Cannon Peebles has made some adjustments in the batter’s box lately.

The Tennessee baseball catcher also made one before he is in the box. He flipped his walk-up song to “My Girl,” the 1965 classic by The Temptations.

“It is a song that kind of keeps me loose,” Peebles said. “Going up to the plate smiling, having fun. I think it fits my vibe. If you know me, it fits my vibe.”

The vibes were good in the Vols’ series opener vs. Kentucky on April 18.

Peebles homered twice and had three hits in Tennessee’s 8-2 win against Kentucky at Lindsey Nelson Stadium. The switch-hitter homered from both sides of the plate while delivering his first two-homer game at Tennessee.

The junior had been using “I Got 5 on It” by Luniz throughout the season, a nod to wearing the No. 5.

Peebles is hitting .219 with seven homers and 23 RBIs this season.

He was 3-for-5 with a two-run homer in Tennessee’s 10-8 win at Ole Miss on Sunday. He went 3-for-4 with two homers and a single against the Wildcats. He hit a three-run homer from the right side in the sixth inning then homered from the left side in the eighth inning.

He had one three-hit game last season, his first with the Vols after transferring from NC State.

“I think that he’s matured a lot and I think he’s kind of starting to find his ideal personality,” Vols coach Tony Vitello said. “I think he’s finding his way and (Tanner Franklin) and him, those guys are juniors that’ll play pro ball and stuff like that, but they are still young. So you want to have high standards, but you also want to leave room for guys to kind of navigate their way through the waters and find the best version of themselves.”

Peebles also hit a crucial homer in Tennessee’s series at South Carolina, coming off the bench to hit the eventual game-winning homers in a 7-5 win.

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The Virginia native was an All-ACC freshman selection at North Carolina State in 2023. The switch-hitting catcher hit .352 with 12 homers and 50 RBIs in 39 games. He had .697 slugging percentage and a .456 on-base percentage. 

He transferred to Tennessee but had an up-and-down season first season. He hit .216 with two homers and 24 RBIs, but became a valuable pinch hitter. He battled for an eight-pitch walk as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning of Tennessee’s comeback win against Florida State in the College World Series. His walk extended the inning, which led to four Vols runs and a win that catapulted UT to its first national title.

Peebles is giving Tennessee even more now with vibes as good as sunshine on a cloudy day.

“The bat is heating up now in the perfect time and he is playing great defense behind the plate,” pitcher Liam Doyle said.

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