 2023 MLB draft

Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander selected by the Rockies in the 2023 MLB draft.

The 2023 Major League Baseball first-year player draft is taking place Sunday-Tuesday in Seattle, Washington.

The MLB first-year player draft is being held in conjunction with the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday.

Tennessee junior pitcher Chase Dollander was selected in the first-round by Colorado with the No. 9 overall pick.

Dollander played at Tennessee from 2022-23.

He transferred to Tennessee from Georgia Southern ahead of the 2022 season.

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.

Dollander earned 2022 Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year honors. Tennessee won the SEC regular-season and tournament championships in 2022.

The 6-foot-2, 200-pound pitcher is from Greenbrier High School in Evans, Georgia.

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2023 MLB draft: Projections for Vols’ pitcher Chase Dollander

A look at projections for Tennessee baseball pitcher Chase Dollander in the 2023 MLB draft.

The 2023 Major League Baseball first-year player draft will take place Sunday-Tuesday in Seattle, Washington.

The MLB first-year player draft will be held in conjunction with the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday.

First pitch is slated for 8 p.m. EDT on Tuesday for the MLB All-Star Game (FOX).

Tennessee junior pitcher Chase Dollander is projected as a first-round selection in the MLB draft.

Dollander (17-6) played for the Vols from 2022-23 after transferring from Georgia Southern.

He appeared in 33 games, including 31 starts. at Tennessee. Dollander recorded 228 strikeouts, one complete game and a .364 ERA in 168 innings pitched during his Tennessee career.

Below are 2023 MLB mock draft projections for Dollander.

12 Men’s College World Series standouts who could be picked in the first round of the 2023 MLB Draft

Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes aren’t the only big names from Omaha likely to be picked Sunday night.

The 2023 MLB Draft is nearly upon us, and it features one of the best groups of collegiate prospects in recent memory.

The group is headlined by Dylan Crews and Paul Skenes, who have been widely projected all year to be the first and second overall picks (in varying orders). The LSU stars led the Tigers to their seventh national championship last month.

They’re not the only draft prospects who showed out in Omaha. Others — such as Florida’s Wyatt Langford, who is becoming a late dark horse to be the first pick — are likely to hear their name’s called during the first round on Sunday night.

Here’s a rundown of some of the players who made a name for themselves in Omaha and could be selected in the first round of the draft.

5 MLB veterans (Eric Karros!) with sons in the 2023 draft

 

2023 MLB mock draft: Chase Dollander projected in top 10

2023 MLB mock draft: Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander projected in the top 10

The 2023 Major League Baseball first-year player draft will take place July 9-11 in Seattle, Washington.

The MLB first-year player draft will be held in conjunction with the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on July 11.

Ten Tennessee players were selected during the 2022 MLB draft:

OF Drew Gilbert – Houston Astros – first round – No. 28 overall
OF Jordan Beck – Colorado Rockies – first round (competitive balance round A) – No. 38
RHP Blade Tidwell – New York Mets – second round – No. 52
3B Trey Lipscomb – Washington Nationals – third round – No. 84
RHP Ben Joyce – Los Angeles Angels – third round – No. 89
LHP Will Mabrey – Arizona Diamondbacks – sixth round – No. 168
2B Jorel Ortega – Minnesota Twins– sixth round – No. 174
OF Seth Stephenson – Detroit Tigers– seventh round – No. 207
RHP Mark McLaughlin – Chicago White Sox– seventh round – No. 221
SS Cortland Lawson – Washington Nationals – 14th Round – No. 411

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Ahead of the 2023 MLB draft, Perfect Game released a mock draft on Monday. Perfect Game’s latest mock draft, including Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander, is listed below.

Chase Dollander projected as top 15 pick in 2023 MLB draft

Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander is projected as a top 15 pick in the 2023 MLB draft.

The 2023 Major League Baseball first-year player draft will take place July 9-11 in Seattle, Washington.

The MLB first-year player draft will be held in conjunction with the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on July 11.

