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Colby Backus hits walk-off single in first game returning to Johnson City

Tennessee outfielder returned to action on Saturday and hit a walk-off single for Johnson City.

Redshirt junior outfielder Colby Backus and Tennessee won the national championship on Monday in the College World Series.

Backus returned to action on Saturday for the Johnson City Doughboys in the Appalachian League. Johnson City defeated Kingsport, 5-4.

Backus started in left field and went 2-for-4, recording one RBI, one run and one walk. He hit a game-winning walk-off single in the ninth inning.

The Appalachian League is a collegiate summer baseball league and uses wood bats. The Appalachian League is part of Major League Baseball and USA Baseball’s Prospect Development Pipeline.

Backus appeared in 28 games, including five starts, for the Vols in 2024. He recorded five home runs, 12 RBIs, 16 runs, six walks and two stolen bases.

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Colby Backus named Appalachian League Hitter of the Month

Tennessee’s Colby Backus named Appalachian League Hitter of the Month.

Tennessee redshirt sophomore Colby Backus was named Appalachian League Hitter of the Month for June.

Backus is playing for the Johnson City Doughboys.

The Appalachian League is a collegiate summer baseball league and uses wood bats. The Appalachian League is part of Major League Baseball and USA Baseball’s Prospect Development Pipeline.

Backus recorded a .328 batting average, .731 slugging percentage, seven home runs and 25 RBIs in June with Johnson City.

The 6-foot-4, 223-pound Backus redshirted at Tennessee in 2023. He transferred to the Vols from Walters State Community College.

Backus played at Daniel Boone High School in Gray, Tennessee.

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Ethan Payne scores three runs in Appalachian League finale

Tennessee’s Ethan Payne scores three runs in Appalachian League finale.

Ethan Payne has concluded his Appalachian League season with the Johnson City Doughboys.

Payne, a rising senior for the Vols, went 2-for-3, recording one double, one walk, three runs and one RBI in Johnson City’s 14-0 victory against the Bristol State Liners.

The regular season finale ended in the top of the fifth inning due to rain.

Payne started at third base for the Doughboys against Bristol.

He recorded a .204 batting average with Johnson City, totaling one home run, 11 RBIs, 21 runs, four doubles and two stolen bases in 30 games.

As a junior at Tennessee in 2022, Payne recorded a .286 batting average, totaling four hits, two doubles, one home run and three RBIs He appeared in 18 games.

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Ethan Payne scores one run against Bristol

Tennessee’s Ethan Payne scores one run against Bristol.

Tennessee senior Ethan Payne scored one run for Johnson City Monday.

Payne, who started at second base for the Doughboys in its 14-6 victory against the Bristol State Liners in the Appalachian League, recorded three walks and scored.

Payne has appeared in 25 games for Johnson City, recording a .162 batting average. He has totaled 12 hits, two doubles, one home run, eight RBIs and one stolen base.

As a junior at Tennessee in 2022, he recorded a .286 batting average, three RBIs and seven runs in 18 games.

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Ethan Payne starts at third base for Johnson City

Tennessee’s Ethan Payne starts at third base for Johnson City.

Ethan Payne recorded one double and two RBIs for Johnson City in an Appalachian League game Thursday.

Johnson City defeated Bristol, 21-1.

Payne was 2-for-5 and started at third base.

The Memphis, Tennessee native and Germantown High School graduate has appeared in 18 games for Johnson City.

Payne has recorded a .172 batting average, totaling 11 hits, one home run, eight RBIs and one stolen base.

As a junior with the Vols in 2022, Payne appeared in 18 games. He recorded a .286 batting average, totaling four hits, two doubles, one home run, three RBIs and seven runs.

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