Tegan Kuhns will pitch for Tennessee baseball, turn down MLB Draft

Tegan Kuhns is going to pitch for Tennessee baseball, the heralded prep pitcher told Knox News on Monday.

The 6-foot-4 right-handed pitcher from Gettysburg Area High School in Pennsylvania was ranked the No. 96 prospect going into the draft by MLB.com. Kuhns indicated to Knox News he will come to school after the second day of the 2024 MLB Draft on Monday at which point he had not been picked.

He will be eligible for 2026 draft as a draft-eligible sophomore.

Infielders Ty Southisene and Trey Snyder were the lone two Tennessee commits picked in the first 10 rounds. Southisene was picked in the fourth round by the Chicago Cubs with pick No. 120. Snyder was drafted No. 144 by the New York Mets as a fifth-round pick.

The Vols had seven signees ranked in the top-200 prospects, including Kuhns and fellow pitcher Anson Siebert who was ranked No. 108.

Tennessee had a program-record four players taken in the first two rounds.

Second baseman Christian Moore became the highest-drafted UT player under coach Tony Vitello when he was picked No. 8 overall by the Los Angeles Angels. First baseman Blake Burke was selected No. 34 by the Milwaukee Brewers in the competitive balance portion of the first round. Third baseman Billy Amick was picked No. 60 overall as the second-round pick of the Minnesota Twins. Outfielder Dylan Dreiling was No. 65 as the Texas Rangers’ second-round pick.

The Vols had four picks Monday. Pitcher Drew Beam was picked in the third round by the Kansas City Royals with pick No. 76. Outfielder Kavares Tears was selected in the fourth round by the San Diego Padres with pick No. 134. Pitcher AJ Causey was taken in the fifth round by the Kansas City Royals with pick No. 138. Pitcher Aaron Combs rounded out the group as the eight-round pick of the Chicago White Sox.

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