Perfect Game has announced its 2022 college baseball All-American rosters on Wednesday, with seven Tennessee Volunteers players selected to the mix.
Tennessee pitcher Chase Dollander is a First Team All-American, while outfielder Drew Gilbert and second baseman Jorel Ortega were both named Second Team All-American selections. Lastly, rounding out the four, Tennessee third baseman Trey Lipscomb has been named a Third Team All-American.
Tennessee freshman pitchers Chase Burns and Drew Beam were named Freshman First Team All-American selections, while first baseman Blake Burke came away with a Freshman Third Team All-American spot.
In addition, Tennessee’s Tony Vitello has also been named Perfect Game’s National Coach of the Year for a second consecutive season.
Tennessee’s core group has come away with a number of awards since the 2022 season ended, including recognitions from inside the conference and from around the nation. Here is a look at Tennessee’s award collection:
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Head Coach Tony Vitello
- SEC Coach of the Year
- National Coach of the Year by Perfect Game
RHP Chase Dollander
- SEC Pitcher of the Year
- First Team All-SEC
- First Team All-American by Perfect Game
RHP Drew Beam
- SEC Freshman of the Year
- Second Team All-SEC
- Freshman All-SEC Team
- First Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game
RHP Chase Burns
- Second Team All-SEC
- Freshman All-SEC Team
- First Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game
1B Blake Burke
- Freshman All-SEC Team
- Second Team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game
2B Jorel Ortega
- Second Team All-American by Perfect Game
3B Trey Lipscomb
- First Team All-SEC
- Third Team All-American by Perfect Game
OF Drew Gilbert
- First Team All-SEC
- SEC All-Defensive Team
- Second Team All-American by Perfect Game
The full list of 2022 Perfect Game All-America selections can be found here. Additionally, the full list of 2022 SEC awards can be found here.
Season Statistics:
Chase Dollander
- 10-0, 2.39 ERA, 79 IP, 50 hits, 108 strikeouts, 13 walks, .175 opponent batting average
Drew Beam
- 8-1, 2.72 ERA, 76 IP, 50 hits, 62 strikeouts, 21 walks, .186 OBA
Chase Burns
- 8-2, 2.91 ERA, 80.1 IP, 65 hits, 103 strikeouts, 25 walks, .216 OBA
Blake Burke
- .326 ERA, .407 OBP, .474 SLG, 38 hits, 28 runs, 3 doubles, 2 triples, 6 home runs, 14 RBIs, 8 stolen bases
Jorel Ortega
- .323 ERA, .398 OBP, .672 SLG, 76 hits, 57 runs, 20 doubles, 4 triples, 18 home runs, 61 RBIs, 3 stolen bases
Trey Lipscomb
- .355 ERA, .428 OBP, .717 SLG, 89 hits, 68 runs, 19 doubles, 3 triples, 22 home runs, 84 RBIs, 4 stolen bases
Drew Gilbert
- .362 ERA, .455 OBP, .673 SLG, 72 hits, 60 runs, 21 doubles, 4 triples, 11 home runs, 70 RBIs, 4 stolen bases
