Tag: Zach Daniels

Zach Daniels records first hit with Surprise Saguaros

Former Vol Zach Daniels records first hit with the Surprise Saguaros.

Opening day took place Monday in the Arizona Fall League.

The 2022 season will conclude Nov. 12 with the championship game at Scottsdale Stadium in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Former Vol Zach Daniels is playing with the Surprise Saguaros.

Daniels recorded his first hit with Surprise Thursday. The Saguaros defeated the Salt River Rafters, 8-6, at Salt Rivers Field Talking Stick in Scottsdale.

Daniels went 1-for-4 in the contest.

Surprise consists of players from Houston, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Texas.

Daniels is part of the Astros’ organization.

He played for the Vols from 2018-20. The former Vol was selected by Houston in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2020 MLB draft.

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Zach Daniels hits first home run of 2022 season

Former Vol Zach Daniels hits first home run of the 2022 season.

Former Tennessee player Zach Daniels hit his first home run of the 2022 season Thursday.

Daniels went 1-for-5 and totaled one home run, one RBI, one run and two strikeouts for the Asheville Tourists.

The Asheville Tourists are a High-A affiliate minor league team of the Houston Astros. Asheville plays in the South Atlantic League.

Daniels was selected by Houston in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected in the fourth round with the 131st overall pick.

Daniels played for the Vols from 2018-2020. He appeared in 83 games with 54 starts. The outfielder totaled 13 home runs and 44 RBIs with a .225 batting average during his Tennessee career.

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Zach Daniels signs with Astros

Zach Daniels signs with Astros.

HOUSTON — Former University of Tennessee outfielder Zach Daniels has signed with the Houston Astros.

Houston selected Daniels in the fourth round of the recent 2020 Major League Baseball Draft. He was the 131st overall pick in June and received a $400,000 signing bonus. It was slightly below his slotted value of $430,800.

Daniels endured his share of offensive struggles during his first two years of college baseball on Rocky Top as he failed to make consistent contact.

But it was a different story for Daniels in 2020 as he became a big contributor for the Vols, who were 15-2 when the coronavirus pandemic ended the season.

He hit .357 for the Diamond Vols as a junior and had four home runs and drove in 18 runs in 56 at-bats.

Zach Daniels drafted by Houston

Zach Daniels drafted by Astros.

KNOXVILLE — University of Tennessee baseball player Zach Daniels was drafted in the fourth-round of the 2020 Major League Baseball Draft Thursday night.

Daniels, a junior outfielder, was selected by the Houston Astros and was the final selection in the fourth-round of the five-round event, which was abbreviated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Daniels, a native of Georgia, was the 131st overall selection.

During the 2020 campaign, which came to a premature end due to the pandemic, he was the Most Valuable Player of the inaugural Round Rock Classic, an early-season tournament featuring some of the country’s top teams.

Daniels hit .357 last season. As a sophomore in 2019, he became just the 10th player in history to hit a pinch-hit home run in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.