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Matthew Dallas announces transfer destination

Former Tennessee baseball pitcher Matthew Dallas announces transfer destination.

Former Tennessee pitcher Matthew Dallas announced his transfer destination on Wednesday. He will play at Wake Forest in 2025.

“Go Deacs,” Dallas announced.

The 6-foot-5, 192-pound left-handed pitcher appeared in 15 games, including two starts, as a freshman at Tennessee in 2024. Dallas (1-0) recorded 22 strikeouts and a 4.76 ERA in 17 innings for the Vols.

He committed to Tennessee on July 1, 2020.

Tennessee (60-13) won the national championship, SEC Tournament and the SEC regular-season title in 2024.

The Vols will open its 2025 campaign in the Astros Foundation College Classic at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.

Tennessee, Texas A&M, Arizona, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State and Rice will make up the field. The Astros Foundation College Classic will be contested Feb. 28-March 2, 2025.

The Vols will play Oklahoma State on Feb. 28, while facing Rice on March 1 and Arizona on March 2.

Matthew Dallas. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Where LSU baseball stands with top remaining uncommitted transfer portal targets

The Tigers are not done in the transfer portal just yet.

The LSU baseball team has already added quite a transfer portal haul since the conclusion of the 2024 season, but coach [autotag]Jay Johnson[/autotag] isn’t done yet.

The Tigers remain in the mix for several of the top uncommitted players who remain in the portal. Now that the college baseball season is in the books, expect things to sort themselves out quickly for players who have yet to make decisions.

LSU will hope those decisions prove beneficial for it, and it is trending for several of them. It isn’t all good news as the Tigers are seemingly out of contention for East Carolina’s [autotag]Zac Root[/autotag], the top pitcher in the portal, according to LSU Country’s Zack Nagy.

But all is not lost. LSU is in play for one of the other top arms in the portal, Tennessee freshman left-hander [autotag]Matthew Dallas[/autotag], according to Nagy. Dallas is a former top 100 prospect who had a 1-0 record and 4.76 ERA this season.

The Tigers also still have a shot at [autotag]Kaeden Kent[/autotag], a Texas A&M transfer who batted .327 in 2024 as a contact hitter. Kent, like the other Aggie players in the portal, could return now that the team has announced that former hitting coach Matthew Earley will take the head coaching job.

LSU will hope it can benefit in a few ways from the tumult in College Station as it has also reached out to Penn third base transfer [autotag]Wyatt Henseler[/autotag], the Ivy League Player of the Year. He committed to Texas A&M as a graduate transfer in September, but he may be reconsidering that decision following the coaching change.

Nagy also listed [autotag]Connor Harrison[/autotag], a catcher from St. Mary’s, and [autotag]Gavin Kilen[/autotag], an infielder from Louisville, as other names to watch as Johnson looks to complete another impressive transfer class.

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Tennessee players to compete in 2024 Cape Cod Baseball League

Three Vols will compete in the 2024 Cape Cod Baseball League.

The 2024 Cape Cod Baseball League will begin June 15.

Founded in 1885, the Cape Cod Baseball League is a collegiate summer league located on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. Ten teams compete in the Cape Cod Baseball League, divided into East and West divisions.

In 1985, the Cape Cod Baseball League became the first collegiate summer league to use wood bats.

Three Tennessee baseball players are listed on roster for the upcoming 2024 season.

Pitcher Nate Snead and catcher Cannon Peebles are on roster for the Cotuit Kettleers, while pitcher Matthew Dallas is with the Falmouth Commodores.

READ: One interesting fact about every 2024 Tennessee baseball player

Matthew Dallas. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire
Nate Snead. Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

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.

Photo by Dan Harralson, Vols Wire

Matthew Dallas commits to Tennessee

Matthew Dallas commits to Tennessee.

ARLINGTON — The University of Tennessee baseball team and coach Tony Vitello have picked up a commitment from a rising sophomore from West Tennessee.

Matthew Dallas, a rising sophomore at Arlington High School and member of the Class of 2023, announced his decision to play college baseball in Knoxville with a social media post via Twitter Wednesday night.

Dallas, an outfielder, first baseman and pitcher for the Tigers tweeted:

“Extremely blessed to announce my athletic/academic commitment @Vol_Baseball. Thank you to everyone who has helped me along this journey. All Glory to God.”

Dallas plays his travel ball for the East Coast Sox, a team based in Mississippi.