Ten Tennessee players were selected during the 2022 MLB draft:

OF Drew Gilbert – Houston Astros – first round – No. 28 overall
OF Jordan Beck – Colorado Rockies – first round (competitive balance round A) – No. 38
RHP Blade Tidwell – New York Mets – second round – No. 52
3B Trey Lipscomb – Washington Nationals – third round – No. 84
RHP Ben Joyce – Los Angeles Angels – third round – No. 89
LHP Will Mabrey – Arizona Diamondbacks – sixth round – No. 168
2B Jorel Ortega – Minnesota Twins– sixth round – No. 174
OF Seth Stephenson – Detroit Tigers– seventh round – No. 207
RHP Mark McLaughlin – Chicago White Sox– seventh round – No. 221
SS Cortland Lawson – Washington Nationals – 14th Round – No. 411

MLB Pipeline released its latest mock draft ahead of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander is projected as a top 15 selection. MLB Pipeline’s latest mock draft is listed below.

Tennessee rallies against Stanford in Men’s College World Series to keep season alive

The Volunteers overcame an early 4-0 deficit to continue their run in Omaha.

Tennessee’s season appeared to be dead in the water in the top of the fourth inning of Monday’s elimination game against Stanford in Omaha.

Trailing 4-0 and facing an early Men’s College World Series exit, the Volunteers pulled likely first-round pick pitcher Chase Dollander. It’s been an inconsistent year for Dollander, and it was not his best start.

He allowed four runs with just two strikeouts, lasting only three innings with his team playing for its season. With the situation looking dire, Tennessee turned to sophomore reliever Chase Burns to try and stop the bleeding.

Burns did a lot more than that.

He finished the game, closing out the final six innings. He allowed just two hits with no runs or walks, retiring nine batters via strikeout.

His performance sparked the Tennessee bats, which chased Stanford’s Quinn Mathews from the game in the fifth, preventing him from repeating the 156-pitch, 16-strikeout complete game that kept the Cardinal alive in the super regional.

The Vols scored four runs in the fifth to tie the game, and they would take the lead in the seventh with two more. They never looked back en route to a 6-4 win to remain alive in the CWS.

Stanford is heading home, while Tennessee will have to battle for its postseason life yet again on Tuesday against the loser of Monday’s nightcap between No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 5 LSU.

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Chase Dollander earns Academic All-America honors

Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander earns Academic All-America honors.

Tennessee junior pitcher Chase Dollander received third-team academic All-America honors from the College Sports Communicators.

Dollander received national recognition for the first time after earning CSC All-District honors in May.

To earn All-America status, student-athletes first qualify for an all-district team with a 3.50 cumulative grade point average at his or her institution and participate in 50 percent of his or her team’s games at the position listed on the nomination form.

Pitchers must appear in 10.0 innings.

Dollander ranks 11th nationally in strikeouts per nine innings (12.81). He ranks fourth in the SEC with a career-high 111 strikeouts in 2023.

He has a 3.78 GPA as and is majoring in recreation and sport management.

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Three Vols ranked in updated 2023 MLB Pipeline Top 150 Draft Prospects list

Three Tennessee baseball players are ranked in the updated 2023 MLB Pipeline Top 150 Draft Prospects list.

The 2023 Major League Baseball first-year player draft will take place July 9-11 in Seattle, Washington.

The MLB first-year player draft will be held in conjunction with the 2023 MLB All-Star Game on July 11.

Ten Tennessee players were selected during the 2022 MLB draft:

OF Drew Gilbert – Houston Astros – first round – No. 28 overall
OF Jordan Beck – Colorado Rockies – first round (competitive balance round A) – No. 38
RHP Blade Tidwell – New York Mets – second round – No. 52
3B Trey Lipscomb – Washington Nationals – third round – No. 84
RHP Ben Joyce – Los Angeles Angels – third round – No. 89
LHP Will Mabrey – Arizona Diamondbacks – sixth round – No. 168
2B Jorel Ortega – Minnesota Twins– sixth round – No. 174
OF Seth Stephenson – Detroit Tigers– seventh round – No. 207
RHP Mark McLaughlin – Chicago White Sox– seventh round – No. 221
SS Cortland Lawson – Washington Nationals – 14th Round – No. 411

MLB Pipeline released an updated Top 150 Draft Prospects list on Thursday. Three Vols were included and are listed below.

