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Bevy Of Tennessee Pitchers Enter Portal As Massive Turnover Continues | Rocky Top Insider
Tennessee baseball’s major turnover on the mound continued Monday as seven more Vol pitchers officially entered the portal. Michael Sharman, Andrew DuMont, Dane Bjorn, Tanner Wiggins, Brayden May, Luke Payne and Stratton Scott were the latest to enter the portal Monday.
The Vols have now lost an incredibly 16 pitchers to the transfer portal this offseason after a 2025 season where Tennessee’s bullpen struggled and ahead of the upcoming roster limits with the House Settlement.
Of the 30 pitchers listed on Tennessee’s official 2025 roster, 16 have entered the transfer portal this offseason. Six of the 14 pitchers who have not entered the portal project as MLB Draft picks next month.
So who is still back? At least for now, Tegan Kuhns, Brayden Krenzel, Ryan Combs, Anson Seibert, Nic Abraham, Ben Martin, Aidan Hayse and Tate Strickland. It would be surprising if any of Kuhns, Krenzel or Seibert enter the portal but it remains to be seen about the others
Kuhns and Krenzel were key arms for Tennessee last season, combining to pitch 47.2 innings in SEC play. Seibert was the highest rated pitcher in the Vols’ 2024 signing class but missed the entirety of last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery last summer.
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While the numbers are vast, most the departing players to the portal are not massive losses. Dylan Loy threw 20.1 innings in SEC play for Tennessee last season. The other 15 pitchers combined to pitch 7.1 innings in conference play. RHP Austin Breedlove and LHP Andrew Behnke were the only other pitchers to throw more than an inning in SEC play.
That doesn’t mean none of the other departures couldn’t have developed into serviceable bullpen arms but none had proved to be reliable SEC pitcher. Of the 16 departures, six never pitched in a game at Tennessee.
Tennessee has landed five pitcher in the transfer portal including Bowling Green two-way DJ Newman, UNC Asheville’s Clay Edmondson, ETSU’s Brady Frederick, Kennesaw State’s RHP Bo Rhudy and MIT’s RHP Mason Estrada.
The Vols also boast a commitment from top junior college pitcher Matt Barr and have a talented incoming pitching class.
The complete list of portal pitching departures is Michael Sharman, Andrew DuMont, Dane Bjorn, Tanner Wiggins, Brayden May, Luke Payne, Stratton Scott, Andrew Behnke, Austin Breedlove, Beau Revord, Dylan Loy, Bryson Thacker, Austin Hunley, Brayden Sharp, Thomas Crabtree and Ryler Smart.
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Deputies perform ‘life-saving measures’ after 5-year-old falls into swimming pool in Tennessee
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A Tennessee sheriff’s office is asking the community to pray for a family whose 5-year-old was hospitalized after falling into a swimming pool.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and family members were “administering life-saving measures” Thursday afternoon after pulling the child out of the water.
The child was then transferred to a hospital, where they are still being treated.
“The child was subsequently transported to the hospital, where they are currently receiving medical care‚” said a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office. “Out of respect for the family’s privacy, no further details will be released at this time.”
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Sam Purcell felt good about the game plan for Mississippi State women’s basketball’s matchup with Tennessee.
But the Bulldogs gave up 26 points in the first quarter and trailed by seven points. It was a deficit they never recovered from in a 90-80 loss to the Lady Vols at Humphrey Coliseum on Jan. 8.
“You look at that that first quarter, I thought it was crucial. We had a great scout, a great game plan, but we didn’t talk on ball screens,” Purcell said. “Their largest quarter was that first quarter, and we’re going to watch back and go, dang it, we need to be more vocal. And you got to give them credit – top to bottom, they’re probably as good as anybody in the country with athleticism. So you can’t let those athletic kids turn the corner for wide open layups, and we did.”
Kharyssa Richardson and Madison Francis led the Bulldogs with 22 points each, but MSU didn’t have enough defense to pull off the upset.
Had Mississippi State been able to slow down Tennessee’s drivers in the first quarter, it may have been a different result. But once the Bulldogs started slowing that down, the Lady Vols were “phenomenal hitting some big-time shots,” Purcell said.
Tennessee only had the edge in points in the paint, 42-40, but it also went 10-for-27 on 3-pointers, which was an area Mississippi State couldn’t match. The Bulldogs shot 2-for-13 from deep.
MSU also couldn’t stop Tennessee freshman point guard Mia Pauldo, who scored a game-high 26 points on 8-for-12 shooting. The Bulldogs sent her to the foul line time and time again, and she went 8-for-9 on free throws.
“I thought (Pauldo) was poised, she was clutch,” Purcell said. “Obviously, that’s what you need in games like this that are gonna come down the to the wire. You need players to step up, and I thought she was the X factor for them.”
The Tennessee Volunteers have been one of the main teams when it comes to producing talent and sending talent to the NFL, which is something that has often been discovered as a standard for the football program. This is something that has been going on for quite some time and isn’t anything new to the news cycle, as the Vols have been able to produce plenty of talented prospects.
Tennessee is the home of many stars, including some of the best defensive players in SEC history. Guys like Eric Berry have found their way through the Tennessee program and onto the NFL, where they would have legendary careers. However, the defensive side of the football is the only side that has produced plenty of talent, as Tennessee has produced a lot of offensive talent as well. With the likes of Peyton Manning and company, the Vols have shown a great track record in getting talent drafted.
The Vols have produced someone who could be considered as one of the best players to play the Tide end position, as the Knoxville, Tennessee program is the home to Dallas Cowboys legend, Jason Witten. Witten is someone who made the most of his career and has been viewed as a top player at the Tide in position, and someone who is often referred to as a legend for the Cowboys, along with being a legend in the game of football as a whole.
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Witten is now taking a new gig, which has him in a huge role inside the Southeastern Conference. The Vols legend is now the tight end coach for the Oklahoma Sooners. The Sooners have had some success out of their tight ends in the past, but the sky is the limit with a guy like Witten coaching up the players. Witten has the opportunity to do really well, as coaching tight ends won’t be an issue, and you have to imagine that he will be able to recruit very well, considering he has a huge name around him, as this is something that we have seen from positional coaches as well as head coaches who have done great work in the league. You have to imagine that the Vols will now have stiff competition for his son, Cooper, who is a five-star recruit for the upcoming 2027 class at the linebacker position.
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