Chase Dollander recaps nine-strikeout performance against Vanderbilt

Chase Dollander recaps nine-strikeout performance against Vanderbilt.

[autotag]No. 20 Tennessee (24-14, 6-10 SEC) defeated No. 4 Vanderbilt (29-9, 13-3 SEC), 17-1 in seven innings, Saturday at Lindsey Nelson Stadium.

Chase Dollander (5-4) pitched seven innings for the Vols, recording nine strikeouts, while allowing one run, three walks and six hits.

He totaled 105 pitches (69 strikes) against the Commodores.

Saturday’s victory clinched a series win for Tennessee.

Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt, 4-3 in 12 innings, in the series opener on Friday. Sunday’s series finale will take place at 1 p.m. EDT and will be televised by ESPN2.

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PHOTOS: Tennessee baseball defeats Vanderbilt in game No. 2

Following Tennessee’s run-rule win versus Vanderbilt, Dollander met with media. Dollander’s media availability can be watched below.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Jordan Thompson and Paul Skenes lead LSU to a win in Game 1 vs. Tennessee

The most anticipated series of the season has begun on the bayou.

The most anticipated series of the season has begun on the Bayou. The LSU Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers went toe-to-toe in front of a sold-out crowd at Alex Box Stadium, and coach Jay Johnson’s team survived in a 5-2 win to start the series the right way.

The pitching matchup for night one could not have been better. Two of the best pitchers in the country, [autotag]Paul Skenes[/autotag] and [autotag]Chase Dollander[/autotag], took part in a pitcher’s duel that mirrored a high noon showdown between outlaws.

LSU threatened in the first two innings but couldn’t plate any runs. In the top of the fifth, Tennessee drew first blood on an RBI single to give itself a 1-0 lead.

LSU got that run back and added one as [autotag]Gavin Dugas[/autotag] hit a two-run bomb to score [autotag]Jordan Thompson[/autotag] and give LSU a 2-1 lead after five innings. The biggest crowd in Alex Box Stadium history might have registered on the Richter scale when the ball left the stadium.

Skenes’ night was done after he pitched seven innings as he gave up only one run on five hits, one walk and 12 strikeouts. He extended his streak of double-digit strikeout games to seven as well. [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] came in to pitch the eighth inning for the Tigers.

After getting the first batter to fly out, the next hitter singled up the middle and then advanced all the way to third after two wild pitches. That chased Ackenhausen from the game as [autotag]Garrett Edwards[/autotag] came in facing a full count with a runner on third and one out.

Tennessee tied the game on the next pitch as they scored on an RBI single to make it 2-2. Edwards got the next two hitters out and we headed to the bottom of the eighth tied 2-2.

In the bottom of the eighth, after [autotag]Dylan Crews[/autotag] and [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] got out, [autotag]Cade Beloso[/autotag] reached on an error, [autotag]Paxton Kling[/autotag] hit an infield single, [autotag]Josh Pearson[/autotag] was hit by a pitch and the bases were loaded. Thompson stepped into the batter’s box and proceeded to clear the bases with a three-RBI double to give LSU a 5-2 lead after eight innings!

Edwards stayed on the mound to pitch the ninth inning to try and close the game with a win. He got the first batter to fly out but the next two batters reached base. One was due to an error and the other was a single. That put runners on the corners with one out. The tying run then came to the plate. Edwards struck out the next batter for out number two. The next batter flew out to center field and the Tigers won 5-2!

It was the first win for LSU over Tennessee since 2018 and that win moved LSU to 23-3 (its best start since 2015). Game 2 will be Friday with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.

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